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• REDUCED 89 WESTY FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:24:24 -0500
  ...Within last 2 years - battery, tune up, coil, all filters, master cylinder, head replaced, clutch, CV's repacked, steeing boot, coolant flush and fill...
• cv's:what happened
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 01:01:38 -0400
  ...in such bad shape?  ran out of grease from bad boots and found out too late? looks they like they binded up...
• Re: Cell Phone and the Internet
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 3 May 2005 16:33:17 EDT
  ...And if we have to find a WIFI connection, pull over, boot up, hook up & type up, why not just use a calling card...
• Re: Hot water tip came in handy, second squirter repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 2 Sep 2024 09:32:37 -0600
  ...to Jim and others that recommended hot water for softening a boot or other item. > > I had fixed my window squirters, but a day...
• Fwd: The Subtle Joys of Busdom
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:36:07 -0500
  ...Especially the tattooed, pierced type with sh*t kicker boots. *Yow* Are VW buses really such chick magnets (pardon the expression, ladies) ? Sigh. Some...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 07:14:15 -0700
  ...wrote: >>>> >>>> I check under both vans and find all for CV boots are still intact. >>>> Barely any miles on them but still makes a...
• Re: Synchro Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 14:31:44 -0500
  ...I have had to replace the front CV loint boots once each, but other than that the van's Syncroness hasn't cost me...
• Re: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 19:04:47 -0800
  ...on the road (& a heck of a lot more roads to boot). At the same time, my beloved 'Moby' (Adventurewagen) won't pass smoog...
• Lower ball joint --- original vs. cheapo
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:01:59 +0200
  ...The only differences I noticed were the circlips of the boot. The lower one is like rubber ring (??) and in original it was three...
• Re: whiring in syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 10:19:40 -0400
  ...Under the rubber boot at the bottom of the gear shift is a plate with 4 nuts holding it down. Take a marker pen...
• Heater/coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 7 May 2001 13:27:00 +0100
  ...The hose had rubbed where it passed over the rear axle boot. Since it was in otherwise good condition. I cut out the bad...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:34:11 -0600
  there are two common types bolts the 6mm hex and 8mm 12 point tri star I throw the 6mm hex away as they tend...
• Re: Speaking of CV Joints ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 May 2003 11:19:48 -0400
  ...I parked the van for two days, visually > inspected the undercarriage but could not find anything amiss, no torn > boots, hoses, etc. I ventured...
• Re: cleaning or R&R'ing the idle control valve
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:29:48 -0500
  ...You can do the adjustment while the car is running if first you remove the rubber boot on the plug. Turn in small increments...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:26:50 -0400
  ...My VW was in his paint booth inside his very-locked shop. > Rarely did a vehicle move on the lot. >>> So, I now have...
• Re: VW-FYI-Gas Heater resources
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:33:23 -0500
  ...Mirvis to >talk about heaters at his home in NJ in the winter of 2002, after he was >booted off this list. I can...
• Re: Bio Diesel Vanagon Photo Booth
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:33:56 -0800
  ...Bio Diesel Vanagon Photo Booth Hi All, I know zip about Diesel Vanagons! (amongst the mountain of things I know absolutely nothing about !!! heh...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:41:59 -0800
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 12:54:47 -0800
  ...Second thing is to make sure that the > > S-shaped boot from the box that connects the airflow meter to the > throttle > > body is...
• Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 00:38:47 -0500
  ...I replaced the CV's and boots with GKN+Rockford in 2016, and things had been trouble-free since then. I recently had a...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:33:11 -0500
  ...in there and work it into the > joint > > by pressing on the boot you may get some more time out of it. > > > > Yrs, > > d > > >
• Re: window tint, simple green
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 95 14:38:47 PST
  ...And it's bio-degradable to boot, too. Oh, and have a can of WD-40 handy just in case you do get some...
• is it my CV joints
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:51:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...can get in and see no rip on the little rubber boot there. (but her belly is getting a little bigger these days (remember...
• Re: random questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:01:16 -0500
  ...Just pull the connector boot off of the back of the taiilight and there you are. It is better if you remove the taillight...
• Re: Installing Power Windows
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 07:46:27 -0500
  ...You'll also need the rubber boots to protect the wiring at the hinge of the door. You'll also need the relays themselves...
• Re: Tightening E-Brake
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:28:59 -0300
  ...Lucky for me > there was my muddy hiking boot under the bus behind the front passangers' > tire to stop it before i got to...
• Re: Engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 19:36:41 +1200
  ...All the horsepower and lower >fuel consumption to boot. How? So it is a newer engine, but not >that much newer. How is it...
• manual steering - more questions - longish
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:17:51 -0700
  ...are physically the same width (they take the same tie rods, boots, etc.). The connector shaft (from the relay steering box back to the...
• Tie Rod Balljoint Removal - Clarification of Question.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:51:46 -0700
  ...Additions to my previous post are in parentheses.) Well, no responses to yesterday's question regarding the boot on the tie rod/steering box...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:16:57 -0800
  ...Go easy > > for the first mile or so, those CV boots are cold too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob > > > > rob_b9@lycos.com > > Now in western Washington, USA >
• '85 Westy in auto repair/wrecking yard: San Jose, CA
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:49:36 -0800
  ...Over that period, many, many items were replaced with new (new heads, starter, alternator, Bilstein shocks, alloy wheels, front/rear brakes, CV & steering boots...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:33:09 -0700
  You've caught me in an analytical mood, and on a Friday to boot. Chris, I'm sure that it is measurably higher, but...
• Re: NVC at all (computer question)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:25:48 -0500
  ...If you like it you can install it right from within windows and either run itlike an application in windows or get a bootup...
• Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 3 Dec 2019 06:56:24 -0500
  ...I replaced the CV's and boots with GKN+Rockford in 2016, and things had been trouble-free since then. I recently had a...
• Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
  ...Most of the boot was >gone, but the linkage still looked clean and greasy. There are two bolts >that hold a bracket through which...
• Re: inner bearings 0 other causes 5
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Tue, 22 May 2001 02:44:09 -0700
  ...The tires >are the proper load range, have no cupping, and have been properly inflated. >The CV boots look fine to me, no leaks...
• Re: CV greasing - not smooth when put back together :(
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 15 May 2017 15:12:03 -0400
  ...If you ever need to replace the boot, just replace the boot and grease. Roman Sent from someone's plumbing > On May 15, 2017...
• Re: Power Steering parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:02:58 -0700
  ...There should not be fluid in a rack boot.. that means the seal at the end of the rack is leaking .. choices are .. squeeze...
• Re: 50 cents to fix the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 11:42:23 -0700
  ...fix and still have problems, you need to check other possibilities like the air intake boot from the air cleaner to the throttle valve...
• Re: Drill a hole in the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 18:27:16 -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: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 13:56:19 -0700
  ...On 5/13/2012 11:50 AM, ralph meyermann wrote: > That's what I was planning on,Im needing struts for rear hatch,boots...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:55:19 -0400
  ...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: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - DANIEL HOUG
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 08:50:44 CST6CDT
  ...Those fancy schmancy things us VW owners live with are solid core wires with a carbon resistor on that big brown plug boot (they...
• Clubs, need ideas about function
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 16:17:35 -0700
  ...They also have a newsletter, t-shirts, monthly meetings, and set up booths at other events like the Phoenix Bug-O-Rama. What I...
• Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:40:43 -0000
  ...The reason I want quick access is that I am in the process of putting a rearward facing seat in the boot with 3...
• Re: cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:26:27 -0500
  ...Should have a small rubber boot on it. (Bentley 19.11) Good luck Ken Madsen 87GL 87 Golf Diesel 95 Jetta GLX ----- Original Message...
• CV joint binding
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:55:20 -0800
  ...Removed the CV joints to re-grease them and replace the torn boots. As I reassemble the joints, I'm having some trouble. Three...
• Re: Vanagon woes.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:59:08 -0500
  ...put it back together again! A cross between Junkyard Wars and Boot Camp. There would be joy, laughter, and tears... We'd have to...
• Re: cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:14:00 -0700
  ...the coil and saw ignition >>>sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This >>>morning on start up just...
• Power Steering Woes (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:35:45 -0500
  ...First signs of trouble Whilst replacing the radiator I noticed the boots on the PSR had never been installed with hose clamps and were...
• Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - stephen steele
  Mon, 2 May 2005 19:04:16 -0700
  ...seems he has double pistons and is worried about applying heat to the area around the bleeder for fear of toasting the rubber boots...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:26:08 -0800
  ...I'm still advocating a plain clip lead (with crocodile > clips and boots), though, in this particular application. Using one > on the WBX has...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:17:40 -0400
  ...It helps the rough idle to disconnect the crankcase hose and plug the boot hole up. Ideas? Looks like the state of California will...
• Re: Success and clunk question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 15:56:00 -0400
  ...Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > > OK, > Both axles with new boots replaced. > > Took van out for a ride. > > After about 4 miles the...
• Re: Need an alignment shop south of Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:14:36 -0700
  ...He found the problem (lower ball joint with torn boot got a bit rusty), said it was still solid, lubed it (now silent), and...
• Re: Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:48:28 -0400
  What are you talking about? Removing the air filter assembly consists of loosening the hose clamp to the boot and undoing a single latch...
• Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:19:21 -0800
  ...At least they used to.... > > (Now the boots that are supposed to cover all that stuff, that's NLA! > Bicycle inner tube pieces and...
• Re: Clunking in the Rear
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:45:06 -0600
  ...problem? I > changed out the shocks last week and the > cv boots all looked intact and in good shape. Any thoughts before I crawl...
• Re: NVC: Laptop motherboard repair
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:48:08 -0700
  ...Mine was taken apart many times to fix an intermittent boot problem. It turned out to be a problem of the connection (tiny sockets...
• 81 troubles...air box?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:11:35 -0800
  ...After presenting it with a new muffler and four (count 'em) CV joints and boots for Christmas I thought it would be thrilled. Instead...