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• Tranny and computer
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:26:20 -0700
  ...Tranny, I dropped the linkage and it is still bound up and the CV boot is dripping of oil, I think the inner seal...
• Re: Question RE wiring in trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:33:34 -0700
  I ran the wires inside the wiring boot on each side and soldered them to the terminals for the existing wires. Good luck, Tim...
• Re learning motorcycles
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:03:15 -0800
  ...Over 100mpg, to boot. Nathaniel On 12/24/06 6:38 AM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > If you can balance on a...
• Re: Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:56:58 -0700
  ...have CV joint problems? My 2001 Passat had torn outer CV boots at 80k miles. They were not just cracked. One of them broke...
• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:57:33 -0600
  ...Stick the needle through the boot and give it 20 or 30 shots. Massage the boot to distribute the grease. This should keep you...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:19:19 -0700
  ...What can I do about the boots?? They are gone, and I am imagining little plastic bags glued on to the accuator or something...
• Re: Clunk After Shifting - a longish story with little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:18:49 -0400
  ...Both the outer CV joint boots had been torn, but the CV joints looked OK to me, so I elected to not even pull...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:21:25 -0800
  ...Thursday, January 7, 2010, 1:26 PM my 'snap thoughts' go to Air Intake Boot ( make sure it's not split or cracked, doesn...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 May 2011 11:31:16 -0700
  ...Multipoint fuel injected overhead valve gasoline to boot. > They're not likely to tell you it's a .3 bar switch. [...] As everyone > knows...
• ** FS: '82 Westy- No Mechanical Repairs Needed/Good Body/Interior **
  Historical mailing list - C. Stafford
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:15:00 -0800
  ...to re-inforce the mount brackets) - cv boots/joints are in good condition (no cracks in boots) - always driven carefully, oil changed religiously (Castrol...
• sticky shift/adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:22:29 -0400
  ...There is a rubber boot over it, but they die/crack and the ball and socket (BS) fills up with dirt since the socket...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:42:36 -0700
  Just to be clear - I am not referring to the gear shift lever or the parts / mechanism found below the boot in the van...
• Re: CV Grease replacements
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 May 95 09:19:18 CDT
  ...and use 1/2 tube per joint/boot. be SURE it says that it is 'disk brake wheel bearing' grease (there is another kind...
• '80 Brake Master Fixing Q's
  Historical mailing list
  18 Dec 96 07:29:11 PST
  ...Managed to tear the rubber boot on the left handbrake cable. Glued it back together! with some superglue, along with three fingers to the...
• Re: retrofitting power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 22:19:38 +1200
  ...Drill doors and jambs in the correct place for boots, fit rubber boots and thread wires; connect to factory VW switch (in whatever illogical...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:08:48 -0400
  ...You can over grease them and it will lead to shorter life, especially of the boot. I believe each joint is to receive 4oz...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:35:46 -0700
  ...Say on decel the engine tilt pulls on the Air Intake Boot just right to create an air leak, and only under those conditions...
• Painting bumpers/grilles/mirrors with a spray can. wasRe:Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:51:44 -0500
  ...of course if you want to do it this time of year you will need a climate controlled paint booth or garage :)
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:14 -0700
  ...Your boot may have had a lot, or a little, to do with it. Check for sideways wiggleability of the gas pedal and tighten...
• FS: two 86 syncros $1500
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:45:13 -0600
  ...They could easily be turned into one functional syncro with a parts van to boot. P-mail me and I will send you the...
• Re: Ben Tan's Good used parts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 16:04:37 EDT
  ...I think he is smoking some of Mike Miller's brake pad material. >> Terry, Please stay out of your spray booth when you are...
• Squeeky shifter and squeeky front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:27:02 -0400
  ...I figure i will get one of those needle things for my grease gun and shoot some grease in the boots. I can literally...
• Re: Cleaning Moly grease from clothing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 21:15:31 -0400
  ...short pants when > pushing the grease I added in my CV boots toward the bearings. I thought I > could avoid any grease on my...
• Re: AAA card
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 May 2004 15:36:05 -0400
  ...I make it a habit to stop at the > "Welcome to (insert state name here)" booths and kiosks. They usually > have free maps and...
• Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:37:25 EST
  In a message dated 1/26/05 12:30:10 AM, jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: << Unscrew the tie rod at the steering rack instead...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:10:36 -0700
  ...cone shaped washer provided in the new kits? Also if > my boots arent torn should I reuse them? Thanks as always > -- > Velma 1982 1...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:44:42 -0700
  ...each driver supplies his own lunchbox, boots, and toolbag of small tools and not count on the truck to come with the tools they...
• Auto vs manual axle length?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 4 May 2006 21:16:15 -0700
  ...a set for sale, they are reman'd CVs with new boots, greased & installed on the axles, ready to go. Let me know if...
• knocking noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:19:13 -0800
  ...CV's don't have any play in them and their boots are all good. My muffler has some internal welds that are shot...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:50:45 -0400
  ...I don't think the spec amount of grease is enough. > Original very high quality vanagon cv joint boots last nearly indefentely in > my...
• Re: CV - Will it fit?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 10:03:05 -0500
  ...The end > of > the boot was ripped open and the joins was soaked. But it was the > driver outer joint that knocks! > > Here's...
• Fuel Line Firewall Fitting Hissy-Fit!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:18:23 -0500
  ...Remove the rubber boot between the air filter and the Air Flow Meter (AFM) - this gives you room to work. Follow the fuel line...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:35:43 -0700
  ...Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o >> disassembly? >> >> While under the Vanagon to pull the starter I noticed the >> rubber boot on the...
• Re: pep boy's said after oil change I need ball joints....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 09:11:26 -0800
  ...First, ball joints on VW vans of all types almost never wear out due to the light load up front UNLESS the boot is...
• Re: Syncro vibration
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:20:38 -0600
  ...I do see one torn CV joint boot on the RH outer rear > drive shaft. I am going to replace this boot and may...
• Re: Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:50:53 -0700
  ...No other clicking noises, torn boots, > grinding noises, wobbling wheels etc are present. > > I took the LH front axle off. According to the book...
• Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:00:14 -0400
  ...to repair it? Leaks about 2 tbs of oil into a boot tray after the van comes to a stop. Elsewhere in Bentley I...
• Re: Drill a hole in the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 15:59:24 -0700
  ...Don’t get the generic brand you see at a tool booth in a flea market or county fair, they won't even start...
• Re: Thread hijacking not Hijacking thread
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:50:32 -0700
  ...My >> kids >> call it the smuggler. > > > So like if you're crossing a border, say to Canada, as you approach > the booth do your...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:26:44 -0700
  I do soemtimes worry (particularly on fuel clamps) about using my regular end cutting nippers.� On CV boot clamps (the other major use for...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 15:01:18 -0700
  > >Since at least one of the CV joint boots on my 80' vanagon is more than >cracked, I am planning on replacing all four...
• Re: BIG NEWS/Use of List/no VW content
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 03:12:01 -0500 (EST)
  In a message dated 97-02-23 13:59:28 EST, natasha!mholser@Adobe.COM writes: << The list manager can boot these guys off...
• Re: Vanagon 89 - Clutch Slave Cyl &....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 16:52:42 EDT
  ...Whats the "typical" damage on the hip pocket having this part replaced ? Also i noticed the boots for the front drive shaft have split...
• Re: Power Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 10:35:47 -0600
  Check the continuity of the wiring in the little rubber boot in the door jam. They tend to fatigue and snap apart. Scott Paddock...
• More intermittent hesitation probs
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:27:10 -0400
  ...I repaired the air intake boot making sure there wasn't any air being sucked in. I tore apart the distributor/plugs/wires making...
• The CV-Joint servicing & maintenance is up and running
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:11:44 -0400
  ...Joint and axle drive shaft http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cv_boot_anatomy.htm CV-Joint servicing and maintenance http://pages.infinit.net/engine...
• Re: ShifterBootFrame.JPG
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:24:43 -0300
  Glad to see that you took to this site, but no one can see your shifter boot unless s/he "Signs In" with PW...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long & Inane)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:16:43 EST
  ...Apparently, it was part of a failed campaign to recapture J-Lo's heart and boot-tay. I hope this, too, helps you with...
• Re: Syncro Steve Schwenk in the NYTimes?
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:16:49 -0700
  ...tune up - wires, cap, filters, some fuel line, new CV joint boots. When I had my type 3 ghia and squareback, VolksCafe did not...
• Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:18:39 EST
  ...the new wires for the future (other than the stock rubber > boot). > > I assume that I will have to remove the dash to do...
• FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:08:54 -0500
  ...Magee Kemah TX USA 90 Carat 95K �Das Boot� ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------� I am just a Pilgrim Passing through this world, doing His work as He directs...
• Strange oil deposit on s-tube from air filter box to intake
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:04:01 -0400
  ...I have replaced the transmission and the inner and outer cv boots-nothing losing fluid/grease here. Has anyone on the list had this...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:30:49 -0700
  ...The CV boot was in really good condition, I probably could > have reused it. I really don't know what happened in the joint...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:47:28 -0400
  ...The other side of the barbed fitting plugs into the second hole in the air intake boot coming from the air cleaner to the...
• Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:15:48 -0600
  Go with the Lobro CV and new boots. Good German stuff. Dependable. Anything else is suspect. I like the very best on my van...
• Accelerator Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:33:01 -0700
  Hi List, I recently noticed that the rubber boot on my accelerator cable (near throttle) is torn up in a few places. I was...
• Re: Zerk grease-able balljoints?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 16:08:16 -0600
  ...Grease able suspension parts have boots that are designed to let the grease out. The VW joints are closed both on the shaft and...
• Bit o' Rust
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:20:23 -0700
  ...I don't have a paint booth or sprayer. I do have chewing gum, though. Please see http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott...
• Re: trailer hitches and towing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 14:56:44 -0400
  ...VWoC rec'd them to boot! All warranty work, thank god. tim s.
• Re: Front Syncro Axles FS (New)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 14:23:55 -0400
  ...Outer boots Are the >White one, german new Cv joints. > > Kyle > > Kyle Wade (408) 462-9424 Hm # > Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page > Home...