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• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:42:29 -0500
  ...removed sleeve and pistons..., mig-weld a metal part to use as a lever...pafff, out in seconds. But, you're engine is still...
• Re: Argh! My transmission went kaput!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 09:51:46 +0000
  ...There are stress points which crack and the inner sleeve then starts to flex not letting the outer sleeve slide freely. When you apply...
• (fwd) Rooftop carrier FS
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 26 Dec 1995 08:26:27 -0800
  ...All the usual disclaimers apply, plus a few others I've got up my sleeve at the moment... Tobin ----------------------------------
• Re: transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:00:05 -0800
  ...If the sleeve is cracked the input shaft will skid and > make noise from grinding the teeth on the sleeve. It is possible too...
• Re: ignition switch removal?
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:37:53 +0000
  ...Did not need any special tools - was a little hard to get the Sleeve or spacer off, but I believe I used a block...
• Re: Technical Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:51:45 +0000
  ...If the 3rd/4th shift sleeve is held from full engagement by the linkage, a Permanent Pop-out condition can rapidly develop. Do NOT...
• Re: westrailer trailer
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:22:51 -0800
  ...Guess he pulled that one out his hat. "Nothing up my sleeve and Presto!" John LiMBO
• spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Thu, 30 May 2002 10:58:02 -0500
  ...I think I need a helicoil or a new sleeve? Can the cylinder head be removed with the engine in the bus? anyone ever...
• REAR CONTROL ARMS
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:08:25 -0400
  ...Anyone got any tricks up they're sleeve? Anyone ever replace these rubber bushings?
• 1.9 and 2.1 rod bolt identification
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:22:21 -0400
  I have a 2.1 motor with the pistons and sleeves removed. Is there any way to tell if it has 1.9 or...
• Euro: 86 VW Transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 21:08:48 -0700
  ...The sleeves, of course, >come right with you when the heads are loose. > >On a search right now for the special tools that looks...
• Re: Can't Get the Screws Back In
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:59:32 -0800
  ...When I try to > >screw them in, they just spin in the sleeve. I am stumped. > >Forgiving you in advance for the ridicule, > >Humbly...
• RE: Tie Rod Ends
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:31:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Inner tie rod then ends at the adjusting sleeve, which then connects to the OUTER tie rod end, which goes to the steering knuckle...
• Re: HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:51:27 -0400
  ...HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve. > Ok, I've started the job I've been putting off for a year and I know why...
• Head removal: Cylinder sleeves came off (also, how to send gerry messages)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:48:28 -0400
  ...The cylinder sleeves seemed practically welded on, and no amount of pounding/torching/prying would separate them from the heads. After trying again this...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:07:45 -0400
  ...Bentley, 42.4, says: "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362, install new sleeves and axle nuts and torque nuts to 500 Nm...
• stuck shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:51:03 -0400
  ...Nuts come off easily enough, but then the bolt itself is thoroughly fused and become one with the inner sleeve in the lower bracket...
• part numbers for link hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:39:45 -0400
  ...at the bottom of the stabilizer link? I have that the sleeve is part number 251411047 I have that the lower plate is part...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:10:36 -0800
  ...The ribs wear very quickly and when this happens, the pivoting occurs between the plastic sleeve and the outer sleeve to a greater and...
• Report: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:56:54 -0800
  ...I cleaned the broken sleeve and bumper surfaces with brake parts cleaner, roughed up the surfaces then used Goop to re-attach the dust...
• Re: Audio options for a Westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 16 May 2000 13:02:15 -0700
  Well, my German Blaupunkt radio required this sleeve but I'm sure any install shop can help you out. Also I assume it varies...
• Re: heating project..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:32:48 -0700
  ...I suggested him to roll up the sleeves, remove the dash and replace the front blower... it's time consuming but not hard I...
• big bore w/boxers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 06:45:11 EDT
  The 1 mm bigger bore does not reduce the longevity of the cylinder sleeves. The thickness of the cylinder is only reduced by .5...
• Re: sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 06:49:26 -0700
  ...The handle is held onto a sleeve with a single machine screw. The sleeve is held into the handle mechanism by a small amount...
• Re: Won't go in ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:40:43 -0800
  Found the culprit! That mystery sleeve that would not the torque converter go in was nothing but a bushing that was left behind by...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:03:59 -0700
  ...you got this covered and whatever the Bell missed, others have covered 10feet deep in &^^%. :-) > > Do not recall if you replaced the Spacer Sleeve...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 05:47:41 -0400
  ...Cylinder sleeves, new problem > I've already tried Home Depot and they don't have anything near 3/4". > Will have to search around...
• Power steering hose
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 12 May 2013 13:23:46 -0700
  ...With protective sleeve pulled off, the pump to pipe hose has a metal connector about midway between the end fittings. What's it for...
• Re: Capacitor fix harnesses for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:25:24 -0400
  ...So far everyone is wrong except Rodney and my cat, but the toaster tells me Rodney has something up his sleeve. ;-) d
• another hatch strut victim
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:31:14 +0200
  ...i found an old plastic vacuum wand, cut in half, to sleeve the d*** things. thank again. AnDrew McCain '82 Diesel(still unregistered) Istanbul...
• Re: Vanagon ala Coca Cola
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:03:40 +1200
  >So take your conc sulfuric and dilute it one part in six with water you will >have battery acid. > >roll up your sleeves and...
• Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:57:53 -0400
  ...A worn gear hub or operating sleve gives this type of slipping out of gear, but VW sells the hub and sleeve together- you...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:56:06 -0500
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and > the > > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > > sticking to it...
• VW tools and 1.9L Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Curt Lewis
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:08:41 -0500
  ...Right now I am interested in the piston pin removal tool (#3091), the cylinder sleeve removal tool (#3092) and the distributor drive shaft tool...
• Re: Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:41:23 -0400
  The last thing you want to do is pull the sleeves out as well. It is a BEAR to get everyhting back together. Take...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:38:56 -0800
  ...And maybe a pack of cigs tucked in your t-shirt sleeve > > > >Only counts if they're Luckys or Camels..... > > You got something against...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:23:46 -0600
  ...Cylinder sleeves, new problem > > > Thanks Tom F. for your input. After pulling the sleeve out a > little > > further, we found that the one of...
• Hummer accessories...actual Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:33:26 -0700
  ...It has a 3-section, shock-corded stiffening rod that fits into a sleeve on the vehicle side of the awning (which is then...
• Remote starter Switch rules! No fuel leaks!
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:06:03 -0700
  ...Even the protective sleeve was scorched. All of the hoses got new sleeves. Anyone have any comments on the clamps that come with the...
• Re: Headlight relay setup not working in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 May 2004 10:30:39 -0700
  ...With the lower cover off you can see the green wiper wires readily but the headlight wires are inside a black plastic sleeve. The...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:16:57 -0800
  ...It is probably a shattered sleeve on the input shaft that connects the main shafts in the bell housing and the main shaft in...
• Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:35:08 -0500
  ...I want to slip a plastic sleeve over the cable so it > won't rub a hole through the tube. > > So my question is...
• Re: NEED HEAD advice
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:09:20 EDT
  There is a way (documented in the archives somewhere) to remove the waterboxer heads (with cylinder sleeves still attached), while leaving the pistons attached...
• Speedo thanks, and still looking for a part
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:15:09 -0600
  ...I think though that I'm missing some sort of sleeve that keeps the reset button from slipping around. Don't suppose anyone has...
• disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:21:29 -0700
  ...broken ring on one side and a huge crack in the sleeve near the bottom of the stroke that went nearly all the way...
• Re: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:59:16 -0700
  ...Those > sleeves > are hardened so they don't Sawzall out easily. > Did you also do the radius rod mounts? I guaranty they are also...
• Re: Tire Wear.. Now: Worn Upper Control Arm Bushings - Alignment Changes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:44 -0400
  ...AFAIK, the inner sleeve(s) is pinched between the frame bits; the arm and outer portion of bushing pivot on the stationary sleeve. The...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 08:52:09 -0500
  ...Before removing the pistons, I tried to put the cylinder sleeves back with the pistons still on the connecting rods. It didn't work...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:27:54 -0400
  ...Only problem is, the piston sleeves are stuck to the > > head. I don't want to pull the head off with the sleeves attached...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:55:07 -0500
  ...New fuel line disintegrates > Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> writes: > >> The problem with the "goo" coming out of the heat sleeves on Vanagon >> fuel...
• EV Muffler Digest - 10 Sep 1997 to 11 Sep 1997
  Historical mailing list - hroth
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:48:57 EDT
  ...Perhaps you just need a sleeve welded on. Good luck Hal ROth
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:32:22 -0800
  ...And maybe a pack of cigs tucked in your t-shirt sleeve Only counts if they're Luckys or Camels.....
• Re: To Buy or Not to Buy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Oct 94 11:21:43 MDT
  ...The sleeves the links run through rust to the lower arm and the links themselves will rust to the sleeves. If this happens, the...
• Re: Sticking Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:11:53 -0300
  ...When I replaced my accelerator cable, I put liquid graphite down the WHOLE cable assembly sleeve and on the cable prior to inserting in...
• Re: Question about rear wheel bearing spacers etc.
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:10:22 -0700
  That vin# is mid-late 1981 model year, so after that the spacer sleeve is already correct. What your is your van? The torque...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:30:46 -0600
  ...meyermann wrote: > >> OEM or aftermarket bushings?? >> > > Shouldn't make any difference, there's a steel sleeve in there that sets > the dimension. > > Yrs, > d >
• Re: westrailer trailer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 08:26:02 -0800
  ...Guess he pulled that one out his hat. > "Nothing up my sleeve and Presto!" Gotta get me a new hat. -- Rocky J Squirrel
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!! How to get to winshield washer pump.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 01:01:57 -0800
  ...The filler neck goes through >a rubber sleeve into the tank, and will separate easily. You only need to >undo the two 13mm bolts...
• Re: Urathane bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 May 2012 13:44:07 -0700
  ...They tend to use a > > metal sleeve that is greased and turns against the poly. The poly > > wears very quickly in this application as...
• Re: Oil temp sender on 84 1.9l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:24:37 -0500
  ...Got an expensive sleeve from NAPA called Cooper electrics or something like that. It's braided and hasn't burned through yet. Don't...