Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:55:22 -0700 (MST)
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: john keith hopp <jhopp@unm.edu>
Subject: Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
On Wed, 4 Jan 1995, William Abbott wrote:
> Friends,
> You'll recall I bought the '70 single cab sans motor. I'm planning
> to pull the axle with visibly torn boots and have boots and/or CVs replaced.
> I'm also going to bleed brakes and grease anything with a grease fitting.
>
> 1: How can I tell if I need to replace the front (fif)
> transmission mount?
>
> 2: Should I go ahead and do both axles, all 4 CVs, at the same
> time?
YES!! This is indeed the best time to do so; if you pull the
tranny/engine as a unit, you must (obv.) disconnect the tranny from the
CVs anyway.
>
> 3: Should I just go ahead and replace the clutch and accelerator
> cables?
YES!! And buy a spare for each. You may consider replacing your clutch
cross shaft bushings if you detect any play.
> 4: As long as the engine bay's empty, does anyone have
> recomendations on treating the light surface rust in the void behind
> the gas tank? Or do I think too much? :-)
Your basic rust removal techniques would apply; whether manual or
chemical. Nothing like a sparkling clean/grease-free engine
compartment.
>
> Between holidays, rain and a cold, I've done nothing for my
> new jewel except clean the windows and take its picture.
>
> Is there anything else *you'd* do if you had the engine out?
One can purchase a new engine compartment wiring loom--not a bad idea on
a '70 vehicle; replace ground strap (they get reeeeeeal nasty) and
perhaps battery cables. Upgrade all engine compartment seals, check
for/de-rust your battery tray (HVW had a clever suggestion to put a
modified plastic "tray" fashioned from the bottoms of old milk jugs).
Use lotsa elbow grease and smile, smile, smile (or rather, clean, clean,
clean!!)
> Finally, I need a nose VW emblem, sunvisor clips, a shift knob
> and isn't there supposed to be a sheet-metal cover under the pedals and
> master cylinder? If anyone has such, to fit a '70 or similar, let
> me know!
>
I can take one of those--da belly pan. I pulled one from a VW parts
yard. Looks funny at first, but my function-over-form attitude allows
for it.
> Bill Abbott
>
> /\_/\
> //o o\\
> <<==Y==>> "growing whiskers and a tail!"
> mm,\C/,mm
>