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• Re: lock keying
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 17:35:56 EDT
  ...how do you remove the core from the sliding door handle? I've determined that i can machine a handle out of stainless steel...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 19:12:08 -0700
  ...Also I think they dropped the rear handle with the new slider design. Not needed any more, those confident Vw engineers said. Plus there...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:33:47 -0700
  ...It's not that the handle is hard to > turn, > > it's not. It's just that the handle turns a lot before the...
• Re: Success for some small projects!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:44:20 -0700
  ...I decided to replace them both with the handles from my '91 parts van. Both of those locks worked, and the handles were not...
• Re: front heater/ door handles
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:20:33 -0500
  ...But I dunno how to take off the handles. Does anyone know. I > know it's probably a matter of just unscrewing them, but...
• Re: bus de pot
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:39:24 -0600
  ...Your ISP should be able to handle the return. > > Who would handle the claim? why, the fishermen, of course! who else handles claims? and...
• Re: battery removal3-1026)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:35:08 -0700
  ...I don't know how a would have got the old one out if it >> didn't >> have a handle, so I'm glad...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:18:20 -0800
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw head is...
• Re: 100W/80W bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Fri, 4 Jan 1980 17:13:54 -0600
  ...to install relays to handle the extra current? I decided to try one to see if the wires can handle it. or should I...
• Sliding Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:54:56 -0700
  ...the handle and to get out of the van, you have to lift up on the black knob just before lifting the handle. How...
• Gromet
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:18:01 -0500
  ---Hello listees, Does anyone know or have the gromet that goes on the outside sliding door handle where it goes in the door? I...
• Re: headlights and relays oh my
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:21:29 -0400
  Yes, it will probably handle a 600W load also... Question is, for how long? -Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM> To...
• Wanted ... Newer type parking brake handle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:15:56 -0500
  I have an '85 Westy with the old style parking brake handle and would like to upgrade to the newer type that is longer...
• Re: Westy Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 00:40:43
  ...Several manufacturers (including, I'm almost positive, Michelin) make tires that are rated to handle 48 psi. I bought Bridgestones that can handle more...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:30:41 -0700
  ...err, the potty itself handles most people's weight just fine. I don't think you need a box to make it a stool...
• Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:33:50 -0700
  ...Is a VW Dasher tranny used by any chance? Also, does anyone have a sliding door handle for a 1983 they would part with...
• sliding door latch assemblies
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:54:17 -0500
  ...One big difference is in the sliding door handles/latch assemblies. The 90 needs only a slight turn to open while the 83 feels...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:25:17 -0500
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > > on spares.. > > chris > > > > IIRC Bus Depot still has them...
• Re: alternative door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:02:13 -0600
  There are no other VW modles using a handle that will substitute. There are a few other rear hatch locks that would probably fit...
• Fitting the battery into the Westy box
  Historical mailing list - Bill P.
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:48:34 -0700
  Although a battery handle is available, the method used here to lower a battery into the underseat box is to put an old belt...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:26:25 -0700
  ...Sliding Door Handle > > > >Listees, > > > >Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 > >o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it...
• Re: Issue with door lock
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:58:02 -0700
  ...Mike, time to pull the handle and take lock barrel out for exam and cleaning. Pics of sliding door handle here on my blog...
• Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Swap. What am I missing?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:10:23 -0700
  ...I'm on my 3rd sliding door handle now. <rolls eyes> #2 is cracking near the square bit at end. Chopped and swapped in...
• Re: Speakers and Door handles....Oh My
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:29:18 -0500
  ...do need some help from The List.............My driver side door handle is >loose........real loose. Has anyone had this happen to them and...
• VERY sticky sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:01:11 -0500
  My side door handle is extremely tough to move down to open the door, very few people other than myself can do it! I...
• Re: outer sliding door handle mechanism - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Tue, 5 Jul 2016 02:15:08 +0000
  ...It might be that the screw that secures the handle has come loose. You can get at it if you remove the door panel...
• cold temp metal failure
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 10:46:09 -0700
  ...I turned the handle, and without a sound the whole handle came off in my hand. Inside you can see where the metal failed...
• Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Arfken
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:44:23 -0400
  Hi all, I'm replacing a broken sliding door handle on a '82 Vanagon and would like to switch the lock cylinders so that...
• WTB: Outside handle for Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 07:46:53 -0500
  ...back from a vacation in Florida and has broken the outside handle from the sliding door in his 81 westy. If anyone has leads...
• Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 22:51:46 -0500
  ...I just didn't have time to figure out how to get the door handle off.... Andree Andree Hurley Viewit.com, Onwatersports.com Store...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 17:19:05 -0800
  If you are closing the slider from inside, a second handle mounted near the rear of the door makes it unnecessary to slam it...
• 71 mystery cont....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 95 20:03:54 MST
  > > >Chris -- do you have door handles in addition to the pull > >straps, or just the straps? Curious.... > Uh ... I have a door thingy. About...
• Re: Microbus replacements
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 15:28:28 -0400
  ...as long as the door handle has the push button rather than the handle that pulls out, youre okay. the 66-67 front ddors...
• Painting black Vanagon Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 01:21:34 +0000
  A mundane topic....but it bugs me.  How to correctly paint "Satin Black" onto door handles, so that they last.  Anybody do this?  I...
• Re: Compact cookware set
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:01:57 -0500
  ...Do they have a heavy bottom to distribute heat evenly across the pan bottom? Is the handle stable when tilting and pouring from the...
• sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:45:47 -0700
  ...The 80-84 has a longer outside handle to help overcome the high force needed to open the dual latches. You often see 80...
• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:35:23 -0700
  ...Your ISP should be able to handle the return. > >> > > Who would handle the claim? > > --Paul--
• Sliding Door/Handle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hewitt
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 15:40:46 -0500
  Iam looking for the outside door handle, for the sliding door on a 1984 Vanagon. Anyone on the lists have one they would like...
• Re: Headlight grill.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:34 -0700
  ...But at least the basket handles might serve a purpose! Neil. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:32:51 -0700
  ...Ok, so why is the handle there?? I have the post on my 81 Westy at that location, but no handle. When door is...
• Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Smit
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:43:37 -0400
  ...www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- >> < >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381...
• Re: Keys and new slider handle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 08:35:58 -0400
  ...rvbarkley4347 <rvbarkley4347@GMAIL.COM> wrote: '84 Westy....I got a new handle for the side, slider door. It came with keys....question, is there...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement-lock cylinder removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:15:27 EDT
  Look at the handle very closely,on the round portion-you should see a tiny spot of a sealing compound,which you need to...
• Re: engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:30:03 -0500
  ...Circlip pliers can come in "Open when handles are squeezed" or "Close when handles are squeezed". If you are going to buy some, check...
• Re: VW's 'new' van
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:37:40 -0600
  ...The engine was plenty strong, the transmission shifted beautifully and it handled nicely (like a Vanagon in the sense that it handled like a...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:31:03 -0500
  ...The shorter 85-91 handle will work on the 80-84 - I know because > > my 84 GL has one - it looks weird though. > > -- > > Jim...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 2 May 2004 21:29:51 -0700
  ...They look good and can ad to your resale value whereas YOUR drawer handles idea might reduce your resale value...and will look cheap...
• Strap Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:04 -0700
  ...On my 84 Westy there are strap handles on the C-Pillars. How are these removed? Looks like they might slide up to release...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:48:37 +0000
  Recently, while re-painting my slider door handle with satin-black rattle can spray paint (gorgeous by the way), I also added a few...
• Re: Shower Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:50:58 +0000
  ...Seems like the handles that have switches are way more expensive than a $10 dish sprayer and then I have the hose and a...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:02:05 -0400
  ...Does not have the rear >>>>> handle nor the mounting boss. >>>>> >>>>> I think it’s safe to say the rear handle was dropped when the...
• Two thangs...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:09:25 -0400
  I just snapped the exterior sliding door handle in two pieces ('87 Syncro). Can they be repaired/wielded? BD wants $80 but all I...
• Re: Handle Straps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:55:48 CDT
  On Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:44:57 -0500 Steve Manning said: >Anyone have the handle straps for the rear bench area of a...
• Re: Sliding door's slider (window)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:00:02 EST
  ...1/ Tighten the screw/pin in the handle/latch. 2/ Replace worn or missing nylon blocking piece in the track. 3/ Remove the handle...
• Re: troubleshooting sliding door operation
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:52:12 -0700
  ...The PO broke the sliding > door handle off and after buying a replacement from, I believe, an '87 > Vanagon, I commenced Restore Slider Handle...
• Re: replacing water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 5 May 1999 15:56:23 -0400
  ...the other end is the handle.... now bend the handle end, into a spiral or half moon or what ever fits your whimsy.... and...
• Keys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:10:23 -0500
  ...Removed door handle on my '88 and found the a 4 digit number on the little fork that attaches to the end of the...
• Re: Some kind of cleaner/restorative for brown auto shift handle?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:02:55 -0400
  ...restorative that was good for the crumbling brown auto transmission lever handle, then went on to extoll the stuff's amazing ability to restore...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:01:15 -0400
  At 12:19 AM 7/17/2010 Saturday, Craig Luke wrote: >Working of building a better, stronger (more ghetto) slider handle. Broke >two in...
• To hot to handle
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:59:32 -0500
  The dip stick on my '87 Syncro Westy Weekender is to hot to handle after driving without the A/C on! Is this a...