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• 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:13:14 -0800
  ...Remove them and the > washers under, if they're still there. Now comes the Rocket-Science. > Lift the inner circular plate from the rear...
• Re: Anyone in/near PDX have extra Vanagon dash pod??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:32:59 -0800
  Mine is held together with epoxy, tape and big washers. The tooling for this piece would be very expensive because it would have to...
• High Output Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Apr 97 10:20:32 PDT
  ...Clean the terminals at the alternator clean the connectors shiny bright, use star washers for the grounds and clean those surfaces shiny bright. Of...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....tentatively resolved!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:27:49 -0600
  > Today, using spacers underneath part B and large washers underneath part C, > I extended the distance between those parts and the rest of the...
• How to replace the brake master cylinder. - long -
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:10:50 -0800
  ...I used a magnet wand to capture the loose nut and washers. The MC is now ready to be removed. Jimmy the MC to...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:31:12 -0600
  ...You should really go to fastenall and get a high grade of the proper bolt and some really good lock washers if you have...
• Re: oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:41:36 EST
  ...In times of dire need, I have been able to remove captive washers from fasteners. It takes a great deal of thrust to do...
• Re: Anyone replace their a arm bushings (front) themselves?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:53:29 -0700
  ...ALSO, I think i might of screwed up putting the eccentric washers in becouse one is not flush with the spindle hole. I gave...
• Re: [WetWesties] Cause ofJulianna's Tiico engine buzzing revealed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:02:38 -0700
  ...The owner took it to the installer, Ed Rogers of Vee Dub in Ogden, UT, and Ed put lock washers on everything that COULD...
• rear headrest installation
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:52:03 -0800
  ...Then using "U" bolts, bolted those onto the plywood back with locking washers and nuts. I used the plastic covers on top of the...
• Re: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 6 Dec 2019 20:02:42 -0800
  ...check with them. > >> The later axles do not use the cone washers on the CV and it is normal = > for the CVs to sometimes...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:42:51 -0300
  ...into the switch housing . > > the depth is adjusted with the sealing washers.. > too deep and the back up lights won't shut off , > not...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Notes - 1986 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:39:25 -0500
  ...There is 5 special washers, that act as springs, and one special washer made of what looks to be cast iron, on each bolt...
• Re: gear oil - rebuilt tranny
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:05:58 -0500
  ...I can'f find one of those felt > washers. Hope it is not critical. > > But I sure would like to go ahead and run...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointle...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:55:32 EDT
  ...Some of those small home pressure washers are rated at 2 or even 2.5 > gpm- You're not supposed to run water hotter...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 31 May 2002 19:51:13 -0400
  ...Then get a threaded rod of 5/16 inch diameter and a selection of washers and a couple of nuts. Now the pipe goes...
• Modified alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - A J Ivanciw
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:48:11 -0400
  ...I am replacing the studs with stainless steel bolts and lock washers with a dab of anti-seize. I dont think I will have...
• Re: Mounting an inverter.
  Historical mailing list - DW
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:21:39 -0700
  ...necessity, but how many other considerations are there? Stainless > nuts, > bolts & washers? Should I spray the area in undercoating after > installation? > I have a...
• re: Roof-racks for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:51:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...Make sure > you use some large washers under the mounting nuts. I found it to be a > superior rack system - safe and convenient to...
• Re: stripped oil drain thread
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:10:30 -0700
  ...My experience with an oversized plug and one, then 2, washers lasted only a few oil changes. I'll just add a great mod...
• Vanagon Sway Bars - pics
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 23:21:41 -0700
  ...so I put a few garden hose washers in there to make up the space. one is black, the other is orange. another thing...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:07:38 -0400
  ...It was harder than I thought to locate the reusable washers. I’m going to get the one time use ones you linked to...
• RX7 Oil cooler the real skinny
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:48:51 -0600
  ...New Banjo Bolts $6.85, New copper sealing washers $2.85 each, The large banjo hose connectors are expensive and you need the ones...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 May 1999 15:50:52 -0500
  ...the little star-washers/lock-washers and the tightening torque. it's a good idea to climb under there after about 100-200 miles...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:56:43 -0500
  ...The GoWesty set uses sleeves the same way and they also provide the eccentric washers. The material between the sleeves is relatively hard and...
• Auto Trans Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 21:47:18 -0800
  ...Consider lock washers. Checking the final drive oil is fairly easy. There is a plug in the side (big hex key, 17mm?) take it...
• Re: Shaft and compression
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:43:40 -0500
  ...his Syncro > from the drive line > place! It was balanced with washers and had new U-joints > installed. It > was $198 but it has...
• Re: CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:17:57 -0700
  ...The used VW boot. > > > Now off to order replacement CV bolts, washers, clips and snaps. > Why don’t replacement boots last on my van...
• Warning about KYB front shock hardware
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 07:44:42 -0700
  ...the front of Vanagons come with cheap rubber bushings and metal washers, and the instructions clearly state to NOT re-use the old ones...
• Re: If you are putting the alternator back in........ lesson
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 May 2014 08:54:41 -0700
  ...took off nut and put on dipstick support bracket, put all nuts and washers on and started to tighten...then I said to myself...
• Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:25:03 -0800
  ...Note the two copper washers there is one on theoutside and one on the inside of the hose connection.Loosen the two bolts that...
• Re: Wheel Bearing Thrust Washer
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 3 May 2006 15:57:01 -0700
  ...I even >have a brand new trust washer and with both the old and new washers I'm >having the following problem: > >After I...
• Re: syncro front mud guards
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:09:15 -0400
  ...I bought replacement stainless steel metric wing bolts, washers, and nuts from McMaster-Carr. Dremeled out the pocket to fit the wing bolt head...
• Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:58:27 -0400
  ...3 of the mounts, turned as needed > and lot's of washers (as shims) with a long bolt. (I did have to take > the...
• Re: Another leak
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
  ...to buy the whole > sensor, would I? There are small copper washers at the sensors. Try to replace these. > > > 3: Could the housing be...
• Re: HELP! Separating e-brake cable from rear brake backing plate...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:45:12 -0500
  ...do >>I need to pull the mounting pins, and insert shim 'washers' under >>them? Is >>aluminum good enough, or do I need to pick...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 12:55:13 -0500
  ...Of course, the posts were easily fixed with nuts and washers, and the radiator guy could have done it had he both wanted to...
• Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:11:08 -0700
  ...One possible solution that came to me is to attach enough > > washers > > underneath the screw on the window handle that it would raise it...
• Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 3 Sep 2021 20:16:39 -0700
  ...Even after replacing the eccentric washers with 4mm > there was still play for the arm to move front-rear. As I've done I...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:50:01 -0500
  ...A small coffee can with nuts-bolts-washers-clamps-**screws can > be a lifesaver. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net >
• Will someone repost this to type2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:48:49 -0600
  ...New Banjo Bolts $6.85, New copper sealing washers $2.85 each, The large banjo hose connectors are expensive and you need the ones...
• Re: 1986 Diesel Crew Cab Dropside Pickup (Transporter)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:21:57 -0600
  ...spinning and less power loss, but the soft steel heat dissipation washers under the injectors are a one-time deal, you should replace them...
• Re: Skylight
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:45:56 -0800
  ...Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:52:25 -0500 > > There is usually spacers (washers about 3/16 thick) that are furnished with > the replacement . These...
• Stan's 8 years of experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:30:02 -0500
  ...you break it, how to keep up with nuts bolts and washers. In most cases you can diagnose the reason that the van sold...
• Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:50:06 -0700
  ...Is it flat - use grade 12.9 hex bolts, hardened washers, loctite & a torque wrench at 32 ft/lbs. Thinking back it's possible...
• Re: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:49:43 -0700
  ...I did not like that running the washers akso made the wipers sweep 3 times on my 82 GL Diesel Vanagon. so I dug...
• SV: Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs-longish
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:46:15 +0100
  ...distance blocks between the coil and body! Larry wrote about nylon washers and that may be the only solution but I would think that...
• Re: Thinner head bolt washers?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 22:54:05 -0700
  On Sunday, October 5, 2003, at 05:48 PM, Gnarlodious wrote: > Entity Felder spoke thus: > >> Diesel owners take note! >> Nobody knew to warn me...
• Re: Oil drain problem
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:47:57 -0800
  ...plug and the Timesert. >From now on I'll use nylon washers. >Next post should be to report success sometime in the near future...
• Splitting a TI Case and RearEngineMountBolts: CAUTION!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 95 10:25:58 +0100
  ...undamaged, and that ALL case bolts/nuts are removed, including their washers and any sealer from the studs, or ANY foreing material, it can...
• Re: AC advice, keep or remove?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:10:21 -0500
  ...Since the broken plastic was still deteriorating behind these > plates, I had to get some large washers, etc. and rig it to hold. Then...
• Re: Front washer problem
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:24 -0800
  ...I used stainless steel washers and strips of stainless steel to augment the bolts holding on the broken edges of the tank. Tom Hanlon...
• Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 17:29:24 -0600
  ...to protect the bearings? Would simply adding a high grade bolt and thick washers do the same thing with regard to bearing protection? 6...
• Re: exhaust leak and leaking heads??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 19:04:44 EDT
  ...Use stainless steel bolts, flat washers and lock washers with anti-sieze compound on the bolt threads. If the bolts break at the front...
• Re: Mounting an inverter.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:38:36 -0700
  ...necessity, but how many other considerations are there? Stainless > nuts, > bolts & washers? Should I spray the area in undercoating after > installation? > I have a...
• Early Bus Door Window Frame Resto
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:53:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Now lift the rubber out enuf so you can move the frame, and with a screwdriver, align the washers that are "trapped" in the...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 15 May 2010 18:28:18 -0700
  ...sold for removing mineral buildup from the burner coils on pressure washers. That's what I'm going to try on my radiator when...
• Re: [Re: 90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed]
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 11:32:54 -0800
  ...I'm guessing six or eight. > > > > Shouldn't you be ok with a similar number of high strenght bolts w/ > > appropriate (large) washers holding...
• Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 18 May 2008 10:24:19 -0700
  ...If you choose to use bolts to replace studs I highly recommend using two or three washers between the end of the bolt and...
• Re: FS: 1987 Wolfy - $1,500
  Historical mailing list - Adam Schneider
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:53:26 -0500
  ...Everything works expect the A/C > (has a small leak, but the recharge did last the summer) and the window > washers. > > > > Typical Wolfy. jump...