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• 4 wheel drive tires
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:46:04 -0700
  ...Tire shop said they were cupped [which I knew] because they were 4 wheel drive tires and the front axles on the van aren...
• Wheel Bearing Thrust Washer
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 3 May 2006 12:25:59 -0700
  Howdy All, I'm in the middle of installing a new set of South Africa brakes and renewing my front wheel bearings and seals...
• 1991 Westy For Sale-Not Mine
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:50:31 +0000
  ...Ever notice how a lot of PO's were VW mechanics? I've replaced engines, front blower motors, master cylinders, rotors, brakes, front axles...
• Re: Scary Front shaking '90 syncro westie
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:15:04 -0800
  ...Get out and look over the suspension > parts, pulling and > tugging on tierods, front and rear axles. I jack up > the van and check...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:15:30 -0700
  ...What if i just cut off the drive >> axles? >> I don't need them.... >> If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:02:55 +1300
  >what I have is a baja bug with my-own trailing arms and vanagon bearing >assemblies,axles and stubaxles, I had on there T3...
• Re: i've become a true vanagon owner [HELP!!]
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 15 May 2001 19:44:25 -1000
  > as of about 12:15 this afternoon when the passenger side rear axle sheared > out of my transmission. looks like four of the bolts...
• Re: Clunk in Front
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:38:11 -0400
  Have you replaced an axle lately? Sent from someone's plumbing > On May 19, 2017, at 17:07, Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:48:55 EDT
  ...will not fit over the center axle......it sticks out too far (I think in the front). If you compare the Vanagon and bug...
• vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 06:52:15 -0400
  ...driver side sliding windows on the front of the trailer. not sure what they did about the axles, but it was a great thing...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:15:45 -0500
  Yes, I put new self-locking nuts at front axles while I was replacing the outer boots. I also put new circlip for the...
• Re: Wheel bearings - how tight
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 06:29:54 -0500
  Pack them front brearings until all the old grease is replaced with new clean grease oozing out between the rollers---load up the spindles...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:42:46 -0700
  ...Install > axle. Also applies to other applications, front wheel drive, etc. I think it best to not clamp the boot to the axle (the...
• 81 Westy - MUST SELL
  Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:46:15 -0500
  ...new axles, less than 1k on tires. Has poptop with double bed hardly used. Manual transmission and new brake pads on front. Has a...
• CV regreasing/needle method
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 16:40:02 -0700
  ...do you have knuckle joints with a jesus nut on the front axle, like a fwd water pumper VW?) If you were careful, you...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:13:04 -0400
  ...inch original VW parts used for $500 -Syncro front end parts : viscous coupling, differential, axles, suspension, calipers and rotors, shaft and protective shield . All...
• Parts FS (kind of long )
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:18:24 -0700
  ...10 � rear axle stub w/ bearings, mount $20 � used axle w both CV�s, good core (86-91 auto) , $20 � Front washer bottle w...
• Re: Parts, Case Codes, head studs/nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 09:14:03 +0100
  ...I'm pretty sure that it would be *very* difficult to find a diskbrake frontaxle here in Holland. >what's a front axle assembly...
• 84 88 73 parting
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:52:56 -0700
  ...hand brake auto shifter in the front floor 73 84 hubs 73 84 rotors 73 84 axles rear bumpers brackets windows calipers brake booster...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:43:42 -0500
  ...Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon) I'm talking about renting a full dual-axle trailer from U-Haul, not a tow...
• Re: towing my van
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:55:57 -0700
  ...a tow with the rear axles > > connected. The steady up-end will drain the gear oil from the front > bearing > > and maybe the low...
• Parts FS - lots left
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 18:24:11 -0700
  ...10 � rear axle stub w/ bearings, mount $20 � used axle w both CV�s, good core (86-91 auto) , $20 � Front washer bottle w...
• Re: towing an automatic vanagon...question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:50:32 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-17 19:27:00 EDT, lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes: << The alternative is to remove the axle shafts. Not...
• Re: Rear axle articulation - syncro
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:57:53 -0300
  ...I also drive with my front drive shaft out (most of the time) and I get no such behaviour (such that you describe) out...
• For Sale: misc. new Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:10:42 -0700
  ...I bought these o-rings when I was rebuilding the front CV's and axles on my '87 Syncro. I had to special order...
• Re: Strange Noise
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 22:09:59 -0400
  ...I just put my '86 Syncro front axle back together and the front wheel bearings have tight radial seals on both sides of the...
• FS: Passat steel rims 15x6
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 21 May 1998 15:24:32 -0300
  ...They'll fit fine up front, but the axle nuts are 1/4" too tall to let them fit on rear. $100/set or...
• Re: I smell a PLAID rat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 03:42:08 -0400
  ...Second, remeber the story about the "missing" front axle? Might this be a bargaining tactic on the part of the Trim Shop? Let me...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:09:20 -0500
  Have you been driving this without the drive axle? The front wheel bearings are suppose to fall apart like that?. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Re: Vanagon weights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:44:41 +0000
  ...permissible axle weight ratings which are slightly higher for the rear axle. The other reason for a lower pressure in the front is to...
• FS Syncro/Camper parts from wrecked 1990 35k
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:44:07 -0800
  ...front & rear axles w/ cvs (35k) 4. steering rack 5. 5 vw alloy wheels (most perfect) w/nearly new Michelin 195/75/14 LTX...
• Re: towing vanagon with tow dolly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:44:54 -0500
  From experience, front first is more stable. If a long tow, remove the rear axle shafts. With the front up on a dolly the...
• Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:20:20 +0200
  ...stub axle (look in the manual), so I do not think this one is possible to use other than on the front end of...
• rabbit camper?? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 May 97 00:28:03 CDT
  ...a sort of winnebago/eurovan body grafted on behind the front doors, bigger than a Vanagon camper!! with TWO rear axles (but remember: NEITHER...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:19:28 -0500
  ...I did mine myself, and the only issue was finding a torque > wrench to put 350 ft lbs on the rear axle nut. > > https...
• Correction: How to Remove center caps on Carat wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:17:51 -0500
  ...you can pry the front ones out, but the hollow inside of the > back ones is filled by the axle nut... so much so...
• Re: Towing a vanagon on a trailer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:49:10 -0500
  ...Most cars I have towed I pulled them on with the > motor up front. This is a dual axle trailer with ample payload and...
• Re: towing my van
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:51:26 -0400
  ...a tow with the rear axles > connected. The steady up-end will drain the gear oil from the front bearing > and maybe the low...
• Re: Weigh your Westy...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:38:04 -0400
  ...The front and >rear wheels are lifted. Those are maximum weight ratings, first for the whole vehicle and then for each axle. So if...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:39:17 +1300
  ...Outer axle-end dropped >down, >> disconnected from the hub. A flailing axle-end at speed could cause >further >> damage. >> >> Maybe Totota CVs are just...
• Re: Towing a syncro and driving on missmatched tires
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:24:22 -0600
  As long as the drive shaft is out, having different-sized tires right & left on a given axle is only going to put the...
• towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:44:59 -0400
  ...Subi 3.3 and upgraded trans/axles? Thanks list. David Clarkson 90 Westy soon to get turbo zetec and bigger brakes front and rear
• Re: Any Idea what this is?????
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:30:43 EDT
  ...the engine is diesel, and sits over/behind the front axle like the old '60's ford greenbrier vans. Looks like a early '60...
• "Towing" a two wheeler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:32:42 -0400
  ...I removed the Vespa's front wheel, bolted the lugs to the "adapter" and towed it, rear wheel down, from Texas to Florida ... then...
• Re: Locked rear axles...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:15:52 -0400
  ...VW claims that 90% of the torque can be applied through the viscous coupling to the front wheels. Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88...
• VW Option Codes
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 22:15:44 -0000
  ...Trans (though not specifically Front axle code) and colour code, and of course Options. Which are: EAQ GF5 018 025 425 571 990 992...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:34:43 -0700
  ...What if i just cut off the drive axles? > I don't need them.... > If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:16:33 -0700
  all tow truck drivers have a rope or something for towing cars backwards ( 2WD ones ) with the front wheels on the ground - they traditionally...
• Re: Doka Look Alike, I reall
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:05:49 -0500
  ...portal axles...<BR>looked at the pricing for these from dynatrac (the OEM) and they run<BR>12,500 for the front, and 11...
• fs parting 88 84 73
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 6 May 2001 18:01:59 -0700
  ...hand brake auto shifter in the front floor 73 84 hubs 73 84 rotors 73 84 axles rear bumpers brackets windows calipers brake booster...
• Odds and Ends
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:25:02 -0600
  ...H axle (1) R/H axle (1) rear wiper motor (1) rear washer bottle and pump (1) rear wiper arm (1) front wiper motor...
• Re: Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 00:06:32 -0500
  ...I would imagine they would also fit the standard Vanagon front wheel bearings but I haven't tried them because I only have one...
• Re: Rear axle replacement advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 25 May 2014 21:41:20 -0700
  Broke the axle? Or had a CV joint fail? Either way, you can R&R it. You�ll need nirtile gloves, 4 freezer bags...
• Re: Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 17:50:51 -0700
  ...Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans Larry, That would be the front and rear axle weights, which are for a regular Syncro 1200kg front...
• Tire Size Comparison
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:04:13 -0400
  ...the GWR (1532#) is adequate for the > stated > 2425# front and 2866# rear axle weight of the Westfalia. I'm > calculating > that 1532# times...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 17:54:39 -0400 (AST)
  ...Silt/water in front diff means extra effort pushing the front axle, and they again heat/die. Or they may leak! >think that one...
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:06:17 EDT
  Flipping the axleshafts end-for-end *will* reverse their direction of rotation. (Whether that will help them last longer, I do not know.) To...
• Re: CV boots life
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 21:27:00 -0700
  ...Ab. $115 / axle in parts. Easy job compared to some modern front drive cars. Leon Torrance, CA 7/29/02 5:25:27 AM...
• Michelin Agilis?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:07:20 -0500
  ...axle inflation pressure of 41psi or higher." -------------------------------- That does NOT include my '87 Wolfsburg which has a recommended rear psi of 40 and front...
• Re: 215/70 R14: Cold Tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:31:34 -0800
  ...pressure? _______________________________________________________________________ I sent Kumho my GVWR numbers per axle and they recommended 38 psi front, 40 psi rear. Good luck, TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987...