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• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:30:28 -0400
  Problem solved! After carefully checking height tolerances between horn rim and the gray directional/wiper assembly I noticed that by pushing on the steering...
• Re: Replacement steering wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:56:34 -0400
  ...I don't know the actual dimensions, but our NON-power-steering 1982 Westy has a steering wheel that is approximately 48" across. The...
• Re: restoring power steering in an 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:51:36 EDT
  ...because the power steering was leaky, the current owner cut the belt and plugged the pump etc. so the power steering no longer works...
• '85 Westy w/power steering
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:19:53 -0700
  ...Front end suddenly making a loud dinosaur-like "gronk" noise when steering or over road undulations. Steering seems to have stiffened a bit, too...
• Sticky Steering-'85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 13:48:08 -0800
  When steering to the right the wheels sticks slightly coming back when straightening out. Sometimes I hear a little squeek or rubbing noise. Is...
• Power Steering Fluid
  Historical mailing list - ADVRequest
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:20:53 -0600
  My '86 Vanagon has been diagnosed with a power steering leak. The VW dealer said to use automatic transmission fluid since there isn't...
• Re: Power steering failure ?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:40:48 -0700
  My '85 suffered power steering failure two years ago. The first symptom I noticed was a loud roaring noise when I turned the steering...
• Re: SA Leather Vanagon Steering wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:47:15 EST
  In a message dated 4/1/04 10:54:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM writes: > > Volks cafe sells them. > > Leather Steering...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:26:09 EST
  ...Is this Automatic Transmission Fluid or a special > type of steering fluid. > > vanagons use regular Dextron automatic trans fluid in the power steering resivoir...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Removal
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:46:10 -0800
  ...Power Steering Rack Removal Anyone familiar with pulling out Power Steering Racks? have someone asking for my Power Steering rack.� How much labor is...
• Re: steering rack removal/installation
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:44:18 -1000
  Do you have manual or power? if it is manual, disconnect the tie rod ends from the steering hub, disconnect the two nuts holding...
• Re: [Syncro] WTB: nice low-miles steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 4 May 2003 23:33:58 -0500
  > At 420,000 km, my steering wheel is getting very smooth, and would like to > replace with a nice new-looking one. Black, please...
• Has anyone rebuilt their Power Steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:26:48 -0400
  How hard is it to rebuild a Power steering rack? It seems like a more economical approach, then replacing the entire leaking rack. A...
• Re: Power Steering Hose Fitting Size??
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:07:58 -0800
  ...It's almost easier to convert to manual steering. Just bolt on a manual steering rack, and get a large diameter steering wheel from...
• power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:48:18 -0700
  Does anyone out there have an early (83 era) Vanagon power steering setup that they would sell? From a wreck, deader, etc. I currently...
• Re: Power steering add-on
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:06:52 +1200
  14-4-2000 I too would like to know exactly what parts are needed to convert a 2WD Vanagon to power steering. I would...
• Re: About that steering wheel and those seats....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:37:55 -0500
  ...and I've always wished that my Vanagons had a MORE bus-like steering position like my old splittie had. Mikel BenT Syncro wrote...
• Re: moaning, steering rack and me
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:24:24 -0800
  Just as reminder, vw specs atf, and not power steering fluid for the system. How does the Lucas fluid you linked to compare? You...
• Steering Couplers
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:24:45 EDT
  ...I was told to check my steering couplers first and I am sure glad I did. The two lower ones were virtually cracked through...
• Power steering failure ?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:54:59 -0400
  I'm interested in hearing from anybody who has experienced power steering failure. Does the fluid level in the reservoir (behind license plate) drop...
• Re: HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (G TI, Scirocco, etc
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:58:41 -0700
  I must have an odd Vanagon ('88 with Power steering) because I added a Sirrocco wheel with no problems and yes, my turn signals...
• Re: Steering quandry
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:30 -0400
  ...For a little distance in the steering arc on the steering wheel, the steering is a little heavier and then a little easier then...
• Re: Steering Rack - 85' Vanagon GL w/power Steering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:54:28 -0600
  Jeff, Ron Salmon at the Bus Depot and Ken Wilford at Vanagain.com both carry the remanufactured power steering rack. They are in the...
• Re: Will a GTI/Audi steering wheel fit a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 00:57:09 -0700
  ...Perhaps an even smaller Momo steering wheel might to the trick? My double cab has power steering so effort wasn't a problem. I...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:31:48 -0500
  Sorry to hear about your power steering woes. Didn't know if you were aware but we sell a power steering line replacement kit...
• Steering wheel squeak and seat clicking
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:30:55 -0700
  ...It seems to be plastic or vinyl rubbing some weird squiggly metal thingy where the back of the steering wheel meets the steering column...
• Re: steering wheel/seats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:34:09 -0600
  Go get a steering wheel from A Vanagon with power steering. Its a little smaller diameter (about 1 1/2''). Only you'll know...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:13:43 -0600
  ...Not Power Steering Fluid. If your pump is moaning and groaning on a cold start, the pump is in the first stages of giving...
• creaky steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Penberthy
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:25:34 -0800
  I have an 89 Westy GL which runs like a dream...except that the steering wheel creaks like an old barn door whenever I...
• Re: question on 1990 power steering fluid and lower hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:36:30 EST
  ...Dexron III NOT DexTron BTW, IS what is called for in the power steering system of all Vanagons with power steering. Using "REAL" power...
• Steering wheel problems
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:18:26 -0800
  Well Stan made me think of my horn problems on my steering wheel. Several months ago, the contact ring on the on the upper...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:40:46 -0800
  ...If the symptom you are workingis play in the steering .. I'd look other places, and not at those two pins in holes thing...
• Re: Electric Power Steering in my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:48:04 -0400
  There a number of people in the UK using a kit based on Opel Corsa steering system. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/239141963093075...
• 73 Kombi steering wobble
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 12:59:04 BST
  Greetings All, I have a problem with shakes of the steering wheel, this does not occur on flat roads, but just occurs when jumping...
• steering gear grease
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 12:35:51 -0700
  Yo! Since I can't put the *#@!!#@!@! boots back on the steering gear with it on the van, I'm going to pull the...
• Re: Noisy steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:07:07 -0500
  Listers, Sometimes lurking here pays off! I have also noticed a rubbing sound from my steering wheel rubbing the plastic pieces covering the colum...
• Re: Stiffer steering with new P/S rack?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:19:55 -0700
  ...He's concerned that the steering is "stiffer." I'll get a > better feel for what that means when I see him in a...
• Re: 81 steering wheel height
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:56:04 -0500
  >I can see the speedo clearly in my wife's '84, which uses a lightly larger >diameter and smaller cross section steering wheel. When...
• Re: Steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:20:36 +1200
  >I have a 82' Westy diesel that has a slight steering issue and I don't >know much about rack and pinion steering. When...
• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:01:58 -0700
  How about being able to see speedo and tach with (smaller) steering wheel right in front of them? Leon 85 Subwagen westy 10/3...
• Re: Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:51:59 -0400
  ...This upper assembly is held together on the top by the steering wheel and nut, and on the bottom by the welded steering lock...
• Re: Looking for some manual steering parts for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:20:53 -0500
  Remember that the arms on the steering knuckles are longer on the manual steering to make turning easier, and the steering wheel is quite...
• Power Steering Rack sources ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 14:32:05 -0400
  ...My '86 Westy just suffered a massive power steering fluid "leak". It's coming out around the shaft that goes into the rack (from...
• Re: 88GL Steering wheel part needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:34:03 -0700
  ...power steering or non-power steering ? ( might be the same for either ) black or brown ? Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers...
• HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (GTI, Scirocco, etc..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:47:14 EDT
  a few of you out there are using other steering wheels on your vanagons, some of you said you are using wheels from a...
• Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:21:55 -0800
  ...the power steering difference in > > geometry somewhere down under there, and the size of the steering > > wheel. > > > > anybody even run power steering with the...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:44:52 -0500
  ...no power steering from the donor motor. I'm converting to air-cooled Porsche 3.2 Carrera power. Porsche didn't put power steering...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:50:44 -0500
  > and after some hard looking, he found a "short" rack. > Does this ring a bell for any of you? > It looks like the steering...
• Re: Power Steering help request
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:54:25 -0500
  ...It increased and changed with the turning of the steering wheel. Loud and almost growl like. I checked and the power steering belt is...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 21:47:36 -0500
  Lay your new (rebuilt?) steering rack on a level surface with the attachment points down. If, with the rubber bushings installed with equal amounts...
• Re: I love junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 18:37:32 -0400
  ...with a scary front impact (steering collumn vertical, drivers floor crumpled) Two hubcaps, power steering resivoir and hoses, >> power steering on a '84??????????????????? chris
• Power Steering hose
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:36:41 -0400
  The high pressure hose on my power steering pump ('84 Westy) is leaking. Is this available at a reasonable price, or am I better...
• Retro fitting power steering
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:19:56 +0100
  Can anyone let me know what's needed to retrofit power steering into a Vanagon? Is there anything in particular to look out for...
• steering wheel/seats
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:38:47 EST
  ...raise the steering wheel an inch or so? With the turntables and the extra padding in the 86' seats, the steering wheel could really...
• Steering Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:09:07 EST
  Hey My Vanagon doesn't have a steering wheel lock like every other car I've driven. Is there something wrong with it or...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:01:10 -0400
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like >> > > the downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column >> > > in the >> > event >> > > of...
• Retro fitting power steering
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 04:55:36 +0200
  Tim, according to Bentley's (p.48.6) the following suspension changes have been made for the power steering: - steering knuckles are different coupling...
• Power Steering Problem 91 Syncro Camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:35:22 -0400
  91 Syncro Camper, 155,000 miles The power steering died away slowly over a period of 2 weeks of occasional driving. Steering takes a...
• Re: Steering Wheel Rasp
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:57:48 -0700
  ...I have a steering wheel the makes a rasping sound when it turns. It sounds like it is near the connection between the steering...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:38:06 EDT
  ...its probably a > bad ground on the brown wire > that runs down your steering column. put the vw emblem back into your > steering wheel...