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• bra installation on '88 and newer Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:08:59 -0500
  A friend has a 1988 Westy with the door edge seals that apparently were introduced that year. The bra he bought for the van...
• Rust under/around side window seals...best fix?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 18:41:27 -0700
  ...Sometime ago I repainted my 1990 Carat...but ignored some rust spots just under the rubber seals on the side windows. It has come...
• Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:02:33 -0400
  ...Not all of the seals were doing this, the large end seals which are made of the same material were fine and most of...
• Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:54:04 -0800
  ...The bad news is, well, water > ingress. > > I would like to replace the seals, but it does not look like this will > happen until...
• brake fluid and cold temps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Nov 96 20:55:25 CST
  ...and this allows the fluid to just go rushing past the seals ... making it seem for all the world like the clutch is gone...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:13:35 -0500
  ...Axle Flange Seals I made quick work of these seals with a cheap inertia (slide hammer) puller set. Use the rod with the pointed...
• Re: Power Window motor rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:01:16 -0400
  I completely agree, Jim, about the seals. I'm positive that's why mine have deteriorated. My felt side and top seals seem fine...
• Re: Busdepot Poptop seals installed
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Sat, 18 May 2002 21:36:08 -0700
  Marshall, How much did you pay for the set of poptop seals, and how much was the shipping cost? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall...
• Thanks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:04:03 -0400 (EDT)
  Thanks to everyone the seals are back on the camper, and the luggage rack is bolted back on the top! The seals I ordered...
• Re: Poptop/Luggage Rack Seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:59:44 -0400
  ...All 3 components to renew > the pop top seals. No black silicone glue/sealer .... I'm > keeping it!... > > I think they are from BD...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:57:44 -0300
  ...The seals they sell are thicker than other available seals (12mm IIRC) and are the same ones the dealers sell apparently. I could actually...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:09:59 -0700
  ...I am going to renew my crusty door window > seals too. Just looking at the parts diagram... anybody who has done this > job before...
• '85 Vanagon Sunroof - DUMPING!
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:31:48 -0400
  ...I've decided, from a compilation of list advice, to go ahead an replace both seals, snake my drain holes once again...and see...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 14 May 2008 17:49:34 -0400
  ...I priced ALL the fuel seals for a six cylinder SVX engine at the dealer once - all injector seals, all fuel rail seals etc...
• Re: Door and window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 11:56:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...the place from which I would have ordered the $81 German seals) for about 70-80% of list price. That would take you down...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 23:12:41 -0400
  ...Seems no matter how much silicone or >other sealing agent is used in the installation, that window seal will >always leak, especially windshield seals...
• gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:40:56 -0700
  ...I have all new seals. and a new tank. I've printed out the "replacing the seals" from the website. I will get new...
• Heads, corrosion etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:14:10 -0800
  ...You can't keep the fluid from getting under the seals. Any gap will let seepage occur, and clamping forces can simply curl up...
• Re: Automatic Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:05:06 EST
  ...news this is a simple and mandatory task when replacing piston seals and at the very least the disc's in this clutch pack...
• Re: Transmission (transaxle) Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:03:53 -0700
  ...Part 19 is an o-ring around the diff adjuster that seals the diff adjuster against the tranny case that the diff adjuster threads...
• Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:15:20 -0500
  ...Would new head gaskets & seals stop this annual event? If I remember from some ways back that the new seals available won't cure...
• Re: ISO: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:06:09 +1100
  ...connectors that go between the chrome window > seals (the piece inside the window seals on some seals) on my Vanagon. :-( > I will not hesitate...
• Quality of Whitney parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 09:36:41 -0600 (CST)
  ...Some have had bad luck with their door seals. Others got seals that said WCM. I know some of you order brake parts, seals...
• Re: replacing front door seals -- which adhesive to use?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:42:16 -0600
  ...replacing front door seals -- which adhesive to use? > > > > >>I'm tired of the wind whistling through so I got new rubber seals. This is...
• Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:49:42 -0700
  ...The guide pieces have fallen out, the felt seals are toast,and the frame in the sliding door needs a rust treatment. My plan...
• push rod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:57:18 -0700
  ...the seals need to be replaced as the block end is leaking. looks like a simple procedure via Bentley. meanwhile, in the real world...
• Rear window seals - Brazilian vs. German vs. U.S. for my 70 beetle.
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:56:44 -0800
  ...Has anyone got any experience with a window seal when it comes to the differing seals and their qualities? Thanks, Courtney
• Re: '87 Syncro GL Oil Purge
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:46:05 -0700
  ...I replaced both seals where the CV joints attach, as well as the front seal where the drive shaft attaches. All's well now...
• Re: Vanagons in California...(Splitties)
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 04:00:55 +0000
  ...It had very little of the rubber seals left, the seals around the glass looked like Swiss cheese, and there was nothing left of...
• Differential seal installation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 12:41:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I am on a quest for those that have had problems installing seals in the sides of your tranny. Mine is a '71 but...
• OEM Pop Top Seals for Westy
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:51:34 -0700
  ...My local VW dealer priced the pop top and the luguage rack (decorative) seals total about $850 list price. They will not give a...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:19:35 -0500
  ...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows >> >> >> >> Wipers for the two front doors >> >> >> >> Seals for the refrigerator vent >> >> >> >> Seals for the 3 boxes...
• 76 Type II valve & "O" ring answers and questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 11:59:34 -0400
  ...The seals came in two different colours: >muddy brown and brick red/orange. Both seals appear to have exactly the >same dimensions, but the...
• Re: Which poptop seals + color of top?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:25:49 -0400
  ...Which poptop seals + color of top? Hi, We have to change our poptop seals (Westfalia 88). BusDepot seems to have the cheapest kit: anyone...
• Re: 91 injector seals recall
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 10:35:48 CDT
  > >> does anyone actually have the letter that came with/for/about that recall >> on the injector seals? would they mind typing it in or...
• front heater flaps
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:20:59 -0500
  ...The foam seals seems to have worn , got eaten by a mouse or blown away. I checked the archives got no hits for this...
• Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 22 May 2007 07:44:17 -0700
  ...I have 2 of the pinion seals, but do I need to remove the pinion from the final drive to r&r the seals...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:58:12 -0700
  ...On seals, the brand that VW uses makes their seals all over the world. I have gotten the same seal with two different country...
• Re: Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 8 May 2004 14:16:33 -0500
  The seals have spring clips imbedded in the V grove channel. Much like the push on trim around your inner door seals. Just pull...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:23:33 -0400
  At 07:28 AM 6/24/2011, Jim Arnott wrote: >that's what I'd use, However, the engine seals typically were held in...
• Re: gas tank overflows, engine probs
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 19:15:02 -0700
  Look on the top of your tank where all the vent lines and hoses go into the tank, there are some seals there that...
• water in door seals
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:58:36 -0300
  ...Anyone out there had any experience with gushing seals? Thanks in advance.... George
• Re: Auto Transmission service advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2019 02:05:06 +0000
  ...The section seals cannot. If the seals failed from age- heat, hardening that is indicative that those inside are in similar condition. It may...
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 07:02:18 -0500
  ...These are probably the most important seals to be replacing when >you are giving your tank a cleaning and installing new seals!!!! I brought...
• Oil Seal Q's; '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:56:01 -0700
  ...Anyhow, looks like I have a summer project of replacing oil seals, and probably clutch components too. My questions are: 1) are there common...
• valve stem seals...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 09:38:41 EST
  ...I also asked them to send me a set of valve stem seals. They said that these are not needed. Is this so? Won...
• Re: Water under back seat
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  27 Oct 96 13:25:56 EST
  ...We recently replaced all the >roof seals (Bus Boys-great seals!) I'm sure it's not coming from there. >There is just a...
• 82 engine compartment seals..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:29:08 -0400
  ...DO get 20% off there!:) the seal (on an aircooled) that seals the liscense plate door. There are the remains of a foam seal...
• Re: Powersteering Rack - using synthetic Auto trans fluid
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:52:56 -0800
  >Turing the wheel without the van actually rolling and full lock encounters >put huge strains on the rack seals. Years ago, my new 5...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:39:55 +0000
  ...Axle Flange Seals > >I made quick work of these seals with a cheap inertia (slide hammer) >puller set. Use the rod with the pointed...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:00:17 +0200
  ...Not all of the seals were doing this, the large end seals which are made of the same material were fine and most of...
• Billy's out of ICU
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:54:49 -0600
  ...Good news here is that the shifter shaft did not have to be pulled, thus my new seals ought to be okay (until I...
• Sliding side door stuck...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 08:27:04 CST
  ...Whenever, the weather turns colder after a warm spell or the cold is combined with high humidity, the sliding door on the van seals...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:28:42 -0700
  ...someone is sending me pieces from his parts van and i need to instruct him where the extra seals are and how to get...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:00 -0400
  ...Not all of the seals > were doing this, the large end seals which are made of the same material > were fine and most of...
• Re: Getting AT rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:22:58 -0500
  ...Using the proper seals, properly installed, mixing the fluids is minimal. There is a weep hole between the seals that exits out the bottom...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:56:36 +0000
  ...removing side window & saving seals >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:33:21 -0600 > >You can make the tools from an old yardstick. Use...
• Transmission (transaxle) Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:51:26 -0700
  ...Both blue "cap" seals at ID of each transmission drive flange were leaking badly. One outright failed, the other was either poorly installed or...
• Head gasket/seals
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:56:09 -0700
  ...Does anyone know how to get this kit? My van needs new seals soon and I would love to throw in that kit to...
• Re: My Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:56:02 -0600
  ...Results - seals and shafts wear out sooner. I've noticed evidence of that myself. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Marc Perdue wrote: > Gas stations...