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• Re: steering relay gear
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:59:17 EDT
  Speaking of steering..... I have had a bit too much play in the steering in the Syncro lately. Found out that the u-joint...
• FOR SALE - Manual Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:12:47 EDT
  FOR SALE - Manual steering rack from an '84 used for 89Kmi. Good condition. $75.
• Re: Silly Question, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:41:42 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/tie-rod-assembly/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/steering-rack-boot/ The tie rods and boots don't care...
• Inner tie rods
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:44:43 -0500
  ...I have urethane bushings all around except the steering rack, haven’t changed those old decrepit bushings yet and when I hit about 65...
• Re: Steering Locks
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...note that i put a >? there. > >however, the 73 i had did have a steering lock. also, 69 is the first year >for steering...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:51:50 EDT
  I bought an new '85 Vanagon with power steering. Liked it. It went out a few miles after the warranty expired. VW wanted $600...
• Re: A Tie-rods question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:45:45 -0500
  ...There's no specific "Replace a torn > steering > bellows" procedure in my manuals, though they cover removing the > steering > box and removing the tie...
• Off topic Friday post
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 6 Dec 2019 22:05:50 -0600
  ...Was turning the steering wheel tonight, heard a snap, and the airbag light came on. Noticed shortly after that the steering wheel controls wouldn...
• Re: power steering recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:27:06 -0400
  ...power steering recommendations ​Hello,looks like my 2 year old Power steering pump died a horrible death. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
• Power steering install to 84Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:28:48 +0900
  ...Then, he is thinking about exchange to power steering. Is Power steering exchange possible? What part must he prepare? I want to know all...
• Power Steering Leak
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:27:35 -0400
  ...Also noticed that my power steering fluid is low. I filled it up and it's low again - obviously a power steering leak somewhere...
• Steering wheel disassembly
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Tue, 17 May 2005 16:47:52 -0500
  Hi all, The metal ring for the horn on the bottom of my steering wheel got mangled yesterday so I'm trying to replace...
• Re: Blinker cancelation switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 May 2008 14:46:09 -0700
  ...When off, I noticed a notch on the > underside of the steering wheel adapter plate that would seemingly catch on > the cancellation mechanism (on...
• 71 Steering - Is this bad?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Oct 1994 01:21:26 -0400
  ...I have verified that this is not play in the steering linkage, either going into the box or coming out -- it's inside. My...
• Re: Steering coupling / universal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:04:18 -0600
  Frank Condelli wrote: > In a message dated 6/24/00 12:11:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > << Steering coupling...
• Re: vw part # for power steering pump switch
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:30:43 -0700
  ...for the power steering pump > switch that sends the signal to the ECU to increase the idle when the > power > steering pump is under...
• Re: power steering rack leaking, "how to"
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:00:15 -0400
  Go to this website and look to the left for steering. There are two links for power steering rack replacement. I used these when...
• 87 Westy - Unknown Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Timothy S. Randle
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:19:30 -0800
  ...I have an '87 Vanagon GL Westy (with power steering) and the listed replacement steering rack boots don't match the cracked boots I...
• Re: driving an unbelted, leaking power-steering rack
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 07:39:33 -0500
  ...I once drove a 78 Mercury Zephyr (aka Ford Fairmont) in that condition...I had a bad leak and eventually the power steering accessory...
• Removing Steering Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:41:28 EST
  Any suggestions for removing the steering wheel will be appreciated. I have a "steering wheel puller" stashed at mom's which I could have...
• Re: Steering wheel problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 08:53:03 -0600
  ...Well Stan made me think of my horn problems on my steering wheel. Several months ago, the contact ring on the on the upper...
• Re: power steering, oil light, batt. light???
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:03:46 -0400
  "kept driving the last 100 yards or so and the battery light and oil light stayed lit and the power steering went out. " To...
• Re: Consensus wanted....OK to drive with power steering belt detached for awhile???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:10:35 -0700
  been driving my 91 van with no power steering pump or fluid reseroir since 1998 and PO a year before that Nearly 80,000...
• Power Steering Lines on E-Bay
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:30:54 -0400
  Custom made, power steering hose for All model Vanagons up for auction on eBay. Follow this link to view: <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:03:18 -0800
  >I just want to be clear by what you mean by 'steering knuckle.' >I call that the Upright/Spindle, tho that name isn't...
• manual power steering rack for sale, fits all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:23:03 EST
  manual power steering rack for sale make me an offer chris
• Wagon-R power steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 6 May 2002 18:02:20 +1200
  Hi Yoshi Any luck getting information on that power steering conversion from the Suzuki Wagon-R?
• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:55:03 EDT
  i tried to put a '86 audi 5000 steering wheel on the vanagon - no go. chris
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:03:25 -1000
  ...Turned ignition on moved loose steering wheel >>>> up and down etc and the horn goes off as I move the steering wheel. Take >>>> steering...
• Re: 85 Steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:29:23 -0800
  ...85 Steering wheel > Hi Volks, > > One of the quirks on my parents '85 auto westy is beginning to bug > me. The power steering is...
• steering rack u-joint
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:40:41 -0600
  Greetings everyone, Recently when driving slowly on rough dirt roads I noticed a knocking, rattling sound that I can feel in the steering. Today...
• Fw: steering rack replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:40:45 -0600
  Two years ago, it cost me around $1100 CND to replace the steering rack in my '87 non-syncro Westy. Of that, $800 was...
• Horn Problem
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 16:03:51 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if the wiring to the steering wheel in 85 Vanagon GL's is hot or cold wired? The old horn has...
• Re: POST: Steering Column Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 15:35:45 -0400
  ...On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote: > Steering Column Volt Meter which will display levels of...
• Re: Loose steering
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:41:15 -0700
  Eric Henning wrote: > > After I got new tires I noticed how easy my steering was. Eric, Be sure to check the pressure in those...
• reverse power steering
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:13:29 -0400
  Hello to all power steering/hydraulic gurus I am trying to find a power steering pump that runs the reverse direction as the motor...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:00:03 -0400
  ...is power steering fluid generic? I need to add some power steering fluid (I think), went to the FLAPS to buy some. But the...
• Play at Manual Steering Rack and Bushings ok? (VIDEO)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:55:06 -0800
  Hellooooo again all! Is this amount of play between my manual steering rack and bushings normal? Rack movement is the same at all 4...
• Re: steering wheel/seats
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:49:41 EST
  I just the steering wheel higher because if my long legs. that's why I asked. Shaggy
• Re: Steering "click sound" '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:59:14 -0700
  Jeff, There are a few small screws that hold the horn ring to the steering wheel. These little guys loosen up and rub while...
• Re: steering still clunking
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 23:40:30 EST
  ...My steering couplings all "looked" good and were properly torqued but that same noise was driving me insane too (I was thinking bad shock...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:34:39 +0000
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like >> > > the downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column >> > > in the >> > event >> > > of...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:50:26 -0700
  the only way one wheel could be straight, and the other toe-ed in or out, if you hold the steering that way while...
• Re: Playing Peekaboo w/ steering wheels
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 04:25:32 -0500
  ...I imagine that no power > steering might re-define "Armstong" steering once again! > > At 02:48 10/11/98 -0400, Mike Ray wrote: > >Hi...
• Loose steering column shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jan 2023 11:50:32 -0600
  The splined shaft to which the steering wheel attaches has gotten really loose. I can grip the wheel and move it back and forth...
• Re: Power steering rack install?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:18:01 -0700
  At 7/14/2011 12:19 PM, Ken Wilford wrote: >Rob, assuming that installing power steering on a non-power steering >vanagon is going...
• removing dash w/o steering column
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:04:55 -0400
  ...Do I really have to take off the steering column in order to take the top off the dash? I kinda want to avoid...
• Re: Cannot remove steering arm! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 May 1995 17:32:55 -0700 (PDT)
  On Sat, 6 May 1995, Nicholas Durie wrote: > having great difficuly removing the steering arm from the > splined steering shaft. I have used a...
• Re: More Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 17:43:39 EDT
  ...Bill, you are steering him wrong. My steering wheels are not benT. as They are str8 -- not tan but brown. I'd be curious...
• Re: how do you disassemble an '83 steering wheel?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:36:24 EST
  ...button parts out of an 83 steering > wheel? I found directions in the archives for a '91 steering wheel, but it > seems to be...
• Re: horn beeps when i turn the steering wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 11 May 2005 15:03:45 -0400
  There's a ground wire that runs down the steering shaft from that brass ring. Could it be making ground when it shouldn't...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:31:16 -0800
  ...On 01/30/2013 06:40 PM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Had the dash off and am re-securing the steering column. (1981...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:33:45 -0500
  Gab, VW specified Dexron ATF for the power steering on your Vanagon, not power steering fluid. I doubt the failure you experienced was due...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 08:46:26 EDT
  ...There are 2 universals between the steering column and the rack. There is also an tubular extension which connects to the universal closest to...
• Re: Power Steering Sender
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:22:17 -0600
  ...Power Steering Sender >I just noticed what looks like a leak from the sender on the back of my power >steering pump on my...
• Re: intermittent sound w/ steering--'87 GL Westi
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:17:38 -0400
  Gail, Try spraying some silicone lube at the base of the steering column (where it goes into the rubber boot and then into the...
• Vanagons for Sale: SF Bay area
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 11:00:18 -0700
  ...1990 dark blue, 33k miles, Automatic, Power steering, A/C, Power windows & door locks, CC, Radio/Casette 1989 charcoal, 53k miles, Standard, Power steering...
• Re: Steering/front end "Clack!" sound - then no sound!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:57:44 -0800
  ...between the rack, gear box, and steering column. I just wish that clacking sound would come back so I could trouble shoot it! <rolls...
• What Grease to use on the Steering Box? ('81)
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:08:12 -0800 (PST)
  Hello Everyone, I am going to replace the torn boots on my rack and pinion steering box. This is not power steering. I read...
• RE: Power Steering Fluid Loss
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 30 Jun 97 23:23:54 UT
  For loss of power steering fluid check the ends of the steering rack - inside the boots. The rack in my '87 began leaking, but...