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• Re: ? What the Hell Is Part no. 251 837 267 ?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 23:26:04 -0600
  That's the boot that the door check rod retracts into when the door is closed. It fits over the check rod's attachment...
• Re: Vanagon seat story
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Gallagher
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:26:16 -0700
  ...At the time I didn't know what the problem was but I was unable to sit comfortably in restaurant booths, many different styles...
• Syncro lower control arm bushing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:59:28 -0700
  ...Now I've got a ripped front CV boot and need to deal with it. I figure this is a good time to take...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:36:10 -0800
  ...both sides, uppers and lowers, and check out the bushings and boots and other bits on the front end. I plan to schedule this...
• Re: Anyone have experience w/ caliper rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:13:58 -0400
  ...A new seal and boot will rarely fix it. Honing and sand blasting or sleeving are often needed. Rebuilds are readily available. Dennis >From...
• Re: Searched. Steering rack grease substitute? + questions PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:47:45 -0800
  ...On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > neil N wrote: > With the old boots removed (they...
• Re: Which came first, the alignment or the new tires?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:01:20 -0800
  ...they'll also tend to automatically call any ball joint with a cracked boot completely shot. I'm a little unorthodox....if the ball...
• Re: Buses By the Depot 2009
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:04:05 -0700
  ...I'm presently in a stabilization boot, but can walk (well, lurch or clump about) in the boot. It wasn't until about a...
• Re: Axle shaft repairs
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:01:52 -0500
  ...They also always install new boots. When originall manufactured, CV joint ball tracks are very precisely finished, with surface tolerances in the micron range...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:24:04 -0400
  ...I ordered a cable from VW and it came with new sheathing, rubber boot... The toughest part was getting the ball (with a hole...
• Re: Friday question... Walking shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 May 2014 09:36:18 -0500
  ...I resort to good hiking boots when I go off pavement for long treks, but for walking about town, or even on unpaved trails...
• Re: Hitch anyone?
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:27:51 -0400
  ...MARSH wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> Almost ready for the first visit to the booth for primer spray #1. >> >> Looking for a 2" hitch so I can...
• Re: Thread hijacking not Hijacking thread
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:57:58 -0700
  ...re crossing a border, say to Canada, as you approach >> the booth do your kids ever chant "smuggler, smuggler, smuggler" > > > My 88 Doka is...
• Going on 'Vanacation'
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 22:50:49 -0500
  ...car show in Auburn Maine, stop by the DJ booth, that will be me. Take care. Keep on Busin' -Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LiMBO, The Late Model...
• Re: differential broke
  Historical mailing list - N E JAZZ 2
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 16:52:13 EST
  ...fall off ???? >> my mechanic said the whole unit was gone bolts ,boots ,mounts and all on the front right the drive shaft was attached...
• Re: Millenium Viruses
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 07:16:04 -0500
  ...I'm about 95% certain I'll > have no problem booting up on 1/1/2000, but that 5% uncertainty will serve > to keep...
• Re: Vanagon.com is Hacked!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:06:33 -0600
  ...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: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:53:27 -0400
  ...also repacking all 4 > cv's and > treating them to new boots. Dose anyone have any tips? This will > not be my > first cv...
• Re: Inner tie rods
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:05:37 -0500
  ...If there is play, see if it is the tie rod outer or the > > inner one (under the steering rack boot). It should be...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Intermittent Smoking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:44:39 -0400
  ...Pull off the hose from the breather to the air boot and the boot. If there are signs of a lot of oil then...
• Re: vanagon rear wheel brg. ????
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 08:48:18 CDT
  ...boots included? my dealer wants $120 US each (w/boots). they just keep on going up. :( joel
• Re: Electric Locks clicking and clicking and clicking
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:13:36 +0200
  ...Normally the rubber boot at the top will keep the insides of the units dry, but these are most likely after 10-15 years...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:05:31 -0500
  ...I do not use the grease that comes in the boot kits. It tends to dry up and turn to tar. When I did...
• Re: Average Cost
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:12:17 -0700
  ...For the boots the "book" gives .7 hour for remove and replace each axle assembly. Add another .7 hour to replace the joints/boots...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 May 2007 14:23:37 -0500
  ...If the CV boot is still original and isn't > torn > then it's covered. Wow!!! FFF-word!!! They knew it but tried to...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:24:33 -0400
  ...I have a small rip in the boot I’m about > to tackle there is still plenty of grease in there. I have all...
• Re: Blow cv joint on 97 heading for Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 20:29:19 -0500
  ...Inject lots of grease through the rubber boot. Massage it some. See if that doesn't buy you a lot of miles. When I...
• Re: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 16:51:32 -0800
  ...To boot, it's programmable in Basic and it's about the size of a business card. I think where it get's mo...
• Re: VW Shower. A thought.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 May 1997 02:30:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I guess you could use it for a shower of to wash the mud off you boots or water the dog who knows. I...
• Re: intermittant misfire
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:55:28 -0400
  ...The rubber boot between the outer metal case and the resistor developed a hole and allowed the spark to jump to ground. Ken Lewis...
• Re: Engine Tin needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 May 2001 06:32:10 EDT
  ...Plus 15% taxes to boot. Cheers� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm">BusFusion</A> a VW...
• Re: Seeking Rear Side Marker Light
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:07:12 -0500
  ...assembly > for sale? I need the complete assembly including the > rubber boot. Quantity required: 1. Used but good > condition desired. Location: Continental US. Please...
• Re: Winkler 22.5 fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 22 May 2002 06:21:41 -0400
  ...has anyone ciphered what effect the weight of 6.5 extra gallons has on fuel mileage? > >thanks >Dan Hall >'86 Westy Wolfsburg >"Das Boot"
• It's Done...well almost
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:29:45 -0700
  ...found a pair of window screens at the junk yard to boot! For those thinking of doing such a conversion it has been fairly...
• First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:11:41 -0700
  ...I want to replace the boot. So what's the rough idea: remove the air filter / intake stuff until everything is clear to the...
• Re: Snow Tires - any other options except C2 or Comtrac
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:39:18 -0800
  ...Ca area dec-jan so > I want to get some dedicated boots > I am not sure these Hankooks RA08 will be up to real...
• New H4 Headlight Kit for 86-91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:38:03 -0400
  ...It is the factory H4 headlight housings (outter) along with all of the parts you will need to install them (boots, adjusters, bulbs, wiring...
• Re: c.v. joint removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:17:36 -0500
  ...80 ail cooled / manuel trans that the driver side out >board boot >is torn. I noticed this when I removed the engine for a...
• Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:10:41 -0700
  ...Inserted that line through the boot with the help of a >> screwdriver. I filled the syringe twice (one whole tube of CV grease) >> and...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find! Sold ONLY in canada
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 18:14:07 -0500
  ...If squirting grease in makes you feel better, go ahead, but I think any hole in the boot is just asking for trouble--moisture...
• SNAP! Zrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (sheared CV axle shaft)
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:37:30 -0700
  ...The driver side axle shaft sheared in half right under the tranny side boot. It looks like it was laser cut it's so...
• Re: 88 Vanagon with Power Windows, No Power to Switches - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:35:22 -0400
  ...How do I remove that rubber boot sleeve. It seems like its pushed into the drivers side door behind a circular groove. I tried...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:40:31 -0400
  I think they've gotten the boot time down to a few seconds! You somehow load the basic functions of the Operating sytem onto...
• Re: Front, driver's side turn light...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:52:19 -0800
  ...Pull the rubber boot back and look at the wire connections. Very common for them to be ugly as heck. This is a chronic...
• Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:40:53 -0700
  ...The smaller one with all the rubber dampers on it. -Intake boot. Used, excellent condition -Intake boot. New. -Exhaust manifold (everything except muffler - J...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:34:53 -0600
  Yes, & a very nice Mancave to boot. Warning! Do not try this w/ a lower ceiling mancave. That setup is mucho nicer than my...
• vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:51:50 -0500
  ...Also, how difficult (time and tools) is it to replace a boot on the cv joint? Mine is cracked. Thanks! Tony Franzago '87 Syncro
• Re: Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:24:25 EDT
  ...I will make a boot out of foil insulation to attach to the window opening in my poptop. The unit is small enough to...
• Re: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:09:43 -0800
  ...after an extended high speed drive (i.e. >when in line for a toll booth getting off the turnpike -- it's really bad >then) >
• Gerry is alive!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 01:35:31 -0400
  ...Gerry *was* running a little ragged the first time I booted him up, so I shut him down and upped the RAM to 128...
• Help! How to disassemble a halfshaft (Syncro Front)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:45:43 -0700
  ...I have a half shaft out of my Syncro with new boots waiting to be installed and I am stuck on removing the CV...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:03:49 -0700
  Pull off the heating deflector and push your wire down through the rubber boot which holds your heater hoses. Zip tie it along the...
• Rebuiilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:43:43 -0800
  You'd think it would be the simplest thing in the world, looking at them - a single o-ring and a rubber boot. But...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 16:59:10 -0400
  ...Upper ball joints - replacement > > The boots on my upper balljoints have split, and they are ooozing all > their grease. > The replacement seems straightforward. > > Two...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:36:52 -0600
  ...The big rubber boot is > missing, I tried to order one but they are NLA. > I did order the guide pin ring because it...
• Re: REQ: 91 Carat Wiring Harness (Door)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:21:50 -0700
  ...somewhere, I have not seen any obvious brakes after hauling >the boot off that the wire harness passes through between the van body >and...
• Re: bad cv knocks going straight?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:30:42 -0500
  ...Can these things be saved? Can (or should) you add grease > through the boot from time to time? If it is bad is it...
• Re: More early list memories...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:48:06 -0800
  ...When the CVs started clicking in Death Valley, Unca Joel suggested injecting some grease in the boots. That fixed it, and after a wayward...
• 1988 bus reaches 100,000 miles!!! film at eleven.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 02 Dec 95 18:35:53 CST
  ...57,839 10.00 replaced accelerator cable rubber boot (yes, that's ONE tiny little rubber boot!!!) 61,810 314.00 replaced four tires...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...