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• excessive tire wear on outside while turning
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:51:13 -0500
  RE: (1) radius rod bushings; (2) anti-roll bushings; (3) control arm bushings and its assoc. parts, etc Problem: excessive tire wear on outside...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:08:28 EST
  ...slightly-larger rolling radius improves speedometer accuracy>> Snake oil sales if you ask me. How can the tires last up to double assuming you...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:02:17 -0700
  ...I tried to re-install the radius rods but neither side would > line up with the threaded hole in the lower control arms (my...
• Smaller Angle Grinder?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:17:10 -0700
  ...Finally got around to welding a patch onto worn radius arm hole. I need to grind some weld bead for new radius outer bushing...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:08:36 -0400
  ...The end of the radius rod at the LCA is pointed down at too much of an angle to line up in the threaded...
• Re: Late lower control arms
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:41:30 -0700
  ...No stupid bolts to snap off when removing old style radius rod http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/RadiusArmSnappedBolt.jpg/RadiusArmSnappedBolt-full;init:.jpg Possibility (need...
• Re: engine rpm
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 05:31:32 EST
  ...Looking at your formula it appears right, but I question the wheel radius at 12 inches. Mine works out bigger. I am using 205...
• Re: What's the corner radius of Vanagon Windows?
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:32:57 -0700
  ...What's the corner radius of Vanagon Windows? Thought someone here might already know this. Has anyone here ever determined the radius of the...
• Re: excessive tire wear on outside while turning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:26:45 -0500
  ...The front and rear radius rod bushings are different. -Parts I am referring to (1) radius rod bushings; (2) anti-roll bushings; (3) track...
• Re: engine rpm
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:09:29 EST
  ...205 x .7 = 143.5 / 25.4 = 5.64" (5.64 x 2) + 14 = 25.28" diameter which gives a radius of 12.64...
• Re: radius/strut removal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:44:16 -0400
  ...The radius arm/strut screws directly into the > lower control arm. I don't see a way to remove the strut to replace the...
• Re: WTB: 1990 Syncro Radius Rod
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:12:11 -0400
  ...Let me know Michael Snow wrote: > Need a radius rod to replace one broken by previous owner's towing mishap. > > This is for the...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:47:31 -0500
  ...In removing the radius arm bushing it looks pretty ugly: https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB410 79&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052...
• Re: Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:33:14 -0500
  If your radius rod bushings are original, they are shot. Most cases of unexplained tire waer and poor handling can be traced here. If...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:35:12 -0600
  ...Radius rod/arm sourced It's a shame really but some owner/operators ignore or stave off something like the radius strut bus...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:47 -0600
  ...Did you nab the lower control arm adaptors? I found that the radius arm bolts were "welded" into one of those on my van...
• radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:23:19 +0000
  ...In removing the radius arm bushing it looks pretty ugly: https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB41079&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052 Also...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:05:19 -0500
  I would hazard a guess that the radius rods are out of position.Is the bolt holding the lower control arm on,tight?Are...
• Oh happy day!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:37:37 -0700
  ...At one point though, while torquing the nut on radius arm, I heard this strange grinding sound. Of course it happened at the radius...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:57:54 -0500
  ...In removing the radius arm bushing it looks pretty ugly: https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos <https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:09:08 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com> wrote: >   > But note that your ground clearance will only increase by the radius of the tire. > > --- On Mon...
• Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:14:50 -0800
  ...Radius of wheel = height of tire +radius of rim 205/70-14 --> 205mm wide 70%height, 7" radius rim Calculate: 205mm x .7=143...
• Re: Syncro turning radius?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:34:42 -0800
  ...syncro turning radius? So is the syncro turning radius as tight as my 2wd? Just curious. matthew 84- with a new swivel seat :-) Matthew...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:44 -0700
  ...It's likely that years of road crud covers all this but you should be able to see the joint between the radius arm...
• Re: Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:24:24 -0800
  ...Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS > Come on Jake, if Neil can build an engine cradle I'm sure he can tackle > this...
• Re: Fri. Another thing they got right...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 3 Sep 2016 07:19:04 -0300
  ...tight of a turning radius. > On 02-Sep-2016, at 23:42, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Turning radius... I love to be...
• Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:34:17 -0800
  ...Sadly between myself and the PO, we let the radius arm bushings get too worn out. ( I choose to lay most of the blame...
• Re: Front end bushings
  Historical mailing list - eEric Ley
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 08:42:47 -0500
  Exactly what bushings need to be replaced ??? upper lower control arm ? radius rod bushing? sway bar or link bushing? depends if in the USA...
• Re: turning radii: 2WD Vanagon vs Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 10:26:23 -0400
  Tom, Radius on syncro is tight also! But best done on loose surface since the tight turn causes the 15% wheel speed discrepancy which...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:38:26 -0400
  ...Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair > Hi all. > > I'll add some text to the page of what I'm learning. This is the > progress...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:37:04 -0400
  ...Sleeve, radius rod bushings, 251 407 097 - $6.95 Nice Westy decal sets, too! http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:29:47 -0800
  Here is how one person measures tire RPM and efffective rolling radius: http://home.earthlink.net/~jonaa/tire.html Good luck, TIm Pensioner <al...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:26:19 -0600
  ...In removing the radius arm bushing > it looks pretty ugly: > > https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB410 > 79&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:52 -0700
  i happen to have my old '82 westy's (was diesel like yours) radius rod on the bench. The end of the rod is...
• Radius arm bushings. Which one on front?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:27:15 -0700
  ...Does the radius arm bushing with lip that fits in hole go on the frontside of frame? (toward front bumper) Pretty sure it does...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:55:31 -0400
  ...Well, mostly >> enjoying. ;^) >> >> Last night, with a tired but determined mind, I made slow progress >> getting the radius rod outer nut off. It doesn...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:12:19 -0800
  ...Are these the parts you refer to? http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-bushings/powerflex-suspension-bushings/radius-rod-bushings/ It looks to me like...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:05:03 -0500
  ...Are you talking about 185 and 195 tires with the same aspect ratio (same brand/model tire)? If so, the difference in the radius...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:45:50 -0400
  ...The end of the radius rod at the LCA is pointed > down at too much of an angle to line up in the threaded...
• Re: Swapping out bad spindle/s
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:09:14 -0600
  ...While thing are a part consider replacing those and also the radius rod mounts and sleeves. Dennis Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: ralph...
• Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:27:59 -0500
  ...these steering parts and/or equivalent parts on our front ends: -radius rod (inner and outer) rubber parts -anti-roll bar bushings -track control...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:33:51 -0800
  ...In removing the radius arm bushing >> it looks pretty ugly: >> >> https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB410 >> 79&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 23:33:36 -0800
  I assume your '85 has the later style radius rod. Regardless, I found it was possible to take the lower control arm etc. off...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:18:42 -0800
  ...radiusarmholerepair >> >> Cutting the hole in the patch wasn't rocket surgery but starting with >> a nice round hole makes more sense. >> >> If Bretts radius...
• Re: Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 23:13:35 -0500
  ...Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS Yeah, what Scott said about epoxy!! Welding Neil, and maybe by someone with a real stick welder...
• Re: the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:37:48 -0700
  ...I found a dinner plate that has a radius pretty darn close to the factory radius at the front of the hole. I'll...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 May 2012 15:38:00 -0700
  re > NSFW nautical term. how about if you say what NSFW means to start with.
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:45 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/vanagon-steering-arm-boot-and-radius-arm-sleeve/ alistair On 2012-08-29, at 5:25 PM...
• Re: broken 3/4 hub
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:05:30 -0600
  ...When I get a new one from camelback vw they are always the rounded / radiused / new style hub. Darrell Boehler ----- Original Message ----- From: Dana...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:16:46 -0400
  ...From your description the radius rod isn't long enough to accommodate the necessary dimensions, suggesting that the radius rod or lower control arm...
• Re: Spare tire storage
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 26 May 2009 20:04:56 -0400
  At 07:06 PM 5/26/2009, Brenton Tait wrote... >How can I calculate the rolling radius? Most tire manufacturer's show the number...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:04:04 -0400
  ...Sleeve, radius rod bushings, 251 407 097 - $6.95 On 2012-08-29, at 9:54 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:36 -0700
  ...Can't believe I didn't have one before! http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/radiusarmholerepair Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:19:18 -0700
  ...The holes on the frame, where the radius rods land are not perfectly round. They appear to have worn at the base of the...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:12:07 -0500
  i'm looking at needing the same repair. How did you determine where the hole should end up?
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:00:16 -0600
  In all this discussion on radius rods, I think that welding in washers is the way to go BUT you should take a look...
• Re: Radius arm bushings. Which one on front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:38:35 -0700
  ...I'm in the middle of front end assembly. > > Does the radius arm bushing with lip that fits in hole go on the > frontside...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:06:35 -0700
  ...Gets you an accurate measure of the true rolling radius. Since the torque applied through the moment arm of the rolling radius is the...
• Re: Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:36:31 -0800
  ...Radius of wheel = height of tire +radius of rim > >205/70-14 --> 205mm wide 70%height, 7" radius rim >Calculate: 205mm x .7=143...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 12:37:20 -0800
  ...If there is more than 3mm difference in loaded radius (or whatever the spec is) when the vehicle is stationary and level, this ratio...