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Re: Snow white nightmare/iMac/CV jointitis
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 18:14:31 -0500
...Use your right hand to torque the shaft forward against your left > hand, and draw arrows on each end of the pencil opposite to...
FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:01:44 -0800
...Complete rear bumper with both end pieces. The rear bumper mounts with tow loops and bolts. The plates and brackets to attach the ends...
Re: got hit by a front end loader
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:00:46 -0500
Man, you're out there minding your own business, and a damn front end loader ruins your bus and your day! I actually live...
Squeaky front end
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 20 May 2016 11:30:36 -0700
hi all, the front end of my tintop syncro squeaks a lot. The mechanic replaced the ball joints checked all the bushings... they are...
Shuddering rear end when letting clutch out.
Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:49:01 -0500
...When I let the clutch out from a stop in first gear or reverse, the rear end shakes and shudders until I get a...
Rear-Ended !!
Historical mailing list - MMunn
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:29:51 -0700
Just got rear ended the other day. The big chromey bumper on my '85 Westy was hit directly in the middle and bent inward...
Re: Anybody parting out late model (2.1) Vanagon FRONT END?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:18:27 -0500
...Anybody parting out late model (2.1) Vanagon FRONT END? > Anyone got a front end for or 2.1 they are parting > out? > > Thanks...
Re: Front End Bushings
Historical mailing list - mike and becky
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 17:26:10 -0400
I just replaced the front end on my 87 Wolf and found Ron @ The Bus Depot to have the best prices and everything in...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:23:11 -0500
...Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX > Bentley says the "wear limit for big end rod clearance is 0.028". There's > a picture...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:06:36 -0700
...Raising pulley end of engine effectively lowered shifter end of transmission so it cleared the subframe when aligning and pushing it onto engine. Just...
Re: end play measurement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 14:27:50 -0700
...end play measurement > Rick, > > Boston Bob did a great video on checking the endplay several years ago. It > is worth watching if you can...
Re: Vanagon Sparkplugs Wires
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Sep 1995 01:51:28 -0400
...One end is the handle that I pull on and the other end goes into the little hole in the metal boot shield. I...
tyre report in snow & ice - tire
Historical mailing list - James T.
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 04:03:26 +0000
...Front end slides around a bit but rear end has awesome traction. good stopping power from Agelis also. Most cars and trucks were fishtailing...
Re: 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:02:21 -0400
That is correct, the circlip should come off, and the square end of the cable should stay right there sticking out the end of...
Re: Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 29 May 2012 10:47:07 -0600
I heard that the rear trailing arm bolts usually need cut out,Im soon to be replacing mine after reassembling my whole front end...
Re: Rear heater in '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Earl J.Smith
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:50:38 -0800 (PST)
...Mine is leaking where the aluminum tubes come through the steel end frame opposite the in-out fittings. I have pried the end off...
Re: Happy Holidays to all, and to all a question about hoses
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:28:06 -0800
Good find! There is also VW hose that works to replace the bad cyl head end of that diesel van heater hose. VW 171121611E...
Re: Front End Alignment Needed?
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:00:43 -0600
...Front End Alignment Needed? > > >Good evening Listees, >As my departure for points south draws near >I find I have many questions/loose ends... >Here...
Re: CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:33:15 -0400
The joints are identical, but if you swap the shaft end for end on the same side, you have accomplished nothing. The joints are...
Re: Friday trips again (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:32:12 -0800
No, Hwy 101 sure doesn't end in Olympia, Going north it goes out the coast and then north, to Forks, Wa and ....what...
Re: Suspension noises (Clunks) 1991
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:26:49 -0800
did you check the top nuts of the front shocks? and the end link bushing sleeve? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1480268207728...
Re: Installing front springs 2WD
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:28:11 -0800
...Either > end up is fine. Fit the bottom of the spring in the > spring perch so the end fits in the groove. Fit the...
Re: End of the Rustagon
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:12:03 -0700
...End of the Rustagon > folks, for those of you wishing to do some work on the front end of > your bus, this is a...
Re: Ball Joint removal.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:07:46 -0800
...You carefully tap on the receiver working your way from narrow end out which ever so slightly expands the receiver. This being one technique...
Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:50:27 -0800 (PST)
...It is important to do an oil change after a burning these > > cleaners as the deposits end up in the oil. Just my 0...
Re: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:03:57 -0800
...you can jack one end up almost as high as you want on a level surface, > if the other end is well blocked. > > it...
Re: Tie Rod Replacement
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:21:06 -0500
...Remove the nut on the tie rod end.Smack the iorn spindel where the tie rod end goes through with a 2 pound hand...
Re: Can't get the %&#*!!! OFF!
Historical mailing list - PAT
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 19:19:56 -0400
...I then tried a pipe wrench it just started to round the ends. I then bought a six-sided Craftsman boxed end wrench @$8...
Re: End Caps
Historical mailing list - --------------------
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:21:36 -0400
...End caps > >Just recently purchased new end caps, the "Hardware" is nothing more than a >little shim that seemed not necessary and a simple...
Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:40:41 -0700
...I raised the low end by setting some odds and ends under it. Of course I had to pop the grill loose from the...
Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:14:05 -0400
...So if you need new >coolant pipes with good ends you are No, it doesn't need good ends -- that's the point entirely...
Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:03:07 -0600
...they removed the clamp on that end first, of course. :) joel
Re: A 1968 Volkswagen Single Cab Transporter
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 6 Dec 2017 14:05:23 -0800
I don't why all the emails I got from the list end in my inbox except for Stephen Gisanti... it ends in the...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 May 2012 17:59:33 -0700
good point, thanks ab On 2012-05-14, at 5:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > you might check the end play too, like...
WTB: Rear bumper with end caps.
Historical mailing list - J Shepard
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:34:48 EDT
I am looking for a straight rear bumper with endcaps for my 87 Westy. Any help would be appreciated. Justin ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free...
Throttle cable replacement- from which end?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:09:50 -0600
...From which end do you feed the cable in. Foot-well or engine compartment? 83.5 1.9 wbx manual trans. TIA Don
Whoa there, Buck! - - Corvair thread
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Apr 1996 17:20:04 -0600
...1) End of buck - dirty shame - he was a big one 2) End of Corvair - front end totally trashed and partially rolled. - - but we...
Re: Balancing rods
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Fri, 15 May 1998 08:15:54 EDT
...at the end of the Muir book for balancing rods which states having the all bottoms ends balanced and all top ends balanced is...
End Caps
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:45:22 -0700
...End caps Just recently purchased new end caps, the "Hardware" is nothing more than a little shim that seemed not necessary and a simple...
'91 Westy (r) tie rod order
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 00:28:34 +0000
Just ordered the right outer tie rod end for my Westy from Ron. They don't list an inner rod in his catalog. Does...
Re: Free Bumber End-Caps
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:23:22 -0700
...You pay the shipping!!! I have 3 left side bumper end-caps in fairly good condition. I have 2 right side end-caps that...
Lots of Sta-bar Info - long
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Sun, 12 May 2002 10:52:20 -0400
...First thing I learned was why my sta-bar end link broke. Where the end link attaches to the lower control arm, it is...
Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:46:35 -0700
Just the other day I came across a method of "squaring up" a cable end for use in a speedometer. was on a home...
Re: Engine rebuild questions, '81 Vanogon
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 12 Oct 95 10:01:53 PDT
...But what I want to know is there any way to know > test if the bottom end is still in good shape before I...
60 Year Bulli Book Ripoff!!! Beware!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:42:27 -0500
...http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=allocate>allocate ><http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=overhead>overhead...
Re: Direction of OP Relieve Valve
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:13:53 -0400
flat end up............... Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988...
Re: Swapping late sway bar links to '82?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:40:07 -0500
...Looks like only inner and outter bushings need changing along with the new sway bar.The straight end links are used with the early...
Crankshaft End-Play.
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
Ok, Can't SOMEONE tell me what surface wears that makes the Crankshaft endplay increase? Please??? -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
Re: BUMPER END PIECES
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:01:21 -0400
HOW MUCH ARE THE BUMPER END PIECES WORTH IN GOOD USED CONDITION? Since they're only ten bucks apiece new at the Bus Deopt...
Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:01:26 -0600
> You do know you cant reuse the con rods without replacing the > bolts and resizing the big end of the rod > > Some of us...
End caps
Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:49:58 -0400
Just recently purchased new end caps , the "Hardware" is nothing more than a little shim that seemed not necessary and a simple mushroom head...
RE: '71 Clutch Cable
Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:27:56 UT
...It seems that the chatter clip on the pedal end is more >important than you might think. I theorize that when you are clutching...
Re: WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Pascal
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:57:26 -0300
I would check the endplay as a matter of course. I agree that it is easier to measure with the pistons removed...but if...
Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:23:29 -0400
...Bentley shows it being done with an open-end wrench, at the same time they say "...torque to 51 lb-ft." But what you...
Re: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 23:59:48 -0400
...Instead he hooked up one end of a jumper to one end of the battery. >The jumper is the kind we use when our...
Re: 85 vanagon; aaccelerator (throttle) cable snapped
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:22:10 -0300
...Which end do you feed the > new cable in from? What is the minimum required disassembly at the engine > end? The spring loaded throttle...
Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:56:22 -0700
That TieRod End Got Caught Between A Rock & A HardSpot & That HardSpot Is somewhere inside the Rack Housing ~ I'll keep My FingersCrossed for...
Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:52:58 -0500
...I carefully marked the position of the tie rod end and removed it > from the tie rod. I just had to slightly loosen the...
Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:08:51 -0400
...The end and the insert were both swimming around in the hose leading to the coolant distributor, and the clamped hose was beginning to...
Re: crash damage, Van front end
Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: crash damage, Van front end
Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:56:57 -0700
...Back in 86 I was looking where I wasn't going and managed to rear end an 84 Camaro with my 84 Vanagon GL...