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• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:45:40 -0500
  ...Hold the rear slave bolt up in place using a cardboard wedge or similar > under the head while inserting the new cylinder. > - You can...
• Re: power steering groaning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:13:49 -0800
  ...I now have to try some rubber wedges or the like to see if I can dampen any steel line vibrations. >> >> Not a very...
• Re: Instrument Lighting Mishap
  Historical mailing list - chad knutson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:21:37 -0600
  That metal piece just kind of sits in there with its edges wedged between the light housing and the opening over the tach/speedo...
• Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:12:50 -0700
  ...I ended up using some really narrow vice grip pliers and wedged them in between the pulley mount and the water pump body and...
• Re: test to see if list is working
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:08:03 -0500
  ...the handle mod appreciated! I have extra brown handles, and the wedges that will tilt it out a little. The same ones from the...
• Re: Westy water tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:54:55 -0700
  ...I fixed it with a piece of styrofoam > wedged on the existing float and it works perfectly now. > -Jarrett > '89 Westy, Oly > > On Aug...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:31:01 -0700
  ...Then, standing behind the van scratching my head, I noticed my > > licence plate a bit askew and found my oil filler cap wedged in...
• Re: first post and rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 23:25:20 -0700
  ...it is a wedge that pushes its way down via the tension of a spring to ensure there is no gap when the brakes...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:14:28 -0700
  ...Hold the rear slave bolt up in place using a cardboard wedge or similar > under the head while inserting the new cylinder. > - You can...
• Re: coolant pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:22:19 -0400
  ...For quick-and-dirty testing (not an installation) just wedge open the little round return valve inside the expansion tank cap, and run the...
• =?utf-8?Q?Bilstein_B6,_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:13:17 -0700
  ...It took a lot of mucking around with a bottle jack under the lower arm, pry bars, wedges , cursing, to get the shock under...
• Re: Batteries: Optima vs new Exide spiral wound?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:03:08 -0700
  ...The side to side clearance is sloppy, so I just wedged it in with a scrap piece of lumber. Brian (again) ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: rear air scoops on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:17:23 +1000
  ...The scoop fits so snugly that I didn't need to screw or fix it - it has stayed put for 2000km so far, wedged...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:12:20 -0500
  ...The more you turn it to loosen, the tighter these particles > > wedge, > > and if you continue to force it, the bolt breaks. > > > > An old...
• Re: Power mirror replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:55:52 -0800
  ...I carefully wedged the > screwdrivers between the frame and glass til I had a small gap. I then > would squirt some Goo Gone to...
• Re: [wetwesties] which exhaust system is best?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Brower
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:30:00 -0800
  ...you back, so I used a milk carton and some wooden wedges to prop each part until I could get the nuts started. Good...
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:35:28 -0400
  ...As it was apparently just wedged in there, I can't tell what terminal it was connected to. I would MUCH rather fix this...
• Re: Camping w/ 2 year old - suggestions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:15:32 -0500
  ...When Haley was an infant we found a small wooden cradle that wedged perfectly across the passenger seat (when forward facing). At 1 or...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Previous Owners
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:10:45 -0700
  ...Maybe some were road > side fixes, like the honkin big Robertson screw wedged up against a > headlight "ring". I see those as a "no...
• Re: Transporter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:01:16 -0700
  ...Would the Loaf be easier to work on > than the Wedge? I don't want the antique split because the visor > above the two...
• Re: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:14:19 -0500
  ...I used some wooden wedges to make sure it stayed in place. Keeping the VC on the shaft will give you more clearance to...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:38:02 +0100
  ...I guess I should have said > > a wedge style, > > > screw holding screwdriver. > > > > > > ?Como se dice en Espanol "Smart ass"? > > > > > > Georgie Boy > >
• Re: tie rod removal
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:24:42 -0400
  ...Find a place in the rack extension that you can wedge a screwdriver against structure, and then the cotter-pin extractor against the screwdriver...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:02:18 -0700
  ...so when the lap belt was clipped in, the seat was wedged very tightly into the foam. *the seat mounting "bolts" I mean are...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:29:58 -0500
  ...Threads provide a > continuously inclined plane, which creates a wedge for the bolt when > you tighten the nut. Like a rubber band, metal is...
• Re: beware of parking garages!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 01:10:14 -0500
  ...Well I wasn't wedged in (if I had been it would >>have been let-some-air-out-of-the-tires-time), so I...
• Trick to replacing the "Eye" bushing in the stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:23:00 -0400
  ...re careful and keep it away from brake lines you can wedge an end in there to stabilize it. Then take a hammer or...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:20:31 -0700
  Be careful, there is a shim on the driveshaft, and it may have gotten wedged in the case. Pull out the shaft and fish...
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 23:51:04 -0300
  Actually, the air-cooled wedges may have still had the aerial on the passenger side ... I'll try to swing past an '81 a...
• Re: cross country camping suggestions?? - WALMART
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 17 May 2004 16:19:30 -0700
  ...Got a lot of comments on the ol' Wedge. It was a Good Thing. -fedl
• Glued Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Terry R. Haggerty
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:17:29 -0300
  ...I wedged the wood under the section that was glued and pulled down on the fiber top to provide constant pressure. 6. I then...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:10 -0700
  ...I > > then wedged a toothpick in between the ring and shell > to hold it in > > position. Remove the needle, double check that the > marks...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:32:16 -0400
  ...Almost looks like a log wedged up under the bus, not a mechanical part. Anyhow - I'll attempt to remove the other end of...
• AW: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:28:13 -0700
  ...WIth the Jetta man the firewall and a small wedge of frame rail needs to be cut away. The 92 Fox manifold is smaller...
• Re: Power window replacement details-------very true
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:31:21 -0800
  ...Instead of using a clamp to hold the window up, you might try cutting a couple of small wooden wedges to jam the window...
• Sunroof owners (attn!)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 18:25:03 -0800
  ...For those bus folks who have to keep their roofs shut with wood or foam wedges (or not at all!), I'd like to...
• replaced a few cooling system hoses
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:20:06 -0400
  ...Oh, to hold the engine at some specific rpm, I found a short 3/8 drive socket extension works well wedged in the throttle...
• VW Books.
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 14:56:36 GMT
  ...I would recommend it to > anyone interested in VW transporters--the Splits, Bubble Windows and Wedges. > > 'VW Bus Custom Handbook' by Laurence Meredith > Published...
• Re: Combined Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:34:00 -0700
  ...The little S/S screws actually don't so much act as the contact as they do a wedge, forcing a fine contact around...
• Re: cracked right side case...i'm in TROUBLE! (was crank pulley bolt...argh!)
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:08:45 -0800
  ...Not sure if your wedge on the pulley caused the broken piece, but to stop an engine from turning over remove a spark plug...
• Re: Starter Bushing report...longish....ugh!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:34:53 -0700
  ...into the hole that accommodates the flywheel�in the process > it wedged itself in there pretty darn good. > > > > After much prayer and working at...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:16:13 -0800
  ...re just going to toss the tie rod end ...........pickle > fork. Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. > Pullers - sure .....but pulling on...
• Re: Filled gas tank leaking a common prob?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:35:34 -0330
  ...It just sort of lies there wedged into a rubber grommet, if this is loose, which mine seems to be, well you can see...
• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:06:25 -0500
  ...in between the rear springs and the body of the vehicle there is a small doughnut sized wedge of about 3/4 inch thickness...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:51:46 +0000
  ...Hold the rear slave bolt up in place using a cardboard wedge or similar > under the head while inserting the new cylinder. > - You can...
• Re: WANTED: Front child's cot
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 May 2014 19:09:24 -0700
  ...Back in the '70s our son and daughter started out sleeping in a basket wedged on the front seat (daughter was 7 mos old...
• Re: Westie Propane Gauge? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 18:15:46 -0500
  ...There is no >rear window on drivers side, badly claustrophobic (fear of >santas) once I >had wedged myself into the back seat, shedding donut...
• Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:56:58 -0800
  ...I've replaced 3 belts (all high quality Bosch) and one even wore so badly it lost all of it's "wedge" becoming a...
• Re: Wheel bearing dust cap fell off... trouble ahead?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:10:22 -0700
  ...If he put it in at angle he "cocked" it and wedged it in a bit. This could result in making the cap slightly...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:59:48 -0400
  ...In my '81, when I bought the "19" relay many years ago, I was disappointed, after I removed the plastic wedge, to find I...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 07:12:21 -0700
  ...Wolz wrote: > | > |> Why not just screw a wooden (or other material) wedge to the top of > |> the pedal, rather than playing with the linkage...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings going? How long have I got?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:04:30 -0400
  ...The road was in full blown construction (when is it not) and he ended up getting wedged up against a concrete barrier... His recommendation...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:47:53 -0500
  ...s case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. Service to the 2nd...
• Gear mini-review: The Bus Depot Ezy-Awning
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:21:23 -0700
  ...fat tubes together because one of the spring clips had become wedged into the end of the narrow tubing section. Pulling the narrow tube...
• Re: flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:01:15 -0800
  ...Best way to remove BTW is an appropriate sized deep 3/8 drive socket through the access hole, wedges solidly against the L side...
• Re: Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:06:12 -0600
  ...sound was added, as the >> spring flew around the bellhousing, getting wedged into various >> places... >> > > Funny (sorta). I had a similar Vanagon problem, though...
• Re: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:11:15 -0800
  ...I used some wooden wedges to make sure > it stayed in place. Keeping the VC on the shaft will > give you more clearance to...
• Re: OT: Gardening
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:30:57 -0700
  ...A list dealing with >> antique >> > Wedgewood stove, for example, would satisfy the first requirement, but >> > therre are too few in existence to attract a...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Fixing Things Right
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 11:42:16 -0800
  ...The magical fix? A couple pads made from multiple layers > of scotch tape, wedged next to one of the axles. > > You�re not supposed...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:56:37 -0400
  ...It's shedding > rust. > Almost looks like a log wedged up under the bus, not a mechanical > part. > Anyhow - I'll attempt to remove...