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• Syncro Front Axle Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:31:53 -0600
  Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles of a 1987 Syncro...
• Syncro CV Madness..
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 06:27:44 +0000
  ...CV-JOINTS front axle inner $167.88 each front axle outer $101.67 each rear axle $208.90 each all four joints same price...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:16:15 -0400
  ...Syncro Front Axle Removal Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:43:57 -0700
  ...Driving with just the stub axles in the front hubs gives proper support to the front wheel bearing but you loose the speedometer function...
• Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:04:20 -0700
  ...Vanagon Transporter Vanagon Carat Vanagon Westfalia Vanagon Syncro Transporter Vanagon Syncro Westfalia Vanagon Syncro AdventureWagen Please identify vehicle Actual Weights Front Axle .. If known...
• ISO Syncro front axles
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 07:37:34 -0800
  Looking for new or rebuilt front axles for the Syncro. Thanks, Peter [text/html]
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:07:14 -0700
  Didn't we list all these before? broken cv, broken axle, broken wheel bearing. can't drive syncro with a front axle out, the...
• Re: Transmission question AND front axle solution opportunity
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:12:05 -0400
  ...For the front axle are we talking a shaft to a wheel or the center drive shaft? Center drive shaft likely has vibration problems...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Axles and Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 13:43:29 -0400
  Rennie Wible wrote: > Just as the subject goes. . . > > A customer just got a syncro without the driveshaft and front axles. > Any help locating these...
• Fwd: Transmission question AND front axle solution opportunity
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:35:21 +0000
  ...2002.) Why would the front axle be disconnected? There is a drive shaft and a re-man front axle shaft - still need to find...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Removal
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:13:39 -0700
  ...Syncro Front Axle Removal Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles...
• Re: Vanagon weight
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 Nov 96 14:33:32 CST
  ...that gave me a total bus weight, and a front-axle/rear-axle weight. 3740 total weight, 1940 front axle, 1820 rear axle that...
• Syncro front axle spline damage problem
  Historical mailing list - V H Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:31:55 -0800
  ...Syncro front axles : Are the inner rear CV joints really the same as the stock inner front ones even though they have different part...
• Re: weigh differences
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:16:19 -0500
  ...2100 lbs on the front axle, 1960 lbs on the rear axle. so the luggage rack and poptop and cabinets put 70lbs more on...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:03:53 -0600
  ...On VolksCafe's site the front outer CV kit is $174.95... The front axle assembly is only $174.95! Seems like good deal...
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:30:55 -0700
  ...you can't remove the two front axles.. the bearings in the hubs depend on the stub axles, part of the front axles, being...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:34:28 +0100
  ...On VolksCafe's > site the front outer CV kit is $174.95... The front axle assembly is only > $174.95! Seems like good deal...
• Re: Need front axle !
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 21:02:19 -0500
  ...Need front axle ! > > > Hi! > I quickly need a front axle with good C.V. joints to fit an 87' > Syncro. > Unfortunatly I am very...
• Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:32:32 -0600
  ...If known >Rear Axle .. If known >Total Vehicle Weight > >Please Indetify load Comments .. > >Example > >all fluids full: gas, propane, water >driver in front >one...
• Different Facts: Axels/CVs, Helmut and Andrew:
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:31:52 +0100
  ...Will you use Vanagon or Porsche axles? The vanagon axles are too thin for the Audi 108mm CVs except the axles from the 16...
• Re: Curb wieght of a fat Westy
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:35:55 -0500
  ...one for the front wheels (steering axle) of the truck, a 2nd one for the rear double axles (driving axles) of the truck part...
• Re: Syncro drove! For the first time in 13 years!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 14 May 2011 20:22:32 -0400
  Craig, that is great! I actually had one customer that was driving around on his front axles only for several months! I didn't...
• Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:32:38 -0500
  ...Front axle was 1640 lbs. Rear axle was 1860 lbs. That's 47/53 with driver on board. jonathan
• Syncro Front Axle Nut Sizes
  Historical mailing list - kris weber
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:24:37 -0500
  > I need to replace the front CV on my Syncro Westy. Does anyone know the > axle nut size and also the size on the...
• HD Syncro Front Axles now available
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:58:55 EDT
  ...have bigger front CV joints than a Hummer! Price is $1500 assembled and packed with grease. Just remove your old axle. Replace the final...
• Re: Westy Weight
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 12:42:56 -0400
  ...you need, I > decided to weigh my Westy. > > Adjusted Front Axle ~ 1825# > Adjusted Rear Axle ~ 1915# > > To figure full up weight, add > 14 gallons...
• Re: Removing Syncro front axles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 19:00:03 -0400
  ...Removing Syncro front axles > Does anyone know if the Syncro can be run with out the > front axles. I need my Syncro to get...
• Need front axle !
  Historical mailing list - Ravicka V
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:49:40 -0600
  Hi! I quickly need a front axle with good C.V. joints to fit an 87' Syncro. Unfortunatly I am very low on funds...
• Syncro Front Axle Source
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:16:05 -0400
  Guys, am looking to replace the front axles and bearings on my 90 Syncro. Am shopping the usual suspects but wonder if someone out...
• Re: Not exactly...was: towing with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 08:24:57 -0800
  ...The closer your hitch gets to the rear axle (front to back direction), the lower the forces are that act on the yaw component...
• Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info / all years
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:53:25 -0700
  ...Vehicle ..Year & Model Camper or Non Camper Syncro Please identify vehicle Actual Weights Front Axle .. If known Rear Axle .. If known Total Vehicle Weight...
• Re: Syncro CV Madness..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 15:48:45 -0400
  ...are in CDN. > >CV-JOINTS >front axle inner $167.88 each >front axle outer $101.67 each >rear axle $208.90 each all four...
• Removing Syncro front axles
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 07:57:35 -0400
  Does anyone know if the Syncro can be run with out the front axles. I need my Syncro to get to work and If...
• Re: Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:20:26 -0600
  ...jimt On 10/9/05 5:38 PM, "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote: > Larry, > That would be the front and rear axle weights...
• Re: Bentley 258 ft/lbs Front Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:19:51 -0800
  ...For 85 2wd Vanagon, Bentley states 258 ft/lbs torque on front axle nut. > This must be a mistake, no? > *Miguel* > > *The free soul...
• Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 01:52:44 -0400
  ...To quote from '68-79 Bentley for Busses, "Prior to the models covered by this maual, the Type 2 front axle was similar to...
• Bentley 258 ft/lbs Front Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:10:53 -0700
  For 85 2wd Vanagon, Bentley states 258 ft/lbs torque on front axle nut. This must be a mistake, no? *Miguel* *The free soul...
• What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:32:18 -0400
  ...Stranger still is why the PO would disconnect the front axle. What reasons can you think of that might cause an owner to do...
• No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:54:34 -0700
  ...70. �Van Cafe has new front axle for $265. �Do the Bus Depot products not include the axle, just the CV joints? �And does...
• Any interest in new Syncro front CV axles?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:36:13 -0400
  I have a pair of new Vanagon Syncro Front CV axle assemblies available. They are $299 each. Let me know if you are interested...
• WTB: Syncro axles for cores
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:39:53 EST
  I'm in need of some Syncro axles which I can turn in as cores. Please pmail me with your asking price. Front and...
• Re: Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:35:00 PST
  ...Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish) >Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:34:05 -0800 > >Syncro nuts > >I am contemplating repacking the front...
• rusty front axle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 19:00 EDT
  ...I got out and looked underneath and realized that the support on the drivers side of the front axle beam was totally rusted out...
• Re: NAPA - Syncro axles $82/ - any good?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:06:27 -0400
  ...The front is a different story. Most parts books only acount for one axle in vehicles with CV joints. The people who did most...
• FS: front axle nuts for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 11:39:18 -0700
  I got two pairs (one as spare) of front axle nuts for my syncro when I was replacing the rotors. Turns out you don...
• Syncro left/right axle swap?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 30 May 1997 20:46:23 -0400
  Listees, I recall reading on the list about swapping the left and right front axles on a syncro but I can't find the...
• Re: FS: 1987 Syncro passenger van $1800
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:50:02 -0600
  ...Karl, I'm curious about how you drive a Syncro with the front diff out. Do you have stub axles in the front hubs...
• Re: Towing a vanagon on a trailer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:04:43 EST
  ...Most cars I have towed I > pulled them on with the > motor up front. This is a dual axle trailer with ample payload and...
• FS...temp sensor-axle nut-2wd
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:23:40 -0800
  ...sensor for 2wd vanagon (the one by thermostat) and retaining clip AND a 2wd front axle nut, both new. Best offer takes them. I...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 01:44:50 -0400
  ...It's not realistically possible to remove the front axles since the outboard CV joints form the wheel spindles and hold the bearings together...
• Re: Weigh your Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:20:00 +0000
  ...Total weight of van rounded up - 3740# Front axle - 1700# Rear axle - 1780# Obviously the axle weight is low, perhaps because that was at...
• Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:49 +1300
  ...differential between the two front axles. > it is a 'limited slip or grab device" �between front and �rear axles and > differentials. > > people get nutty...
• Syncro Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:05:59 -0800
  I have the following for sale: - Two complete front axles with all 4 cvs in good condition ($100 a piece) - KYB rear syncro shocks...
• CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:35:41 -0600
  ...I am thinking of buying a rebuilt CV/Axle assembly for all four half axles. At least for the front axles the price of...
• Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:34:05 -0800
  ...It shouldn't be that hard, cause all the front wheel drive cars (Rabbit/jetta/etc.)have similar axles and bearing. I'm assuming...
• Re: Syncro drove! For the first time in 13 years!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 14 May 2011 20:37:32 -0400
  ...He > was driving around town and even on the highway with only the front axles > installed. I told him that wasn't a good...
• PARTS FS
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:44:50 -0400
  ...windows all glass rear hatch front 2 doors rear hubs front rotors gas tank front seats middle seat axles w/cv's suspension parts...
• Re: Speedo cable/wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 13:10:27 EDT
  in my 90 the speedo cable goes through the center of the front driver's side "stub axle". It's in a different chamber...
• Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:30:26 -0800
  ...Front axle was 1640 lbs. Rear axle was 1860 lbs. That's 47/53 with driver on board. jonathan
• Syncro Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:27:18 -0500
  Thanks sincerely to all who replied, I'm off to VW for front axle spacers. I neglected to say that all eight CV joints...