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• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:56:08 -0800
  Solid cast steel front lower control arms were phased into production during the 1985 model year for 2wd Vanagons and during the 1989 model...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 May 2012 15:14:20 -0700
  ...One (1) clamshell, >> and two (2) curvy metal arms. Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy things >> to keep the curvy metal arms from...
• Re: Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:55:53 EST
  ...In the booth, I started waving my arms frantically, and then burst out, yelling "Rear wheel drive!". >> Not emissions related but just as funny...
• Re: [Syncro] Skid plate mods
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:40:34 -0400
  ...Rear trailing arms are OK as is, although one could simply screw flat metal plates up onto them with rubber washers in between the...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:34:37 -0500
  ...I took my upper control arms to a well respected local shop that specializes in VW buses and asked them to spot weld the...
• Re: steering rack parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 14:31:44 +0200
  ...On Vanagon the steering arms to the wheels are going out of the ends of the actuator, on AUDI (I guess also the Quantum...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:14:42 -0500
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• RE: Charles: Seat catalog?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Wed, 03 Aug 94 09:37:00 cdt
  ...Charles Armstrong '70 Bus
• "stealth Bus" article in Hot VW's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 22:38:04 EDT
  ...5 speed trans -counterweighted crank -Rhino 1.25 rocker arms, and swival feet adjusters -ported AMC heads -and a baked on ceramic thermal coating...
• West Marine $6.99 a pair cup holders
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 21:04:30 -0700
  ...Although its arms are fixed, they still seem to be able to accommodate most travel mugs, coffee cups, glasses and the like just fine...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:17:38 EDT
  ...know where I can find late model driver's side wiper arms w/ the small spoiler and some of those "crazy professor" goggles? >> Take...
• Re: Missing jack & lugwrench
  Historical mailing list - Greg Irick
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:31:01 -0700
  >In any case, I would concur with the breaker bar and socket...your >arms and whatever other limbs get involved will thank you...oh...
• Re: Replacing left rear side window
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:39:42 -0700
  ...But then, I'm a scrawny little runt, with little girl arms :o) toodle pip, -- Dug Smith | Motorcycles don't hurt (mailto:dug@dugbert...
• Re: Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:24:17 -0400
  ...The wiper arms have soft metal inside where they connect to the splined shaft. Splines are cut when you tighten the nut on. It...
• Home made Syncro 16" trailing arms???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:05:51 -0000
  ...would allow the fitting of 16" tires without fouling the trailing arms. Euro Car Parts in the UK sell ERW alloy wheels and they...
• Re: tie rod removal...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:46:58 -0400
  ...David, Dave and all, @david:I used some tool with adjustable arms this morning but the adjustability meant that the arms moved and slipped...
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:54:50 -0400
  ...I continue to look for more, but all the Jettas I have checked recently have had "armstrong type" windows. Larry A. On Wed, Mar...
• Re: Up in Arms: Upgrading 83.5 Westy to Captain's Chairs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:21:55 EST
  In a message dated 12/21/2010 10:31:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, oxroad@GMAIL.COM writes: If I do remove the...
• Floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Spuhler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:08:38 -0700
  ...I realigned the arms to contact a fresh sweep area and sealed it up w/GOOP - Runs like a new car! The next issue...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 May 2000 16:50:53 -0300
  Bulley: How does one " lube the wiper system"?? On the slipping problem, mine slipped too, so I took them off and cleaned them real...
• Re: Bargains !
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:13:56 -0700
  ...com writes: > > << Does anyone know how to tell the difference between the front and rear > tables/arms? > >> > > theyre different lengths..the top part. > chris >
• Re: who bought diesel van...(NVC) (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:22:49 EST
  ...of big Cats...all diesels.. :<) and they looked like they could do alot more damage than just making your wiper arms loose, stan.. :<) chris
• Re: Wanted in LA area: knuckes etc from power-steered van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:46:06 -0800
  Andrew, IIRC pitman arms belong to wormgear steering systems rather than rack and pinion systems like those on Vanagons (T3's). You may also...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:02:19 -0700
  ...Black Bears vs Westy Canvas? Why can't we all just exercise our right to bear arms so we may protect ourselves from all...
• Re: Missing jack & lugwrench
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:32:48 -0400
  ...In any case, I would concur with the breaker bar and socket...your arms and whatever other limbs get involved will thank you...oh...
• Back safely!
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:30:28 -0500
  ...I loosened all of the rocker arms just slightly, as Bob Donalds suggested, and although the rocker arms are chattering a little, the rough...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:14:14 -0600
  ...I will have to check the control arms and the coolant tubes, but mine does not have power steering and did have a clock...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 15:33:07 -0800
  ...Thinking further, I'm sure I've seen threads on thesamba showing fairly rusted out trailing arms that were repaired and put back into...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 22:35:08 -0500
  Be aware that South African Vanagons have mirror imaged wiper arms on the front. I can’t speak to other right hand drive countries...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - brian adams
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:43:12 EST
  I have an 84 Vanagon GL--it sounds like the rocker arms are pinging against the valve covers. When I start the engine a...
• Re: Power steering failure ?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 07:20:23 -0400
  ...you lose the 'power' > aspect of it, and revert to Armstrong steering. ;) > And if it's the pump? Phaedra mentioned a loud roaring noise.
• Re: Riding with moon roof open
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:02:01 EDT
  ...thats because the PLASTIC IS BROKEN . :<) the plastic roller guides on the end of those flex arms disentigrate from UV rays.. chris ************************************** Get a...
• Re: Questions for the Engine Builders Re: high lift rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:13:00 -0400
  ...of the two motors not withstanding)? Are > not the performance rocker arms the same? Forgive me for asking questions > without knowing all the facts...
• Re: Jacking Thread? I'm Still Interested!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:42:55 -0700
  ...up the rear, I put my floor jack under the trailer arms, and > alternately raise the left and right till I get the height...
• twisted?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:13:00 -0800
  ...so twisted. -[;<)> > > twisted!!??? who's twisted!!??? > > if i could get my arms out of this damned jacket, i'd show you who's > twisted!!! > > :) >
• Anyone want to get rid of their stock chip?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:44:19 -0600
  ...He had the performance rocker arms and chip installed. Now he wants to go back to stock and can not find his stock chip...
• Re: Crossing the Canadian border...
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:53:41 -0500
  ...Thanks John On Jul 20, 2015 10:19 PM, "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote: > dear border crosser - > Fire arms are* not *a no...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:27:51 -0700
  ...on older vehicles the tension of the springs in the old wiper arms can be a heavy factor on the chatter problem. seen this...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:46:51 -0800
  ...I also have new poly bushings on the rear trailing arms. From a lube standpoint, I do wonder how easily the arms move; over...
• Re: Rear Axle Bearing Installation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:40:20 -0500
  ...of arms with all of the brake parts attached and I'm considering just installing the new parts in the spare swing arms and...
• Re: swap of front end components?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:21:34 +1300
  ...nonPS pitman arms will result in lighter steering and more turns of the wheel lock-to-lock than the PS pitman arms, but that...
• Re: 84 Westy Wolfie with 47k orig miles on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:50:35 -0700
  ...84 Westy Wolfie which I purchased in 1987 has brown table arms, > both front and rear. > > By the look of the stickers this may...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:07:10 -0800
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• Re: Welding up 16" rear trailing arms
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:50:57 EST
  How about everybody who is interested in this idea, pool their money. Send me to Germany, I'll get several sets from junk 16...
• Re: CO Westy sighting...
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:16:49 -0500
  ...I drive a 1987 Wolfram (dark) Gray Wolfy GL weekender with the "Carat 2" 15" alloys, if you see me, just flap those arms...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - WDean Balmer
  Fri, 29 May 2026 18:22:03 -0600
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• Re: Loose wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:39:30 -0500
  ...of cleaning the splines of the sacrificial metal from >the wiper arms. Mine were constantly flopping In a nutshell, use your pin to clean...
• Re: '84 tranny probs
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:37:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...is WELL worth it, unless you like oil down your > trans/arms/drive etc. (snip) > > Tim Tim, Here's a trick for you. For...
• Re: What [snip] to take in a Westie
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:30:50 -0400
  When I travel in hot weather, I put socks on the arms of the captain's chairs. that's right - socks! Slide the sock...
• Re: Van Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:01:03 +0100
  ...I have a 82 GTI wheel in my 87 Syncro, without power steering! The term Armstrong gets a new meaning here. PerL 87 Syncro...
• Re: 84 Westy Wolfie with 47k orig miles on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:43:48 +0000
  ...Did VW start painting the arms after a certain year? Is it possible someone repainted it to spruce up the look? With a can...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 20:56:44 -0700
  ...as an aside, 2wd vanagons have a pretty flaky plastic clip holding parking brake cables under the trailing arms. They seem to break allowing...
• Re: Installing skylight mechanism
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:11:00 -0600
  ...Installing new arms and trim for the skylight. How the h*ll do you get the little wheels in the track. The groove in...
• Re: Rear wiper no wipe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:54:48 -0500
  I have plenty of rear wiper arms if you need one. Jim On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer...
• Wiper tip
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:45:33 -0800
  ...After some measuring, I discovered that 19" (as opposed to the stock 18") wiper arms fit without any problem. The way the mounts work...
• More Captain Chairs questions
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 05:11:35 GMT
  The arms on the captains chairs on my '91 are feeling really loose. How do you go about tightening them up, if that's...
• Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:05:38 -0400
  ...Then the metal is spot welded back onto the arms. At least this is the case in my 87 GL 2wd. BenT
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:56:12 -0600
  ...and assorted plastic plugs that often get lost > from windshield wiper arms, seat belt bolts. The zip lock bag is good. Rubber parts last...
• Re: replacing catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:17:05 -0700
  ...or put the lifts in the wrong place, and bend control arms, etc, etc :-) Looking at my 81, I would not attempt that. Some...
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:30:48 -0800
  On 2/5/09, Mike Collum <collum@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > Matt Drew wrote: > >> are there any quick fixes to get me through the next...