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• Re: Front end looseness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:50:29 -0400
  If the arm is moving the problem is the upper control arm bushings. If the spindle moves and the arm does not it is...
• Re: Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:42:58 EST
  ...just keep them tightened and armrests in the UPRIGHT POSITION when not in use and they wont get broken.. the armrest bolts break because...
• for sale: vanagon capt. chairs w/ armrests...fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 04:08:45 EST
  ...vanagon capt chairs/front seats w/ armrests. fit all vanagons. nice upgrade for early westys. have grey or blue. adjustable armrests. can ship cheap...
• Re: what other seats are a direct replacment incld tseats woth foldable arms
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:28:18 EDT
  ...but your not going to find anything with armrests.. most pass cars didnt have armrests.. chris
• Re: Armorall or Zymol Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:26:28 -0400
  I'm not sure how harmful Armor-All is, if at all, but I prefer the effect of 303 protectant. Does not have the...
• Re: WTB: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:38:25 EDT
  ...And the > armrests > are not adjustable. > Zoltan > > '87 was the last year for tan velour, and the first year for adjustable armrests. i have...
• Re: Captains Chairs in my Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:11:49 EST
  ...I now find that (duh) the outer seat armrests >interfere with the door mounted armrests. Do I need to go back and get the...
• Re: Passenger seat left armrest needed
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 21:02:38 -0800
  ...Passenger seat left armrest needed > Dear List memebers, > > I am looking to purchase a left armrest for my passenger front seat. I have > the...
• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:33:56 EDT
  ...fits 80-84 westy or '85-91 if u use the arm and table together. rear arm/table/knob $100 also FS: front table...
• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:46:31 EDT
  ...fits 80-84 westy or '85-91 if u use the arm and table together. rear arm/table/knob $100 also FS: front table...
• Upper control arm spacers
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:45 -0700
  Is there a source for upper control arm spacers? My Syncro is lifted about 6cm and now the upper control arm is pointing down...
• brown armrest for door panel
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:38:46 -0700
  brown armrest This was in a parts van I purchased. I haven't seen them before, maybe from the early years. If you don...
• BROKEN ARM REST
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:10:38 EDT
  The inboard (left) arm rest on my front passenger seat no longer holds, i.e. it spins around 360 degrees. Is the problem with...
• Passanger and Driver Armrests
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:31:06 -0600
  I have located two pr of gray adj armrests for my 89 Westy...I now have two pr of blue non-adj armrests for...
• Re: Windshield Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 03:02:33 -0700
  ...Mark > Aha - ok so just replace the arm - cool. I also > understand one can pull the arm off - clean out loose > bits of metal...
• Re: front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:11:22 EST
  ...The front seats on my 91 Vanagon do not have armrests fitted. My question is, are these arm rests fitted as an optional extra...
• Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:53:58 -0800
  So If you are like me & tend to really use the driver side arm rest & the bracket bolts are are going on 25 years...
• arm rest
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 23:00:26 EDT
  Any body need a blue left side adjustable arm rest? I have a free one if you are interested. I am also looking for...
• Re: A-Arms
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:16:45 -0700
  ...On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:50 PM, eric luebbers <a91syncro@yahoo.com> wrote: > I would like to use this A-Arm if...
• Re: armrests
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:01:02 -0600
  Austin didn't mention whether he has adjustable armrests or not, but the procedure is basically the same. 1. Remove the armrest. (This is...
• Re: Windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 28 May 2026 18:36:22 -0700
  Hi John, The shaft bit has vertical ridges in it - take the arm off and clean these ridges out with a pointy tool, then...
• Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:27:22 -0500
  ...clutch operating arm? > > Pedal down, slave piston pushes arm down, pedal up piston and arm go > up and spring helps keep arm up. > > Hopefully...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:42:10 -0500
  ...Tossed >> my Carat arm >> rests a long time ago. Happier ever since. > > Drivers who have armrests down are dangerous. The armrests interfere > with arm...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:29:55 -0700
  ...chair armrests are put on with a set pin. > use your fingers and compress foam on the armrest between armrest and > seatback, so you...
• Re: 91- Remove Chair Arms
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 08:34:58 -0700
  ...There is a shaft at the pivot point in the arm that connects to the back rest. On that shaft, between the arm and...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...To access those, stick your fingers into the space between the seat and the inside of the arm, and pull the arm cushion toward...
• Re: Front Suspension Squeek
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:36:02 -0500
  Suspension squeks up front usually caused by Upper control arm bushings. These are available aftermarket and the bentley manual gives good instructions on instalation...
• Need used part
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 20:29:49 EDT
  Hello- Sometime this last winter while working on my van I decided to paint the rusty wipers arms. I figured remove the arms sandblast...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:09:04 -0400
  ...They sit along the fixed/rigid arm. Any pressure/bending this spring puts on the arm is relieved by the tilt up pivot. >> >> Have...
• Adjusting Adjustable Arm Rest
  Historical mailing list - James .
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:03:24 -0700
  The driver side left arm rest (adjustable) on my '90 is misaligned. It functions normally, but it's too "low," so that when raised...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:39:54 -0700
  Why not remove the arm rests from the door panel? Remove door panel, remove two screws (or three), replace door panel. Works for me...
• upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:20:32 -0700
  i'm trying to get rid of this squeek occurring on the passenger side upper control arm area. after looking at the passenger side...
• Installing armrests
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:11:44 -0400
  ...Has anyone installed armrests on the 1991 seats? Thanks, Joe in NH
• Re: Arm rest
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:33:22 -0700
  ...Take a look and see if there is an empty hole that goes through the cylinder the arm rotates on. There is a 3...
• Re: Loose wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 14:29:29 -0500
  ...Then bolt the arm back on, turning through firm resistance as the shaft splines cut mating splines in the arm. When the bolt is...
• Oh happy day!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:37:37 -0700
  ...No cracks and arm looked ok. "whew". (Likely it was just the sound of the metal sleeve rubbing on the arm as it moved...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:38:40 -0800
  I'm with you Stan....my old beetle had a flat side on wiper post and arm, and never stripped a single time. My...
• Front seat belt caught in armrest
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 18:43:36 -0400
  On my '87 Wolfsburg, my drivers seat belt has gotten caught up in the swivelling armrest. I have tried to free it to no...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 7 May 2002 17:29:43 +0200
  > look at > it this way, your right arm will be more muscular than your left arm.. I�m single. Some friends say my right...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:49:55 -0800
  ...I measured the length from shoulder of wiper arm shaft (below >> splines) to end of splines and length of portion of wiper arm that...
• Re: How to fix arm rest?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:28:46 -0600
  On 21 Aug , 2018, at 6:42 PM, Steve Williams wrote: > The pin worked out of one of the arm rests in my '84...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:46:40 +0200
  Pat Dooley wrote: > I was always under the impression that the vanagon has upper and lower > control arms, not struts. > Unless you are referring...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:43:03 -0700
  Maybe we could design a "break your wiper arms loose" reminder light on the dash, eh? ;-) Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1...
• Re: 2 pr adj gray armrests - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:05:01 -0600
  ...2 pr adj gray armrests - 89 Westy > Chuch, you don't want to buy them from me. I charge you an arm and a...
• Re: front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:53:43 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-24 12:17:54 EST, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes: << I'm trying to get the arm rest off...
• Re: Broken armrest and oil pressure war !
  Historical mailing list
  01 Aug 96 13:34:35 PDT
  All I saw in my message header was the following: >Broken armrest and oil pressure war Wow, I thought a NEW way to cure...
• How to remove armrests..
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 9 May 2000 14:45:17 +0900
  ...Let me know how to remove armrests.. Pin between the seatback and the arm rest rusts, and it doesn't move. Push or pull...
• Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 May 2021 12:28:32 -0700
  ...And I had to pull the lever arm off, again…why? Yeah, I cut the old arm off. But I had a spare one...
• 1.25 or 1.4 rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 08:40:02 -0700
  ...1) I've read that the 1.4 rocker arms are good to use, but I've also read that the "ramps are too...
• Re: front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:04:05 -0800
  ...The front seats on my 91 Vanagon do not have armrests fitted. My question is, are these arm rests fitted as an optional extra...
• Re: Replacing seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:44:11 -0500
  I do not have armrests right now and I miss them - the '85 GL has armrests. I considered transplanting but now that the '85...
• Re: What [snip] to take in a Westie
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:30:50 -0400
  When I travel in hot weather, I put socks on the arms of the captain's chairs. that's right - socks! Slide the sock...
• FS: tan or grey vanagon capt. chairs/front seats w/ armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:03:55 EDT
  ...both have armrests, grey has adjustable armrests. both pairs in excellent shape. very comfortable.. they fit in ANY '80-91 vanagon or westy, and...
• Re: Cannot remove steering arm! Help!
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Tue, 9 May 1995 15:29:28 +0100 (BST)
  On Sat, 6 May 1995, Nicholas Durie wrote: > Can anybody offer any suggestions or if they have heated up > the steering arm before tell...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:40:14 +0000
  ...wiper arm     Drill the rivets out and re drill your new arm and Re Rivet it back on. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct...
• Re: � � � WANTED: tan front s eat ARMREST
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:47:09 EDT
  In a message dated 8/28/02 10:53:23 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: > i need a tan armrest for a vanagon capt...
• Re: WTB: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:39:22 -0700
  You can move the adjustable type armrests to an earlier year seat so you may increase your chances by considering armrests separately. Get a...
• Start of a trailing arm rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:43:02 -0800
  Old, well from a 90 Syncro, trailing arms that I’m refurbishing. I got them back from the sandblaster today and did some work...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:53:52 -0400
  Groves will be cut into the new arms when you install them for the first time. The shafts need to be cleaned out of...
• Re: wanted: Left grey adjustable armrest from '89 wolfsburg/whitestar/bluestar
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:59:30 -0700
  ...Left grey adjustable armrest from '89 wolfsburg/whitestar/bluestar folks...i need a left side grey adjustable armrest from a '89 wolfsburg bluestar/whitestar...