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• Re: 88 With a Squeaky Front End
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:22:11 EDT
  ...I did the upper ball joints also ($30 ea). Even though they were good they had torn boots. Ken Hunter 82 Westy 1.9D...
• Re: Upper trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:35:51 -0400
  ...Everything came out pretty easily, however while taking things apart I noticed that my upper ball joint boot was shredded and there was rusty...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-669)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 28 May 2002 22:59:55 -0700
  ...HMHYPFAFEA? > > With the istallation of these parts they charged me $42.00 > 2 each upper ball joint #22( 251 407 361) > 2 each lower...
• Re: creaking from right side upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:13:45 -0700
  You likely know more than I do about 'wrenchy' subjects but SaVannah had this symptom a few months ago and the upper ball joint...
• Upper Control Arm Bushings R/R
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:37:03 -0400
  ...In an attempt to solve the problem, he had the ball joints redone about two weeks ago by a reputable shop in Columbus. They...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:49:24 -0500
  ...Oh well, another time! Regarding the ball joints, you wrote, "The upper ones take about 45min top each side, the lower ones are more...
• repair advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 19 May 1997 17:35:50 -0400
  ...They say that my left upper ball joint is going. They also checked the alignment, and the camber on the right wheel was -2...
• busdepot price on Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 16:58:59 -0700
  ...Need the upper ball joint as well. I would like to give you the business. thanks gary __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 May 2018 20:56:42 -0700
  ...Subject:* Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s) > > > > > With the arm freed from the upper ball joint, if the bushing is failing...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:42:21 -0400
  ...Now, this was only the uppers, can't speak yet as to how tough the lower ones are. Jeff
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:47:11 -0800
  On 2/16/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > What an electrical engineer with an RF background is doing...
• Re: Ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:42:35 +0000
  ...hold the ball joint stud when re-installing. > > To manage the assembly, the caliper should be removed, the upper ball joint disconnected, and the...
• Getting parts numbers
  Historical mailing list - Dale
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 21:32:53 -0600
  ...Then I am going to work on the front end and I need driver side upper ball joint, possibly lower ball joint, coil spring...
• syncro-front axle inner cv joint boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:57:59 -0700
  ...is off -upper ball joint needs to be removed, not the tapered part, but just the 2 bolts holding it in upper control arm...
• Subject: Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:59:50 -0700
  ...a minor miracle of physics, that's what! I took all my stuff---upper and lower control arms and lower ball joints to a...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:05:30 -0600
  ...lower ball joints really support all the weight on the front. The > uppers > really just keep the tire upright. The lower joints are the...
• Re: Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:39:22 -0800
  ...A few weeks ago I replaced worn upper ball > joints > and put on new shocks all around. The lower ball joints looked ok, the...
• Re: Shake, Rattle, and Roll...
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:35:22 -0400
  Also worth mentioning, check the upper ball joints. I rode in a buddy's vanagon and the back end shook like heck. He said...
• Re: Ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:16:04 -0400
  ...hold the ball joint stud when re-installing. > > To manage the assembly, the caliper should be removed, the upper ball joint disconnected, and the...
• Re: Front end seems wrong (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:26:30 -0600
  ...If there is significant wear in the ball joints or upper control arm bushings you should be able to feel the movement WITH YOUR...
• Re: control arm bushings got the squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:00:12 -0600
  ...2 each upper ball joint #22( 251 407 361) 2 each lower ball joint #20 ( 251 407 187) 2 each strut rod bushings damping...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:04:42 -0700
  ...For example I had never seen a badly trashed lower ball joint on a Vanagon that did not involve first a bad boot. Then...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:38:02 -0600
  ...I am just changing the strut/spring and to get better access I removed the two top bolts of the upper ball joint. Now...
• Re: Squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 May 2016 21:23:54 -0400
  ...The easy test is to remove the two bolts holding the upper ball joint to the control arm. Then you can move the arm...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:59:40 -0800
  One of our esteemed listees mentioned some time back that a railroad spike had the heft and taper to do the job in an...
• Re: front suspension problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:40 -0400
  ...vertically, observe the various joints in >> > the suspension system like the upper and lower ball joints and the >> > upper >> > A frame. You should be...
• Re: rebuilding front suspension
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:34:21 -0700
  ...Some aftermarket parts may not last as long. (see threads on upper ball joints and upper control arm bushings). The UCA bushings on my...
• Re: Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 10:14:34 -0800
  ...A few weeks ago I replaced worn upper ball joints >and put on new shocks all around. The lower ball joints looked ok, the...
• Re: Mushy steering, wallowing ride
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 22:18:46 -0600
  ...The upper ball joints have both been replaced this > year and seem not to affect this mushy feeling and I switched tires from one...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:13:38 -0800
  ...Wheels off. > > Next, remove the two Allen bolts holding the upper ball joint and lift > the wishbone arm up to free the steering arm...
• FS '87 Vanagon GL - 4th Price Reduction
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:06:43 -0400
  ...New alternator, water pump, Front rotors, wheel bearings, front windshield, left front upper ball joint, throttle cable. Less than 100 miles on new pro...
• Eurovan CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:49:00 -0500
  ...Mark the position of the upper ball joint eccentric bushing. Don't want to pay for an alingment do we. 5. Unbolt the tie...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?-upper control arm bushings!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 23:23:51 -0700
  ...A long thread over on thesamba about premature upper ball joint (boot IIRC) failures. Sure, maybe some are user install error related (can't...
• Re: Ball joint question.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 02:14:59 +0200
  ...If I were driving a 2WD, I would have taken the lower joint off too, just to get to the upper joint more easily...
• Re: Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:05:40 -0700
  ...Before you start working, inspect your upper and lower ball joints and plan on replacing them if the rubbers are cracked or broken. I...
• Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:38:15 -0500
  ...An examination shows pretty deteriorated bushings on the A as well as upper ball joints that have cracked rubber boots/bushings. I looked online...
• FS: 1987 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:21:05 -0400
  ...New left front upper ball joint. New front windshield professionally installed. Newish DieHard. Good Michelins. Looking for $5500/BO. Vehicle is located in Western...
• Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report) Steering Feel!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:08:58 -0700
  ...bolts holding the ball joint to the upper control > arm? Guess you missed that recall. Most of the replacement ball joints > include new Allen...
• Re: Brake whoas
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:17:26 -0700
  ...Brake whoas Scott; Check the rubber bellows on the upper ball joints. If they are torn(likely) replace the joint. Good Luck and Drive...
• Re: Parts needed for '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:17:44 -0400
  ...with key > end cap bumpers, rear > ball joint, upper, right > CV joint, inner, outer, right > CV joint bolts > brake backing plate > speedometer > refrigerator > sink...
• Re: Ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:28:27 -0400
  ...hold the ball joint stud when re-installing. >> >> To manage the assembly, the caliper should be removed, the upper ball joint disconnected, and the...
• '85 springs to a 90GL?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 09:19:38 -0600
  ...rack for a manual duringthe same procedure and replace the upper ball joints, so an alignment is pretty much a given. TIA DM&FS
• Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:07:19 -0400
  ...Is there any sort of lubricant that might give me some short term quieting relief? I just replaced the passenger side upper ball joint...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 24 May 2002 17:04:26 -0600
  Tires have sufficient meat, new upper ball joints and tie rod ends, and it's coming from the rear somewhere, anyway. Seems to be...
• Tie Rod Boot
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Wed, 3 May 2006 09:43:08 -0400
  Ok, so I just finished my new upper trailing arm bushing and ball joint replacement,(Thanks Dennis) no more squeaking! Next on my list...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT! Fryeday addition
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:12:07 -0600
  As long as you don't get accused of jerkin' the gerkin......... DM&FS >Did you think engineers used their fingers to get the...
• Fw: Syncro Parts or standard?
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:54:02 +0100
  ...for my 87 Syncro, oh yes, and an upper right balljoint plus front outer driveshaft joint rubber. Question is.... are all these parts the...
• Vanagons FS
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 14:59:04 -0400
  ...Newer water pipes, rear wheel cylinders/brake shoes/hand brake cables, upper ball joint, head gaskets/reconditioned heads. New Yoko 356's on order...
• tranny, ball joints, stabilizer bushings
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 01:02:31 -0600
  ...Now I want to tackle the upper ball joints and stabilizer bushings. What am I in for? Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones" "'And...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:04:50 -0600
  ...The upper and >lower ball joints hold the spindle arm to the upper and lower control >arms. You can use the newer spindle arm...
• Re: New tires, now my Westy wanders a bit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:06:35 -0400
  ...You may want to your upper ball joints. Drive well, jim BajaLeo wrote: > New Yoko's, 185R-14 load "D" and my van seems...
• Re: eurovan wheels
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:44:10 -0700
  ...2wd Vanagons can not tolerate ET44 offset without clearance problems up front between the tire and the upper ball joint. Syncros don't have...
• Tires/upper balljoint/steering rack work. Report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:54:42 -0800
  ...I replaced both upper ball joints, and lubed the steering rack. Now my steering is easier. I suspect lubing the rack made the biggest...
• Re: rebuilding front suspension
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:57:44 -0500
  ...advice on what exactly I should consider > replacing? Ball joints (upper and lower or just upper?), tie rod ends?, > bushings? > > Thx, > Mark > Seattle WA >
• Re: Remove front suspension etc. as unit?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:19:40 -0800
  ...seperate upper arm from upper ball > joint, remove springs/shocks and drop lower parts as a unit? > > That way I could either sell as...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 19:29:12 -0500
  ...phishman068@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I've got to pull two upper ball joints which are just spinning (have the > bolts half out) and no...
• Re: Syncro ball joints-- Moug?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 09:41:06 -0700
  ...and for alignment. > > The mechanic strongly recommended replacing the left > upper ball joint, and > I agreed to let him install a Moug brand part...
• Passed Emissions-Failed Safety Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 16 May 2003 13:10:56 -0400
  ...I failed safety on bad upper ball joints (been hearing a "clanking" but with so much talk about KYB shocks causing a clanking sound...
• 1986 VW Bus - Volkswagen Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:29:28 -0400
  ...JOINTS, GEAR REDUCTION STARTER, REAR BRAKE SHOES, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, FRONT CALIPERS, FRONT BRAKE PADS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, UPPER BALL...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:34:28 -0400
  ...Extending the > shocks will put the ball joints beyond the angles they can handle. > GoWesty sells a spacer for the upper ball joint.