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• Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:00:10 -0700
  ...takes two people > you require a rubber hammer and a rubber wedge to remove the cover over > the > side guide that runs astern on...
• Re: what is under the passengers feet? (subwoofer mounting)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 18:11:18 -0500
  ...I put a wedge subwoofer > behind the drives seat (not really enough room to sound really good), > boxes between the front seats (takes up...
• Re: Increasing security in Vanagon, Cabinet locks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:35:58 EDT
  ...And to make sure they don't get the whole bus, yes on the alarm, yes on the club, why not also the "wedge...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  13 Dec 96 07:06:11 PST
  ...I found that by dismantling my cheapo gear puller I could wedge one of the ends of the puller arms between the drum and...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:30:42 -0700
  ...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: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:55:57 -0700
  ...Using the handbrake will push the shoes out and with them not seated > that will wedge,, distort the drum, etc and move out letting...
• Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:32:18 -0600
  ...out that the overflow tank hose had slipped from where I wedged it and was draining out! Filled the expansion tank from the overflow...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:22:42 -0700
  ...Turns > out the spark wire had been wedged between the left size and the van > and was partially cut when I replaced the fridge...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:37:56 -0400
  ...Using the handbrake will push the shoes out and with them not seated that will wedge,, distort the drum, etc and move out letting...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 21:23:27 -0300
  Ironically, I remember ridiculing the “Wedge” back in the 80’s - too big, too heavy, extra complications of the cooling system. Even turned down...
• Re: Aux Battery Cover
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:08:14 -0500
  I find these battery cover posts hilarious! That battery practically wedges in there! Hold down straps? Tip over issues? Bouncing around on the road...
• Re: Power mirror replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:12:35 -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: The tale of the '87 Westy - Brand New! - Chapter 3 - Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:34:42 -0400
  ...Moved the small fan I had wedged in between the > wooden box over the heater and the black box on kitchen side of the...
• Re: [Syncro] Roadhaus - Quick Update
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:19:04 +0200
  ...to ban him from the list so who are we to pass judgement if he tries to nicely wedge himself back in with a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Spring trip
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:26:39 -0700
  ...that park. > > Wonder how many huge motor homes have gotten stuck, wedged, trapped, > whatever..trying to negotiate that tight steep road to the Dante...
• Re: Westy water tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:55:06 -0500
  ...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: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:03:51 -0800
  ...On a Syncro of > mine, they rusted so severely that they had to be changed with the pads and > also the exfoliated rust wedged...
• Going safe in Mexico.some tips.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 May 2008 10:04:13 -0700
  ...One of the local scumbags downtown had a crappy old honda 50 that he would sneak up and wedge under tourist's bumpers behind...
• Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:29 -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: cracked right side case...i'm in TROUBLE! (was crank pulley bolt...argh!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:45:16 -0500
  ...Things should never jammed or wedge against the case like that. If the engine was still installed, using the transmission in gear to hold...
• Refrigerator Fan Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 11 May 1999 20:51:48 PDT
  ...The fan is rather noisy, so I mounted it inside a block of stiff foam, with appropriate sized holes for air flow, and wedged...
• Well. THAT wasn't a pain or anything!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:24:15 -0700
  ...The best we could do was wedge a short stick of half inch square wood stock lengthwise across the opening to force the side...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:10:08 -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...
• North Conway NH, Cup holders, Interior lights, ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:45:31 -500
  ...I cut ~16deg wedges of wood, and used double sticky tape to mount. I still need to paint the wood black. They worked flawlessly...
• Re: Power window won't stay up
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:55:49 -0400
  ...Anyone have good used power window > regulators for sale? I've got mine propped up with a notched broomstick > as the wooden wedges force...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:09:35 -0700
  ...The extra thickness compressed and filled > the wedge > shaped gap between the mating flanges. > > A proper, but more expensive solution would indeed be to...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:50:16 -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...
• LONG!!! posting in English for pre 67 westy admirers!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 15:05:12 -0500
  ...2 wedge-shaped cushions - DM 30- 11. 1 child's hammock in the driver's compartment - DM 35- 12. 1 dividing curtain with rod...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:10:55 -0800
  ...s case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. Service to the 2nd...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 14:43:28 -0700
  ...When I need to charge at idle for extended periods I use my steering wheel Club wedged between the front seat and the gas...
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  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:37:47 -0400
  ...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: Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:05:49 -0500
  ...The only risk is that the missing snap ring could > float around and wedge between the pinion or differential gears. Iv'e > done this...
• Re: Funny question re GoWesty/Concept 1 16 inch alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:02:15 -0400
  ...There isn’t enough room to wedge a screwdriver in there and I don’t want to scratch up the new wheels. Should I...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:06:02 -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: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:40:38 -0500
  Eric, what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the...
• Re: Smog Check & Inspection problems?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks, RN,CDE
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:07:04 +1100
  ...I remember having my old '71 Ghia with a front seat that was supported by a Chevette bumper jack that I had wedged in...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:48:37 -0700
  ...pulling it open to clear the shaft using a small metal wedge (a metal pencil sharpener). * I flipped each CV joint on the shaft...
• Gas Tank is In!!(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:38:38 -0600
  ...The tank was wedged in there pretty good so after draining the fuel(as much as I could), I pryed it out and it...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:04:24 +1200
  ...Transit was an ugly deathtrap too), was ugly, with a modern wedge nose tacked onto a crudely-styled body, with cab doors with windows...
• Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:52:57 -0700
  ...takes two people > you require a rubber hammer and a rubber wedge to remove > the cover over the > side guide that runs astern on...
• Re: breadloaf EV sighting
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Hintz
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:28:01 -0800
  ...Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non Vanagon...
• Re: power steering groaning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:03:15 -0500
  ...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: H2O Head Info / VW-Bago Westy / dealer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 20:24:07 -0400
  ...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: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:04:58 -0800
  ...the reservoir is clipped underneath, where it slides in to a wedge shape bracket, and can be tricky to figure out. the large caps...
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:40:08 -0400
  ...s good exercise for relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome :-) > > Rusty J > '80 WedgeFalia -- The mysterious "Smoking Van", from The Vw-Files > "The Fahrvergnugen Is Out...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:45:35 -0400
  ...Eric, what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the...
• Re: Fridge Fan wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 03:48:21 +0000
  ...The fan is rather noisy, so I mounted it inside a block of stiff foam, with appropriate sized holes for air flow, and wedged...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:53:01 -0500
  ...While it may not be the preferred or only way of doing it, I have found that using a wooden or plastic wedge in...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:26:57 -0700
  ...Then you rev the engine to about 2000 with a wooden wedge, run to the front and back the bleed bolt out until you...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:41:37 -0500
  ...physically smaller than the box, so it potentially could slide around. Wedged it in with blocks of wood. 3. Potential for the metal lid...
• Re: cross country camping suggestions?? - WALMART
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 17 May 2004 23:42:11 -0400
  ...California, with a couple of elderly couples as neighbors. > Got a lot of comments on the ol' Wedge. It was a Good Thing. > > -fedl >
• Re: Lifting Der Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 17:34:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The second best option is to make up a wedge that can go either under or over the spring. The third option, (your excellent...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:17:54 -0600
  ...disc can be too large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, as the bypass will close too early...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint.
  Historical mailing list - P. Marston
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:40:07 +0100
  ...what's the secret here.... > > >I've got one of those wedge things but it don't seem > >to make much difference. Should the...
• Re: Install Canoe to inside 87"Westy..
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 04:51:58 -0500
  ...I can get a 4 meter Olympic slalom kayak inside my 90 GL if I wedge it in at an angle(and be real...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:18:30 -0700
  ...With 5 Japanese the left door wedged and had to be broken open. With the Lite Ace she jumped up automatically, but the right...
• Re: NAIAS Detroit Opening
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:23:52 -0800
  ...Even in Esme, S's toes are definitely wedged in there!!! 4) With the top popped but "folded back" to make standing-up room...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:27:51 -0800
  ...s > case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the > pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. > Service to the 2nd...
• Re: Has anyone installed an ABA-based engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:45:02 -0800
  ...Mine was cut and a wedged shaped piece was cut out of the top of the frame rail, then the sheet metal was pushed...
• Re: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:49:32 -0500
  ...On a Syncro of >mine, they rusted so severely that they had to be changed with the pads and >also the exfoliated rust wedged...