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• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:01:57 -0500
  ...sort of >inject the grease through the edge of the existing boot. Is there any good >reason to try this before R&Ring the...
• Re: [vanagon] Clean '89 vanagon Carat on ebay...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:25:31 EST
  ...its spewage like this that got you booted off the vanagon list in the first place. chris
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:50:24 -0800
  ...one shouldn't "knock" their boots off at the lower slider track (yes I have a "welcome" mat now!) B: one should clean out...
• Re: Deep Water Driving
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:39:02 -0500
  ...mattress. >3) I don't know how submergible and watertight CV boots are to keep water out >of your CV joints when immersed this...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:35:33 -0700
  ...The thing to take into account is that a computer takes time to boot up, unless you keep it in a standby or hibernate...
• Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:06:19 -0300
  ...PM KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why not make some "painting" boots for the wheels to prevent the splatter. > > GregM. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Beck/Arnley ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:12:16 -0400
  ...The Mexican one looked like something from an American car with a slip off boot and a grease nipple on top. I like that...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:08:37 +0000
  ...My main concern is how I get the bootm side hose disconnected. I can see the larger hose from the back but the bottom...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:44:00 -0800
  ...Now we're ready to head south for the winter. > > Thanks, BobC > > > > Just remove the air flow meter boot and use an open end...
• Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 13:01:49 -0700
  ...Most people are retro-fitting to what you have already. >2) All of the rubber boots protecting the ball joints have rotted away. >Would...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:37:46 PST
  >>>"Tobin T. Copley" said: > On Fri, 22 Mar 1996 Gcarlen@aol.com wrote: > > The only special > > tools I can think of are: and 8mm...
• "new" camper report
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 12:55:13 -0700
  ...Next item -- there is a rubber boot connecting some sort of housing on the back of the alternator to the body on the inside...
• Re: Clutch Advise Please
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 14:08:27 -0700
  ...Failed on a Friday afternoon, to boot. I fixed mine in a motel parking lot -- dropped the tranny, replaced the clutch, and popped the...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:20:16 +0000
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...
• Mo' trip report (#3): L-O-N-G!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 20:19:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Home, I assumed, of the boot company. Interesting side-note: in rural areas (where cowboy boots are the footwear of choice), people put their...
• Re: Power steering update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 13:12:13 -0400
  ...see much on the ground under the front of the bus. Boots might be showing fluid leaking. > > > My VW skilled friend suggests I should...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:37:41 -0800
  ...If I didn't > have > to fix it, I'd go kick every body panel on that thing with my steel toe > work > boots...
• Syncro Front Shocks--$19.95 each, factory new
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:14:09 -0400
  ...Syncro factory new drive shaft: $350 Syncro Front half shaft, including CVs, boots, $195. Syncro Rear drive shaft $159. Syncro Rear shocks $19.50...
• Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 12:50:40 -0700
  ...I do carry the White Plastic Plug, the Boot and the little Contacts with a Pigtail Wire (3 contacts req'd) to effect a...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 17 May 1999 14:58:59 -0400
  ...If I remember correctly, after you remove the boot, there is a circlip around the shifter. Remove that, and the 2 bolts holding the...
• Re: Power Window Motor/Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:47:41 EDT
  ...As you can tell this was a rather frustrating troubleshooting session until I finally cut open the rubber boot on the wires that come...
• Re: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:33:57 -0700
  ...Slept with boots on that night, and fully clothed, ready to jump up in an instant and get out of there fast if need...
• repair procedure: starter on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 14:21:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now pull the boot back on the main battery terminal to expose the 13 mm nut. Removal of this nut was pretty difficult for...
• Re: Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:39:30 -0400
  ...It's on a page > with 23 other grommets/boots. > > Yrs, > d > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:04:19 -1000
  ...I kinda prefer the rubber boot there to be semi-shot so I can spray nice lube in there. ....regularly, not every 7 years...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:15:25 -0700
  ...Coming from tent camping, the Westy seems like the Marriott to us! An awning makes a big difference and the boots definitely stay outside...
• re: No reverse Gear
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 11:09:46 EDT
  ...Again, it is just under the rubber shift boot at the bottom of the stick. Good luck. --- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) __________________________________________________________________________ \All opinions...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:20:58 -0600
  ...it has the two speedo cables screwed into it, and a three-wiremulti-plug gizmo with a rubber boot over it. >>
• Re: Winters in the van
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:17:01 -0500
  ...Find some good down booties and "glittens" > (glove-mittens). Salt in the water reservoir will lower the freezing point > of the water, but make...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 20:01:01 -0700
  ...I found a nice rubber boot that slips over the quick disconnect fitting under the van so it doesn't get full of dirt...
• Re: Preventative Maintenance: WWYD? 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 16:35:50 -0700
  ...CV joints/boots replaced. > > Upcoming Work: Transmission to be looked at, gas tank bits to be > replaced to stop leaks, fuel lines all to...
• Re: Used Vanagon Parts: Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:04:54 -0700
  ...find that simply explaining to the US border officer in the >> booth that you were transporting "antique" used parts to a person in >> the...
• Re: contemporary VW antennas on Vanagons???
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:48:31 -0700
  ...If on the tailgate, run it through the stock wiper/demister boot. > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac...
• Re: Vanagon OEM tire report Yes, I am still using a 22 year old tire
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 10:59:36 -0500
  ...One after the other, the Michelins blew out.One at a blistering >> 65mph >> > on >> > rt 95( heading home from a junkyard,full of booty...
• Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:15:25 -0700
  The DPO of my van busted it off, probably with a big boot getting out of the seat, and tossed it. Broke a bunch...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:51:29 -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: grease
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:00:50 -0400
  ...They expected you to use greese, hence the boots (which are missing on lots of vans). I have fallen in love with CV join...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:20:47 -0700
  ...The rubber boot at the top of the fill neck had a crack in it and I replaced it which helped a bit but...
• CV/axle assembly installation trick
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 01:00:31 EDT
  ...angles not quite square due to interference with the axle and boot. Much less likely to strip out. I suspect one reason that the...
• Re: Anyone ever try a Westy "Chrome Dome"
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 16 May 2000 13:38:03 -0600
  ...to contemplate I spent a sultry summer going through Marine Corps boot camp in South Carolina. On days when the sun really beat down...
• Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:24:05 -0700
  ...highest bidder to >sell at an inflated price (off-line to boot) How do you know that these persons bid against themselves? Unless someone...
• Diesel crank cover gasket (was Oiga Amigos...)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:23:16 -0700
  ...Oiga Amigos! Free Part / Shifter Boot Frame!-UPDATE >Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:17:12 -0600 > >UPDATE! >Forgot to say, >Logon: "vanagonlist" >Password...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 May 2002 18:50:56 -0700
  ...i am sure this goes with out saying but, > i > > > would replace any boots that look worn as this is what keeps the dirt...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 23:12:32 -0400
  ...The other side >>>> of the barbed fitting plugs into the second hole in the air intake >>>> boot coming from the air cleaner to the...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:38:56 -0400
  ...If the rack :::leaks :::and the boots are still good, they will hold a lot of liquid before the :::leak :::makes it to the...
• Re: Non-VW heater story...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 21 May 96 20:03:07 CDT
  ...me and the other convicts. ;) we started out by taking off our shirts and shoes/boots. after about 15 minutes inside, we figured out...
• Re: Sticking Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 12:53:23 -0700
  ...then "un stuck" the cable, obviously after carefully pulling over, the boot being torn also and went on. Happened again on the way home...
• Re: More on CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 09:42:34 -0500
  ...When they are out for new boots and greasing, rotate them side to side. This putts the force in the opposite direction. This will...
• Re: A Tie-rods question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 05:56:29 EDT
  ...If you're only replacing a torn boot, is this really > necessary? NO > > 2) The procedure for removing the tie-rod has you first...
• e-b*y bidding. who`ll make it $1 ???
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:52:51 EST
  ...I appreciated the heads up, & got a great deal on it to boot. question; Did someone loose out on the bidding here? :) Hey Folks...
• Re: H4 headlights and relays
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:09:26 -0600
  ...The wires exit through the bottom, through a rubber boot that came with the box, and there is a little water drain as well...
• Re: Heffalump Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:38:40 +1000
  ...Perhaps it was the Golf that had a boot (or trunk in the US) as opposed to the hatchback..? Here that was called a...
• Re: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:59:01 -0300
  ...problem etc.' >..he grumbles but let's us be. > Slept with boots on that night, and fully clothed, ready to jump up in an...
• Re: G-R-I-P-E-S part 5 oil pres woes and more woes and ....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:03:10 EST
  ...cars as little as 3 weeks old (and a Honda to boot!) So.. Compression tester...NEARLY worthless piece of crap...I don't even...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:06:29 -0700
  ...Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > pull up the rubber boot on shift lever in cab. > > Look for excessive play at ball etc...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:23:31 -0400
  ...turning from the back. >> >> Pull off the airbox and the rubber boot, leaving a big cavity to work in. >> A >> 10 or 12 inch...
• MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
  ...i found the plug end connector to fit well (gotta use the electrode nut tho) but the distributor end boot seemed sloppy. less than...
• Re: Whoo hoo!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:17:19 -0800
  ...and a Syncro to boot. We were a good crowd of VW's parked there -- two plain Vanagons, a DoubleCab Vanagon/Transporter (a 1985...
• Fw: Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:32:04 -0800
  ...floor of the bus (all of this is underneath the rubber boot). cause if you do NOT mark their original position BEFORE you start...
• Vibration/Growl problem?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:41:43 -0400
  ...I have examined the CV boots and they are in good shape and appear to have ample soft grease. I have wiggled the steering...