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• Searching For Westys & Slider Door Parts....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:09:52 -0700
  ...This is the piece attached to the roller "doohingey" that cruises along the top or "beltline" track and makes your slider open and close...
• Re: RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:21:32 -0500
  ...When you look at the bearings you remove pay careful attention to see if they have flat spots on the rollers, that is a...
• Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2016 22:17:42 -0400
  ...Bearing need some room for thermal conditions and space for the lubricant to be between the rollers and races. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 05:16:48 +0000
  ...My annual ritual is t remove the track cover and clean & lube the rear mechanism and lube both latches and all the rollers. (Sure...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:57:14 -0700
  ...I found it sticks just fine, but a hair dryer and Edge Banding Roller from home depot make installation all that much better. Heat...
• Re: Bosch metal fuel filter - made for same or different fuel line diameters?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:08:21 -0600
  ...It is a good idea to use both filters as the pre-filter will take out any sediment / debris before it wrecks the rollers...
• Re: Robert Lilley CD
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 9 May 2001 16:03:05 -0700
  ...attempt) > > > > After much delay, I've decided not to install the roller rockers I acquired > > last October, courtesy of Robert Lilley who did a...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:49:03 -0400
  ...As long as it's fully open it won't rattle around and beat up the rollers. You need to drill a couple drain...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 10 May 2003 23:58:07 -0400
  ...After the grease comes out of the rollers, I wipe out the excess and replace the seal. Wipe out all the grease on the...
• Re: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 8 May 2008 14:36:43 -0400
  ...like 7 $ << Chris will know the answer to this but a roller from an '84 should fit an '85. >> also do u know any...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:43:01 -0700
  ...I imagine there's not enough metal there to install a roller type bearing. Obviously Bronze would be easier to install. Didn't know...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 15:40:29 -0800
  ...the Italian special) 1978 Honda wagon (the FIRST) 1978 Honda wagon (the SECOND) 1977 Honda Civic (the roller skate) 1976 type 1 (the bug)
• Westy roof rack installation tips
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 13:30:57 -0400
  ...542 artificial rain gutter, 300 feet, 58"? bars, 877 rollercoaster (kayak), 875 hydroglide (kayak), locks, front wheel holder, and a fork mount long tray...
• Re: You've got it all figured out....and then this
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:17:21 +0000
  ...Frame Machine.  You have another guy with a backyard full of Rollers, and for $500 he will actually deliver the carcass which includes the...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:52:15 -0700
  ...There are dyno shops around in > most larger metropolitan areas where you can get onto the roller for a half > hour and get actual...
• Re: Bearing Problem - Any Ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:32:16 -0700
  ...for a tapered front roller bearing, first thing I do is take the bearing with rollers on it, and using my fingers, roll it...
• Reminder: Seattle Meetup - Dec 2, 2012 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:31:39 -0800
  ...Parking lot I is by a big/flat paved Recreation/Event Area and also close to the velodrome, so bring also bikes/rollers/skates...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:02:23 -0400
  ...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. ( > ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) > They got so frustrated with...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:32:57 -0500
  ...I am intrigued with the painting of automobiles using this roller method, which obviously simplifys matters for us Vanagon owners who are of a...
• GRRRR! (was RE: Raising poptop with kayak on roof)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 00:58:29 -0500
  ...One pair hully rollers, one pair saddles. Attached to the poptop. Following the recommendations of Vanagon-driving Greenland sea kayak extraordinaire Harvey Golden, who...
• Re: California Inspection: Day 4
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 19:39:04 -0700
  ...there's a roller assembly in >the floor of the shop and a Denver boot type device on the non-driven wheel >of the...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:44:35 -0500
  ...store or even a bearing company can supply that part .. > as roller bearings go it's a standard part by dimensions. There are > inner...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:24:25 -0600
  ...site here in Salt Lake that I would not take my roller blades to for dusting off. And that is by my experiences with...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 11:49:55 -0700
  ...the Axles are arrested by thrust bearing surfaces & probably not the roller bearing chases but even if I’m incorrect on that point, the...
• Re: Time to paint, should I film it?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:28:55 -0800
  ...If you are using a roller, paint the handle to look like a lightsaber. Opening credits, put both hands out towards the van before...
• Re: Wheel Bearing Problem Resolved
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:15:39 -0400
  ...The rollers were pitted. . Not sure what caused this as I'm absolutely certain that bearing was immaculate when it was greased thoroughly with...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:54:45 -0400
  ...In fact, many cars (stock) that still use rockers are going to roller rockers to solve the valve side loading problem. My beetle running...
• Re: Vanagon Shoplift
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:28:26 -0800
  ...Things to watch for on quality lifts are rollers instead of rub blocks and chains instead of cables- according to a lift salesman I...
• You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:43:45 -0500
  ...I went in there, and they pressure checked the cap, and then proceeded to put the van on the rollers, and crank up the...
• Re: send in your pictures to the VW facebook!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:24:11 -0800
  ...the Italian special) 1978 Honda wagon (the FIRST) 1978 Honda wagon (the SECOND) 1977 Honda Civic (the roller skate) 1976 type 1 (the bug)
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:40:15 -0800
  ...It's really obvious after you hit the whoop-dee-doo roller coaster bumps at speed on a logging road you've traveled time...
• Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:12:42 -0600
  ...There's a significant amount of logitudinal loading on those bearings, which is why they usually use double tapered roller bearings, which would probably...
• Re: Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:55:53 EST
  ...booth nearby and proceeded to put the FRONT wheels on the rollers, put a large fan in front of the grill, block the back...
• next CCC's camping change/update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 09:49:42 -0700
  ...a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten on to...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:41 -0700
  ...I've limited myself to a few basic items like the furniture rollers. Now I hope the wheels don't fall off of those...
• Re: BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:57:58 -0800
  ...Same sort of deal happened when a road roller got away from it's operator and smooshed a (legally parked at the time of...
• Re: For those of you who needed EMZ's response to: NO VAN CONTENT, THIS BORDERS ON SPAM, DELETE IF YOU ARE ORNERY
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:37:38 -0700
  ...remember the words of Robert Palmer (the immaculately dressed rock > n'roller): > It takes every kinda people to make the world go round / Every...
• Re: Making an add-a-room for an EVC
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:52:18 -0500
  ...We have a box style side awning with support legs at the ends of the awning roller, but it has no support structure on...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 08:59:28 -0700
  ...Do* the timing belt when required, along with > the water pump, rollers and tensioners. > > If you plan on working on it yourself, seriously consider...
• Re: Raising poptop with kayak on roof
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:48:05 -0700
  J, There are also roller mounts for kayaks made by thule/ yakima, so if you get one edge on a roller you can just...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:59:49 -0500
  ...Door latches tight, > hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so > incredibly tight that it took a huge effort to open, heater...
• Re: Rear wheel over half in muddy water. Need to repack bearings or ???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:45:30 -0700
  ...Remove the drum, and wheel flange, > then the one seal. > Insert the grease needle between the rollers into the housing area. Now > fill > until...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:34:08 -0600
  ...It is odd, in that the belt roller is on the lap portion, not the shoulder portion of the belt. So, once buckled in...
• Zodi hot showers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 10:35:45 -0800
  ...a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten onto the...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:42:18 -0400
  ...All the rollers were in place but not well lubricated. The felt washer and its retainer were missing which brings me to a question...
• Re: ?Flattening Glossy Photos? - Absolutely NO Van Content.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:07:11 -0600
  ...If you have a roller or brayer, roll the backs until the air bubbles are out. Drain the sink. When the photos are dry...
• Re: poptop paint
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:17:00 -0700
  ...Rolled on > with short nap roller, tipped off with brush, done in small sections. > > Really nice result and the paint is taking a beating...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:40:31 -0600
  ...modern cars have roller cam followers for just that reason .. > for example the 99 Subaru SOHC 2.2 has roller cam followers, where they...
• Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 May 2016 09:41:30 -0400
  ...Bearing need some room for thermal conditions and space for the lubricant to be between the rollers and races. > > Dennis > >
• Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:53:31 -0700
  ...It is really no different than if some high roller had come along and bid up the price of the one I bought. "Them...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:34:13 -0400
  ...Pilot bearing failure > >>> > >>> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it > >>> has catastrophic failure. Many of them...
• Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:06:54 -0400
  ...Pumps that have been in storage for a long time can get corrosion on the roller cells or housing making for a real short...
• Re: Friday Fw: The good old days...
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:56:47 -0400
  ...If you need to apply > > face-cream or hair-rollers wait until he is asleep as > > this can be shocking to a man last...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:36:59 +0000
  ...But from what I heard >>>>>>>> (rumors and personal experience on sliders equipped with them), >>>>>>>> they´re really quiet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Picture: >>>>>>>> http://www.v6bus.de/rollers...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:16:26 -0800
  ...Door latches tight, > > hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so > > incredibly tight that it took a huge effort to open, heater...
• Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
  ...Counterweights added to stock crank Lightened flywheel Full balance Pauter aluminum roller tip and 1.3 ratio rocker arms Cromoly cut to fit push...
• Re: CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:55:05 -0600
  ...It seems they are only hardened where they make contact with the rollers. I think forcing new lubrication through the joint from the flange...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing play
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:04:27 -0700
  ...It's significantly smaller than the inner bearing, but it's a really well made roller bearing. Amazing actually how well they last. I...
• Re: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:55:05 -0500
  ...It had a lethargic reaction time that made for a rollercoaster-like speed drift combined with eventual violent downshifts. (Instead of shifting from 4...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:57:08 -0500
  ...It's really obvious > after you hit the whoop-dee-doo roller coaster bumps at speed on a logging > road you've traveled time...