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Re: Steering rack missing part
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 23:15:23 +0000
Don't know that you'd get noise from that unless the end of the boot was flopping around and a metal clamp was...
Bio Diesel Vanagon Photo Booth
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:13:28 -0500
These guys are doing a Bio Diesel conversion in a Vanagon Westy and adding a photo booth and touring the country---should give Vanagons...
What symptoms from leaking AFM boot?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:57:00 -0400
...What symptoms would one likely see from a crack in the rubber boot between the AFM and the throttle body? Thanks, Marc Perdue
Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:47:17 -0400
...Sensor lead is separate, female fast-on with boot that connects to the likewise booted female fast-on on the harness with a double...
Re: Short c.v. Axles ?
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:50:59 -0400
...He was glaring at me, as if I’d > > brought the problem into their shop with the Rockford 40mm boots. > > He finally got a...
Re: RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 15:33:34 -0700
...The boot is fine. I have replaced it and the boot -- no help. I had a pro (Chirco's in Tucson) replace it and...
Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - AD Felder
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:04 -0700
There seems to be a lot of confusion about these boots, and the shift linkage change from 82, 83 and on.� It is not...
greasing CV joints
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 18:45:38 -0800
I recently removed, cleaned and regreased all 4 of my CV joints and installed new boots on my 87 Vanagon. I need to do...
Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:09:14 -0800
...Did I fail to mention that my van has power windows, mirrors and door locks? Lots of wires running through that boot. So off...
Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 May 95 16:44:10 EDT
> >2) All of the rubber boots protecting the ball joints have rotted away. > >Would it be easier to change them individually or replace the...
Re: 1991 westy: torn CV boots on AT - best course of action?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:00:56 -0600
...That given, unless the boots have been torn a long time, 108,000 miles isn't a lot. The FACTORY CV's, properly and...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:08:37 -0500
...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts > > At 11:16 AM 8/30/2011, Jim Felder wrote... >> Johnson Foreign Auto, my local...
steering rack boot- lubricant.
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:40:34 -0700
Hi all I replaced a torn steering rack boot over the weekend. Mechanism under it looked reasonable, but I'm wondering if I should...
Re: Bus CV boot life
Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:15:19 -0500
I have installed many cv boots over the years , even ones that had to be modified. The reason they break quick is they can...
love handles and mud flaps
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:31:54 -0600
Booty Bench? You know, the booty that you could use for a work bench. On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 09:18 AM, Automatic...
Re: Inner CV boot replacement on an '81
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:15:41 -0500
...Inner CV boot replacement on an '81 I was crawling around underneath the van last night, and noticed the driver's side CV boot...
New owner questions
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:44:13 -0800
...I found that one of the front half-shafts needs a outer CV boot. When I move the shaft, it will move left to...
Re: Transaxle Boots.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 18:42:13 EDT
Listees, I have a ripped boot on one of the transaxles on my 86. Are they as easy and as messy as replacing the...
Re: E-Code Light Question
Historical mailing list - Steve
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:24:18 -0800
...Perhaps it would not have been so frustrating had i learned that a boot was necessary or would not be included prior to my...
Is Lobro a good make for CV joint?
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Tue, 7 Jan 1997 21:23:41 -0000
I can get a so called Lobro (umlaut over the first o) CV joint kit (includes boot, grease, clips etc) for GB#41.12...
CV Boot replacement...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:57:56 -0800
While under my van replacing the coolant hoses, I was disheartened to note that three of my CV boots are torn at the small...
Re: CV joint boots
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:28:45 -0400
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volkswagen-vw-cv-joint-boot-kit-vanagon-tra nsporter-campmobile-251598201 Covered by a lifetime warranty too! -----Original Message...
Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 10:14:06 +0000
...Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1471_300/fuel-injector-electrical-plug-boot.html > > > http://www.ebay...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:44:15 -0500
...The problem is the boots and good quality German boots. Jim > On Apr 28, 2014, at 5:51 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM...
CV Joints
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:15:53 -0400
...I originally bought some "inexpensive" CV boots from a mail-order VW parts dealer, and installed them. A couple weeks later, I notice the...
Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:34:45 -0500
...to pay for the boots but free replacement CV joints from VW. > So I purchased a pair of Lobro boot kits and replaced them...
CV boot study
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:13:32 -0800
In case some of you have missed it, Andreas has posted some results of a pretty nifty CV boot durability test on the IG17...
rubber boots
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:29:02 -0500
While doing an air filter change yesterday and cleaning electrical contacts on the engine I noticed that two of the rubber boots that protect...
Wanted:Off Road Vehicle CV Boot etc. Protection
Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:53:47 +0000
Does anybody know where I can order the CVJoint Boot Guards and the Water Pump/Alternator Belt Guards for my 89 syncro? TIA, Hermann...
looking for Rubber boot for air circulation blower on gas heater 85GL
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:01:35 -0800
There is the 6 inch rubber boot between the back of the steel compartment under the seat and the air circulation blower located to...
Re: Grease on axel
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:16:00 -0700
...I replaced the boots on my CV joints a few years ago. A year or so later, I was checking under the van in...
Re: E-Code Light Question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:13:00 -0800
...As I have stated in one of the previous emails the replacement lights do not come with boots. I have never once said that...
Re: CV Boots
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Mar 96 11:26:37 +0100
...I bought a boot seal and have been procrasyinating >because of the effort of removing all those clogged up allen headed screws. >if do...
Vanagon Power Steering Rack Boot
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Wed, 22 May 1996 16:09:18 -0500
Has anyone replaced the boot on the power steering rack? If so, how difficult is it? How long did it take? Any special tools...
WTB: Syncro intake boot
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:05:09 -0400
I need a Syncro intake boot that goes between the air filter housing and the water separator. It looks like this: http://www.gowesty...
Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:37:42 -0400
Hi all, Please keep answers on list as I’ve wanted new boots for these connectors but just can’t find them. I also...
Re: E-Code Headlight Boots?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 20:16:50 +0200
Davidson wrote: > On the back of the boots is the following: (Hella Logo), "9GH 116 966-01 > GRAU f. H4-Lampe, 9GH 116 966...
Special Vanagon List price on 1.9l Air Boot
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:13:06 -0400
Almost every 1.9l Vanagon (83.5-85) that I have seen has an intake air boot that is starting to deteriorate or has...
thanks
Historical mailing list - freeholder bill
Sat, 13 Dec 1997 01:08:41 -0700
...It was a miserable job, but now the driver's side has new joints and boots. (The boots were ripped on that side.) I...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:46:12 -0400
...You really should replace the bolts and ideally just get new boot kits. The better ones will include the hardware with washers. Loose-broken...
Re: Syncro Springs On My 2WD 84' Westy
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:06:51 -0700
...While checking the transaxle fluid the > other day, I noticed that one of my CV boots have gone bad. > That makes two going bad...
Re: Eurovan e-brake boot (picture)
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:29:16 -0800
...Eurovan e-brake boot (picture) > > >Today I put a '95 Eurovan e-brake boot on my Vanagon brake lever. It still >needs to be...
EV Power Steering Boots - Disintegrating
Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
Sat, 25 Jan 1997 21:28:58 -0500 (EST)
...I found my right side powersteering boot ripped in half at 40k. The part was only $9.00 but the labor was two hours...
Re: aircooled air boot needed
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:04:17 -0500
Mike, I tore my boot getting it off, years ago, and my shop put in a patch with some inner tube rubber and black...
Same Syncro CV Boots F/R?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 12:15:35 -0800
Are the boots I need for the outside CV joints on my Syncro the same part for front and rear? (I seem to remember...
Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Feb 1997 01:03:46 -0500 (EST)
...what do you Brits mean by a "boot"??? chris
Re: Disk brake guide pin boots
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:04:14 -0600
...Disk brake guide pin boots >> >> I replaced the upper and lower ball joints on my 91 this week (can there >> be a dirtier job...
Re: CV boot replacement, Syncro front outer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:39:21 -0400
Easiest way to change an outer boot is un bolt the top ball joint and then you can work the CV out from behind...
Re: Is my clutch slave failing?
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:31:12 -0500
> Check real closely though...I had a bad salve cylinder but the rubber boot on > the outside was masking the bad seal by holding...
Re: 1991 Vanagon Front Brake Caliper Rebuild Struggle
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Thu, 20 May 2021 10:49:10 -0700
...Best Brent Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2021, at 8:01 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The boot gets installed...
Re: very mysterious tranny problem...
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:50:13 EDT
...All the friction points were easy to see after pulling the boot off the floor. The lip of the shifter boot just slips under...
Re: tie rod boots
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:03:36 -0700
...these: > > > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/tie-rod-ends/boot-tie-rod-end-113415835 > Wasn't me, someone else gets credit for...
Re: What symptoms from leaking AFM boot?
Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 07:45:56 -0400
...The culprit turned out to be a loose AFM boot. Ed 84'Westy
Re: '86 CV Boots
Historical mailing list
Sat, 17 Aug 1996 11:58:00 -0400
...I bought the outboard boots from VW, and I dont want to pay that much again, >> I may be wrong, but aren't the...
Re: 1.9L WBX Intake Boot
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:14:46 -0800
...1.9L WBX Intake Boot I need to replace the cracked intake boot on my van. Does anybody have one for sale? -John '85...
Re: Cv boots cracking
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:26:28 -0700
...A properly packed joint > will NOT have any grease in or on the boot. After install the boot needs to > be vented so that...
Re: Air intake boot
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:57:45 -0400
What year/engine van do you have? I have the 1.9l and 2.1l Boots in stock. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16...
Re: Syncro CV Madness..
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 00:09:49 -0400
I'll butt in since I'm in the middle (one axle done, one to go) of putting new boots on the front of...
CV boots--again
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:27:11 -0600
...I heard tell on this list how the OEM boots were heavy and pliable like boots of yore, and not like the paper-thin...
Power Steering rack boot
Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:20:01 -0700
...while recconoitering the impending radiator swap I noticed that the boots were not attached to the rack and so, of course, allowed water and...