don't drive it till you fix it.... most likly your steering box is coming apart... check the 4 bolts holding the top on... once they are tight,, adjust as per...
Thanks Bob and Richard, my computer must have had some hiccups on Saturday or something and I was in a hurry to get going out of town, but it came up ...
Was trying to figure out how to increase the front end weight and came up with this. Waddaya think? It's a stock cleaned up VW rim with a mini-spare mounted...
The Joneses
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Sep 2, 2003 12:14 pm
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Why would this be illegal? Don't busses, Jeeps and Rovers all have a front option... I"m guessing it can't be any more dangerous than a plow? Timmy ... up...
Tim Sunde
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Sep 2, 2003 12:41 pm
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why is that illegal?? being in texas, maybe you need to put some bull horns on the tire to make it legal ;) jason ... __________________________________ Do you...
I think maybe he was talking about the tire size in relation to the rim size? I dont know how that would be illegal either. Maybe that tire is not rated right...
Veedubdude Mike Porce...
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Sep 2, 2003 5:40 pm
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okay... I just spit coffee all over my pc.. bullhorns... TOO FUNNY!! http://pbcac.com ... From: superv414 [mailto:superv414@...] Sent: Tuesday, September...
when I accelerate and decelerate in first gear I am getting a clunky noise that kinda sounds nasty. Anyone know how to diagnose a problem of clunky noises and...
Sounds like a cracked nose cone or mount to me. Mtn Duck ... From: "vw_sean" <sk8erbenson@...> To: <bajabugs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September...
Does your engine leak anything (oil) at the tranny bellhousing /motor union? T. ... noise that kinda sounds nasty. Anyone know how to diagnose a problem of...
Tim Sunde
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Sep 3, 2003 4:30 am
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nothing leaks at the bellhousing. I might investigate the old hockey stick/nosecone situation. You think a worn shifter bushing might be adding to the...
Worn bushing usually doesn't cause any clunking. It only makes it difficult to get from one gear to the next. You move the shifter but the hockey stick only...
If anyone wans to join us at Moses Lake we will be there Sept 4-7. Let me know if you want to meet up with us. Looks like there is going to be 3 rails, 3...
... Tim and everybody, I'm sorry, I didn't explain that well. The front mounted spare is not illegal, remounting a mini-spare from one rim to another is...
The Joneses
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Sep 3, 2003 10:35 am
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A cop would never know... or probably care... Not sure if any of you have been stopped for the road side safety check... the biggest fixit ticket I got (all...
Tim Sunde
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Sep 3, 2003 2:27 pm
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broken nosecone... ? MIKE www.offroadvws.com ... From: "vw_sean" <sk8erbenson@...> To: <bajabugs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02,...
... Tim and All, You are right, the cops don't really care. Just finding a tire shop that would do it was a problem. Didn't know about the Honda rim. Don't...
The Joneses
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Sep 3, 2003 4:01 pm
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Dry Testing.... Meaning mount it as a spare... before you have a flat in a rain storm... Problemo we'd have with many of our cars is that a do-nut tire...
Tim Sunde
tsunde@...
Sep 3, 2003 4:23 pm
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I thought the 4 bolt Aircooled cars are 4X130. The waterpumpers are 4X100. If you want a nonfunctional spare just find a used 135 and mount it on a stock ...
Brain fart.. my fault...speed typing.. I bad. Stand corrected. t. ... waterpumpers are 4X100. If you want a nonfunctional spare just find a used 135 and mount...
Tim Sunde
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Sep 3, 2003 6:09 pm
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im having steering problems most likly your steering box is coming apart... check the 4 bolts holding the top on... once they are tight,, adjust as per your...
The 135 on a stock rim is always a good idea. It's like having a keychain Swiss Army knife. You know the original size works best, but you might get ...
I checked the nosecone, nothing wrong...so I look a little further down my tranny, turns out I have a loose tranny mount. I tighten it up...good to go. The...
I've got a '72 Super that I'm robbing parts off of, I will check if it still has those and get back to you. G-Dog Greg ... relay and horn relay. If you want...
I was pulling out of Walmart yesterday and in front of me was this big safari looking rig, at first I thought it was a land rover, but on closer inspection I...
at the end of the steering collum attached to the beam,,, remove the access panel in the spare tire well. MIKE www.offroadvws.com ... From: Robert Bevly To:...