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• in search of instrument cluster circuit diagram
  Historical mailing list - William Burg
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:28:23 -0400
  ...cthread_fork(). Fork, thread, fork! echo '16i[q]sa[ln0=aln100%Pln100/snlbx]sbA0D3F204445524F42snlbxq'|dc
• Re: David's looking for some Transmission advice
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:57:44 EDT
  ...seep at all << How close to parallel does the clutch release fork need to be? >> ?? It'll ride where it rides due to the...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:25:39 -0400
  ...return mechanism for throwout fork? My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm outside the housing. I was...
• Re: installing a LP tank on a van for use w/ a portable stove or heater?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 07:24:55 -0600
  ...someone said i should check w/a forklift co. > they make > quick release fittings for LP powered forklifts..... > chris >
• Re: Matthew Pollard's downshifting into 2nd: whining sound
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:09:02 EST
  ...VW updated this part on later models and I either modify the existing fork if not too bad or replace with the new style...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:00:21 -0400
  ...return mechanism for throw-out fork? Yes there is a spring on the lever arm as you thought John. Can be seen here in...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:41:48 -0700
  ...Instead of following procedure, they were short cutting > and using a fork lift to make it easier to make an engine change. > > In this...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:44:17 -0500
  ...When I worked for a local Forklift dealership we had two models of the Linde/Baker forklift that had VW/Audi engines in them...
• Re: gas tanks FS...Re: Where to buy a replacement gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:19:53 -0700
  ...a forklift.. > and > yes folks, thats how junkyards move cars around..with forklifts. > > > chris > > > ************** > Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits...
• [NVC] Frydaye Follies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:13:50 -0600
  ...Walking along, chewing and blowing bubbles, reading their comics and not paying particular attention to where they were, they came to a fork in...
• Re: upper ball joint hell
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:38:10 -0600
  ...pounding with a hammer; pounding in a pickle fork; > liquid wrench + pounding pickle fork; heat knuckle with propane + > pound on > pickle fork; pound on...
• Re: Salt Lake Syncro/Vanagon Volks
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:05:07 -0800
  ...Salt Lake Syncro/Vanagon Volks And Diamond Fork is right on Spanish Fork Canyon up 6 a little. Very nice hot pool up there...
• Got the R134a, yahoo!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 11:38:01 -0500
  ...I got the complete r-134a conversion kit from K-Mart in Grand Forks, ND for $30.95! I am very impressed with this...
• Re: upper ball joint hell
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:58:33 EST
  ...Save the pickle fork for roasting marshmallows; I'm not a fan of pickle forks even for tierod ends. George
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:34:01 -0400
  ...From what I see in the Bentley illustrations, there should be plastic (teflon?) caps on both ends of the "fork" at the forward end...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:59:02 -0400
  ...You can buy a pickle fork from Autozone for pretty cheap. Just be sure to keep the two allen head bolts installed on the...
• removing stuck upper ball joints: any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:49:22 -0600
  I was able to remove and replace the driver's side upper ball joint using a pickle fork, no problem. The passenger's side...
• Re: Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:01:13 -0700
  *They should of called it the Clark Griswold * -- Casey
• damage from missing bellhousing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 00:04:20 -0500
  ...I plan on replacing the clutch release bearing throwout fork with a good used fork, and also replace the flimsy-looking stock release bearing...
• vertical bike mounts on rear hatch???
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:59:20 -0600
  Hi, has anyone set up a bike carrying system on the rear hatch such that the front wheels are taken off, the forks clamped...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 13:51:56 -0400
  ...If the forks are flattened where they push on the bearing it should be replaced to prevent clutch chatter. Dennis Sent from my Windows...
• ref Thom's 'family tree'
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 01:20:43 -0800 (PST)
  Whatsit mean if yer famly tree don't fork or have enny splits? (oopsorry- it's not Friday) Austin
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:34:27 -0700
  ...return mechanism for throw-out fork? > > Yes there is a spring on the lever arm as you thought John. Can be seen here > in...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:15:08 -0400
  ...question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork" >>> >>> >>>> Is there supposed to be a plastic or nylon "finger" on each side of the >>>> fork...
• Re: Propane tank Certification.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:55:16 -0400
  If they're replaceable cylinders (like I've seen on forklifts), they're DOT cylinders. If they're permanently mounted (like on the Westy...
• Easy out for ball joint removal - Must have tools: make it easy: AVOID the FORK
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:46:28 EDT
  ...Ball joint forks are a hit or miss solution, they might work for some but others they just make matters worse. Just buy or...
• Re: Need to get tanked ('81 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 04:05:25 -0400
  ...The problem with finding a boneyard tank is that most boneyards move their junk vehicles with a forklift. When ya combine forklift with a...
• Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:14:47 -0700
  This thread came up a while back and the best suggestion was to remove the lock ring from the clutch-release fork shaft and...
• 84 GL 4 speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:38:53 PST
  My 84 GL (100K miles) 4 speed transmission appears to have "dropped a fork". 1st and 2nd feel fine but the tranny stays in...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:35:54 -0500
  Yeah, I just saw the web site link and instructions to use the pickle fork. I'll have to get one of those. As...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:30 EST
  ...why? because junkyards use forklifts to move cars.. you pick up a vanagon with a forklift, and the gas tank is the first thing...
• Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:43:11 -0500
  Other things that can lead to clutch chatter are, worn bushings on the clutch fork, the clutch fork fingers (where they contact the throwout...
• Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:43:09 -0700
  On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Robert Fisher<refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > The roasting fork. Seems inconsequential maybe, but when you...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding droor latches.
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:50:57 -0700
  ...tool w/ a forked tongue, took him forever to protect my perfect yellow panels, but he did! He used the forked tongue, putty knives...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:33:41 -0700
  --snip-- Let's see, gas stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters, Furnaces, Boilers, --snip-- Zambonis, forklifts, large floor machines and so on. Cya, Robert
• bike rack stuff
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth W. Wyatt
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 18:33:24 -0400
  ...It is basically a Yakima fork mount system. The fork mounts slide into a groove on a flat aluminum plate. The front wheels come...
• Re: Need Bike rack Suggestions ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 18:18:22 PST
  ** Reply to note from cdesign@atlanta.com 07/21/95 09:31am CDT I mounted 3 Performance fork mount units (800-727-2453, $18...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:27:50 -0800
  ...last resort was drilling it out! ha, see how crazy I was getting? Damn you and your air powered pickle fork :) alistair On 3...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:46:41 -0700
  ...return mechanism for throwout fork? > > My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm > outside the housing. I was...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:41:24 -0700
  ...return mechanism for throwout fork? > > My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm > outside the housing. I was...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:14:08 -0700
  ...are just spinning (have the bolts half out) and no Pickel fork. > Any suggestions? > > Thanks! > -craig -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy...
• Re: return mechanism for throwout fork?
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:49:21 -0400
  ...I put a new throwout > bearing on the fork, and was looking to make sure everything looked right > and it made me wonder if...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 21:20:26 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:41:42 -0500
  ...Paul Guzyk wrote: > Pickle fork will do, but it mangles the rubber boots, but if you have > new ones who cares. > > A puller is...
• Re: 85 Vanagon & 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:28:21 -0500
  ...On the earlier Vanagon 091 trannies, the spacing/alignment of the shift forks is critical for proper operation. If you have this tranny (I...
• Re: Shortest Lived Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:38:32 -0700
  ...I had the same thing last month, after replacing the clutch 8 months before, the forks broke right off. Lee... > Sounds like a broken...
• 83.5 no shift?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 20:10:59 -0700
  More than likely the 3/4 slider is trying to hold a shift fork partially engaged and both forks are trying to work against...
• Wanted: Syncro diff-lock plunger and sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 1 May 2000 21:00:47 -0400
  ...No fork or vaccum unit. Anyone have a spare they would like to part with? Karl
• Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 23:48:11 +0200
  ...I can then test the slave and how much travel it can deliver on its piston. &gt;If the forks where the release bearing...
• Re: RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 21:28:26 EDT
  ...77 >overdrive fifth gear -Weld clutch forks Just wondering how overdrive 5th has increased you highway gas milage. -Dieter
• Re: P/S Rack
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:13:50 -0800
  ...i had a similar tool, i think, to your pickle fork. this morning, however, i had a thought. maybe if i got a rubber...
• Re: Pickle fork size needed?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:44:31 -0700
  ...the way. > I was wondering about the size of the pickle fork to remove the ball joints - anyone have the spec handy? > > TIA > > Cheers...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:41:59 -0800
  ...Junkyards are to blame > Bubba is too kind of a name for that forklift man.. > > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: JordanVw@AOL...
• 85 GL 4sp trans fork
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:00:38 -0800
  ...He also mentioned modifying the fork. I was thinking that it was this problem that is developing in my tranny. My question is how...
• Re: Shortest Lived Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 10:53:13 -0700
  ...Anybody got one? Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR Many Volks wrote: > Sounds like a broken clutch release fork.�
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
  ...It's probably the same price as a pickle fork and a lot easier and less destructive. Jim On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:25:02 -0800
  ...Fellow's a retired electrical engineer with an RF background. "Well, there's your problem," he said. "You need a pickle fork." Wandered back...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:48:05 +0200
  ...The website Tim recommended is really cool! However, I will use a pitman puller instead of a fork, since I used a fork on...
• Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:42:13 -0500
  ...After the trans on the floor did you just grab the release shaft(clutch fork) move up down check for play? How do you...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:08:45 -0700
  ...For any fork mount rack (and especially one mounted vertically on the rear hatch) I like to use a bungee (across the stem or...