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• Gerbil engine replacement, part I
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:30:52 -0600
  ...A brake drum puller can be used as a pulley puller. This is done in a few steps: - Remove the bolt that holds the...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:58:01 -0700
  ...You have to use a water pump specifically for each pulley. The 30mm pulley sheave diameter is 115mm. The 36mm pulley sheave diamteter is...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:26:05 -0500
  ...You have to use a water pump specifically for each pulley. The 30mm pulley sheave diameter is 115mm. The 36mm pulley sheave diamteter is...
• Re: Diesel waterpumps ( 2nd request)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 16:41:20 -0800
  The pulley setup on Diesel Vanagons is a pain for sure. Changing to the single belt has 2 problems. The vanagon uses a smaller...
• Re: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 10:54:58 PDT
  ----- Begin Included Message ----- > My 84 vanagon GL has gone through at least 3 times of pulling brake drums. > I had the same question you...
• Pulley Removal Help
  Historical mailing list - George Lehman
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 18:24:09 -0500
  ...The manual shows using a puller to remove the part which carries the pulley but does not mention how the pulley comes off. I...
• Pulley Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 18:49:21 -0400
  ...After the new three groove pulley was already in, I found out that the rear engine tin for the original single groove pulley is...
• Re: TIICO belt pulley issue
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:06:45 -0400
  ...Reassemble them with the larger pulley first, then the spacer, then the remaining pulley stacks inside the first pulley with the spacer in between...
• Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:16:23 -0400
  Thanks, Everyone, for the pulley and belt configuration assistance. Looks like I got the wrong pulley, as I have A/C and Power steering...
• '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:21:43 EST
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull anything for you, nor will they ship anything. U pull it...
• Re: triple v belt pulley
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:39:19 -0400
  The front pulley is not a tight press and can be removed with a pair of screw drivers or pry bars The problem with...
• Re: nicknames for generations: THE answer!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Oct 1994 20:03:32 -0500 (CDT)
  ...what distinguishes the fourth generation from the others? it PULLS!!! >so it's a Puller. or Pulley. or Pulli. :) But Pulli is also a...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:31:37 -0400
  Benny Boy the three grove pulleys for the syncro and the 2wd vans are the same. Syncro pulleys have the added syncro seal on...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:32:52 -0400
  ...Ben ROBERT DONALDS wrote: > Benny Boy > the three grove pulleys for the syncro and the 2wd vans are the same. > Syncro pulleys have the...
• Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 04:35:07 EST
  ...This is accomplished by pulling in a pull cord tied to the first conductor which is withdrawn. Of course, as each conductor is pulled...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 May 2012 16:48:00 -0700
  ...The pulley on our alternator > broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators don't come with > the pulley so getting one...
• Re: 2.1 longblock core FS/Rear Pulley removal?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:31:46 -0500
  Max wrote Since the rear pulley on the 2.1 has mucho torque on it, any shade tree tricks to lock the motor up...
• triple v belt pulley
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:20:58 -0700
  Dear list, I have removed the bolt that holds the pulley on, but my problem is now removing the pulley itself. I read in...
• Re: Crank Pulley (more)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 03:59:40 UT
  Scott, Since the single pulley bolt is only torqued to 44 lb-ft it shouldn't be hard - use the tips from the list...
• Syncro rear main seal and pulley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:35:57 -0700
  A while back I asked about differences between pulleys on syncros and 2wd vans and about the two part rear main seal on the...
• Alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:18:24 -0400
  ...The pulley wheel was different so I swapped my old pulley wheel on to it but that was causing the little blades on the...
• URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 19 May 2012 18:11:17 -0400
  ...The pulley on our alternator broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators don't come with the pulley so getting one...
• Re: Oil Pump Puller
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:29:59 -0400
  I usually use a pilot bearing puller from Harbor freight that comes with a slide hammer to pull these. Works great! Any tool for...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:12:45 -0600
  This summer I purchased a single belt pulley set up from Scott and love it!! It took a different waterpump and pulley also a...
• Re: triple v belt pulley
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:00:57 -0700
  eric luebbers wrote: >...will I need to get a puller to remove this pulley or can it be pried off. > I hate to pry...
• pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:23:32 -0700
  found 1 westfalia at my local pick n pull. It was the same year as mine '84. Let me know if there are any...
• Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (for Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 09:02:07 -0700
  ...Am pulling the air filter box from a '93 V6 Dodge Caravan this AM. Guy only wants $10 for it and ducting. I figure...
• Average time to pull transmission, engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:02:48 -0400
  ...1) Pull a syncro engine and transmission together 2) Pull a transmission (without pulling the engine) 3) Replace the clutch (with the transmission out...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:51:34 -0500
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull anything > for you, nor will they ship anything. > > U pull it...
• Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:04:56 -0700
  ...At first glance, pulling its engine seems a bit harder. If, for example, one wanted to pull the heads and check the gaskets. Some...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:29:52 -0800
  ...The linear movement of the inner cable is most often used to transmit a pulling force, although push/pull cables have gained popularity in...
• getting the drums off.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 15 Jul 1994 12:20:44 -0500 (CDT)
  ...A cheap $5 pulled did it for me. Thread the bolts back in and pull from the bolts. Go to a public library and...
• Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 19:05:35 +0000
  ...You know the heater and vent cables?� They are flexible sheathed rods that can both push and pull.� By contrast a sheathed cable like...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:13:12 -0500
  Control cable or push/ pull cable. Usually solid wire instead of stranded cable. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 2, 2013, at 14:05...
• Main Drive Pulley for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:49:35 EDT
  Volks, I have to change the rear [pulley] crankshaft oil seal. First I have to get the pulley off--its torqued to 253 ft...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:26:05 -0700
  The alternator belt goes on the inside pulley on the waterpump. Then the belt from the crank to the waterpump goes on last. The...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 17 May 2002 22:42:26 -0400
  ...The crankshaft has a double pulley (same diameter). The outer pulley of the crankshaft drives the smaller outer pulley of the water pump. The...
• Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:30:45 -0400
  ...pick n pull > found 1 westfalia at my local pick n pull. It was the same year as mine > '84. Let me know if...
• Re: Westy Pop Up zipper ??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:00:53 -0500
  ...Brand of pull will not matter. Must be coil and not tooth to work. If you purchase 10,000 Pulls from my supplier I...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:32:58 -0700
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull anything > for you, nor will they ship anything. > > U pull it...
• Syncro 3 groove pulley part #
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sun, 31 May 1998 13:21:28 -0700
  Hello- Today I got my 3 groove pulley off (ended up buying an impact wrench to do it - what a nice toy). Underneath I...
• Re: wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:14:23 -0600
  ...Get wire pulling soap or use some mild hand soap. I have pulled wire across a paraffin block before. This worked after a fashion...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 18:43:55 -0500
  ...Many light aircraft use a > push/pull bowden cable for the throttle control, and here it is normal > for the inner element to be...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:35:52 -0800
  ...Using a Pittman puller to pull >off CV. Glad to know the (right sized) Pittman puller works. > >Did you use the 1- 5/16...
• TIICO belt pulley issue
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:16:28 -0700
  ...Is there spacers that I'm missing that are supposed to push the crank pulley and ALT pulley out far enough to clear the...
• Re: Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:48:37 -0700
  ...Pulls to right > My 84 continuously pulls to the right when I go down > the road at any speed. I did a front end...
• Removing and Re-affixing Water Pump Pulley Bolts (was: trip'n)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:29:30 -0700
  > Opening the bolts on the pump pulley, I use an old belt and let it > get jammed between the main pulley and itself to...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 18:16:07 -0500
  ...Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull Hi All, I am looking for the correct terminology here: You know the...
• Re: westfalia to weekender
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 13 May 2005 16:24:07 -0700
  This is the reason for one of the mods I commonly make if I have to pull the whole kitchen cabinet. I cut out...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:23:41 -0700
  ...Be careful tightening the 3 > bolts because you can get the pulley halves cocked as you tighten the bolts > and then the pulley can...
• Rear Brakes 87 Van GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:39:28 -0400
  Can you remove the brake drums without pulling the hub? Techniques? Do you need the pulled to pull the hub ? Which do you use...
• WANTED door lock pull knob
  Historical mailing list - mrb
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:38:43 -0400
  Hello list, the 87 GL I recently picked up is missing a door luck pull knob and lock pull rod. If anyone has what...
• Wobble main pully
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:12:42 -0700
  ...I have planned to do some timing adjustment on it and noticed that the main pully was wobbling. I don't remember ever seeing...
• Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:18:03 -0700
  And just WHY do you need the location if he is asking what parts HE should pull off the Westy? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:38:37 -0400
  ...loop the belt around the > pulley and pull on the belt to tension the pulley so you can turn > the bolts. > > you'll also...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:45:50 -0600
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull > anything > > for you, nor will they ship anything. > > > > U pull it...
• Re: @#$%! Trees!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 2016 01:47:33 -0400
  ...You can get a harbor freight slide puller, drill it pull it and Bondo it you be surprised how easy that is. Jim NOOOO...
• fan won't stop 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - William Bruce
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:28:00 -0400
  ...when ignition is turned on. Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan stays on. What...
• Re: more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:53:28 -0500
  > Even though I now see that the metal pipe will pull >right out, I can't figure out how to get either of these...
• Re: Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 21:49:41 -0700
  ...I replaced the crankshaft and water pump pulleys with VW Rabbit items. I used the largest single-belt cast iron pulley I could find...