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• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:21:19 -0500
  ...It has the plate that mounts to the floor on it and the large bellows boot. Even has a new shifter knob on top...
• Re: Steering Rack Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:26:50 -0500
  ...has finally sprung a leak under one of the tie rod boots. Does anyone have any experience replacing the seals or does it require...
• Best Vanagon mechanic on the West Coast?
  Historical mailing list - K/M Heffelfinger
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 16:32:44 -0400
  ...left upper is very worn Front crank seal oil leak CV boot (right outer is torn) "Rough" idle: may need a tune up btw...
• Re: headlight advice/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:45:11 -0800
  ...park lights (true European lights have park lights IN > them!), weather boots and installation instructions for $80 USD - Vanagon > List members will get free...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:51:00 -0600
  Just shop *-bay for a few days. I picked up a good Sturdevant for 18$ with the UPS included. I just do the going...
• FS '85 Vanagon Psgr Van
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:00:42 -0600
  ...about "D" pillar -some sort of leak in the intake rubber boot which has been siliconed and is working Owner says he's looking...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
  ...The grease needs to be in the joint, not in the boot, so the syringe is an iffy solution. The triple square or 12...
• Re: High Beam Lens Needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:45:32 -0500
  ...am putting it out to the honorable keepers of the Vanagon booty for a nice, non-hazy, non-chipped unit that needs a new...
• Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:27:22 -0500
  ...up. > > Hopefully spring would not be in way of (rubbing) rubber boot on slave > cylinder. > > I know the older beetles had a spring wound...
• Re: Lifters pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:57:51 -0400
  ...oil level got low the lifter would clatter at the toll booth. when I topped off the oil it went away. add some marvel...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Kitts
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:39:29 -0700
  ...and is between the intake air filter > and the rubber "S" boot that attaches to the throttle body. > > Yes ... a bad ignition switch will...
• Silly CV abuse WAS: Re: Unknown vibration at light throttle settings.
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 10:23:52 -0700
  ...Now I drive a '78 Westy that out of 4 CV joints has 1/2 > of a boot. None of the others are covered...
• Followup on 3 turns of ebrake yoke nut
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:15:46 +0000
  ...gradually adjusted the Yoke Nut.  Mine is '85 Tintop, with corrugated boot on handle.  Anyway, after about 700 miles and many pulls on ebrake...
• Re: Power Steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:04:27 -0400
  ...rack. > > If I recall correctly, you just have to get the boot out of the way and > then simply twist the tie rod and...
• Identifying brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:46:35 +0000
  ...What else should I replace while I'm at this? I see bolt kits w/boots (mine are shot), different-than-stock brake lines...
• Re: Friday: so you need a place to do some work on your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:15:27 -0400
  ...of these > structures would get you through 9 sets of CV boots and 7 heater valves. > > Jim > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 4...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:23:17 -0500
  ...exact spot, but it seems a > gasket or something is leaking. Boots are fine. This rack is not to > terribly old and I really...
• Re: clinking or clunking noise from right rear (of 86 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:37:56 -0800
  ...BUT my 86 vanagon does this when i need a CV joint/boot(?) replaced/fixed/packed. s. On Feb 19, 2012, at 8:38...
• No Vanagons, still have parts in Portland.
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:47:34 -0800
  ...2.1 airbox with AFM intake boot for a 2.1 used clutch and pressure plate, no idea of any life left coil plug...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:02:25 -0500
  ...I've got to replace the guide pins and the boots. John Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > or, I was gonna say ...... > the Bentley Manual...
• reduced mileage '71
  Historical mailing list - Steve Tokar
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:50:45 -0700
  ...Seems like it began after I had a whole bunch of work done, including replacing the intake boots and the engine seal (i.e...
• A craftsman that repairs CV joints, boots 'n axels
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:45:22 -0700
  Greeting fellow Vanageers: You know how, when you find a craftsman, one who works to perfection, that doesn't try to screw you, it...
• Re: Replacing the lower ball joints on my 82, Help!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 15:38:55 -0600
  ...a nightmare. > > They really don't have any play, but the boots are shot, and the grease is > not really there. > > Help! > > Thanks! > > Dan...
• Re: Brake whoas
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:17:26 -0700
  Any good reason to replace good joint just because the rubber boot is torn? Please, enlighten Thanks Leon 85 Subwagen Westy -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Factory Cable - ??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:06:32 -0400
  ...harnesses (VWOA > Part #025 906 302A)? I've just peeled the boot back on one of these > harnesses and there's much more than...
• Re: e15
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:05:33 -0700
  ...As you pass >thru the tool booth the money is sucked out of your credit card account. > On many Illinois tollways there are lanes...
• Re: Cost effective,,expected for 60,000mi svc
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:11:15 -0500
  ...The labor to remove each shaft and all 4 > joints, repack and replace the boots isn't cost effective. You're better off > waiting...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:44:31 -0500
  ...Install new front spindle locking nuts.( parts from Ken at > Vanagain.com) > > 6) CV Bearings > _Action: _Inject CV grease into boots under boot edge...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:57:25 -0700
  ...Move slave shaft/boot off clutch lever ball. If your slave is totally shot, you can usually just push the slave cylinder shaft/boot...
• Replaced the axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:00:49 -0700
  ...The left side axle/CV boot has been leaking, dripping, for quite a while, I could smell hot oil when I shut off the...
• Re: Garcia's Ghost doesn't like gettin' high.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:53:30 -0700
  ...intake boot ? > those don't spit very often ..but they can. > I find the hose clamps on those loose sometimes or the boot not...
• Re: mass air flow sensor adapted to a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:50:02 -0500
  ...testing of the 2.1 air meter alone then added the boot and the lower part of the air filter box guess what the...
• Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:02:35 -0800
  ...They're quiet. > > You hardly > notice them there in booth with you. > > > > With names like > Smith, Jones, Brown, Gonzales, Nakamoto, Chan, Begay, > > and others...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:49:14 -0600
  ...I have a small rip in the boot I�m about > to tackle there is still plenty of grease in there. I have all...
• another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:28:16 -0800
  ...Rather than a rubber booted plastic connector (as in the temp II connector), the gauge sender has a disk shaped end and a spade...
• Re: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 13 May 2012 17:34:39 -0600
  ...what I was planning on,Im needing struts for rear hatch,boots > for > steering rack and an alternator and maybe a starter too due...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 10:55:17 -0700
  ...remains of what appears to be an ancient > Pre-Columbian rubber boot on the switch. After than crumbled off, the > the brass push-on...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:20 -0500
  ...heavier side like someone else mentioned and a herniated disk to boot the extra padding would be nice. The bed is plenty comfortable but...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:22:37 -0700
  Ha! No no no. Not in the Tim Taylor, big powerful tool way, in the this a cool piece of engineering and I can...
• RE: THE DIRTY WORK
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 11:35:54 -0300
  ...fire starter, explosive charge, skin irritant and brain cell killer to boot. DON'T DO IT!! If you must, try Kerosene, sold as lamp...
• Re[2]: Sometimes Things Happen....
  Historical mailing list - Ed McMullin
  Wed, 08 Nov 95 17:19:00 PST
  ...is to pay for the >> car behind me at the toll booth... sounds like the electronic >> toll charge card thingee was designed specificly to...
• Re: Stuck Bolt, Help, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  04 Nov 96 09:47:03 PST
  ...ended up rounding a couple of teeth on the 12 point. Boot is already cut off for access. As to suggestions, thanks for the...
• Re: Questions & Help [fast idle problem]
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Taylor
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:13:37 -0400
  ...I pulled the air boot off, squirted aerosol carb cleaner on the shaft and bushings on the inside (and a little outside for good...
• Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:26:34 -0700
  ...The > rubber boot of the lead had coolant up inside it, a few drops even flowed out > when I turned the thing toward the...
• Re: Fan switches
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 18:45:13 EST
  In a message dated 1/17/00 7:14:53 PM !!!First Boot!!!, William.Greenamyer@WEST.BOEING.COM writes: << Has anyone else had problems...
• Re: Vanagon.com is Hacked!!!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:57:02 -0800
  ...Anyone clear the site and boot up a back up copy? Tom? Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 New Phone...
• Re: RARE '87 SYNCRO SUNROOF VANAGON on ebay!!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:15:13 -0700
  ...this is >the LAST of the sunroof vanagons..and a Syncro w/ diff lock to boot!! > >hope this goes to a good home.. good...
• Re: Syncro Opinions sought
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:56:26 -0400
  ...Most of the time the problem is a broken connecting near the door hinge (inside the rubber boot). Lots of back and forth movement...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control unit repair?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:43:59 -0800
  ...pipe from the crank-case breather tower to the in-take boot just before the throttle-body. Regards Phil.Zimmerman@mail.crcn.net 87...
• Re: Temp 2 sender connectors
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:52:28 -0700
  ...I found a source for just the terminals, but they have them with wires, spare plugs, boots and color coded wire. I can't...
• Re: Fake Gutters for Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:38:33 -0400
  ...Kevin '84 Westfalia "The Project" '88 Saab 900 - want it? '72 Raleigh 10-speed '71 Fabiano hiking boots On Aug 11, 2007, at 1...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:01:48 +0000
  ...receptor, replaced rear linkage boots.  Lubed > front > shifter bushings, removed shifter box, cleaned and greased, reinstalled. > Cleaned shift boot, installed properly under carpet. > > .          Lower...
• Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:35:45 +0000
  ...Wish I would have taken it to a "real" painter, with all the bling & buzzers & down draft spray booth !!! YMMV.... JC... -------------- Original message -------------- From...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:53:46 -0600
  ...We were sitting in his den, when all of a sudden, right out of the blue, his computer turns on and boots up. We...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:30:11 +0000
  ...Hey,         Am I reading the eBay add correctly?  $110 for set of complete axles with boots and CV?  Or is it just a set...
• Re: noise from wheel well
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jun 95 19:27:35 BST
  Sami, Could still be the CV's, checking the boot or even dismantling the CV and inspecting can't guarantee that they are OK...
• Revised shift lever bearing
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Revised shift lever bearing
  February 28, 1989
  ...this 'bearing' is the little oblong shaped plate at the bottom of the shift lever, under the rubber boot, with the little 10mm bolts...
• Re: Leaking Caliper
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:24:29 -0700 (PDT)
  todds@sonny.chotel.com writes: > > G'day, eh? > > Just found that the right inboard brake piston is leaking > around the boot. I just rebuilt...
• Anybody have info on the German Factory Awning?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:01:44 -0500
  ...then adjust the awning so it "snuggs up"; It has a "boot" to connect with the van's roof; It's HUGE; The awning...
• Re: Throttle valve housing question......
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:59:09 -0400
  ...oil coming out of the bottom of my TV where the boot attaches. I immediately suspected the PCV valve, but haven't checked it...