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• Re: crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:31:05 -0500
  Van-Cafe http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_597_930/oil-drain-plug-crush-washer.html There ya go... On Tue, Jun...
• Re: Flat and spare tire carrier woes
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 00:37:30 EDT
  ...I actually fashioned my washer out of a old binder cover.Works well. VWCREWMAN
• Re: door panel pain
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:05:12 -0500
  A slight improvement over the finishing washer normally found at Home Depot is one that Mad River Canoes uses to support their 3/16...
• Re: Air cooled oil leak/timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:29:46 -0700
  ...Washer A6, 4x12,5x1,6 Spring washer B6x12x0,5 Hex Nut M6 --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia ---------------------------------------------------------------
• Does anyone know where to buy Eccentric Washers?(for upper control arm)
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 09:30:31 -0800
  I need to buy thicker eccentric washers for my upper control arm. I installed new bushings and i i never did get it all...
• Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:52:34 +0200
  ...Will the narrow lock washers cause the wheel to > distort? > > Is a hardened washer a sufficient spacer for this application? Perhaps a > washer with...
• CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:59:38 -0700
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't include...
• crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:27:41 -0700
  What type of crush washer do you use for the oil drain plug? Where can you buy them? Gowesty had sent out an aluminum...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:02:16 -0600
  ...So, do all these rusty fasteners require >> lock washers? I am not referring to the stack of Belleville washers on the >> j-pipe flange...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:07:28 -0700
  But Dave, you wrote "that's what that washer is for, to take that force to keep it from damaging the threads." :) One does...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:02:10 -0500
  Chuck Mathis wrote: > Honestly, Horace, I don't either but at 25 cents a pop for a new washer I > don't intend to...
• Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:37:31 -0400
  My 87 Syncro GL has the rear wiper/washer. When I operate the wiper by pushing forward on the stalk I also get a...
• Re: Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:23:14 +1000
  ...Press the lever away from the steering wheel and hold in this position - The wiper and washer work as long as the lever is...
• Re: Oil Plug - Egg on Face
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:53:49 -0700
  At 9:57 PM -0700 6/21/01, PSavage wrote: [snip] >(I suspect it was just my error with the washer...) >I intend buying...
• Re: Crankshaft thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:15:18 -0700
  ...When applying the clutch all that force pushes the flywheel > against that washer-thrust plate assembly. There should one thrust washer > that is larger...
• Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:06:50 -0700
  ...and I can't figure out how the rear window washer works. Is it included in the regular washer/wiper handle on the steering...
• Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:15:25 -0400
  ...My questions concern the washers and felt pieces There was a rubber washer on each roof side bracket (passenger side and driver side) but...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 12:06:26 CDT
  ...get a propane torch and heat them up until they (washers) are red hot, then let them cool off somewhere. it 'fluffs' the washers...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:59 -0800
  On 1/20/15, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > The WasherThickness Won't Cause a Prob' ~ Just need to be sure that Washer > ID...
• I Need A Parts Washer So Bad I Can't Stand It
  Historical mailing list - JohnKravis
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 18:32:44 EDT
  Harbor dropped its price for a parts washer from $99 to $89 and for some reason I am dying to have it. (you have...
• Re: Damping ring and washer for front shocks: Where Can I Get Them?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 18:24:56 -0500
  ...They'll have the bushings and washer's High end shocks come with new bushings and washer's. ( Gabriel are high end? The bushings...
• Re: Any pilot bearing tricks ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:34:57 EST
  ...place it on the bolt and slide the head of the bolt and the modified washer into the bering. Once th washer is behind...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:40:15 -0600
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard > bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't > include...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:16:55 -0700
  ...Those are Schnorr washers? McMaster? I'm sure I've used spring washers with no ill effect. (bolts did not come loose) On 6...
• Re: rubber washers for mounting Westfalia luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:37:40 -0700
  I've used garden hose washers. Glue them to the brackets. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: inside door panel materials?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:49:35 -0600
  > > In a message dated 8/16/05 10:17:42 AM, bueses@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > > << Westy also used screws w/ little "countersunk" washers to...
• Need help finding Auto Trans Washers
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:23:47 -0600
  My transmission rebuilder ('87 2wd Automatic) just called and says he needs: "The 2 plastic washers for the planetary gears, they're red with...
• Re: Does anyone know where to buy Eccentric Washers?(for upper control arm)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:18:56 -0500
  ...Does anyone know where to buy Eccentric Washers?(for upper control arm) I need to buy thicker eccentric washers for my upper control arm...
• Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:58:58 -0600
  ...Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers > >  H4 setup, right? > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus...
• Crankshaft thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:52:05 -0700
  Howdy, I have the flywheel off my 2.1 and after poking around I discovered that there is no thrust washer and no "funky...
• Re: Windshield washer blockage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:38:00 -0800
  well, IF the motor is pumping ( and it's possible the washer motors runs fine, but the impeller is disconnencted from the motor shaft...
• Oil Plug - Egg on Face
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:57:15 -0700
  ...culprit! I reused the existing washer, & tomorrow will examine to determine if I might have left the washer off--etc. Major egg on face...
• Re: Crankshaft thrust washer-Piece with tab!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:02:11 -0400
  ...When applying the clutch all that force pushes the > flywheel against that washer-thrust plate assembly. There should one > thrust washer that is larger...
• Re: slow drip from oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:35:46 -0300
  ...This reduces the amount of sealing surface that the copper crush washer has to seal against. Did you torque the oil plug to spec...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 10:50:32 EDT
  Honestly, Horace, I don't either but at 25 cents a pop for a new washer I don't intend to test it either...
• Re: Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:46:14 -0500
  I took off my luggage rack to replace the seals and found the same issue, I made some rubber washers for the front which...
• Re: crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:05:40 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Van-Cafe > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_597_930/oil-drain-plug-crush-washer...
• Re: felt sealing washer on diesel clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 05:45:42 -0800
  Dave, I have had my diesel Vanagon flywheel off several times and have never seen a felt washer. No problems with the pilot bearing...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:49:49 -0700
  >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special flat serrated type >used only on the...
• Re: Front thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:56:33 -0700
  If you are talking about the tabbed washer between the nut and outer bearing, that should be loose or it will make it difficult...
• Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 18:03:19 -0700
  ...No washer motor/pump sound. I'm suspecting a bad ground on the washer/pump motor. Anyone care to help with quick and dirty...
• Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:03:27 -0800
  I don't have one that shows these washers... David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:56:01 -0700
  ...CV joint bolt lock washers Maybe got the Bolts from the wrong supplier ~ http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joi...
• Quick Westy table question.. lock washer needed?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:06:39 -0700
  OK, I took my rear table out of my `87 Westy for a while and I think I must have lost a lock washer...
• Re: wanted: exhaust part number
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:30:11 -0500
  ...Brett, ETKA shows that joint with an M8x65 bolt and two washers -- a flat washer A8.4x15x4 (thick washer!) p/n 900 955 01...
• Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 14:41:19 -0700
  I got one of the readily available electric washer motors from yer basic USA church of auto parts stores and epoxied it to the...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:33:30 -0500
  ...When I buy them they already have a new copper washer taped to the top of the box. They charge me 40 cents for...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:01:55 -0400
  Stephen, On my '87 Westy, non-Syncro, the washer comes on when you hold the stalk forward. You should be able to push it...
• Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:17:47 -0400
  ...No washer motor/pump sound. I'm suspecting a bad ground on the washer/pump motor. Anyone care to help with quick and dirty...
• Re: Plumbing layout for headlight washers?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:01:49 -0400
  ...reinforced grill with washers, tank with both pumps, relay, wiring; everything minus the check valves, junction(s), and hoses, except for ~3" stubs left...
• Re: crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:58:07 -0700
  When I try to get one locally I always wind up with a flat copper washer, or a fiber washer. Either one will work...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:22:32 -0600
  ...ha ha.) > > Are Miguel et al talking about welding a washer, or part of a washer, > to ID of hole at frame? >
• Re: Sourcing non-standard hollow crush washer for oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:01:01 -0600
  ...If I use a regular > copper washer, I get a slow leak at the drain bolt. I want to use a hollow > crush > washer...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:33:31 -0700
  ...When I operate the wiper by pushing forward on the stalk I also get a squirt of washer fluid. I usually use it when...
• Re: water pump for 76 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 17:42:09 -0500 (CDT)
  David suggests: >Windshield washer pumps are notorious for corroded connections and the >setup for the water pump is similar...you might even find a...
• Windshield Washer Pump Gremlins 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 19:29:59 -0500
  ...1) Washer pump completely silent when column switch pulled 2) 13.28 volts registering at the 2 pin jack to the washer pump when...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:25:28 -0700
  ...I could see the differing metals of the plug/case/washer causing problems with the WBX, so changing the washer is probably a good...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 31 Aug 2019 19:33:21 -0500
  I like copper oil plug washers. Have used them on about every car I have ever owned—until my first Vanagon, a new 1990...
• Windshield washer problem
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:12:59 -0700
  My passenger side washer does not spray. where should I look for the problem?
• Re: tightening floppy manual exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:58:53 -0700
  Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@YAHOO.COM> > I took mine apart and installed a rubber garden hose washer in the ball socket joint. > This seems...