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Re: tranny boots...
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
You'll need one 251 711 167E ball joint boot, two 251 711 157F shift rod boots, and one 251 723 580 aft accel...
Re: Upper Ball Joint Replacement
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 21 May 2003 22:14:34 -0400
...Upper Ball Joint Replacement > > Hey Folks, > I need to replace the upper ball joints on my '84 Westy. Bentley > doesn't really say a...
Ball Joints??????
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:50:02 -0500
Hi Volks, I was wondering about replacing the ball joints on my 85 GL. I imagine they are the original joints. I don't...
Re: lower ball jpoint install
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:26:01 -0700
...Like everything these days, just go to google.com and FGI > >Just search for "Vanagon Ball Joints", article should appear near >the top of...
Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:33:51 +0000
...The GoWesty ball joint spacer fixed the ball joint spacing perfectly. Also, this is a new JP upper control arm installed with the Nolathane...
[f] Re: Help! '80 Vanagon info!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 02 Feb 1996 14:40:06 -0800
80's got recalled to have their front ball joint bolts tightened (the ball joint fell down), their auxillary heater exhaust pipes turned (fields...
Re: CV joints - PS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:48:40 -0500
I don't! If there is any wear or galling that would make any ball different, it is time for a new joint. Dennis...
Lower balljoint problem after 3500miles
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:14:34 EDT
...I looked at everything but the new lower balljoint. Finally got serious today and of course it was the lower ball joint! Good boot...
Re: HELP!! CV Joints!!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:22:32 -0700
...The balls will no longer move back and forth, but now the joint will work. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@HOME...
Re: Ball joint boot question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:16:04 -0400
...Ball joint boot question > > Hey, > > Does the Bay window boot fit the Vanagon lower ball joint? > > I'm looking for a boot that has...
Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
...The lower bushings and ball joints will require a press. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
Re: Ball joints
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:25:45 -0700
Is it ball joint when there is a kind of klunk when turning the steering wheel....mostly in reverse? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo...
Re: Help! with balljoints
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:42:10 -0400
...Help! with balljoints > > okay, its late on a saturday night, and i want to go home, but... > > I replaced the pass. side ball joints...
Re: Ball joint boot question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:28:27 -0400
...Ball joint boot question >> >> Hey, >> >> Does the Bay window boot fit the Vanagon lower ball joint? >> >> I'm looking for a boot that has...
Re: Ball Joint Replacement Time
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:00:54 -0500
> I have found that the vendor formerly known > as vanagon cafe has the best price by far If you're talking ball joints, FYI...
Re: Ball joints
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:18:24 -0400
...Ball joints OK, I need to put in a new upper ball joint onthe right side. I suppose I'll do the lower too...
Ball joint boots only needed
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 07:10:43 -0400
looking for 3 ball joint boots. I put these joints on only 2 years ago and have tested, and they are fine...........I know...
Re: Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint
Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:11:19 +0000
...Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint Just made another video today about removing and replacing the upper ball joint on a...
Ball joints and steering rack
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 20:15:57 -0500
The parts are here, and I will soon be tackling the replacement of upper ball joints and the steering rack on my '91 Vanagon...
Re: Ball Joints Replacement Question
Historical mailing list - Doug Smith
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:35:54 EDT
...In addition to ball joints I have had to replace upper control arm bushings and strut bar bushings, both of which can affect the...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:40:03 -0600
...CV joints > > Many have commented about NOT putting the balls back into the original > grooves. That aspect of the maintenance of the CV's...
photo procedure; replacing lower ball joints 80-84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 4 Jan 2007 00:24:53 -0800
Over the holidays while visiting family in Vancouver I had the pleasure of replacing lower ball joints (actually, most of the front end pieces...
Re: Lower ball joint video's
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:23:00 -0600
...Lower ball joint video's > > Anybody got a link to vanagon lower ball joint replacement? > > John >
Help with upper ball joint
Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:22:23 -0400
...On to the next problem, I need to install a new upper right ball joint and new front brake pads on my '84 Westy...
Re: Parts
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 06:55:07 -0700
...Recently, MOOG switched their source for lower ball joints. The previous LBJs had aluminum inserts in them for the ball to ride against. Their...
Re: 924 cv joints
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:01:02 -0700
...I'm still puzzled as to why the Porsche joint should have more articulation. It seems to me that with the smaller balls the...
Re: Replacing Upper Ball Joints - What else?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:49:49 -0400
...If your upper ball joints need replacing, it is something you can do at home and realignment isn't necessary ... assuming your alignment was...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:18:19 -0600
...CV joints > > To keep the ball chaos to a minimum, I use an electric vibratory > engraving tool and mark each groove on the rim...
Re: Ball joints
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:49:14 EDT
...sides? (all four ball joints?) >> Blake, my man, you will get greasy and skin your knuckles renewing a ball joint. You will get imperceptibly...
Re: stuck CV joint (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
There are two main pieces to a CV joint (forget about the cage and the ball bearings themselves for a minute). 1) The splined...
Re: Front end bushings
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:38:20 -0700
...m also doing the lower ball joints, having just done the uppers. >> >> Questions: >> >> ---Anyone rented a FLAPS ball joint and bushing kit before and...
Front Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:03:23 -0000
Hi All Any advice on replacing the bottom ball joints ? Haynes indicates that they are pressed out & pressed back in but there does not...
Re: CV Joint issues
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:44:38 -0400
...the balls fallout? The bentley says that when reassembeling, you need motion in all directions in the joints.I had the balls drop out...
Pickle fork size needed?
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:09:59 -0500
Hi All, I have new shocks and upper ball joints on the way. I was wondering about the size of the pickle fork to...
Re: Get yourself a hydraulic press!
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 17:49:05 -0700
Stuart, have you used your press to push the lower ball joint out of the 'ball joint adapter' on the '80-83 or so...
TIICO: cruise control/parts
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:38:19 -0500
...On the stock Vanagon the actuator is attached to the throttle via a slimline ball joint. I need to locate one of these ball...
HF Specials
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 31 May 2012 22:32:13 -0500
...One thing that caught my attention is a ball joint/u-joint/C-frame press service kit. I have an up-coming ball joint...
Re: Ball Joint Removal Tool
Historical mailing list
Sun, 1 Apr 1990 16:40:30 -0400
...I have had ball joints which the 'puller' wont get apart, only the pickel fork did the trick.
Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:46:46 -0500
Sorry, I know it's Saturday but regarding muffler bearings- Many car exhaust systems use a "ball joint" type connection to allow the exhaust...
Re: HF Specials
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 1 Jun 2012 07:42:46 -0400
...Item 47077. > >One thing that caught my attention is a ball joint/u-joint/C-frame press >service kit. I have an up-coming...
Re: "Just the boots, please" !!??
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:35:42 -0800
No, ball joints and boots are manufactured as a unit. Besides, the major cost is in labor for removing and replacing the joint and...
Defective Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 21:11:46 -0700
I went to install upper ball joints i bought from a list vendor and find that they are defective. The part that inserts in...
Re: CV joints - PS
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:02:55 -0800
...CV joints All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints. How do you keep the balls straight ? like...
Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
Historical mailing list - wognacious
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:48:57 -0800
I'm gearing up to do the ball joint thing and am wondering what else I should replace since I'm going to taking...
Re: Front Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:08:14 -0600
...Front Ball Joints > Hi All > > Any advice on replacing the bottom ball joints ? > Haynes indicates that they are pressed out & pressed back in > but...
Lower ball joint tricks?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:34:11 -0500
...The trick is that I need to R&R the lower balljoints. The ball joint tools from FLAPS are basically useless and I can...
Front end overhaul
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:24:40 -0600
I am soon to replace the bushings and ball joints on the front of my 88 GL. I can manage the upper ball joints...
Ball joints& tie rod ends
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:43:24 -0600
...year he picked them off of, are there any changes of ball joints within certain years?? I am currently away from my bentley, thanks...
Lower ball joint question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:04:47 -0400
Hi folks, So, both my lower ball joint boots, on my 84, were ripped. Last year a friend replaced the driver side boot and...
Re: Upper ball joint - WTF?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:59:30 -0500
Spray something wet on the joint to lub it so it may come out easier.
Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:03:21 +0000
...in knuckles to the shop for us to press the old ball > joints out & & the new ones in. The owner would tell them we...
Re: clicks in the front end
Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:43:52 -0600
...In bouncing the van up and down in the driveway, it sounds > like > its coming from the right lower ball joint. The joint looks...
removing ball joint nut
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:13:11 -0600
...removing ball joint nut? > > Ok so it's on my 99 turbo beetle but this list has been so helpful > for my Vanagon. > > I...
Re: upper ball joint hell
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:38:10 -0600
I never use anything but a big hammer, whacking the side of the steeing knuckle beside the ball joint shank. Put on thick padded...
Re: tranny boots...
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:22:49 -0800
That should be 251 711 167F for the shift rod boots. -Dana- Dana Morphew wrote: > > You'll need one 251 711 167E ball joint...
Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 4 Sep 2021 05:24:10 +0000
...The GoWesty ball joint spacer fixed the ball joint spacing perfectly. > > Also, this is a new JP upper control arm installed with the Nolathane...
Ball joint/alignment
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:07:30 -0800 (PST)
...He adjusted the toe-in and said to bring the Vanagon back after I had the ball joint replaced. The toe-in adjustment fixed...
Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:46:42 -0400
Just made another video today about removing and replacing the upper ball joint on a Vanagon. The video is from an 85 so it...
Ball Joint removal.
Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:36:17 -0500
Can't seem to get my '87 Syncro's front right upper ball joint out. Got the two allens and the 24mm nut off...
Lower Ball Joints...what is involved in "pressing them in"...?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Fri, 27 May 2005 19:14:57 -0700
...I'm going to replace my upper and lower ball joints. I've read the lower ones have to be "pressed in". Anybody done...