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• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:56:43 -0500
  I have used both the GoWesty (once) and the T3 Technique (many times) upper bushings. The T3 uses 2 sleeves and a polyurethane element...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-669)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 28 May 2002 22:59:55 -0700
  ...187) > 2 each strut rod bushings damping ring, rear # 16 (251 407 179) > 2 each strut rod bushing damping ring, front #12 (251 407...
• FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:56:46 -0500
  Does any of our great list or non-list vendors have the Poly front suspension bushings (w/SS sleeves would be ideal) similiar to...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:59:31 -0500
  ...the > control arm bushings so that will be a big help. However, is there anything > else your collective wisdom says I should be careful...
• Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:45:06 -0400
  One other point of this repair.The trailing arm bushings need to be pretensioned when installed.When the repair is done, and you lower...
• Re: Urathane bushings?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 6 May 2012 09:17:07 -0600
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/**powerflex-bushings/<http://www.t3technique.com/powerflex-bushings/> Jim We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals...
• 87 syncro: bushings for front drive mount
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 19 May 1996 08:57:52 -0700
  On my syncro there is about 1/8" of play in the big donut shaped bushings that are part of the front drive mounting...
• Re: PowerFlex Urethane Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 May 2011 19:51:12 -0700
  ...There is a thread on thesamba regarding upper control arm bushings here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272333&highlight=upper...
• Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:58:59 -0500
  I'm replacing the control arm bushings and wonder if tack welding the new ones as in the original factory units is necessary. What...
• A-arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 20:13:31 EDT
  ...Took about 3 hrs ( upper control arm ) The pain was finding some one to tack weld the bushing after i replaced them. Jim Morgan...
• Syncro Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:07:00 -0500
  Anyone know if the Upper Control Arm Bushings are Welded in on a Syncro? Any unusual problem with this same project but on a...
• Re: Urathane bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 6 May 2012 11:46:40 -0400
  ...When I was working at a performance shop, many people came in to have poly bushings installed in various places in their cars. They...
• KYB Jelly
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 8 May 2003 07:51:33 -0400
  It looks to me like the top rubber bushing on the front shocks supplied with the KYBs is too thin. The metal cup bottoms...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:24:32 -0700
  I like the bearing idea but I wonder about one aspect of it, and this also applies to a tight bushing. You see in...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:20:00 -0800
  ...The bushings in the joint between front and middle rod are crapped out, the bushing over the gas tank is missing, and the guide...
• ball joints, stabilizer bushings
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 07:48:20 -0800
  >Now I want to tackle the upper ball joints and stabilizer bushings. >What am I in for? > Upper ball joints are really easy. Just...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:07:06 -0700
  Steve, I just got through replacing the upper control arm bushings, amongst most of the other wear items in the front end, so I...
• Re: sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:10:15 -0700
  ...sway bar bushings > > then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... > if your goal is to have as much anti...
• Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:53:06 -0400
  I've got the very squeaky symptoms of what I guess is probably upper control arm bushings. Coming from the passenger's side. Just...
• Re: Squeaking front bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:47:21 -0500
  I am a real fan of these bushings. I did have one fail in about 4,000 miles so even these are not perfect...
• shifter bushings ---- how tight should they be?
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:07:17 -0700
  ...I have recently replaced the ball and the bushings at the bottom of the stick. now I am looking at the bushings underneath the...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:33:04 -0400
  ...I later learned some don't bother spot welding the upper bushings and experience no bushing rotation, which tells me it can be omitted...
• Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 05:32:18 -0400
  My '87 Westy's upper contril arm bushings are loose, well just one is actually, on the right side, the front most one. My...
• clutch housing rebuilding questions
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 11 May 2006 14:00:54 -0700
  Hello, anyone ever do this? Is it really ever necessary? There are several bushings,bearings and seals inside the housing. The clutch lever where...
• Re: Urathane bushings?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 6 May 2012 19:32:32 -0600
  ...there are urathane? > (Spelling) > bushings available for our rigs? I plan on replacing upper,lower and > strut > rod bushings as well as balljoints! And...
• sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:08:27 -0600
  ...However, I wonder how much handling could be improved if we just replaced the bushings on the existing front sway bar. My bushings seem...
• Re: steering rack bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:02:03 EST
  I have the steering rack bushings for $5 each. You need 4 per rack and they are very easy to replace (bascially remove the...
• Re: sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:22:58 -0700
  ...sway bar bushings > > then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... > if your goal is to have as much anti...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:45:55 +0000
  ...TonyD '87GL Mark Gajewski wrote: > Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > > Hotch, > > A very good and very cheap lubricant for any rubber bushings is kerosene > > (or diesel...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:33:58 EDT
  ...Yea, right on ! A little Tequila would help all these folks get a shifter bushing ! Now for sure it's no longer about SHIFTER...
• Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:24:44 -0400
  If your getting squeaking, try putting a liberal ammount of anti sieze compound on the inner sway bar bushings. They look like blocks of...
• Rear trailing arm bushing install?
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 19:56:49 -0700
  Hello Volks, I am having difficulty installing new bushings in the rear trailing arms. Can anyone give me some advice, hints or suggestions on...
• Pressing Lower Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:09:24 +0000
  By far the toughest bushing of the whole suspension to press out or in!!! IMHO http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.155n43ll...
• stainless steel radius rod bushing collars
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:07:45 -0800
  Where can I order the collars that slide over the rod and separate the two bushings in stainless steel? I need them on the...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 May 2018 15:18:27 -0700
  ...I tack welded each bushing but im certain i didnt >>> over heat them with my MIG. >>> >>> Makes me wonder if even Lemforder bushings are...
• Re: ride harshness
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:53:12 -0500
  Assuming that you know that shocks and springs haven't had some huge failure, harshness is almost always worn, aged bushings. For some reason...
• Re: Front shock bushing questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:57:00 -0700
  ...I can either order a new > bushing (rubber parts are fine), or make one. My questions are: > > 1. Is the OE bushing a tight...
• Re: Removing starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:30:35 -0700
  ...Grease or water is forced under the edge of the bushing even if it is fully bottomed out. I've done it once. Stuart...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:27:08 -0700
  ...if you do changethe starter bushing ..be hyper sure not to drop any bushing or bushing parts into the clutch area ! If it's...
• Re: Can a Manual Steering Rack Fail Internally?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:28:55 -0500
  I emailed Loogy about his urethane bushings and his stuff is a new compound that wears like urethane, but has some give to it...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:25:31 -0700
  ...When I got Dixie she creaked like a tall ship, so I replaced the upper and lower control arm bushings, the upper and lower...
• Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:12:02 -0400
  ...Mike Helmut Blong wrote: > It would be well and good to replace worn bushings but by some accounts, > new > bushings squeak just the same...
• stabilizer link repair? advice?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:06:58 -0400
  Hi all, The bushing jumped out of the eye of my driver's side stabilizer link. After removing the eye link I'm wondering...
• Re: Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Thu, 6 May 2010 00:24:16 +0000
  ...Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality Does anyone have any experience with the upper control arm bushings now sold by FebiBilstein and...
• Re: Ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:05:13 -0700
  David Katsuki wrote: > > Frank, > > I would look at the bushings for the upper control arms first. Bentley > tells how to see if they are...
• Re: Stiff Shifter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 00:01:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...I just crawl under neath and spray the front and rear bushings with spray-on lithium grease. Much easier than disassembly. Wish there were...
• Re: Squeaky Upper Control Arm Bushings.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:17:01 -0500
  ...Squeaky Upper Control Arm Bushings. I want to replace the upper control arm bushings in my 88 GL. The Bentley and a previous post...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:15:30 -0800
  ...I installed the right control arm with 2 new bushings, (took only about 20 minutes), and took a 200 mile trip on the Olympic...
• Re: upper control arm bushing- replacing?
  Historical mailing list - mayfly95
  Tue, 22 May 2001 10:59:30 -0400
  ...upper control arm bushing- replacing? > how easy/hard is the replacement of the upper control arm bushings? I > have some yucky squeeks that i...
• Re: Advice on upper control arm bushing wear and R&R.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:57:43 -0800
  ...the bushings: > * If bolt head or nut/washer comes in contact with supporting ring > (arrow), wear limit has been reached and bushing must be...
• 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 13:16:42 EST
  are the white plastic bushings in the headlight assy's replaceable. They are white and slip over a pin. I have them both on...
• Re: **SPAM** Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:10:00 +0200
  Hi Roger Good point about stress in the bushings - dont think I've seen this in Haynes or Bentley. Yes, it is rusty som...
• Re: Pressing control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:44:40 -0400
  ...I am about to replace every bushing in my entire suspension, front >> and rear, and was wondering about the other bushings that do have...
• sway bar drop link bushing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:01:15 -0700
  ...is the sway bar hole offset in the bushing? It appears to be in the old bushings but I can't tell if this...
• Re: Front suspension and steering parts suggestions - 87 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:48:54 +0000
  You definatley want to do the bushings and sleeves on the front of those strut rods. If you live in a rust area or...
• Re: Radial Arm Bushings.....why R &R them?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:53:23 -0500
  ...replace radius rod bushings > > > > Anyone have a how-to on replacing the radius rod bushings? On my '91 > > Vanagon GL, the outer bushing is...
• Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:37:33 -0700
  I still have the lca bushings to replace. After that I think I will try a self alignment :) Alistair > On Sep 12, 2014, at...
• KYBs Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:36:49 -0400
  I made some thicker top bushings for the front shocks and voila! all quiet. When I removed the KYB bushings, I looked at the...
• Re: Leaking PS fluid, replace rack or just seals?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:05:16 -0600
  ...The bushings and shaft are replaceable, but the rack, or "shaft" if worn it very expensive. The rebuilders replace the bushings with a bushing...
• Re: A-frame bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:47:20 -0500
  ...A-frame bushings Was digging through all the vanagon pastes bequeathed me by "Unca Joel" some time ago and found three A-frames. I...