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• Re: Upper Control arm compatibility
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:01:58 -0400
  Just curious why you need new Upper Control Arms. Rust Demons? John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix Stock 2.1 250K miles Northern Michigan...
• Re: Was Fox Trail Family -- Now Army Engineers Campgrounds
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 12:20:02 -0700
  ...I'll be checking Army Engineer sites out the next time > our Westy takes us down to the US. I just did fast search...
• FS: vanagon capt. chairs w/ armrests- add to any year vanagon/westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:33:28 EST
  ...chairs w/ armrests / front seats. obviously these will install in any year vanagon, and are a nice upgrade to the 80-84 westys which...
• Armorall or Zymol Seal?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:35:34 -0700
  What's the scoop on Armorall http://www.armorall.com/?WT.srch=1 A cracker or a good product? I was told by someone...
• Installing an adjustable armrest
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 18:57:05 -0400
  Hi, I have to install an adjustable armrest on my 89 Westy Syncro. Do I drive the spring pin top-down or bottum-up...
• for sale, blue velour captains chairs w/ armrests, fit any vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:02:35 EST
  for sale, blue velour captains chairs (front seats) with armrests, excellent shape, fit ANY vanagon. i have one pair left. will ship chris allentown...
• Need armature for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:44:42 -0700
  My favorite electrical shop tells me that my diesel vanagon starter's armature is bad. Does anyone know where I can get one at...
• WTB - Armrest
  Historical mailing list - Apracticalguy
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:23:05 -0700
  I'm looking for two pr of gray adj armrests....please email me with specifics... Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 23:58:02 -0500
  For the upper control arm bushings believe it or not the Meyle brand has been the best bet for the stock style. As for...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:06:14 -0500
  ...On T3 Technique's website I don't find Whiteline upper control arm bushings, although I do find them on the Whiteline website. Would...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:44:36 -0800
  The wiper arms are made to strip like that in situations just like you described. What you need to do is pull off that...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:59:23 -0400
  Huh? What locates the spring perch? Is it suspended in mid-air? Or still somehow attached to the lower control arm? The fact that...
• Re: Tow Loops [back to thread subject]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:56:29 -0400
  At 08:37 PM 7/26/2010 Monday, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote: >Followup questions? What's an "A arm"? Would I know a...
• Re: wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 14 May 2000 20:40:15 -0700
  On my '81 Westy, as near as I can tell, the wiper arms are identical. I didn't take them off to hold them...
• fix windshield wipers that wont stay in position
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:54:02 -0800
  Hello, many vanagons that I have seen have windshield wipers arms that can be moved about without the wiper moter being turned on.Dont...
• Armrest Pin Needed
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:44:40 -0800
  ...Friday, December 13, 2002 7:36 PM > List members, > > After a long search, I finally located an arm rest for my passenger captains > seat...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:54:14 EDT
  ...My problem is that my armrest is stuck in > the up position. I can't put it down into the horizontal position. > -Wes > 1...
• removing armrest from middle bench? (in '84)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:05:18 -0500
  Hi guys, I've been moving around big stuff lately, and the armest on the right side of the middle bench in my '84...
• Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:44:08 -0500
  Ok, so I knew before I picked Gertie up that she would need the Upper COntrol Arm bushings replaced. Common issue - no problem. So...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:20:07 EST
  ...There might be something about adjusting wiper arm in the Bentley. Worst case scenario, buy new wiper arms. George
• Adding Arm Rests to an Early Vanagon - 1981
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:15:04 -0500
  Has anybody added arm rests to the stock early Vanagon front seats? Swapping for later GL style seats would be an option, if I...
• Trailing arm removal question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:31:33 -0500
  Does the axle nut need to come off to remove the trailing arm? I see lots of references to that spread around the interwebs...
• FS: westy rear table and arm
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:40:53 -0400
  i have a rear table and arm.. from a '84-'86 westy. its brown. (all brown, not beige and brown) it will fit all...
• FS: westy rear table and arm
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:05:52 -0400
  i have a rear table and arm.. from a '84-'86 westy. its brown. (all brown, not beige and brown) it will fit all...
• WTB - Adjustable Passenger Armrest (Grey)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:52:05 -0400
  Hi, Attempted to repair my loose Passenger Side Adjustable Armrest. Didn't go so well. I'm looking to buy a Grey one. PM...
• Re: Was Fox Trail Family -- Now Army Engineers Campgrounds
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:35:17 -0500
  <<<The real question is - do they let Canadian spies into their campgrounds? *smirk* Keith Calgary>>> Sure Keith, but we DO have the Army standing...
• 91 Vanagon armrest needed
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:19:05 -0700
  Does anyone have a front passenger seat arm rest on left side of seat for a 91 Vanagon - grey interior? and a right front...
• How to remove adjustable armrests?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:38:43 -0400
  I'm hoping someone can tell me how to remove the arm rests from the front seats on the '87 and up Vanagons. I...
• 91 Carat Drivers Seat Armrest
  Historical mailing list - Steve Drier
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:03:14 EDT
  Have been looking for a rightside drivers seat armrest for my 91 Carat with no luck. Anybody have suggestions where I might find same...
• WTB armrests
  Historical mailing list - Apracticalguy
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 01:19:13 -0700
  I'm looking for 2 pair of gray adj armrests w/all mounting hardware for my 89 Westy.... Thanks Chuck __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• plate armor bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:28:50 -0400
  ...Plate Armor bumpers. They actually look pretty decent (I have objections esthetically to the bull bar bumpers). Anybody used them yet?
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:29:20 EDT
  ...What is the procedure for tightening/lubricating these? > > search the archives for "how to tighten vanagon armrests" it gets asked at least once a...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:49 -0500
  Jeff, take the arms off and take them to a local machine shop. They can press the old bushings out, press in the new...
• Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:56:31 -0800
  ...chairs w/ adjustable armrests.. '87 was the last year for tan velour on the pass vans, and the first year for adjustable armrests.. 87...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:35:24 -0700
  ...Maybe > safer to put one arm in a vice, then release in a similar manner but > with both hands on arm that will move...
• Re: Adjustable arm rest repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:04:45 -0700
  ...The black plastic trim comes off with 2 screws but is trapped on the arm by the knob. But I think you can get...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:32:43 -0500
  ...I was > > reinstalling the rocker arm assembly and dicovered that there is > no > longer any clearance between the arms and valves. In fact, with...
• Re: shocks ,skylight flex arm, and exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 22:28:11 -1000
  >The two roundplastic washers that hold the end of the arms in the metal sleeve of the >skylight are broken. I can't open...
• Re: Tips for removing rear trailing-arm bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:47:51 -0700
  ...On 9/26/06, Walt Oliver <walt@waltnet.net> wrote: > > Greetings Collective Wisdom, > > I'm changing my trailing arms in order to fit larger...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:56:16 -0400
  ...Manual trans replacement > > > As part of my Subaru Conversion project, I'm planning on replacing the >> Cross >> Arm Shaft< >> http://www.van-cafe.com...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:04:58 -0800
  ...I hate dumb design. .....so what happens when you swivel around a seat with arm rests on it.........the 'was inner' arm rest is...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:51:55 -0800
  ...You do not need to tack weld the Powerflex or the Whiteline upper control arm bushing shells into the upper control arm if they...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 15:09:29 -0700
  ...BZ-no arm rests at all >> >> >> On Dec 8, 2008, at 1:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> >>> yeah, no kidding on those arm...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 17:49:52 -0800
  Yes I am planning on replacing all of those additional parts...key concern at this time are the lower control arm bushings. This is...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:18:39 -0800
  ...Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL Ok, so I knew before I picked Gertie up that she would need the Upper COntrol Arm bushings...
• Re: Stuck Table & Arm Rest Questions, '90 Multivan
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 18 May 1998 19:18:30 EDT
  ...As for the armrests, I believe there is a pin that must be removed in order to remove the arms. Look at the back...
• Re: Best Dash Cleaner and Protector - Armorall or ???
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sat, 16 May 2009 10:29:49 -0700
  ...Best Dash Cleaner and Protector - Armorall or ??? > I need to thoroughly clean the dash and some other plastics. > > I want to try and prevent...
• Re: Bend in Alternator Support Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:46:09 -0400
  The support arms on both my '84 and my '85 are like that and have been since I've owned them (the '84 since...
• Re: Ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 08:45:40 -0400
  ...It turned out to be the upper control arm bushings. I did not replace the whole arm, I had new bushings re-welded on...
• Addendum - Front Seats w/Armrests For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:56:04 -0500
  ...Drivers side, brown velour, from 84 GL, good condition, with armrests - $ 50. Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 73 Super Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue...
• Need 2 pr Gray Armrests - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 23:13:51 -0500
  I'm STILL looking for 2 pair of gray armrests for my 89 Westy...if you have some or can refer me to someone...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 12:59:40 -0400
  At 09:01 AM 5/26/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Where might these control arms be illustrated in Bentley? I did not >find...
• Control arm bushings (front end madness)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:33:35 -0700
  Well, It looks like the upper ball joints on the westy are kind of in need, and also the upper control arm bushings aren...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 May 2009 13:25:39 -0700
  ...This is another improvement with the solid lower control arm front suspension. Those 3 bolts don't exist on the 85+ solid arms. Mark...
• Re: Control arm bushings (front end madness)
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:45:51 -0400
  ...Control arm bushings (front end madness) > Well, It looks like the upper ball joints on the westy > are kind of in need, and also...
• Re: Late lower control arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:54:57 -0400
  At 09:31 AM 4/12/2009, Chris S wrote: >that older control arms are made from sheet metal. I've yet to find...
• I need a wiper arm for my '66
  Historical mailing list - Rafi Greenberg
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:21:53 -0400
  Well, I was fixing up the Safari windows in my '66, but I'm stuck now. = One of the wiper arms that I have...
• Re: How to remove adjustable armrests?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:03:23 -0700
  ...From the bottom of the armrest, insert the bolt and use it to align the holes in the mount and the armrest. THEN, with...
• New Control Arms W/ Bushings!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 19:48:31 -0800
  I got my hands on a few sets of Control Arms! These are OEM and if you have one of those Vanagons that SQUEEKS...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 11:15:10 -0400
  ...Radius rod/arm sourced The picked ones are great shape and the bushing sleve is descent too!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On...