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• replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:57:25 +0000
  ...I usually just wipe out the old grease and put in new for the CV joints if the boots are still good. Be sure...
• Toronto or bust--LVC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:33:43 -0600
  ...my going there) is welcome to stop by the American Pavilion Booth 378, Toronto International Cenre, Hall 5 6900 Airport Road. There is a...
• Re: CV problem?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 2 May 2009 10:06:34 -0700
  On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Edward Maikranz <maikranze@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I had a torn boot and heard some...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 9:16:28 PST
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > > > Is there anything else *you'd* do if you had the engine out? > > Detail as much of the surrounding area...
• steering frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 16:04:01 -0500
  ...gear oil on a new bus, along with trans oil, check boots, and usually a complete brake rebuild. btw, the trans works great, feels...
• Re: more on bodega
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Ya even got a beautiful skylight and AC ta boot! ;) > > > > Steve/Linda Johnson sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com > > You mean *none* of the above people...
• Re: I need info on Audi 5 Cylinder motors
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:49:50 -0800
  Woooo haaa haaa haaa! Visit http://www.volkswagen.org/EngineSwap - fill yer boots! :) At 20:09 10/29/98 EST, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote...
• Re: CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:41:24 -0500
  ...but my objective is more to get some grease into my 12 year old boots that have only gone 50k miles > I will try...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Access-84 Westfalia-Thanks, and Repair "How To" suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:28:43 -0800
  ...soon - did you see any fluid leaking out of the rubber boot? Did you pry/squeeze it? The slave cyl replacement is abit more...
• Re: Gear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:51:04 -0800
  Deb, On my 85 I had to replace the plastic shifter parts, upper ball half look under you stick shift boot inside the van...
• 85' 1.9 still running rich help :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:51:54 -0800
  ...have changed:& checked o2, AFM, distributer, coil, coolant temp II sensor, fuel pressure reg, intake manifold boots, grounds, ECU, hall sensor, hoses, etc we...
• Re: Who wants a Tornado Red Carat!?!? CHEEP!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:57:26 -0800
  ...As a matter of fact, my > T3 just rolled out of the paint booth the other day: > > http://tinyurl.com/3ay4qr > > See... I hate...
• Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 21 May 2010 05:59:04 +0100
  ...By now my Westy, while looking new outside has every boot everywhere rotted, falling apart, including the shifter ball boot. Both rear door grommets...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
  ...The only thing you got to worry about is putting in so much that it winds up tearing your CV boots from centrifugal forces...
• Re: Speaking of heat and rubber.. CV boots?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:51:34 -0400
  ...have to make some type of heat shield > to keep the boots from being too hot...especially when stopped with the > motor going...Right...
• Re: [T2] RAINING IN BALTIMORE
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:17:37 -0500
  ...Loosen the intake boot, and push the straw under it, spray a little in the intake and give it a spin. I'm with...
• Re: Friday question... Walking shoes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 24 May 2014 20:03:46 -1000
  ...I suppose for a hiking a rough rocky trail I might where a light hiking boot .. otherwise.. only crocs or sloggers 'do it' for...
• Re: Still Looking for Rims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 12:13:56 -0700
  ...Still Looking for Rims My 87GL [Affectionately, known as Van-A-Whte"] is presently undergoing restoration and will be going into the paint booth...
• RE: Flat Spot Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 12:15:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...then he noticed the rubber boots >from (bare with me i've forgotten the name) from the metal pipes which run to >the carb...
• help-corroded handbrake rod and nut
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 23 May 1997 08:56:02 +0000
  ...it all the way into the vehicle because of a rubber boot in the way). I don't want to snip off the cable...
• 89' GL 1st gear problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:26:48 EDT
  ...Unfortunately, I took a look at the transmission and can see leaking tranny fluid coming from near the CV boots. It has a had...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Aux air regulator? Intake Boot? Somewhere Sensor? Computer? If only it were easy. All in all however, I would say I had a good...
• oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:29:29 -0400
  ...I looked at where the switch mounts to the engine and the rubber boot that goes over the connection is cracked and dry. Also...
• Greasing CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:38:29 EST
  ...I recently replaced a torn boot on a BMW rear axle and it didnt have them. It you want peace of mind though, use...
• Re: The wonderful vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:55:20 -0800
  ...The man at the booth looked at me and asked me in a sarcastic tone where I was planning to put them. I told...
• 85 GL for sale in PA
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:35:37 -0400
  ...rear wheel cylinders, rebuilt front calipers, front brake pads, fuel pressure regulator, fuel lines, injector seals, muffler, Y pipe, tires, intake boots and gaskets...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:21:44 -0800
  ...and at a local VW parts place ($57 including a new boot. No estimate on competition labor yet.) My choice if that is what...
• The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:01:03 +1100
  ...One day you might be able to retrofit these to your transaxle and enjoy no more broken boots, vibration or repacking with that awful...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:18:52 -0500
  ...CV joints-boots- yes you have more. Keep them greased, change boots when needed. The front outers are expensive. They can last a long...
• Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:41:51 -0700
  Paying the fees is important since this campground and the toll booth the the area are operated by American Land & Leisure. They want to...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:22:40 -0700
  Rich, if you don't mind, can you look closely at the joints and tell if they are matching NEW joints with factory markings...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Rebuild: Core Quality?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:23:45 -0700
  ...I don't see the same exact part advertised any more, and I'm no expert by any means, but the tie rod boot...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:52:00 -0800
  ...its annual inspection (failed, by the way, for torn steering rack boot) that the place was totally redone in a tiki theme.� Best thing...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:38:47 -0400
  ...I have found as many as 8 to 10 tiny air intake leaks from TB, to plenum, to intake runner boots, to the the...
• Re: Mystification
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Sep 2011 17:08:35 -0500
  ...Had that problem yesterday, - would die immediately - but found the AFM connection to the black boot open. Fixed that and it would run longer...
• Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:26:42 -0400
  ...If it has a female space connector buried in a rubber boot, that improves the odds. If there's a double-male adapter plugged...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:04:13 -0400
  ...Ed > > From what I found on the Samaba I was told the Black/Blue wire > leading into the rubber boot of the rear light...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:52:31 -0700
  ...Each caliper has two of them and the rubber boots should be checked for cracks while you are at it. The front wheel Vanagon...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:00:12 EDT
  ...joint boots dry out and crack and get cut. need replacing eventually. > 5. flipping/reversing should extend the life of the joint for a...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 16:25:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...It would drip from the master cylinder onto the steering shaft boot and then run off onto the floorboard which is very absorbent. It...
• CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:50:13 EST
  ...I realize I will need to replace the boot, but I figured it might make sense to reverse the direction of the inner joint...
• Re: Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 22:18:03 -0700
  ...I had zero clutch pedal.The slave went out and the boot was holding the fluid so at first It didn't appear to...
• Re: AC A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:35:18 -0400
  ...Uses a boot to connect through a deck opening. Bit expensive, but plug in and cool. I've also considered an RV type roof...
• Torque wrench; click style, calibration; or how to waste half a day.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:25:00 EDT
  ...I started out replacing a torn CV boot. Whilst torquing down the bolts I wondered how accurate the click wrench was. It was not...
• Re: rear wheel bearing is squeaking
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:40:28 -0400
  ...How is the rubber boot? If torn you probably found the culprit. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis temporarily hailing from OKC 86...
• clutch linkage problems/hard into 1st&2nd
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 06:56:58 -0800
  ...cleaned it up(what a mess)and put a new rubber boot on it, and although it runs fine in all gears(no noises...
• Re: Any homebrewers out there? was Re: Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:16:34 -0500
  On a weekend when various "cable" stations are showing programs about Moonshiners, Bootleggers et al, I find this thread ironic (though if you are...
• CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 2 May 2003 15:28:52 -0700
  ...The drive shaft is movable quite a bit inside the cv boot. I have a decoupler and the bus drives ok. Need to drive...
• Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:34:55 -0800
  ...What do people think is the best way for me to clean them up (at the ends where the boots will go)? Thanks for...
• Re: follow-up- loaded vs. unloaded
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:26:00 -0400
  ...I got a left and right caliper (rebuilt), and one has three bolts and two small rubber boots. The other has neither of these...
• Re: NVC - MS vs Mac
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:03:19 -0500
  ...You can't run the ETKA or Bentley "eBahn" software on a Mac unless you dual boot windows or run a virtual PC Windows...
• Re: Driving Cross Country Advice...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:36:35, -0500
  ...end to grease any area that leaks (ball joint boots for me, or cv boots)- lots of duct tape helps seal these from the...
• vanagon for sale want a 71
  Historical mailing list - Street Bugs
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 03:20:47 GMT
  ...only in MI 1 year thats why no rust new axle boots on cv joints,cv joints inspected and good sliding door slides like...
• Re: WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:03:28 -0500
  ...They are actually brand new calipers that come with guide pins, boots and carriers ready to install. They require your old calipers back as...
• Re: Yet another unnecessary thing for van
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 3 Aug 2024 18:53:10 -0500
  ...However… I have played with > shock cord loops on it, and it will hold my big shoes, sandals, boots, > vertically . > > Cheers > > Alistair
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:17:14 -0800
  ...A small leak internally on the clutch master or slave (see previous post on checking rubber boot) may not draw down the fluid level...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:39 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 22 Mar 1996 Gcarlen@aol.com wrote: > Anyway, the procedure is not very difficult. I would recommend acquiring > Bentleys and reviewing before...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 08:27:38 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Berry Kercheval wrote: > >>>"Tobin T. Copley" said: > > On Fri, 22 Mar 1996 Gcarlen@aol.com wrote: > > > The only special...
• Re: Copyrights
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 10:54:49 -0700
  ...the CD may still be a reality. Otherwise, we still have it online. Bootleg anyone? Vive Le Liste! Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
• Re: NAPA - Syncro axles $82/ - any good?/reply
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 19:07:15 PDT
  ...But that's just the joints, not the boot kits or driveshaft. So $82 per axle does sound suspiciously low. But hey, with a...