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• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 19:36:17 -0600
  ...the roll pin is flanged or flared on the top end and beveled > or > tapered on the bottom end. The tapered end must be...
• Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 11:21:45 EDT
  ...Anyway, tapered pressure seals don't fair too well in plastic when it is heated. Richie
• What threads on oil pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:01:20 -0500
  ...pushrod tubes, right? I assumed the hole in the case had tapered threads but in speaking with Damon (of 2.3L WBX fame) now...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:19:40 -0500
  Here is how I remove the tapered shaft of the ball joint. The taper causes the shaft to grip even after the nut is...
• Transmission filler
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 20:26:19 EDT
  ...The thread is tapered so the looser it gets, the easier it comes out. Steve Cotsford '84 Westy [text/html]
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:02:01 -0500
  ...Instead the sealing surface on the plug and the head are tapered like a flare fitting. All the VWs I've owned had the...
• Re: pop top trim / / drain plug sizes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:34 -0400
  ...If you need the plug, it is tapered so you need to get the original. Dennis.
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:11:50 -0800
  ...This being one technique in expanding a >> cone when manufacturing. >> >> Seems to me the same principal might apply to a tapered part on a...
• Re: tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:18:37 -0500
  ...the end of the 12pt bolt is slightly shorter and more tapered than the > replacements I'm looking at. If you have 12pt now...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:48:49 -0700
  ...correct torque properly seat the balljoint? > > > > It is a tapered joint, and when the tapered joint is clean and free > from burrs, it should...
• Re: Firming up those flabby armrests
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:55:25 -0700
  ...Once the pin is out note that one end is slightly tapered. That's the end you will put back in first. Now pull...
• Jerk made oil plug 5/8 thread - I guess I�m screwed!
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 17:01:08 +0200
  ...Would it make any sense to use a tapered brass pipe end plug (the one used now is not tapered and AFAIK the original...
• Brake squeal
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 10 May 2015 08:38:42 -0600
  ...This time we put the GoWesty ones with the tapered edges. We have tried the brake treatment spray. It works for a few days...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:13:23 -0400
  ...Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator "nose" not as long as original, nor is it tapered. But the dumbest thing, I...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:06:10 -0500
  ...As for popping the tapered end out of the front upright you use what is called a "pickle fork" however a special one that...
• Tapping oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:18 -0600
  ...It is a tapered tap. You can get > a plug from any hardware store. You will need a pipe > plug. Since it is a...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:29 -0700
  ...and lock nut on the shaft.The wiper > shafts are a tapered shaft(like ball joint shafts). You can remove the nut > and the...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:56:14 -0600
  ...but Tom, to what do you credit your tapered nuts? ;-) b
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:26:55 -0600
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory.
• GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:27:44 -0700
  ...which way round does it fit? Following the size of the supplies short hoses, it would seem to indicate that the tapered end should...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:17:11 -0500
  ...These are tapered pipe threads so there's some room for fudging, I would think. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Everything...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:30 -0500
  The pin is tapered and comes out one way. I used a small drift and pounded the pin out. My 88 Digifant distributor had...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:07:54 -0500
  Actually there are regular glass tools for this- hardwood sticks tapered down like a carpenters pencil. Probably made by Somaca, a glass products company...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:31:41 -0700
  ...jack. >It's about coat hanger thick and shaped like a tapered U, about 2" long and >the ends are turned 90 degrees for...
• Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:49:47 -0700
  ...the sender on one brand has 1/8" tapered pipe threads that almost fit into 10mm.....BUT the oilcooler requires a sensor/sendor WITH...
• Re: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:46:01 -0800
  ...The rear heater uses a weird tapered hose which connects to a 5/8x5/8x(something smaller) tee,so that has to be dealt...
• Re: TJ Hannink does it again! Throttle Switch Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:04:00 -0700
  ...I attached a Berkely tapered leader to the pedal and ran the end up to the package shelf so I could pull the throttle...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:38:38 EDT
  ...jack. >It's about coat hanger thick and shaped like a tapered U, about 2" long and >the ends are turned 90 degrees for...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 18:22:25 -0400
  ...On mine, the tapered bands are longer, there are no words, and there's a red stripe on the floor-air band about where...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:16:43 -0700
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the > original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory. > -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with...
• Diesel Oil Pan FML
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:47:22 -0800
  ...I followed the torque recommendation to tighten the plug and it still dripped out like nuts where the tapered end meets the oil pan...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 23:52:00 -0700
  ...There is a good chance those drums you have > are tapered. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images...
• Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 19:35:46 +0100
  ...It was a pain to get it off due to seized/loose anchor nuts (I drilled out the bolts) Is this flat bottomed tapered...
• wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:37:27 -0400
  ...Details of how your wheels were bored - straight, tapered, whatever - are appreciated. Has anyone had a problem with modified wheels cracking or otherwise failing...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 01:20:12 EDT
  ...man older and wiser than myself used to pop apart a tapered joint. A smart rap is not "banging" on the part. If you...
• Re: tie rod end removal Q
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:02 EST
  ...THE TIE ROD END ) Hit smartly .the shock will pop the tapered rod end up and out quite easily . remove nut and continue on...
• upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:06:48 -0800
  ...Turned out to be a bear, tapered joint would not pop out they way "it should". "details" here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/ I also...
• bad fit to the lower ball joint
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 13:51:14 -0700
  ...The tapered shaft though, doesn't come even close to reaching it's shoulder. I've already ordered another lower ball joint, and will...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 14 May 2015 20:48:39 -0400
  ...One diesel engine they forgot to tighten the cam pulley completely - this connection is a tapered shaft with no keyway - destroyed the head on...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:28:14 -0600
  ...but Tom, to what do you credit your tapered nuts? ;-) DPO! Tom > > b >
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 22:11:02 +0000
  ...Drift punches work well, too, because many of them have tapered shanks. -Tim Parker 93 EV GL 60 Singlecab 29 Model A Ford
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  February 04, 1996 12:09AM
  ...Drift punches work well, too, because many of them have tapered shanks. -Tim Parker 93 EV GL 60 Singlecab 29 Model A Ford
• Re: A/C ducts
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:57:28 -0500
  ...It is the tapered front piece. It's yours just for the cost of the freight if you want it. John On 11/2...
• Re: Joe's Tranny questions...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:28:33 EDT
  ...have been informed that the current production run of the 091 tapered roller pinion bearings is out. Unknown when FAG will make another production...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:01:59 -0400
  ...You might need a different item for the fuel line, > tapered drift pin, etc. Can then use a hose clamp if necessary. > > John
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:57:43 -0500
  ...I don't bother with say tapered sheet metal screws. Never had a problem. I use no goop on any gasket. Jim On Thu...
• Re: Transmisdion drain plug seal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 14:26:39 -0600
  ...Lube durring install & Seal after the fact ~ The Tranny Plugs are Tapered & Quite Susceptible to that Install HeatUp ~ RTV or Teflon Tape works Well...
• Re: refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:49:02 -0500
  Yep, I needed a torch to remove a few. Tapered threads lubricated going in. The expansion-contraction, add road salt for corrosion after the...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:07:37 -0800
  ...Shaped like a 4" slightly tapered cylinder, the wider end is open, with wire bristles inside (for the post) and the narrow end unscrews...
• Re: Captain's Chair vs. Kitchen top cover
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:02:32 -0800
  ...Mark Oxroad wrote: > Hey folks-- > > When did the configuration on the Westfalia kitchen top cover change to > where the front-most corner is tapered...
• Wheel Bearings and measurements
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:05:15 -0500
  ...How would I know what size bearings to use in the hubs? How does one measure that? It's a tapered area. Is there...
• great brake line flare information here
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:59:30 -0500
  ...Lastly, some brake fittings use tapered pipe fittings. Take the easy one first: tapered pipe fittings are not really a positive seal under adverse...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:34:44 -0700
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory. >
• Re: Cleat for Luggage Rack; stainless steel - alternate source needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:12:19 -0400
  ...Those screws in your picture show nice tapered heads. the screws provided dont fit the tapers of the luggage rack tie downs,properly.They...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:47:55 -0400
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory.
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...they are tapered so they just slip in with a little help from my old friend mr hammer and are supposed to bond with...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:30:30 -0800
  ...Unless they have been upgraded with big brakes which has stubs instead of lugholes, they all take a 60 degree tapered/conical seat lugbolt...
• Eurovan Rialto Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 07:24:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...While overtaking the vehicle (I can do that when I drive my 84 Vanagon), the Florida RV tapered down towards the front revealing its...
• Re: Jerk made oil plug 5/8 thread - I guess I�m scr ewed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Mary Collum
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 20:29:48 -0400
  ...Would it make any sense to > use a tapered brass pipe end plug (the one used now is not tapered and AFAIK > the original...
• Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:00:22 -0500
  ...Got to my destination just as the rain tapered off, but the wipers were still running in the final moments as I parked. Turned...