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Trailing Arm Bushings
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:51:19 -0800
How long does it take to replace the bushings in the trailing arm? I am going to be replacing the springs any way. Do...
WTB, Left, adjustable, armrest
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:01:00 EST
Hello I'm looking for a left side adjustable armrest for my 87GL. The seat color is grey. (driver or front passenger seat) Thanks...
WANTED: tan front seat ARMREST
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:52:14 EDT
i need a tan armrest for a vanagon capt. chair. the one without the adjustment knob. 83-86 style. i think its the right...
WTB: Grey Westfalai right side ajustable arm rest
Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
Sun, 2 May 2004 07:43:16 -0700
Hi I'm looking for a Gray right side adjustable arm rest (in good shape)for the '87 Westfalia , the Rottweiler thought it was...
Trailing arm bushings
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:49:58 -0600
Hi gang is there any trick to ease the installation of trailing arm bushings? After the frozen bolt difficulties a balljoint press removed them...
WANTED: left grey adjustable armrest from bluestar/whitestar/89 wolfsburg
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 May 2007 13:28:51 EDT
> > folks...i need a left side grey adjustable armrest from a '89 wolfsburg > bluestar/whitestar.. > > anyone have one? > > thanks > chris > > ************************************** See what's free...
An adventure with ball joints on a 71 Westy (long)
Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
Fri, 5 Apr 96 17:43:13 UT
The Ball Joint Adventure I ordered and received a set of rebuilt torsion arms from Wolfgang International in about 5 days ($150 exchange). They...
Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Dec 2008 to 8 Dec 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1266)
Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 18:55:49 -0800
Well for my 2 cents, I drove my 81 Westy with the "on the door" arm rest for years, perpetually lusting after those cool...
Re: Adjustable arm rest repair
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:48:41 -0400
...Anyone know how to reassemble the adjusting screw rod (with the plastic knob on end) back into the arm rest? I've unscrewed one...
Re: upper bunk entry
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 31 May 1999 10:54:57 -0700
...Its a bracket that slides over the front table arm and can be moved up and down the arm and held in position by...
Vanagon Part needed
Historical mailing list - Grant Bessom
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:46:34 -0500
...It is the bushing that the clutch release arm rides in. I destroyed the original taking the release arm/throw out arm out of...
Re: front captain's seat question
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:19:29 EDT
...What gives, I just saw one identical to > mine on Ebay and it didn't have armrests either. > Peace out, > westys didnt have armrests...
Removing Wiper Arms
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:30:00 -0800
Someone asked how to remove a wiper arm. I ended up using a gear puller that I have, available at any Sears in the...
Re: Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:37:14 -0500
On Nov 23, 2007 3:57 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and bearing housings the...
Re: Looking for an armrest repair procedure 2
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 01:27:42 -0700
...If you unscrew the knob all the way, you will likely need to cut the armrest open to hold the nut steady and thread...
Re: Bumper quest
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:36:50 -0500
...Barry Armitage [mailto:armitage.1@OSU.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:56 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Bumper quest Thanks...
Re: wiper blades
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:45 -0400
...Any thoughts? > > Question, when the spline on the wiper arms fail, and the arm can no > longer > be tightened... is the only fix to...
Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:18:31 -0800
yeah, no kidding on those arm rests - very dumb design ! Seat belt gets tangled in it too. Nuthin' wrong at all with having the...
Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:09:43 -0600
...I just 'treated' my poorly working blades with some Armorall....sprayed it on and wiped it off a couple of times, using a soft...
installation of lower control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:45:41 -0800
Hello, Nowhere in the archives can I find any information on lower control arm bushing installiation, I know people have done this,but I...
Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:57:58 -0500
Blake, I think the difference being that these '87 seats have the arm rests that have the adjustable dial in them - they flip op...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Ron Salmon
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:06:00 +0000
I am having trouble getting my skylight vent arms to stay in the track. They do not seem to have any lip on them...
Also 4 Sale
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 13:27:09 -1000
Also 4 Sale a pair of almost new front blue velour seat covers and arm rest for "Go-Westy" I'm to lazy to...
Re: Removing arm rests for repair of arm rest posts and to install perfect fit seat covers
Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:37:24 -0500
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I just had to remove an arm rest myself a few weeks ago (it was loose). My...
Re: repairing arm rest
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 20:42:53 -0700
...With it gone and the remaining armrest pieces carefully realigned, my armrest works well but unfortunately there's the possibility I could over-adjust...
removal of rear trailing arm?
Historical mailing list - --------------------
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:25:46 -0400
Any Ideas? Dave wrote> I have attempted to get the rear trailing arms off of the van. I've been trying for two days...
Re: AC Controls
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:12 -0400
Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Got it clear about the first half or so of 85's - they still have the > stamped lower control arms...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:53:00 -0700
I could be using the wrong term, but am referring to part between lower ball joint and control arm. The radius rod attaches to...
Re: installing rocker arms
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:17:28 -0500
...I replaced the pushrod tube seals, installed the > tubes, > inserted the rods, and bolted the rocker arms in place. The rocker arms > on the...
Re: Does anyone know the part numbers for the standard and Carat vanagon jacks?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:53:46 -0400
...031 A Storrz, 9-1/4" arm length. 031 D Bilstein, 8-3/4 arm length. But only the Storrz can pass its arm...
Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:59:33 -0700
...No pitch given so it must be a standard > thread. > > Remember, when you're working with the wipers, that the wiper arm, where > it...
Re: Armor All: does it really damage plastics, and why?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 07:16:54 -0600
...does it really damage plastics, and why? > > Incidentally, I drove a car once where the dealership had Armor-Alled the > *steering wheel*. That was...
More trailing arm mod
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:22:40 -0700
...But I went ahead and welded in a canted spring perch https://shufti.blog/2022/03/20/vanagon-trailing-arm-rebuild-part-two/ Alistair
Re: Rusty spring perch replaced
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:43:45 -0600
On 14 Aug , 2021, at 8:08 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > Haven’t we seen trailing arms been made before ? Here...
upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:38:06 -0500
My 85 vanagain has shot upper control arm bushings on the right side. I have priced these things out, my best offer 30 bucks...
FS: vanagon capt. chairs w/ adjustable armrests, fit all vans
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 20:45:00 EST
...have adjustable armrests, fit all vanagons. will ship. p-mail if interested chris philly
Re: Need front and rear tables and arms for '86
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:50:03 -0300
Try http://www.partsvw.com/ follow the camper/Westfalia link on left side. > I need the tables and Arms for my 86 syncro westy...
FS: grey adjustable armrests for capt. chairs
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:12:21 EDT
...grey adjustable armrests for '87 up vanagon capt. chairs. $35 ea, clean, and in great shape chris
Re: what other seats are a direct replacment incld tseats with foldable arms
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:46:23 -0700
...of Subie Forester seats in a Vanagon...(scroll down the page) http://www.smallcar.com/vanagonwrx.htm they look nice but no arm rests...
Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:51:52 -0700
...Remember, when you're working with the wipers, that the wiper arm, where it connects to the motor shaft, has soft metal inside so...
Seat wear on captian's chairs
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 23:44:07 -0800
...I looked at the other seats at the armrest and noticed the same wear. It looks like the armrest, when lowered, rubs against the...
interior parts, FREE!, etc
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:21:34 -0700
...2- front, Westy plaid, decent, armless, free! 2- front, tan vinyl, decent, armless, free! 1- middle, tan vinyl, decent, free! 1- front, Westy plaid...
Re: Adjustable armrests...
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:37:41 -0400
...FOXINTERNET.NET writes: > > I got this van and it has two armrests without the adjustable bolt in there. And they are flopping about. I...
Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:06:43 +0000
...How do I remove a wiper arm? Anyone have any suggestions on how get the arm off the shaft without bending or breaking something...
Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 09:18:55 -0800
...Nolathane upper control arm bushings? > Anyone installed these Australian Nolathane REVO420086 Upper Control Arm > Bushings -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https...
Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (was (ironically) Re: HIJACKED - update)
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:29:26 -0700
...1) arms stretched out 2) pinch some pot between your forefinger & thumb 3) form pocket opposite elbow just aft of forearm 4) carefully place...
Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:54:31 -0500
...What you need to do is pull off that passenger side wiper > arm > (it's either a 10mm or 13mm nut). Once the arm...
Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 24 May 2021 22:52:40 -0700
...The embarrassing thing is I mistakenly used a diesel arm some years ago when I replaced slave cyl. That’s the arm that just...
Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:42:43 -0800
...For other newbs like me, here's how I removed the bushing with stuck bolt, from the trailing arm. I know this stuff isn...
Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:20 -0700
...One wiper shaft > assembly had play in arm that is press fitted to shafte. > > Arms are kinda pricey. Regardless, what started out as "pull...
Re: middle seat mounting question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:56:16 -0400
Hi Mark Roy and others, Perfect! I’ll try removing the arm rest first and drilling new holes second. thanks for the great info...
Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:17:11 -0700
...I CAN hear the relay click when I push the > wiper control arm down, and the washer motor pumps water. Prolly some > hidden fuse...
diesel clutch operating lever
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:57:55 -0700
Hi- Can anyone with a diesel tranny do me a favor and measure the length of the clutch operating lever (the little arm the...
Re: 1987 Westy Problems
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 18 Sep 95 09:25:30 EDT
wrt control arm bushings on Vgon: they are tack-welded into the arm at the factory. Do new ones need to be tacked-welded...
RE: ?clutch arm
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 13:03:12 EST
Ed of CLAIBORN writes: >arm it attaches to on the tranny has 10-15 degreese of play in it. is this >a bad thing...
how to bend afm sweeper arms?
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:10:06 -0500
How does one bend the sweeper arms on the AFM without screwing them up? Can I take the moving part out to bend them...
wiper arms with the little wing to keep it down....or something l ike that....where can one buy this thing
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 20:47:28 -0500
Anyone know who made the wiper arms with the little "wing" that holds it down while moving......is it oem? Tony
Poptop, Window Seals and ArmorAll
Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:16:01 EDT
...expensive but it isn't supposed to dry out the rubber in the same way as ArmorAll. Have a look. www.303products.com Jerome
Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 Dec 2017 15:33:51 -0500
...The arms are designed to fail this way on overload to protect the rest of the linkage. Pick the metal carefully out of the...
Re: 1971 original windshield wiper length
Historical mailing list
Sat, 06 May 1995 18:09:22 +0600
>Maybe someone once replaced your wiper *arms* with too-long ones? maybe >from a later year bus?? > >Actually, I guess I don't know...