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Re: Removing the top ball joint.
Historical mailing list - P. Marston
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:40:07 +0100
...not touching the actual ball joint or the threaded road, the force was enough to dislodge the ball joint from the tapered hole - it...
Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:06:17 -0400
...The hub itself is tapered. Karl turned my wheels to fit without the spacer. If you put the wheel on w/o the spacer...
Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important? LONG
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 21:23:18 -0800
...Now we all know the slope on our Vans Dashboard so I made the front of my box 150mm deep and tapered it to...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 04:25:27 -0500
...only two reasons that could lead to bad clearances in a tapered roller bearing -- wrong size bearing or damaged shaft. MarkWard pointed you directly...
better brakes on 86 up
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:10:43 -0700
...Because the newer tapered pad is over 4.5" wide at the top versus only 3" wide for the older pad, the newer pad...
Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 28 May 2011 20:37:07 -0500
...The center hole starts small on the boot but should > expand with the tapered end as it is shoved down, rubber is pretty > pliable...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:10:57 -0600
...gear from my '78, I noticed both the gear and the tapered end of the camshaft have a slot for a woodruff key, but...
Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:37:12 -0400
...Doubled up on gaskets and even made a tapered shim. Wasn’t great, was crap. I hope to do better this time. > > 5. Saw...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:01:31 -0700
...Unscrewed the drain plug, let it |> > |drop onto the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until |> > |the drool of oil tapered...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 May 2016 22:33:23 -0400
...There is a good chance > those drums you have are tapered. I have had bad luck with drums being > the correct dimensions so many...
Re: care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:12:00 EDT
...VW went back to 8 mm studs but with 10 mm tapered ends and there was no more breakage or pulling out of studs...
Re: Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:55:17 +0000
...are right, the threads on the sender are 1/8 in tapered National Pipe Threads(NPT). This means that the sender could screw right...
Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:08:38 -0800
...The stock alloys and many aftermarket alloys use the tapered seat, and the stock steelies use a 26mm ball seat. Neither are the correct...
Keyser Pond Camping... (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00:16 -0400
...Wendy Silva was SOOOO disappointed... <<G>> Rain finally tapered off around 4pm, so we started getting things rolling for potluck supper in the middle...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:41:29 -0500
...only two reasons that could lead to bad clearances in a > tapered roller bearing -- wrong size bearing or damaged shaft. MarkWard > pointed you directly...
Re: installation of lower control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:31:02 EST
...A long tapered punch helped get things aligned to get the bolt back in. Funny thing, when I got done, the Vanagon drove TERRIBLE...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:33:25 -0700
...Unscrewed the drain plug, let it drop onto > > the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until the drool of oil > > tapered...
Re: Power window disaster, help needed!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:12:22 -0500
...the repair has to wait, just cut or go buy some tapered wooden wedges that you get for shimming doors and the like and...
Re: Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 06:16:27 -0400
...edu> said: > the threads on the sender are 1/8 in tapered National Pipe Threads(NPT). Really? Not some bizarre metric size? Well, that...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:35:28 +0000
...Unscrewed the drain plug, > > > |let it drop onto the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat > > > |back until the drool of oil tapered...
Bleeding (my heart doth bleed)
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 16:00:43 CST6CDT
...you'll need some sort of hollow tapered plug to get it in the screw hole and form a seal. these usaually come with...
Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:07:24 -0500
...Once the parts are aligned with a tapered drift, The bolt can be tapped in with a long stick through the license plate hatch...
Re: Common front end rattles?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 19 May 2021 11:02:56 -0600
I’ll 2nd that one,,, & check to be sure that the Tapered Collet is there & on the correct end of the bolt ~ ORR ~ DeanB...
Re: Engine Overhaul Questions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:29:30 -0600
...My crankshaft is tapered, and the (OD) of > the crankshaft is larger than the (ID) of the oil > thrower. Any idea if there was...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:41:51 -0500
...Unscrewed the drain plug, let it drop onto > > > the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until the drool of oil > > > tapered...
Trip
Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:32:11 -0800
...I don't see how the shoes can wear out any other way than in the tapered manner they did when only one end...
Re: Front door adjustment question
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:13:16 -0800
You could loosen the bolts and stick in a trimmed plastic tapered carpenter's shim while a helper lifts up the door. Then tighten...
Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:55:02 -0700
...The current is then tapered as needed to keep the battery from exceeding this voltage; this is the Absorption stage, and it is here...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:25:42 -0700
...Unscrewed the drain plug, let it > |> > |drop onto the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until > |> > |the drool of oil tapered...
Betts rear spring testing at Hollister
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:03:21 -0700
...they don't have the tapered wire at the ends (no progressive spring rate) 2: they're designed to raise the van by 1...
Re: Front Shocks Replacement
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:29:31 -0400
...This is actually a split bushing that goes in a tapered hole in the lower control arm and ensures that there is no play...
Re: [vanagon] Need Driver's Side Seat Belt
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:19:09 EST
...I n the later Westfalia the front of the kitchen top was tapered to clear the upper seatbelt loop. I think if you have...
Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:53 -0800
...The stock alloys and many aftermarket alloys use the tapered seat, and the stock steelies use a 26mm ball seat. Neither are the correct...
Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:24:45 -0700
...I can) >> but found it interesting that the shaft itself is tapered and that >> the outer bearing journal OD was ~ 1mm larger than inner...
Re: Wheel balancing
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:31:09 -0500
...There isn't a round hole in the center of the wheel, so the wheel cannot center on the drum that way - the tapered...
Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:43:17 -0700
...Doubled up on gaskets and even made a tapered shim. Wasn’t great, was crap. I hope to do better this time. >> >> 5. Saw...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:56:08 -0700
...task rather than an onerous chore.� You screw in the steeply tapered thread into the seal, get it nice and tight and then tighten...
Re: Pop top issue
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 28 May 2011 09:10:05 -0700
...So one side hits the tapered part of the roof before the other side. You know that there seems to be no real lateral...
Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 10 May 2012 21:44:01 -0700
...Eventually > it tapered off and just quit doing it; neither of us has noticed it for > more than ten days. This is my only...
Re: Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sun, 1 Sep 2002 12:12:47 +0100
...Fast 2 strokes live or die by exhaust tuning (fully tapered expansion boxes) - hence their amazing mid-range grunt. Its because of the 2...
Re: Rolling resistance
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:08:42 -0400
...Think of two tapered cones, with a belt between them. move > the cones in or out, to vary where the belt is located. Sometimes...
Mice prevention, was : Heater knee bar cross beam
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:10:10 -0700
...I got two large tapered rubber plugs and drove them into these holes. Next is sealing off around the edges of the plastic inner...
Re: 1988 GL - FW Bearings: How tight is tight - How loose is loose - How Hot is hot?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:46:57 -0700
...Was the feel of the bearings in the races checked first ? like spin the tapered bearing it the race with fingers, to make sure...
Re: Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 30 May 2012 09:06:58 -0400
...than others? Please note that I am not talking about the tapered > stud that attaches to the spindle arm. > > Now a request for some...
Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 May 2004 14:03:17 EDT
...Because the newer tapered pad is over 4.5" wide at the top versus only 3" wide for the older pad, the newer pad...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:15:54 -0400
...stud removing bit, similar to a > drill bit > > but has a tapered shank made of steel and cheap still. Use a small > hammer to...
Aftermarket bumpers
Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:41:18 -0400
...I think because of the tapered bottom of it, it makes it look wider than other rear bumpers, even though it's not. With...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:32:10 -0500
...Unscrewed the drain plug, let it >> |> > |drop onto the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until >> |> > |the drool of oil tapered...
Re: 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:51:46 -0700
...is that the thread (10x1) on the 021 switch is sligtly tapered for sealing in an aluminum or magnesium alloy crankcase. The thread on...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 16:45:05 +0000
...only two reasons that could lead to bad clearances in a tapered roller bearing -- wrong size bearing or damaged shaft. MarkWard pointed you directly...
Re: Poor man awning
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:08:20 -0700
...German (I think) metal tent pegs...a bit like a slim tapered snow stake. They work well in soft ground, but in gravel campsite...
Re: Power window disaster, help needed!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:48:15 -0700
...the > repair has to wait, just cut or go buy some tapered wooden wedges that you > get for shimming doors and the like and...
Re: Coolant Pump Etc. Sealant. Factory?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 30 May 2014 19:03:32 -1000
...now when was the last time tapered square nails were used in home construction ??? and talk about holding power ! those started when nails were...
Re: inline 4 swap
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 18 May 2009 16:42:02 -0700
...Hole in FW may be tapered near end. > > I used a Dremel with proper metal cut off wheel. Took my time, kept > wet rag...
Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:57:11 -0700
...Once the parts are aligned with a tapered drift, The bolt can > be tapped in with a long stick through the license plate hatch...
Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 12:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
...Aircraft can often get away with having a fairly blunt front, but the rears are always tapered to avoid the low-pressure area that...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:01:21 -0500
...only two reasons that could lead to bad clearances in a > tapered roller bearing -- wrong size bearing or damaged shaft. MarkWard > pointed you directly...
Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:25:52 -0700
...the tapered needle that withdraws from the jet, ( so more fuel is sucked in the higher the needle is drawn up by air flow...
Re: Chris Turner's accident, was Buses By the Depot 2009
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:30:16 -0400
...I tapered off those in about a months time. Believe it or not it was like the fog was lifted. The best part is...
Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:52:16 -0700
...Once the parts are aligned with a tapered drift, The bolt can > be tapped in with a long stick through the license plate hatch...