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• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:03:19 -0400
  ...sbcglobal.net> >> wrote: >>> >>>  FedEx just delivered axle assembly to my front porch, right on time. >> Yes....this axle is packed full of grease....and...
• Re: 81 Westy - MUST SELL
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 16:22:37 -0800
  ...new axles, less than 1k on > tires. Has poptop with double bed hardly used. Manual transmission and > new brake pads on front. Has a...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:47:42 -0500
  ...If you're repacking cv's you need the axle removed at both ends anyway. I'm just advocating the additional removal of the...
• Syncro drove! For the first time in 13 years!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 14 May 2011 17:15:39 -0400
  ...own power! The rear drive axles are out to be rebuilt, and it drove forwards and backwards in Front wheel drive mode only, proving...
• Nice 4 speed tranny at San Jose Pick N Pull
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:10 -0500
  ...The tranny "looked" pretty good (not as skanky as usual junkyard trannies, perhaps it was rebuilt??) Just removed axles, front mount, starter and clutch...
• Re: Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:21:49 -0500
  ...road, where extreme axle angles are possible, you will probably get away with using rear CV's on the front inners but be prepared...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:07:31 -0800
  Steve, Front bearings are easy, and should be done every time you renew the brakes. Rear bearings are different, and much larger and more...
• Re: Syncro drove! For the first time in 13 years!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 14 May 2011 21:19:29 -0400
  ...On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:16 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The VC can't bind with only front axles...
• Re: towing my van
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:07:47 -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: costco 15" tires
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:17:13 -0700
  ...If I do need only > two--which of course are the front two--Costco will only mount two new tires > on > the rear axle...
• Re: Front axle retaining nut for dIsc brake rotor
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:58:15 -0600
  John Did You Resend this by mistake or not see responses back on the 18th & 19th ~ > On 26 Jun , 2021, at 9:29 AM...
• Re: Wheel Load Rating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 May 2010 11:08:09 -0400
  ...Gross Axle Weight Rating) that count, not the curb weight. GVWR for the Vanagon is 5269# or very close; GAWR is 2646 front and...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:49:40 -0700
  ...inner cv boots on the front axles to have the inner ends of the boot clamped to the axle shaft. But the manual does...
• Re: Rear axle replacement advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 May 2014 06:07:38 -0500
  ...Then remove the end near the transmission and ease the axle out with no drama. If you have someone to apply the brakes as...
• Re: VC: Clinging sound found
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:48:33 +0100
  ...Vanagon drivers worries about their front wheels not turning....Eurovan drivers worries that their back wheels are not turning.... > Helmut > '80 Camper -- Peter Larsson...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:08:22 -0500
  ...front to back, a whole lot, > so that even I could tell it was hosed. > > Being financially strapped, I was given a used axle...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:02:45 -0800
  ...On a Syncro Vanagon, since the > outer front CV's are not interchangeable with the inner front CVs, the > front axles must be rotated...
• Syncro-Tech. front axle Question
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 13 Oct 1996 23:05:25 -0400 (EDT)
  I am putting together the front end to my Syncro and late Sat. night I looked at the Bentley manual,.. I'm not sure...
• Re: Considering a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:41:00 +0200
  ...front tires are bald on outer edges (underinflated? or expen$ive repair > ahead?) May be related to the above plus perhaps the front axle...
• Re: grease points
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 08:34:16 -0800
  ...The syncro front wheel bearings are even sealed. Run 'em till they fail. Mine failed at 158,000, but I think that was due...
• Re: 5spds
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 16:17:53 -0700
  ...I think that I would have to fabricate a front mount, a bell housing adapter and get some custom length axles, but it probably...
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:57:47 +0000
  ...I�ve done the front successfully in the past but the rears look a bit more complicated. I�ve contacted a few shops and...
• Syncro Inner CV Joint Boots
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:03:51 -0400
  ...I am replacing the CV boots on all the axles of my '87 Syncro. The replacement inner front boot/hardware kits arrived with proper...
• VW Vanagon into a trailor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:46:18 -0500
  ...parts "storage" bin into a trailor: -tongue on the front -remove front wheels? -remove axles from outer wheels -etc. Would that work? Great storage...
• Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:11:30 -0800
  ...axle shaft out. My mechanic, says this job is a very large pain and that I will need a lift to suspend the front...
• Re: Interesting Tire Info
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:06:22 -0600
  ...20% 25% FRONT 30% 25% REAR The weight at the left rear is fairly massive compared to the left front.... almost a 50% increase...
• Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil !
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:41:58 -0800
  ...If you take off the axle, you will see it. One of two things happen. Either this cap falls out, or in the case...
• Re: towing concerns...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 16:36:47 -0600
  ...IF you are > towing it with the front end on the ground, the tow truck driver is > looking for trouble. This is a well...
• Reminders for Newbies (and a few Oldies as well)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:41:35 -0500
  Over time we get a crop of new Van owners on the list, and the recent post about the the Axle nut removal tool...
• Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 12:54:50 -0800 (PST)
  ...say "Raise the front end at least 40 cm higher than the rear..." perhaps this should read raise the REAR axle 40 cm higher...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:46:05 -0700
  EMZ wrote: > > Have you been driving this without the drive axle? The front > wheel bearings are suppose to fall apart like that?. What happened...
• Re: Mixing tire treads on 84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:11:56 -0600
  Michael, I am only aware of the incompatibility of bias-ply and radial tires when used on the same axle. Mixing treads and tire...
• Hot nuts up front. was: [Fwd: bosch digifant]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 07:55:42 EDT
  ...note, could anyone tell me if it is normal for the front axles to be a bit warm after a long trip. After a...
• Re: 5 speed SA transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:35:05 -0500
  ...However, the fact that the South African vans have diff locks in the front and also the weaker 14&quot; inch joints suggests that...
• name of strange plastic fittings feeding coolant pipes to radiiator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:18:48 -0800
  ...It comes off the front ot the engine, and is just above the right rear axle and cv joint. It leads to the large...
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:16:06 -0400
  At 20:06 4/20/2000, Rusty Johnson wrote: >Flipping the axleshafts end-for-end *will* reverse their direction of >rotation. (Whether that will...
• Hansen brake kits #2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:29 +1200
  ...problem is that I don't know which of the German front axles my >van has...they were changed about 1984, and my Caravelle...
• [Fwd: SYNCRO QUESTION?)]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 18:27:19 -0700
  ...About the play on the front right, my front axle also has more play than the other side, but all mechanics say it is...
• Help! Difference 2WD/syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:11:40 +0200
  ...Can I use the 2WD drivetrain on a syncro-chassis? Are there differences in the chassis concerning tranny and engine mounts, front axle mounts...
• Re: Sun visor clips?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:15:26 -0600
  ...Whether front axles, rear axles, CV joints, radiator fan resistors, clutch slave cylinders, window cranks etc. I find a use for them out on...
• Re: loaf vs AirVAN
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:03:52 +1300
  ...Besides, air-cooled >Vanagon owners get to subscribe to TWO lists!!!! >Patrick Hmmm...all VWs ever made had independent front suspension. Come to think...
• SDP Says My Front Diff Does Not Exist
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 13:28:47 -0400
  ...T3-Syncro - Front Axle Differential > >Part No. quoted applies to diff. cover only. This is identical for all front >axle differentials regardless of ratio...
• 14" vs 16" Syncro suspensions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:24:57 -0700
  ...I know the CVs are bigger and axle shafts are slightly longer in front but this seems to be the only changes (besides larger...
• leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:16:28 -0700
  ...a red fluid on both of the rubber boots on the front axle, and 2 small puddles on the ground. I might have found...
• Re: what do you think?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:37:48 -0500
  ...below the windshield for >>rust, rust rust. > > > > More importantly, check the front axle beam for rust. Very important. It rusts by the steering box...
• exact specs for synchro westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:37:16 -0400
  ...driveline specs(length of driveshaft to front wheels, length of half-axles,) basically, i want the blueprints for the synchro westfalia. sorry for the...
• Re: GAWR vs AAW
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:51:01 -0800
  ...Front axle weight and rear axle weight. Now you have 'real' data from which to work. Some of us, loaded for fun, with an...
• more on Trans mounts...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:33:44 EDT
  ...I have to remove the swing axle to move the transmission enuf to get the new front mount in? Also, I purchased (from RMMW...
• Re: FRONT DIFF LOCK MERITS & AVAILABILITY
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 May 2006 22:17:37 -0400
  ...With a front and rear locker, instead of getting stuck, you now have the unique capability to break axles or diff shafts pretty much...
• Re: front spring removal question (and rear spring removal answer)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:01:55 +0000
  Do you have a std or syncro? I've changed my front springs in my 2wd Westy a number of times. It is tedious...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:57:59 -0600
  ...them front to rear. >> >> Gary >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Chris S.<szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That front axle weight...
• HEV conversion
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 18:19:37 -0700
  ...Could I replace my 2WD front suspension and steering components with those from a Syncro sans axle shafts? Then install a pair of electric...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:57:48 -0700
  ...You are correct in stating that I didn't intend "rotation of the axle", rather, "pressure on the faces of the inner and outer...
• GVWR of various years?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:19:05 -0800
  ...the '88 over with myself in front, 2 kids in the rear, van empty, and the front axle weight was about 60kg more than...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
  ...Engaged rear locker and went for it (front right axle suspended by outer boot.) It was a very dramatic climb, with many twists and...
• mushy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - rob passehl
  Thu, 27 May 1999 09:24:56 PDT
  ...the front pads look good. couldn't get the rear drums off due to some previous over zealous impact wrench work. i still bled...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:43:53 -0400
  ...Oh yeah...and I would also make sure that the front wheels up dolly had brakes...I owned one that did not...what a...
• CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:44:53 -0700
  ...front to back, a whole lot, so that even I could tell it was hosed. Being financially strapped, I was given a used axle...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 24 May 2002 17:04:26 -0600
  ...On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 04:40 PM, Bill Kasper wrote: > new tires, alignment, problem with front axles, problem with front > diff? front...
• Re: 69 camper
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 10:31:19 GMT
  ...difficulty, either by swapping the spindles or by exchanging the whole front axle (attached by bolts through the chassis). I havn't done it...