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Re: Tire wear question
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:02:25 -0700
...jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > What's causing a not-quite-even wear on the inner fourth of the width > of a front tire? >
Re: uneven tire wear
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:12:21 -0700
...uneven tire wear Volks, I've just had the tires rotated on my '89 Westy because I noticed the inside rib of each front...
AT and high RPM
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 20:18:01 -0800
Debra, The issue of Rpm has a couple of components that affect the amount of wear the engine is exposed to. #1 At 1000...
Re: Which tire position wears fastest?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:37:27 +0000
...Bob > On a westy (1.9l) vanagon, which tire positions tend to wear > fastest/slowest? (ignoring other things like different wear patterns, and > assuming...
Re: weak seat belt retractor
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:37:25 EDT
...One hot day she was wearing the belt but tucked the shoulder portion under her arm and got a $50 ticket for "improperly wearing...
Re: Front tire wear
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:03:44 -0400
...Front tire wear For a long time now, I noticed that the edges of the tires in the front (1984 GL) wear much more...
Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question-update
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:47:08 -0300
...In terms of wear, I cannot see how there could be too much wear in the check valve mechanism. Where I did see wear...
Re: Tire wear question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:46:18 -0500
...Tire wear question > > What's causing a not-quite-even wear on the inner fourth of the width > of a front tire? I noticed...
pop top heads up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:05:01 -0800
...Back at the rear, from curved portion to curved portion, right across the back, the pop top seal can wear on the roof and...
Re: [friday] RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:31:08 EST
In a message dated 4/2/2004 11:06:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, fortino1@earthlink.net writes: << benT don't wear polo, and...
Re: Syncro tire rotation
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:54:22 -0700
I guess I'm using the wear pattern of my '91. I have always used the same thought you expressed on all my other...
Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:42:40 -0400
...But the wear happened before the engine warms up. I heard that each cold start wear equals the wear of 200 miles of driving...
Re: places to SHOWER!
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 21:11:08 -0700
...I wear fashionable multi-purpose exersize shorts made from > moisture-wicking and quick-drying material. Use the old navy technique of > sprinkle-soap-rinse...
Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:25:26 -0700
...I likely won't delve into repairing the wear. Neil. On 9/26/14, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > That wear is from...
Re: Ring and Pinion Wear
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:26:00 EDT
...They wear at the root of the teeth almost identically on each one. What can I say...same vehicle- different ring/pin ----one will...
Re: strange front suspension noises...
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:14:20 -0400
The sway bar bushings(inner)wear on the outsides. If you swap the left bushing for the right bushing you will get new wear...
Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0500
...I regularly wear socks with sandals in cold weather. There is nothing more comfortable (or in the minds of certain colleagues I had for...
Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:39:58 -0500
...uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down? Ben, this is just normal wear. The shoes don't wear evenly across the surface...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:58:23 -0400
At 01:02 PM 6/3/2015, OlRivrRat wrote: > AnyOne care to discuss just what might cause the Spacer to > Wear Shorter ~ Whatever moves...
Re: Brake Pads Worn At An Angle?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 25 May 2015 09:10:36 -0400
...The uneven wear is somewhat common on these brakes. Why I really don’t know. My guess is that it is somehow due to...
'73 Bad Tyre Wear
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Dec 95 08:53:14 GMT
...I have had an eye on my front tyres for a while now, they are wearing away on the outside. I have had the...
Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
Historical mailing list - Holli Papasodora
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:13:23 -0900
>I've noticed that many Vanagon owners also like to express their >individuality via the clothes they wear. Tie Dye! You knew that someone...
Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:38:04 -0800
...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and >>> that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
Re: Tiico RPM, with Westy story
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:17:39 -0600
...As far as wearing it out prematurely, wear/ rpm is probably on a curve very similar to hp/ mph. IOW, 3000 rpm is fine...
Re: Relay Steering Gear
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:53:08 -0700
that's great thinking on gear wear in that little box - and 'rotating' gears there to spread wear out evenly. I call that part...
Re: 3 probe plugs
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:53:32 -0700
...As one gap wears (as all plug gaps do), the gap increases a little. One of the other gaps, which isn't wearing, is...
Re: Brake Pads Worn At An Angle?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 25 May 2015 09:54:23 -0700
...I checked online for this type of wear, and saw other examples of same, but no real explanation. What concerned me a little was...
Another forgotten wear point (cf clutch pedal)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:05:52 -0300
The throttle assist spring gradually wears through the ear it's hooked to on the throttle body assembly. An occasional drop of grease ought...
Re: to rebuild or not, 89 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:54:58 -0500
<<-- but the only "issue" with my engine was some wear in the ring bearing (some copper showing).>> Just curious what a " ring bearing' is...
Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:12:39 -0700
...He said hoping transmission is > ok! � :) > > Are these wear points on each arm normal high mileage wear? If not, do > they indicate an incorrectly...
Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:41:26 -0700
...He said hoping transmission is >> ok! :) >> >> Are these wear points on each arm normal high mileage wear? If not, do >> they indicate an incorrectly...
Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:05:47 -0700
> So, if that's true... what's the suggested time interval and method for tire > rotation? I'm sure there are many opinions... but...
Camshaft wear tolerance for WBX
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:18:41 -0700
Hi all, Am I crazy or does the Bentley fail to provide the wear tolerances for the watercooled camshaft? I've looked everywhere and...
Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:30:43 -0400
...I didn't even think about it, and just kind of figured he was wearing something like this: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img...
syncro uneven tire wear?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 07 May 1997 07:59:08 -0400
...The passenger front tire had a lot less tread overall and even more wear on the outside edge. The rest of the tires have...
Obscure 2.0l rebuild questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:23:04 -0800
...In looking at the valves themselves, both of them showed wear in the top flat face, right near the middle. Shining a light up...
Front End & Alignment questions
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:56:37 -0700
...The front tires on my 1990 Carat are wearing out VERY quickly on just the inside edges...does anyone have a good alignment/toe...
Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 16:45:41 -0700
...I looked at my races and they specifically wear on one side, so, why > shouldn't they wear properly on the other side regardless...
Front Tire Noise and cupping wear pattern
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 07:59:27 -0800
...Front Tire Noise and cupping wear pattern My Vanagon Westy 84 has a weird "cupping" wear pattern on the inside of the left front...
Re: What's This Part? 251 721 111 b continued clutch bracket
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:15:06 -0700
The clunk felt in the clutch pedal is probably not caused by the pivot bushing but by wear in the hole where the slave...
Re: More wear index
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Nov 94 14:11:12 EST
Just looking over these figures there seems to be an inverse relation between engine wear and known engine-life length. In other words, we...
Re: Front Tire Noise and cupping wear pattern
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:11:25 -0500
> Does anyone know what causes this? First I'd look at suspension component wear, then I'd look at the alignment. I can't...
Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted ) LVC
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:36:59 -0700
...Men looked snazzier wearing snappy hats, but when oily hair went out of style and more and more people realized that they needn't...
Re: Which tire position wears fastest?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:06 -0800
...9l) vanagon, which tire positions tend to wear > fastest/slowest? (ignoring other things like different wear patterns, and > assuming everything is in good shape...
Minimum engine wear warm up strategy
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:01:01 -0800
Any thoughts on these engine warmup strategies relative to engine wear? 1.Start and just drive. Convenient, but high cold engine wear. 2.Start...
Re: was: Friction, any extra wear 'n tear?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:03:54 -0400
...The worst IMO, because it's the hardest to fix, is wear to the engine's trust bearing. Then you have wear to the...
Re: uneven tire wear
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:36:28 -0600
...Sounds like you may have a "toe out" wear situation. Best, Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > --- Fred Brittain <vanpire...
Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:36:31 -0700
...He said hoping transmission is > ok! :) > > Are these wear points on each arm normal high mileage wear? If not, do > they indicate an incorrectly...
Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:40:15 -0400
...I am now seeing cool guys at the college where I work wearing shorts with white shoes with black crew socks like I wear...
RE: Wear Index
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 09 Nov 1994 14:08:52 EST
Those of you with a basement full of old Road & Tracks have Dave Kautz' wear index already calculated for a lot of cars. It...
Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:02:55 EST
...shirt (complete with pocket protector) it seems that Vanagons bring out the sartorial devil in all of us. >> You guys wear clothes? BenTvin Klein
Tire wear problem
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:10:31 -0700
While replacing a jug grommet I noted that the passenger side front wheel has severe wear on the inner treads. Would an upper or...
Syncro tire wear
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 31 May 2006 16:38:15 -0700
...Does anyone know of a way to wear down one tire so that it can be put in rotation? Mike
Re: AT and high RPM
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:06:30 -0500
...Whether 1.9 or 2.1 WBX, there seems to be a concern of wear on the center crankshaft bearing surface. This wear is...
Re: Rotor thoughts
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:03:45 -0400
...Yep, there is rusting on the wear surface. However that is indicative that the pad is not resting flat against the rotor (as only...
Vanagon rear suspension
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Sat, 9 Nov 1996 08:02:59 -0800 (PST)
...The poster was experiencing excessive wear on the inside of the rear tires, and wondered: 1) could worn springs affect the rear camber to...
Re: Which came first, the alignment or the new tires?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:54:18 -0500
...Toe would cause wear to both front tires. But, unequal camber usually causes a pull to one side. If it's not pulling, and...
Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:51:18 EDT
...Shim it up like I told you on the phone and it will not rub and there will be no more wear. So you...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:01:32 -0600
...Consider that the balls and the grooves wear together. They develop a "wear fit". If you swap the balls around, the fit is now...
Re: Syncro tire wear
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 23:27:13 -0700
...Syncro tire wear Tire folks, I bought a syncro. Thought the spare had been in the tire rotation so it could be used when...