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• 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...
• suspension
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:16:20 -0700
  ...The strut bars, aka radius rods(according to Bentley) were misaligned badly and worn out spacer sleeves all the way thru and also enlarged...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:44 -0700
  ...Radius rod attaches to exposed bolt >> ends at bottom of LCA. >> >> >> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail...
• Q about radius rod on 82 van
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 18:11:53 +0100
  ...However, the resulting hole in the radius arm is now about 2cm diameter. What I can't work out is whether the radius arm...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 01:45:51 -0400
  ...Toe is controlled by the tie rods. The strut bars, also called radius rods, control caster, i.e. how far the axle trails its...
• 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...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:27:17 -0600
  ...Very quick shipping. > Are these the parts you refer to? > > http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-bushings/powerflex-suspension-bushings/radius-rod-bushings/ > > It looks...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 May 2012 06:34:03 -0400
  ...i happen to have my old '82 westy's (was diesel like yours) radius rod on the bench. The end of the rod is...
• Re; radius rod question!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:55:00 -0600
  ...Thankfully ignorant people can be piss poor welders!! Only a 3-4mm blemish on the threads on radius rod!!! Also there was no apparent...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:53:35 -0600
  ...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmWorn1.jpg Otherwise, yah for sure. I would have left the radius arm (oh wait. It's called...
• Re: swap of front end components?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:21:34 +1300
  ...Unless someone in LA feels like donating or selling cheap a set of 2WD PS knuckles with hubs and radius rods... (I have cheap...
• Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:47:23 -0700
  ...In partially rebuilding my '81 Westy front end, I: - swapped out lower control arms, one tie rod, and a radius arm. - transferred # of turns...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 14:30:38 -0400
  At 02:16 PM 5/11/2012, Mike Miller wrote: >Once again DB you have almost completely confounded me! tsk tsk. http://thesquarerigger.com...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:14:35 -0700
  First, I doubt your tie rod replacment caused your 'drifts to the right' problem. I am betting on the radius arm causing the drifting...
• 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: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:03:53 -0400
  When I replaced my steering rack and radius rod bushings, I used Scott's method, and got the toe-in pretty close, but my...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 May 2012 11:16:46 -0700
  ...Radius rod question? At 11:47 AM 5/11/2012, Alistair Bell wrote: >I used anhydrous lanolin in there to serve and protect. With...
• stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:09:09 -0500
  ...bushings where the > radius rod goes through the frame tight? My westy had a bushing here > disengagrate, and the radius rod wore a 1...
• Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:23:15 PST
  ...weighted crank -Complete rebuild of rods -Blue printed oil pump. Cover has .000 clearance (gasket provides clearance, radiuses oil inlet and outlet in side...
• Re: understanding tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:53:47 -0400
  Often overlooked on the vanagon suspension is the front radius rod mounts and the lower control arm bushings. The radius rod maounts effect the...
• 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: stainless steel radius rod bushing collars
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 05:57:54 -0700
  Dylan, GoWesty has them. I just installed a couple and they fit just right........... Miguel He who possesses art and science has religion; he...
• checking castor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:02:55 -0400
  Having replaced the rubber bushings on the radius rods on my '91 GL, I would like to check the castor, since it is affected...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:17:05 -0700
  ...Dennis" ORR ~ DeanB On 20 Jan , 2015, at 9:00 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > In all this discussion on radius rods, I think that...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:53:33 -0400
  ...out lower control arms, one tie rod, and a radius arm. > - transferred # of turns form old tie rod to new. Double checked by > measuring...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 19:56:55 -0500
  ...The front nuts on the radius rods are lock nuts. Same thread but different lock design of the lower ball joints. Note the cheap...
• Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 10 May 2012 16:44:25 -0600
  Hi gang! Im busy tearing apart my front suspension and I notice a spot weld on the front side of the large threaded end...
• Re: removing front end stuff without jacking up?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:37:38 -0800
  What do you mean by the 'radius rod' Wes? Have you grabbed the the top of the wheel and rocked hard in and out...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 14:44:58 -0400
  At 02:19 PM 5/11/2012, ralph meyermann wrote: >Im lost! The only sea's I see here in IOWA are corn and...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:53:19 -0800
  ...Very quick shipping. >> Are these the parts you refer to? >> >> http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-bushings/powerflex-suspension-bushings/radius-rod-bushings/ >> >> It looks...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Nov 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1273)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:06:21 -0500
  ...replace radius rod bushings Anyone have a how-to on replacing the radius rod bushings? On my '91 Vanagon GL, the outer bushing is...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 09:52:41 -0800
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/FrontEndWork Also check Alistair Bells blog! If you have the old style radius rod...... be VERY careful of the...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:10:41 -0700
  ...out lower control arms, one tie rod, and a radius arm. > - transferred # of turns form old tie rod to new. Double checked by > measuring...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 07:46:16 -0700
  ...82 westy's (was diesel like yours) radius rod on the bench. The end of the rod is not smooth, it is like a...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:53:45 -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: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 14:26:21 -0400
  At 02:04 PM 5/11/2012, Alistair Bell wrote: >and we all know what the grooves in rope (that are filled by >worming...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 02:08:27 EST
  ...weighted crank >-Complete rebuild of rods >-Blue printed oil pump. Cover has .000 clearance (gasket provides >clearance, radiuses oil inlet and outlet in side...
• Re: Re; radius rod question!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:09:35 -0700
  ...poor welders!! Only a 3-4mm blemish > on the threads on radius rod!!! Also there was no apparent spacer sleve on > removal,threads undamaged...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Tim Mc Dermott
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:42:36 -0500
  When I did my 1985, the radius rod was worn from rubbing against the frame. Not bad enough to be replaced, though. I purchased...
• Re: Lower ball joint video's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:11:52 -0500
  ...While taking this on you want to take a real good look at the radius rod and lower control arm mounts. If you don...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:39:02 -0600
  ...radius rods, I think that welding in washers is > > the way to go BUT you should take a look at the radius rod bushing...
• Re: stainless steel radius rod bushing collars
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500
  ...On 2/3/2011 11:07 AM, dylan wrote: > Where can I order the collars that slide over the rod and separate the two...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 25 May 2012 13:57:17 -0400
  Ah,the Bentley dialect.. Bill 87 Westy On May 25, 2012, at 1:16 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Yes. That's...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
  ...While their consider the upper and lower control arm bushings and definitely the radius rod mountings. The lower bushings and ball joints will require...
• 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: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 May 2012 17:32:12 -0600
  I successfully removed pass side with only the spot weld blemish about 3-4mm diameter! !! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 11...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:32:47 -0700
  ...A purple and a yellow radius rod bushing kit. I'm not looking to color coordinate or any cool factor. I'm interested to...
• Re: Caster--was Tire Choice Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:15:34 -0500
  If the caster is off, that is one more indication the radius rod bushings are shot. Don't be surprised at the wear or...
• Re: Q about radius rod on 82 van
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:37:54 -0400
  ...However, the resulting hole in the radius arm is now about 2cm diameter. What I can't work out is whether the radius arm...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:59 -0800
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmHoleFront.jpg (my welding has improved some since then. ha ha.) Are Miguel et al talking about welding...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:34 -0600
  Ok, I have the recommended washers and yellow T3 Technique radius rod bushing kit in hand. The bushing kit's aluminum flange fits perfectly...
• Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:58 -0600
  Hi Gang! I got lucky and pulled off entire front suspension to repair the idiot po spot welding the nut and threads together,pulled...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:35:03 -0500
  ...I have the rods worn more than half through. Dennis, And I still can't type on this Windows 8 Phone! ________________________________ From: OlRivrRat<mailto...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:56:47 -0500
  ...Radius Rod Landing on Frame So there are two offerings from T3. A purple and a yellow radius rod bushing kit. I'm not...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 8 Nov 2016 22:01:10 -0700
  ...T3 or GoWesty RadiusRod PowerFlex Upper BallJoint AutoZone Lower BallJoint ?? On 8 Nov , 2016, at 9:08 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > My bushings need...
• removing front end stuff without jacking up?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:07:39 -0500
  ...the ground? Now that it's out, can I remove the radius rod nuts to check the bushings without jacking up the car? thanks...
• driving without sway bar? (was: Re: stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling))
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:04:09 -0500
  ...bushings >> where the >> radius rod goes through the frame tight? My westy had a bushing here >> disengagrate, and the radius rod wore a 1...
• Re: '84 anti-sway now radius rod arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:38:44 -0400
  Any other observations? Thank you. > > Skip > '84 Westy 1.9L WBXR Bushing discussion aside, the steering rack boot in the background looks like its...
• no sway bar = no improvement
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:56:12 -0500
  ...My radius rod bushings are in surprisingly good condition, so I think I can rule that out. What else should I be checking? Thanks...
• Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:05:25 -0500
  ...Front Shocks Stabilizer Link bushings Radius Arm Bushings Tie Rods and Tie Rod ends Stabilizer Bar washer plate Radius Arm Bushing seat I saw...