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• Re: Seals on automatic differential
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:30:37 -0700
  Now that we've established what seals there are, does anyone have any experience installing them? I'm trying to decide if I can...
• Re: Luggage Rack Seal
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:40:48 -0400
  > I've obtained from a List Vendor, a replacement seal for the luggage > rack. The seal is unlike the OEM item in that the...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:07:05 -0400
  > I was about to order two seals from Go Westy! Has anyone tried > theirs? Or are they just from the same supplier as Bus...
• Re: Seals on automatic differential
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:06:19 -0700
  TC seal, Drive flanges seals, Gear changer shaft seal, Diff. to gearbox seals. Two seals back to back inside the transm. Zoltan ----- Original Message...
• Re: luggage rack seal
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:58:08 -0500
  > Inherited a new luggage rack and pop top seal kit from PO. Installed the > luggage rack seal and am having problems getting the rack...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 23:12:41 -0400
  >Never, ever re-use a window seal. Seems no matter how much silicone or >other sealing agent is used in the installation, that window...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:44:22 -0400
  Roland wrote: > Hi Mike, about "...the same part number is used for both a 10mm and a 12mm > seal. " The aftermarket seal suppliers are...
• Re: LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:16:44 -0600
  ALL, you may have seen several posts last week about leaky windshield seals on Vanagon's. I finally fixed mine so I'll relay...
• A/T torque converter seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:24:51 -0400
  Hi, Has anyone out there replaced a torque converter seal in their automatic transmission? I have my tranny pull and I'm putting the...
• poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:10:02 EST
  ...didn't seal at all). here is a heads up.. NEVER remove the factory seal that goes between the poptop and luggage rack.. because...
• Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 May 1998 08:56:26 -0700
  Anybody notice an increase in wind noise after installing the luggage rack seal sold by The Bus Depot? On my installation, the seal doesn...
• Re: installing new door seal
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 7 Aug 2011 10:02:19 -0400
  I don't know about the door seal, but as for the poptop seal- don't they sell the type with the expanding metal...
• Re: New battery experiences
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:30:25 -0700
  got a no-name NAPA 50 month battery. > I wanted a non-sealed battery but this one is sealed. "Sealed".... the word can be...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:08:36 -0400
  ...They have extra seals, alot like engine rear main seals. Got some grease where the seal seats. Seal spun with the hub. Syncro front...
• Re: luggage rack seal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:43:32 -0500
  Steve Sullivan <Steve@NORTHWESTWATCH.ORG> wrote: >Inherited a new luggage rack and pop top seal kit from PO. Installed the >luggage rack seal and...
• pop top seal replacements
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:51:08 -0700
  The seal around the pop top and between the front rack appears to be one piece, with a separate seal for the front rack...
• Re: gas tank seal failure
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:54:24 -0700
  Ron, The seal that failed for me was from VW. I have ordered a new one from busdepot. I do not think the seal...
• Syncro wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 18:39:55 -0500
  I just thought I would mention that the seals for the Syncro are the same as the factory originals. The factory originals have a...
• Re: Least-interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 21:08:04 -0400
  ...One seal, two seal, red seal, blue seal. Black seal, blue seal, old seal, new seal. This one has a little star, this one...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:57:26 -0400
  Ron - With all this feedback about noisy top seals - I'm realizing it's not just me. Replaced top seals 1+ yrs.' ago, with...
• Re: Westy Luggage Rack Pop Top Seal Install Question (Bus Depot)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:48:18 -0400
  > I replaced my pop top seal with the same kit. The luggage > rack seal from bus depot as I remember is thinner, that is...
• Luggage Rack Seal
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Tue, 2 May 2000 02:39:34 -0700
  Listees, I've obtained from a List Vendor, a replacement seal for the luggage rack. The seal is unlike the OEM item in that...
• Re: Luggage Rack Rattle
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:07:27 -0500
  >> I tried several fixes, the most successful was to cut the bead >> of rubber seal from the U channel and remove it. This worked...
• Re: Seals on automatic differential
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:21:57 -0700
  The torque convertor and final drive seals are easy to pop out and tap in gently with a hammer..sounds caveman, but that's...
• Re: Seals on automatic differential
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:25:59 -0700
  Torque converter seal, pinion seals; I should probably do the drive flange seals while I'm at it. I don't know if I...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:27:41 -0400
  ...Luggage rack seal... > > > Ron - With all this feedback about noisy top seals - I'm > realizing it's not just > me. Replaced top seals 1...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 20:03:28 -1000
  hi Stuart, the 'lip' is the sealing lip , on the inside, where the rotating part rides on it. and yes, on all seals of...
• Re: Poptop/Luggage Rack Seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:59:44 -0400
  > Luggage rack seal; fiberglass pop top main seal; front/flat > seal for the fiberglass pop top. All 3 components to renew > the pop top...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:02:22 -0400
  At 08:57 AM 3/19/2009, Mike Collum wrote... >The problem with the seal is ... the same part number is used for both...
• Re: Engine Oil Seal (and similar) vs Axle Bearing Grease Seal, Install
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:23:47 -1000
  I have installed lots and lots of seals ..thousands. like a waterboxer rear main oil seal, which could try to slide out after I...
• With apologies to Dr. Seuss (he didn't have a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:31:29 -0500
  ...One seal, two seal, red seal, blue seal. Black seal, blue seal, old seal, new seal. This one has a little star, this one...
• Re: Flywheel seal
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:36:15 -0500
  ...The flywheel seal can become brittle over time and in a cold condition leak. The seals do become stuck to the case and need...
• Engine Oil Seal (and similar) vs Axle Bearing Grease Seal, Install
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 10 May 2016 15:55:08 -0700
  ...Again, please correct me if I'm wrong! - if a seal is more rigid (e.g. engine oil seal at flywheel end), it may...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:57:44 -0300
  There is quite a write up on the main crank seal on the Go Westy site. The seals they sell are thicker than other...
• Wbx crank shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:12:08 -0700
  ...Replacing the crankshaft seal, the pulley end seal, on the wbx that was in my Syncro. That means it’s the two part seal...
• Re: LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 17:39:02 -0600
  ...Be sure to seal the entire circumference > >of the windshield between the seal and the frame seal channel. > >I think mine is finally sealed...
• Re: Pop-Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:35:49 -0700
  John, Assuming you have a separate flat seal, it should extend down to the edges of the poptop on each side. The poptop seal...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 17:24:34 -0400
  >>always leak, especially windshield seals. Having made window seals for= >Bugs and Buses since 1976, I learned this the hard way when the old...
• Re: Comparison of Pop-top seals requested
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:37:49 -0400
  ...The bulb on the poptop seal is correctly placed, same as the VW seal, for proper sealing, and the finish is closer to original...
• Re: Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 31 May 1998 11:42:36 -0100
  > Anybody notice an increase in wind noise after installing the > luggage rack seal sold by The Bus Depot? On my installation, > the seal doesn...
• Help with poptop seal, ASI Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Wed, 6 May 2009 13:04:41 -0700
  ...The original ASI seal was similar to the seal around the luggage rack portion of a Westy.� It was shaped like a �U�.� The...
• Re: Sealing Windshield?... [Was: thank you vanagon community!]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:09:01 -0700
  Windshield installing companies seal windshields in place , I believe, just as you are talking about. Might check with a few. might be worth a...
• Re: poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 18:04:26 -0500
  > but isn't the original seal a one piece whereas the > replacements are two pieces? (side-back-side and a front > seal) Yes, it...
• pop top seal - gap in middle of front seal
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 21:09:00 -0300
  My front pop top seal, the one that seals between the roof rack and the pop top, does not seal tightly in the middle...
• Re: Glued Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:23:37 -0100
  > I recently purchased a 83.5 Westy with "drooping seals." I > contemplated buying seals but wanted a "quick solution." ... > I found an adhesive that...
• Re: Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 30 May 1998 11:07:33 -0700
  ...I'm thinking maybe the luggage rack seal should > be the same as the pop top seal--with a "bulb" to seal against the...
• Sliding door hinge rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:41:32 -0500
  ...There is 2 lower hinge seals, an upper hinge seal and a roller carrier seal. Anyone have any sources for these seals?? PS. Evapo...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:54:06 -0400
  I saw the pictures and the seal was not countersunk but almost flush with the outer edge and the flywheel radius in eating the...
• Re: How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:11:26 -0400
  ...Gas Seal Tape is superior to >liquid thread sealants. Unlike Pipe dope or anaerobic sealants, Gas Seal >Tape is clean, non-toxic and has...
• Re: Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:29:35 -0500
  http://www.harborfreight.com/seal-puller-35556.html Jim, I have a "Snap-On" like this, and have used it for many years with...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 19:18:50 EDT
  Never, ever re-use a window seal. Seems no matter how much silicone or other sealing agent is used in the installation, that window...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:20:10 -0400
  Okay, time for my annual poptop seal dissertation... :-) > The front piece of the OEM seal--that is to say the piece > that crosses the...
• Re: sealant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:27:10 -0400
  Anaerobic refers to sealants that harden after the air is displaced. This is how Lock-tite products work. They also make sealants based on...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:01:49 -0400
  The "Front" crankshaft seal (between case and flywheel) has to be slightly countersunk or the flywheel will cause it to leak in short order...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:57:08 -0400
  The problem with the seal is ... the same part number is used for both a 10mm and a 12mm seal. The 10mm (aftermarket) seal...
• Poptop Seal & Luggage Rach Seal For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Gurn Blansten
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 17:06:13 PDT
  ...There are currently a New Poptop Seal and Luggage Rack Seal for Westfalias up for auction on Ebay. The Poptop seal is at: http...
• Re: Westy Luggage rack seal fit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:55:01 EDT
  In a message dated 7/12/2006 5:24:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, dellaone@GMAIL.COM writes: >I see that >he seal does...
• Sealing Windshield?... [Was: thank you vanagon community!]
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:24:58 -0700
  Does anyone have experience with re-sealing the windshield leaks without the R&R of the windshield? I've heard suggestions to squeeze some...
• Re: rubber seal around pop top/cheap awnings??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:54:38 EST
  ...I used a bit of black silicone RTV adhesive sealant to fill the gap between the main seal and the seal that runs across...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:35:47 -0700
  Jeff, You brought up a superior that I failed to mention on the OE seal being the front portion of the pop top seal...