Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 5+: 60 results shown for end.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:49:54 -0700
  ...I ended up making a similar tool. http://tinyurl.com/3qtlnyb http://tinyurl.com/3l82lcf Have to laugh at myself as another helpful lister...
• Fw: SET VANAGON NO MAIL END
  Historical mailing list - Ronald M. Mitchell
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:31:20 -0400
  ...SET VANAGON NO MAIL END [text/html]
• complete front bumper for sale (chrome, w/ endcaps and strips)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:14:57 EST
  complete vanagon front chrome bumper for sale, great shape, w/ rubber trim strips and black plastic endcaps. p-mail me if interested- chris
• Re: End of the road for original "Beetle"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 09:51:48 +1200
  >Volkswagen to End Production of Beetle >Fri Jun 6,10:52 AM ET Shouldn't be allowed! The New Beetle isn't a fit...
• drilling grease fitting into vanagon front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman, MD
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:14:17 -0500
  Anybody ever try to drill holes in ball joints and tie rod ends to inject grease? Any details on where to drill? Jeffrey Clayman...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 26 May 2010 10:16:40 -0700
  ...Four ramps, two short enough to lift the uphill end of the van 8'', two taller ones to raise the downhill end 8'' + whatever...
• Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 May 2011 10:55:58 -0700
  Dave - I just took a look at the boot and compared with both the Beetle and Vanagon (German Lemforder) tie rod end and boot...
• speaking of rear oil seals: end play shims?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:17:02 -0400
  ...My question is about the end play shims, though. Which ones should I buy in order to be ready to adjust the end play...
• Re: [F] Roman names
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:53:19 -0700
  when it's time to end it, someone just write Threadus Endus. next let's do Pig Latin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4...
• Loose oil dip stick
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:50:38 EDT
  Hello all, I had occasion to be working around the rear end of my 89 Wolfie Vanagon (that's the end closest to the...
• Re: Direction of OP Relieve Valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:17:39 -0500
  Hollow end down. Stan Wilder On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:04:18 -0400 Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > Hi everyone, > > Found the...
• Re: valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 May 2004 18:17:15 -0400
  ...The 90-degree end works for prying the clip out of its little depressions, then you can use the longer end to pry it...
• stabilizer link repair? advice?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:06:58 -0400
  ...1.) press the bushing into the eye and working it over the end of the stabilizer bar before reinstalling the bolt end. or 2...
• Why would a brand new sway bar drop link break?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:06:25 -0400
  I just finished rebuilding the entire front end of an 85 Westy including all brand new bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends, rack, shocks...
• Re: 2nd try- Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:05:57 -0500
  ...Mike Rob wrote: > This is the little piece at the end of the shaft, about a fingers width > below the end. The gear rides...
• Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 May 2011 10:15:06 -0700
  Cracked boots will contribute to wearing the tie rod ends sooner. Unfortunately, after checking both the fiche and ETKA, it appears VW never offered...
• (f) no content: End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:15:43 -0400
  ...I thought that wasn't until NEXT Sunday...I have to write Microsoft, The End Of the World didn't show up on the...
• Re: Bumper end cap how to?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 00:15:03 +0000
  ...From the end or from the bottom you could be able to get a 13mm socket on the carriage bolt from the back. Jim...
• FiberGlass Rear Bumper End Cap?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Apr 2018 15:51:18 -0600
  Does anyone on the List have a FiberGlass Rear Bumper DriversSide End Cap they might wish to part with ? If Yes, How many $s...
• Bumper end cap how to?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 15:45:03 -0800
  Does anyone have a handy how to for the front bumper end caps? I can't seem to figure out how to get to...
• end of thread?
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 22:41:42 -0800
  Question? how do the moderators " end a thread" ? Is there a filter that simply rejects any posting with given wording in the subject line...
• Sad Day
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:32:47 +0000
  ...He was my favorite beatle (beetle? semi vanagon content?) Hallelujah - Hare Krishna! --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products...
• Sad Day
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:36:28 +0000
  ...He was my favorite Beatle. (Beetle? Semi-vanagon content?) Hallelujah - Hare Krishna! --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 08:49:46 CDT
  ...the man has a point. :( i guess it is true that while the transmisison end OUTER shell doesn't move much, the inner shell...
• Re: complete front end bushing/bearings rebuild kit
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 21:15:52 -0500
  ...complete front end bushing/bearings rebuild kit is there such a thing as a complete bushings/bearings rebuild kit for the front end? i...
• Re: Friday Navigation Quiz
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:27:27 -0500
  ...300's are dead-end spurs off a main interstate, usually ending in the middle of some dufus city. :) the north-south ones also...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:41:42 -0500
  ...Jack it up slightly, then whack the arm close to the end with a large hammer and it will pop loose. No special tools...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Fix - Corroded Coolant Lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:25:23 -0400
  ...I ended up, per Jay Snyder, getting some 1 1/4" copper tubing and straight coolant hose, cutting off the end of the corroded...
• Re: Dissapointing lack of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:25:32 -0500
  ...While staying in the Placencia area we drove all the way down to the end of the peninsula. This is one of those "end...
• Re: Front-End Squeek
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:19:55 -0500
  >Hi All, >My '81 westy has a squeeking sound comming from the fron end. Could this >be the shocks of some suspention parts? I...
• Re: New to List, Best Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 21:33:53 -0500
  Julianna, VWOA is endorsing the Tiico conversion? Or are you saying in the past, VWSA has converted the wasserboxer to an I-4? I...
• Re: Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:23:48 -0800
  ...Also, the rubber ends will pull off sometimes so I try to grab them by the rectangular shaft instead of the end. If an...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:10:41 -0700
  On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > In partially rebuilding my '81 Westy front end, I...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:03:04 EST
  ...Go westy has a kit to repair the ends. you will be able to use the stock hoses at the the 4 ends of...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 11:26:00 -0700
  ...17mm allen wrench 17mm hex driver Snap-on S5902 Oil/Transmission Plug Wrench ("box end is 12-point, 21 mm; other end has 17mm...
• Rear-facing seats and seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:24:41 -0500
  Unless you are backing up at 60 mph when you are rear-ended, the severity of the of a rear end collision is much...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 14 May 2002 23:30:27 -0700
  ...Swapping axles end-for-end does not do this, nor does it undo any gains made by the above swap. Swapping end-for-end...
• Makeshift dipstick
  Historical mailing list - neil neil
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:06:07 -0400
  ...Polished oil end w/emery and bent end that you hold at 90 deg. to stop it at right distance. I use orig. end...
• Removing tie rod ends?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:12:46 +0000
  To all, I am trying to remove the drag link from my 74 Westy, but the front tie rod end is being a real...
• Re: End caps, steel vs. plastic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:33:46 -0600
  Did anybody respond to this? I would love to find something more durable than those disposable cheapy plastic end caps. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: How do I test the big end bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:36:35 -0500
  Zoltan wrote I still do not know the way big end bearings should be tested Zoltan the rod bearing when worn shows the cooper...
• Carrier Bar
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:45:47 +0000
  ...The bar ends are badly rusted but the bar itself is solid. I tried pulling out the end caps, but they are corroded into...
• Re: NEED an 2.0 ABA bottom end
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:41:57 -0500
  ...NEED an 2.0 ABA bottom end Today at 6:16 PM anyone have a healthy ABA 2.0 bottom end they'd sell...
• Re: David Beierl's recent List-endectomy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Oct 2012 10:32:47 -0400
  Best wishes to David on the Appendectomy-much better procedure than an "endectomy" IMHO. YMMV, Mr. BZ-keep those endoscopes away from moi On...
• American Quilt and a VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - matt
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 22:23:16 -0800
  ...Can't say I enjoyed the movie as much as my girlfriend, but the reward for me came at the end when an old...
• Direction of OP Relieve Valve
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:04:18 -0400
  ...Which direction does the oil pressure relief valve go when you insert it into the engine - hollow end up or flat end up? When...
• Re: Wacky speedo...
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:44:48 -0700
  ...BTDT Try checking down at the left wheel hub where the end of the speedometer cable comes through the grease cup. The end of...
• proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 24 May 2007 13:05:15 -0400
  hi, my cap has sockets for normal spark plug wire ends and the wires have threaded ends like spark plugs which is the right...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
  ...I specialize in removing tie rod ends ...... that tapered thing. 'the way' is to give the end of the steering arm that it sits...
• Re: help!:bypassing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 09:13:27 -0800
  Tim, I went to the hardware store and got two brass couplings, each with a barb on one end and a threaded fitting on...
• Re: Front End Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:53:27 -0500
  ...I've experienced no tire wear on the front end, and he (Wolfy) tracks down the road wonderfully well. Dave in KC 85 Westy...
• Re: Front end clunks at low speed.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 07:59:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Front end clunks. Others have mentioned front end clunks. Mine turned out to be passenger upper control arm bushings on my '87 Wolfsburg. The...
• squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kazman
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:19:07 -0700
  Hi all, The front end suspension on wy '81 westy squeaks terribly when driving around. I tried to spray some silicon lubricant on the...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:43:22 -0500
  Front end parts that need greasing use a different type of boot. They need to let the excess grease out. If greasing sealed boots...
• Re: How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:36:58 -0700
  on the body end of the strut, it sits on a pin, and it's held on there by an 'e' shaped circlip. Pry...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:42:49 -0700
  ...wrap the overlap end so it's "downstream" of the direction of twisting the female end on. So the overlap end does not face...
• need sway bar end link syncrp
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:05:02 -0800
  i have a busted sway bar end link. anybody have a good used one for sale? needs to be the straight variety. matt "may...
• coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:47:00 -0600 (CST)
  Would coil over shocks & springs be an acceptable, low cost, DIY, "cure" for sagging rear ends? -- Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu http...
• Re: NEED an 2.0 ABA bottom end
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:34:37 -0500
  ...I need a good condition 2.0 bottom end if anyone has > one...... > > > HELP! >
• FS: rear fiberglass bumper endcaps, sliding screened windows, hubcaps, etc etc
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:57:08 EST
  for sale: -rear fiberglass bumper endcaps -front fiberglass bumpers -sliding side windows w/ screens fit all vanagons and westys -misc fiberglass side pieces -rear...