Hi, Long time since I frequentent these pages so I hope you will be able to help me out. I have a 93 Astro ext, Rear Wheel Drive, With the dreaded Composite rear springs (Fiber glass, carbon fibre or what ever they are made of), Now Ive been told that it is a No No to fit Air Shocks to a van fitted ...

I didnt want to put it quite that way, But seeing as you have Then yes I am fortunate aswell, would seem that we are some of the few !

But I would still like to get in touch with Darren

Unfortuneatley I am one of the few that doesnt do facebook..........

Thanks for the update. Darren was often on www.astrosafari.co.uk a lot then he suddenly disappeared !, would be good to know that he is OK, last I heard from him was that he was having trouble with his ISP. If you do contact him Please tell him that ALL the GUYS in the UK wish Him Well and hope to h...

Does anybody Know what has happened to Darren, SocalliV8 ?
He hasnt been on here or the UK astrosafari for ages.

Thanks again, Junk yards with any American vehicle are few and far between over here in the UK, So finding something for an Astro would be like the holy graill [-o< there are some supliers of parts for US vehicle over here so If it breaks then I will get a complete new assemble, But as a mechanical ...

Thanks 1gary, I will give it a drink of pen oil and then leave it for a day or so before trying again.

Hi, Hope somebody here can help me out, The bearing on the tensioner pulley has started making a noise, I need to replace the pulley, but I cannot get the bolt thru the cenrte of the pulley to move as it is so tight. Now Is it a Left Hand Thread or Right Hand Thread, Ive tried both ways but it is so...

Thanks for the advice, I still not sure if this is a electrical problem with the dashboard or the transmission, My money is on the dash (cos I aint got no money for a new tranny !!!!) The van goes into the workshop on monday, they have full diagnostics, so hopefully it will rule out the tranny and t...

Hi, I'm a vanner from the UK. I have a 93 Astro, stock drive train with 129000 on the odo I was driving on the highway at about 60mph, up hill, the transmission had kicked down and all was well, Then there was a loud click from the dash/footwell area, when I looked at the dash the speedo was reading...

OK Thanks for the advice, Seems I was wrong about the Power Steering Fluid and it is available in the UK, Just Ive never had to look for it before. I now have access to the CORRECT tools to both remove and install the PS Pump pulley, and hopefully I will have a replacement pump soon as well. Is this...

thanks lockdoc, I won't ask you how because it sounds very expensive. I had already figured that the pump was shot because of the same reasoning you gave, must say that this system is very rare on european cars and had the auto club guy very confused, he was looking for a servo with vacuum connectio...

would you belive that we don't have power steering fluid over here, most all manufacturers use atf?, thats why I asked, i will have to ask at the local GM europe dealership.

OK Point taken, I will have a look at the shaft first, I take it that it can shear but still appear to be connected otherwise surely the pulley would have come off/out of the pump. If this appears to be OK then I will try new fluid and bleeding the system. The van has 125thou miles on the clock, Ive...

Level of oil was OK, before and after this problem, It was suggested a few weeks ago that I change the oil in the system, But I really think that this defect is past changing the oil now, I suspect it is more a mechanical problem