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• Re: timing question
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:27:14 -0500
  ...The purpose of the first several steps is just to make sure that you move the cam rollers to a point between the bumps...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:21:20 -0500
  ...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: Wheel Bearing Problem Resolved
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:31:16 -0400
  ...The bearing was cleaned and inspected closely. > The rollers were pitted. . Not sure what caused this as I'm absolutely > certain that bearing was...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:41:42 EDT
  ...To futher lighten the valv etrain weight, I am going to add lightweight aluminum alloy, roller tip(further reduces valve stem side load, increasing...
• Re: I am having diff lock light problems - help!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:19:32 -0400
  ...It has a roller ball on the end which rolls into a groove on the diff lock shaft. The shaft moves left and right...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 19 May 2003 07:18:01 -0700
  ...Mine came apart a few years ago, and would occasionally "lock up" whenever one of the bearing rollers jammed between the input shaft and...
• Re: GRRRR! (was RE: Raising poptop with kayak on roof)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:30:38 -0500
  ...attach racks that are designed for a gutter. > One pair hully rollers, one pair saddles. Attached to the poptop. > Following the recommendations of Vanagon...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 May 2012 23:01:39 -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: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2016 17:48:04 -0400
  ...Take that needle and work > > it gently between the bearing rollers and into the space behind them. Pump > > grease into the cavity until some...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:49:43 -0800
  ...5 kilns, two potters > wheels, slab roller, slip casting tables - all of it. > I have also designed and built 35 homes > Airline Transport Pilot...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:51:19 -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: Flywheel Install / O - ring Starter Bendix
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:03:09 -0400
  ...The old bearing showed some signs it wasn't right, but from the noisy way it ran back there, I was expecting the rollers...
• Re: Wheel Bearing Problem Resolved
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:25:31 -0500
  ...The bearing was cleaned and inspected closely. >> The rollers were pitted. . Not sure what caused this as I'm absolutely >> certain that bearing was...
• Seattle Meetup - Nov 13, 2016 (Marymoor Park) Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 16:44:18 -0700
  ...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: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 20:35:27 -1000
  ...Pilot bearing failure >>>>> >>>>> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it >>>>> has catastrophic failure. Many of them...
• Wheel Bearing realities.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:43:09 -0400
  ...Many cars also use a roller bearing instead of the ball bearing the VW uses. In my experience, most premature wheel bearing failures are...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:16:13 +0100
  ...joints, if you study the design, work totally different than ball roller bearings. They don't roll as much or as purely, they also...
• Fwd: Re: [not_a_vw_club] Not a VW club Camp Out JA-DO
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:56:36 -0400
  ...out your coolers.<br><br> I will bring the hot dog roller and the pop corn machine. Should have <br> plenty of popcorn/ oil...
• Announcing Kampers near Knoebels
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:02:41 -0400
  ...The park offers over 45 rides, including the "Phoenix" and the "Twister," two of America's largest wooden roller coasters. Knoebels also has an...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:14:36 -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...
• 89 Syncro Westy Viscous Coupling/Redline
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:47:13 -1000
  ...Doing the Half-Lilley (ecu chip, pauter roller rockers (1.4), cromoly push rods, K & N air filter, and tune up with quad tip...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:42:58 -0400
  ...Since tranny tolerances are higher, and most of the bearings are splash-lubricated rollers, rather than pressure lubed sleeves (or shells), the particulate/filtration...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 19:38:02 -0700
  ...This was because the > calipers did not float, and I guess they wanted a precise "pre load" > on the tapered roller bearings. After frying...
• CCC's lost & found
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:38:06 -0700
  ...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: Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:46:22 -0800
  ...Timing > belt, tensioner, idler arm roller, coolant swap etc. After that work I > noticed a very intermittiment light sound "choonk choonk choonk" sound. > Initially...
• Re: Clamshell toolbox
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 14:47:47 -0800
  ...at 75, the van suddenly stopped or starting to Endo or into multiple rollers...but all those spares, those beer mugs, that shovel...all...
• (NVC)Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:58:17 -0700
  you know, when i read the first description i thought of furniture finishing - used restore antiques and do custom color stains and stuff on...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:45:01 -0600
  ...If not for the cushioning action of the rubber, it seems that a sealed roller bearing replacement would be perfect. Modern wheel bearings are...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:56:07 -0700
  ...and grab the bearing cage and rollers and pull it out ) .. if that helps the transmission ...fine.......buys you some time. And, by the...
• Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:09:07 -0500
  ...Or maybe those recorder *All Skate* tunes they use at roller skating rinks. #6) If a list member builds one of these Westy Water...
• Re: VERY UNUSUAL REQUEST (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:04:48 -0600
  ...Another high volume application is wire rope, chain, roller chain, gears and sprockets, rotary mower blade, plow shares. All of these parts are used...
• Re: Using diesel pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 27 May 2010 21:43:05 -0400
  ...Maybe it would be insignificant, but putting the bearing in farthur would change the position of the rollers relative to the shaft. I guess...
• First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 18:25:42 -0300
  ...here smaller fingers seem to be advantageous with all those little rollers], it was time to pull the rear hubs off. My spiffy new...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:48:24 +0200
  ...While welding, I could also put a platform on rollers, such that it rolls forward, and closes the crawl up opening too... for added...
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  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:38:26 -0400
  ...wrote: >>>> >>>  >>> Yes, a year ago when I replaced hinge spring and rollers and all, I removed everything from the door to clean and lube...
• Re: Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:23:14 -0500
  ...Clutch dust helps the > > little needle rollers turn to dust in a few years. > > > > there is a metal ring pressed into the center hole...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:28:26 -0700
  ...The plywood base plate holds a piece of plumbing pipe > that serves as a roller to allow free movement of the trans front to...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:16:01 -0700
  ...the outer one is a very nice roller one ..costs more than the more simple and inexpensive inner ball type on. what usually happens...
• Re: Viscous Couplings In An Airplane!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:01:47 -0700
  ...It is my understanding the official factory test is done on a dynometer or some such machine that put the rear wheels on rollers...
• re: awnings and last summers auctioned VW tent (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Wed, 21 May 97 15:04:52 -0400
  ...They have a special bracket for the Vanagon & Westy >>which stands the roller up of the roof at an angle. This also makes it...
• Need Help Buying a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:04:26 -0700
  ...2) Body rust/unrepaired damage/repaired damage. - get on a roller and completely inspect the underside, looking for unrepaired or poorly repaired body damage...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:36:49 -0700
  ...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: Short c.v. Axles ?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:49:12 -0700
  ...Mark Vincent Dow wrote: > Hello rollers, > > I finally got *Modesto* into a garage here in greater Montreal to > repack/replace three torn CV boots...
• Inspection Horror Story!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 16:28:23 EDT
  ...Then he backs it up the emmisions testing ramp(the elevated type with the rollers). He then procedes to back it right off of...
• Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:05:25 -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: Seattle Meetup - Nov 13, 2016 (Marymoor Park) Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:39:43 -0700
  ...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: looking for water-cooled Vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:04:45 EST
  ...through), sliding door exterior handle broken, sliding door hard to slide (roller bearing needs replaced), all window glass intact except for small stone chip...
• Re: Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:09:57 -0800
  ...Usually pilot bearings are just 'blown out' ..like no rollers left....it might cause other clutch problems ..but they are not 'draggy' with no...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:48:05 -0500
  ...The problem is a roller bearing fails suddenly and you know only when it's too late, sending hard metal parts into the engine...
• Re: Vendor choices for rebuilt Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:23:23 -0700
  ...a "dyno" (I of course had a mental image of big rollers in the floor, but that obviously isn't it). If they can...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:40:19 -0400
  ...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: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 8 May 2013 07:45:32 -0700
  ...handle (think slide hammer) until I got the bearing moving.� The roller bearings had fallen out of mine and were wedging between the flywheel...
• Re: Keeping mold out of a westy
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:40:30 -0800
  I recommend a 50/50 solution to be delivered onto the inside of the pop top with an 8 inch size roller for less...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:51:01 -0700
  ...bottom of the housing is say, an inch deep in semi-liquid grease >> and it naturally is getting to the ball and roller bearings.
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:20:59 -0600
  ...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 seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:11:38 -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...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 17 May 2012 11:27:52 -0500
  ...ve > limited myself to a few basic items like the furniture rollers. �Now I hope > the wheels don't fall off of those when...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:42:07 -0400
  ...I found it sticks just fine, but a hair dryer and Edge Banding Roller from home depot make installation all that much better. Heat...
• REMINDER: Seattle Meetup - Nov 1, 2014 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:50:04 -0700
  ...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: asking for help once more...(bread loafers)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 9:01:02 PDT
  ...I with a big bore kit, 3/4 > race cam, and roller-bearing crankshaft. You can do an awful lot to a type I...