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• Re: Westy pop-top mildew
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:44:28 -0500
  ...A solution of half bleach, delivered onto with a > > small size of roller. You can cover the area under with a sheat of > > nylon...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 25 Dec 2023 23:10:25 -0800
  ...Door latches tight, hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so incredibly tight that it took a huge effort to open, heater...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:10:20 -0400
  ...Pilot bearing failure >>> >>> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it >>> has catastrophic failure. Many of them...
• Re: CCC's 9/20 trip particulars
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 08:37:36 -0700 ()
  ...He's a Golden pure bred, will play with anyone who has a tennis ball, hates roller blades and kids who tease him (he...
• Seattle Meetup - Dec 8, 2013 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:53:26 -0700
  ...Parking lot I is by a big/flat paved Recreation/Event Area and also close to the velodrome, so bring also bikes/rollers/skates...
• Re: poor man's awning - another solution
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:47:55 -0400
  ...those aluminum poles that you use for roller-painting the ceiling. about $8 each at various large 'hardware' stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal...
• Some logging road testing of my new bilstein b6 shocks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Jul 2020 08:34:46 -0700
  ...Especially improved over those dash item launching roller coaster road features. But I think for most of us, doing Hwy driving, they might feel...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 23:55:35 -0400
  ...Then you pull or wedge the hinge link downward until the roller rests on its track. Tighten the hinge link bolts. Finally, remove the...
• next CCC's...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 07:59:04 -0800
  ...a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten onto the...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:45:45 -0700
  ...ring that retains the felt dust > seal used in waterboxer pilot bearings, > and the rollers of the pilot bearing were a real mess. > > Scott >
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 08:44:33 -0700
  ...I hate it because its a noisy, uncomfortable, soulless roller skate, but it never needs any repair and it get 30mpg. -- John Bange '90...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:41:27 -0700
  ...see how much >>grease they still had on them >>WELL the rollers where pretty much dry after about 30K so I pulled the >>rotors...
• Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:20:05 -0400
  ...However, on the WB trannies the input shaft bearing that normally goes is the roller bearing at the other end that does all the...
• Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 12 May 2012 12:02:37 -0700
  ...As many times as I've looked at the hoses, I still don't have a good sense of all the roller-coaster highs...
• Re: Replacing the Westy wallpaper
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Sun, 23 May 1999 22:18:00 -0400
  ...I >then, using a small roller, painted it with that perfect match paint. >It >looks great. I am very pleased with it. It should...
• Oktobugfest in Puyallup Washington -- Oct 17 1999 -- unofficial c amping Saturday night
  Historical mailing list - zzIML-VANAGON
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 08:45:20 -0700
  ...look for the old (white) roller coaster frame... or if you have been there to exhibit it is on the side where you would...
• RE; B/W darkroom work while on the road/camera people help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:50:08 +0930
  ...Film cassette goes in with end of film clipped to the uptake roller, light-tight and watertight lid is clipped on, film wound on...
• Re: FS: Price I should ask for '87 Syncro Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Schwendau
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 00:40:15 -0500
  ...traded in for a nu aged pregnant roller skate. (BUG) Mike sends.. 86gl 117k
• Re: Skylight Lift Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 22:34:59 -0500
  ...is in regards to the lift set up, and the broken roller's, or wheels, on the end's of the arms for the...
• Re: You've got it all figured out....and then this
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:29:09 +0000
  ...OK, you have finally found a Body Shop guy with a Frame Machine.  You have another guy with a backyard full of Rollers, and...
• 1-nite get-together 10/12 at Muir Beach!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 12:06:10 -0700
  ...a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten onto the...
• 110 Volt shore power question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:24:18 -0400
  ...But from what I heard > >>>>>>>> (rumors and personal experience on sliders equipped with them), > >>>>>>>> they´re really quiet. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Picture: > >>>>>>>> http://www.v6bus.de/rollers...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 May 2012 16:54:08 -0700
  ...making a one way clutch. >>> I have >>> seen ball, roller, and even taper roller bearing fail this way. Often >>> all it >>> takes is some...
• Re: rear axles (STUB)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:06:20 -0500
  ...Everything was tight and smooth so I took a syringe and filled up between the roller bearings with Grease and put it back together...
• Short c.v. Axles ?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:59:47 -0400
  Hello rollers, I finally got *Modesto* into a garage here in greater Montreal to repack/replace three torn CV boots. I discovered the boots...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:52:34 -0400
  ...Pilot bearing failure >>>> >>>> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when >>>> it has catastrophic failure. Many of them...
• Re: Wheel bearing dust cap fell off... trouble ahead?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:41:07 -0400
  ...If you stuff the bearing cavity and the cap at some point the rollers pushing out the grease and thermal expansion will make the...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:24:05 -0400
  ...The plywood base plate holds a piece of plumbing pipe > that serves as a roller to allow free movement of the trans front to...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:07:39 -0700
  ...This was because the calipers > did not float, and I guess they wanted a precise "pre load" on the tapered > roller bearings. After frying...
• Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autocrats
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:53:31 -0500
  ...When the pan is removed look up and you will see where the shift cable moves the lever and the spring loaded roller that...
• Re: source of vinyl panel paper
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:28 EST
  ...Use of a small foam roller is best but there will be some spots where you will have to use a brush. I have...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:35:43 -0700
  ...One roller bearing on the outer and a ball bng on the inner. Just wait till time permits and do it the hard way...
• Re: For those of you who needed EMZ's response to: NO VAN CONTENT, THIS BORDERS ON SPAM, DELETE IF YOU ARE ORNERY
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:25:16 -0700
  ...remember the words of Robert Palmer (the immaculately dressed rock > n'roller): > It takes every kinda people to make the world go round / Every...
• Re: Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:23:50 -0800
  ...Timing >> belt, tensioner, idler arm roller, coolant swap etc. After that work I >> noticed a very intermittiment light sound "choonk choonk choonk" sound. >> Initially...
• Re: Got a new Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:43:31 -0700
  ...it's "OEM" loud noise, if #2 then a whole set of rollers will quiet it down significantly. The front blower is a big...
• Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:24:37 -0800
  ...One of these days I�m going to explore the possibility of tires of some sort on the door rollers. PolyU or the like...
• Re: Logo Contest / Win Vanagon Accessories & poptop renovation.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:30:31 -0500
  ...I bought a couple of quart cans and a smooth foam >roller and went to work. > >I carefully rolled the paint on and I...
• Re: Removing adhesif from interior panels previously covered with vinyl
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:55:23 EDT
  ...Use a roller not a brush to apply. The resulting finish will resemble the original so much no one will ever know. The texture...
• Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:45 -0400
  ...wings,side slider windows,rear side windows,sliding door hinges and rollers. steering column cover(brown),various interior trim, igniton switch and door handles...
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:08:16 -0700
  ...The old bearing showed some signs it wasn't right, but from the noisy way it ran back there, I was expecting the rollers...
• Re: asking for help once more...(bread loafers)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 12:34:32 -0400
  ...I with a big bore kit, 3/4 race cam, and roller-bearing crankshaft. Go ahead, buy that bus if it's really cheap...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:44:57 -0400
  ...dampened the operating sound of what is >normally a very noisy(roller cell)pump. If the pump is not positioned >EXACTLY AS ORIGINAL, additional...
• Just some food for thought
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Hohauser-Thatcher
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:29:11 EDT
  ...I sure feel screwed - although I always thought that rollergirl (the van) and screwing would come together in a much different way! Thanks for...
• Awning Recomendations?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 05:31:12 +0000
  ...They fall into four groups, fiberglass pole support, (Shady Boy) , roller with spring return (Dometic), manual roll-up (Fiama and Carefree) and crank out...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:29:13 -0500
  ...All the rollers were in place but > not well lubricated. The felt washer and its retainer were missing which > brings me to a question...
• Re: hello fello vany lovers
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:04:42 -0800
  ...cuz my back hatch is stuck shut.....used to open.My roller on my slider fell apart...amd this super nice guy sent me...
• Re: Sliding door hinge update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:55:05 -0700
  ...When door is fully open the bottom roller arm should be stopped by a thick rubber pad in the track on the C pillar...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:40:47 -0600
  ...I likely torqued the nuts on front bearings too much. > Grease on outer bearing rollers was brown (originally pink), evidence > of **light** scoring on...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:10:06 -0500
  ...and get them trued up with simple machines that used big roller > bearings to do the job. > > I called the one place in town...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 10:45:05 -0700
  ...Take that needle and work > it gently between the bearing rollers and into the space behind them. Pump > grease into the cavity until some...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:18:32 -0400
  ...It could have been moved up a bit from carrying the extra weight of the door that the worn roller wasn't. > > Stuart > > -----Original...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:26:18 -0500
  ...and get them trued up with simple machines that used big roller >> bearings to do the job. >> >> I called the one place in town...
• Re: Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:35:37 -0600
  ...Anyway, they told me to wait in the booth nearby and proceeded to put the FRONT wheels on the rollers, put a large fan...
• Re: Wheel bearing brands
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:59:18 -0800
  ...imported all wheel bearings for the car and the outer rear roller > bearings, part no 211501283D, were KMM brand. One of these has failed...
• Seattle Meetup - Dec 2, 2012 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:20:04 -0700
  ...Parking lot I is by a big/flat paved Recreation/Event Area and also close to the velodrome, so bring also bikes/rollers/skates...
• Re: Skylight Lift Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:19:55 -0500
  ...is in regards to the lift set up, and the broken roller's, or wheels, on the end's of the arms for the...
• Re: HELP: VW LT 4x4 differential bearings needed!
  Historical mailing list - ****************************
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:58:36 -0500
  ...VW LT 4x4 differential bearings needed! David, Are these just standard tapered roller bearings? If so you can probably just read the fine print...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:31:04 -0700
  ...wrote: >>> >>  >> Yes, a year ago when I replaced hinge spring and rollers and all, I removed everything from the door to clean and lube...
• Seattle Meetup - Nov 15, 2015 (Marymoor Park) Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 23:11:23 -0700
  ...Parking lot I is by a big/flat paved Recreation/Event Area and also close to the velodrome, so bring also bikes/rollers/skates...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:33:04 -0400
  ...But from what I heard >>>>>>>> (rumors and personal experience on sliders equipped with them), >>>>>>>> they´re really quiet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Picture: >>>>>>>> http://www.v6bus.de/rollers...