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• Re: CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:55:05 -0600
  ...We will need to use a vacuum pump somehow to remove most of the old lubrication from the boot. I think the process will...
• Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:56:33 -0400
  ...He had some beautiful rebuilt CV-stub axles (painted black - new boots, new bearings and all greased up. Those were $550 Canadian, plus install...
• DAS BOOT HAS ENGINE RUNNING!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 21:02:07 -0600
  ...DAS BOOT HAS ENGINE RUNNING!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Darrel and Volks, While reading your latest reply, I discovered I had misinformed you. Das Boot is an...
• Clunky CV on 87 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 15:23:15 -0800
  ...no experience with CVs and do not want to rip the boot and CV joint off to find I need to replace it (and...
• Re: The nature of dielectric grease;
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:54:32 -0700
  ...Same for light bulbs > and spark plug boots, etc. it is not being used to make it more conductive. > With a correctly done connection...
• cv joint/boot and idle/ac questions
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:12:20 -0500
  ...I am going to order 4 cv joint and boot kits from busdepot.com. A friend recommended that I also replace the "cap" as...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:18:12 +0000
  ...My boots are in good shape, no cracks or splits. I seem to recall being able to swap the CV joints around and getting...
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:59:08 UT
  ...Good time to replace the boots too. Replacing is pretty easy - if you have a puller for the tie-rod ends, and a soft...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Apr 1999 to 1 May 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Sun, 2 May 1999 10:50:17 -0600
  ...Can I silicone a crack in the boot that goes into my throttle body?? or should I get a new one??/ I think that...
• FS: 1987 Cabriolet, Miami, FL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kresko
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:08:25 -0500
  ...top- the top is 3 years old and in good condition; boot is available to cover the top ***Tires- all good: two are two...
• 1.9 L timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 7 May 2001 18:11:32 -0500
  ...the breather hose between the oil breather tower and the intake boot, it should not be collapsed..... T Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12...
• Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:42:59 -0400
  ...more$, harder to get plus I will be purchasing affordable CV boot kit available from vendor of Bosch filter) Is this the correct filter...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:43:15 -0700
  ...Something like the O2 sensor connection has that nice rubber boot on it and it gets next to no corrosion. If I don't...
• Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:54:06 -0700
  ...I have gaskets and boots and other bits coming and I'm planning to just disassemble the whole intake plenum and runners and stuff...
• Re: transmission toasted?
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:28:36 -0700
  ...redid boot on driver side rear outer cv about 1200 miles ago...noise started about 50 miles ago and seems to be more from...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:31:12 -0400
  ...Move slave shaft/boot off clutch lever ball. If your slave is totally shot, you can usually just push the slave cylinder shaft/boot...
• Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:09:32 MST
  ...They have boots at the rear which may look like a CV boot, but the stuff inside is different. [...] > KOMBI generally accepted to mean...
• Re: A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:22:05 -0500
  VW dealers did it again! Not only they put wrong CV boot "intentionally", but they charge outrageous price for our poor Vanagon owners. Actually...
• Shifter clik
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:45:41 -0500
  ...BTW, not long ago, the late '87 boots were added to the linkage. I decided to remove the box around the shift end under...
• Re: Front outer cv joint protectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:14:31 -0800
  ...My Honda Accord has a hole in a CV boot. Or so the mechanic says. My guess is road debris. Not a spring chicken...
• Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:18:08 -0600
  ...The only shoes I ever wear any more are Birkenstocks, sneakers, hiking boots, warm house shoes. The occasion warrants a tie (which I will...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:29:23 -0600
  ...Saw my son graduate boot camp in Great Lakes and last daughter graduates wednesday! Now if only she moves out soon. Looking to traveling...
• Re: rear defogger wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:20:27 -0500
  ...I've repaired weak spot in rubber boot up at hatch hinge, and I have ascertained that power is leaving the switch at dash...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 17:07:14 CST6CDT
  ...the Westy stuff in place and a rear facing seat ta boot! people always comment on how 'neat' it is inside there and are...
• how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:19:50 EST
  ...NO ITS NOT A DIESEL - the 5cyl diesel was given the boot from the US market in '83) so , people...as Ken would say...
• '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - David Dustan
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:38:45 -0800
  ...I did take care of a squeak in the steering boot and I tightened up the belts. :>
• Re: Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:05:40 -0700
  ...wheel puller torque wrench 30mm socket special tool to tighten CV boot clamps pitman arm puller. Before you start working, inspect your upper and...
• Re: New Battery specs???
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:35:46 -0500
  ...I think they are on sale now to boot ! Cheers Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains Member: Vanagon List, LiMBO, IWCCC...
• Fw: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 07:59:33 -0500
  ...Six years later, the muffler is still going strong with a lifetime guarantee to boot. Unfortunately, there's no after market replacement for the...
• Re: How many others have had this happen?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:25:27 -0600
  ...ya on the way out baby.....oh, don't worry > that > "boot print" on the back of your Levi's will wipe right off...
• OCTO & VW Classic
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:29:48 -0700
  ...one of the people manning the Airhead Parts/Karmann Ghia Parts Booth as well as being out and about digging through the swap area...
• Re: What Do I Put In The Sugject Line?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 6 May 2011 15:01:08 -0700
  ...I had a new throttle body gasket, new > manifold boots, new intake manifold gaskets, and sections of new vacuum > lines. I tore it all...
• Re: pep boy's said after oil change I need ball joints....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:22:33 -0700
  ...the boot is torn and water/grit get in. > > You CAN check ball joints yourself: > > Jack up the car and inspect the boots first...
• Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:23:35 -0700
  ...E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor) Hmm if I recall my sojourn into the ebay TOS you could get him booted from ebay on...
• Re: Power steering U-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:06:54 -0800
  ...I have kept a rear CV joint on my 1970 Mercedes with split cv joint boot alive this way for 30 years. I even...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:23:28 -0700
  ...I like to wire tie them away from the spark plug boots. the T fitting with pressure testing port on it ....make sure that...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:28:51 -0700
  pull up the rubber boot on shift lever in cab. Look for excessive play at ball etc. at base of lever. Those parts eventually...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 18:23:47 -0400
  ...Suggest setting up a remote start switch or a jumper lead (long lead from RS with booted crocodile clips is just right and can...
• Re: rear defogger wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:08:22 -0700
  ...I've repaired weak >> spot in rubber boot up at hatch hinge, and I have ascertained that power is >> leaving the switch at dash...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 May 2011 08:09:12 -0500
  ...It > sat in a paint booth since Halloween. It was started occasionally (so > I've been told). > > Most years, I drive the van 12...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:11:43 -0700
  ...The XZN has sharper corners to resist rounding. > > Here is the CV tool version, the longer thin shank helps > clear the CV > boot on...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:26:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...To boot, it wouldn't start, so we had to pull start it with my friends '59, which wasn't up to the task...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:56:08 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-22 23:40:56 EST, kerch@parc.xerox.com (Berry Kercheval) writes: >> You don't need to remove...
• Re: H-4 wiring plugs?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 08:49:03 EDT
  ...I really like these lights as they have the running lights (like the Hellas) and comes with a rubber boot on the back which...
• Re: Re Boot NT Server
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:42:06 -0700
  David...any reason we can't try this free fix and see how it works. I bet we wind up with a server that...
• Re: Vanagon.com is Hacked!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:15:24 -0800
  ...Anyone clear the site and boot up a > back up > copy? Tom? heh, that's what happens when you use microsoft IIS: daveb@malchick...
• Re: Advice on repainting the van?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:19:53 EDT
  ...Use their paint booth. for $35 you get the use of their expertise, and facilities. I`d stick with the same color. It would...
• Re: Skylight OEM
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:29:00 -0700
  ...It was great to meet Trevor, and save myself some shipping and GST to boot! It also felt good to support the "little guy...
• Re: Transmission '83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:47:07 -0500
  ...Daryl Chistensen/ AA Transaxle aatransaxle@msn.com 1-877-377-0773 Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot" ----- Original Message ----- From: Stevie Havoc To...
• [Fwd: Re: bus on ebay]
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:26:49 -0700
  ...Matt Baxter <bootarm@yahoo.com> To: Matthew <poll7356@uidaho.edu> Here's the deal, I'm moving to Cally in 13 days, I need...
• Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil !
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:37:31 -0800
  ...How unusual is this? Is it normal to have an accumulation of oil in the boot, or might I be in deep shinola here...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:11:18 EST
  ...looks > factory. > > It has the WBX trans and shift rod to boot. > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > 1/82 WV27G0255CH070810...
• Re: Dead Van in SF Update (Final!!!) ;-) trip report
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:50:21 -0800
  ...backup of traffic crossing the Bay Bridge because of the > toll booths. Geez, I guess backing up traffic up to Berkeley is worth > collecting...
• Price on used engine/tranny needed (2 litre AC)
  Historical mailing list - neil neil
  Tue, 2 May 2006 17:35:31 -0400
  ...Engine has most parts, but missing air cleaner housing and much sought after boot that connects to it. Seems to have most parts though...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:33:03 EST
  ...Stay tuned, I'm sure he will chime in here and have good pics to boot. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy...
• Re: Shifting issue Update........
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:01:08 -0400
  ...everything seems to be in order except for a torn rubber boot > around the shifting lever at the tranny....... > Thanx again > Paul > 85 WWW >
• Checking if coolant replacement needed
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:33:05 -0400
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem (How to replace your slave cylinder)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:54 -0800
  ...Move slave shaft/boot off clutch lever ball. If your >slave is totally shot, you can usually just push the >slave cylinder shaft/boot...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:45:10 -0700
  ...The bottom of my stabilization boot is as flat and featureless as the underside of a steam iron. And it's so large that...
• Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/insulation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:08:15 -0600
  ...Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/ insulation > Hi All, > As I do a lot of winter camping I'm really liking this...