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• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 23:10:11 -0400
  ...could be striking. >> > >> > The Bentley manual doesn't show any washers, thrust washers... any of >> that >> > stuff being mentioned in the samba thread. >> > >> > I...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 01:30:43 +0000
  Sidestory:  I was in Tennessee, on my way back from a trip to New England back to San Diego.  Needed an oil change.  Went...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:28 -0700
  ...from the > dealer. > > > get two or three. > > > and the little copper washers. that way, if you > > > bugger up the hex-head > > > on the one...
• Re: Seeking Yakima Rack Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:18:27 -0700
  ...I used big fender washers behind my brackets but if you can find a semi-thrashed set of brackets on Craigslist, you could use...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:50:40 -0500
  ...Best results for the heads would be to replace those nuts and make sure the washers are the proper extra thick through hardened type...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:32:47 -0700
  ...original > > body metal can easily be compensated for by repositioning the washers and > > nuts on the threaded end of the rod. > > For sure. Yes...
• Re: this is not the forum
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:14:40 -0700
  ...fan finally comes on, > > > > or > > > > b) why my windshield wipers and washers operate only when they feel like > it > > (and seemingly never when there...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:59 -0800
  ...Auto Zone sell small plastic cases/organizers with >nuts, bolts and washers; Pep Boys sells them individually, they have a >large selection. And down...
• Friday - engine stand, cleaning, painting.
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:12:43 -0700
  ...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: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:21:55 -0400
  ...I have crush washers but decided not to use one as the plug has a white plastic or similar washer that came on the...
• For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:09:50 -0400
  ...pass thru in rear seat with bag and tie for skis, heated side view mirrors, heated windshield washer nozzles, heated headlight washers, heated front...
• What I carry in my Westy - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:01:42 -0600
  ...Spare Fuses, Light Bulbs, Bundle ties, Aluminum Foil Tape, Owner Manual, Insurance, Oil plug washers, Oil Strainer kit, pencils, pens, Bank deposit slips (got...
• Re: stalling and hard restart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:56:33 -0700
  ...those star pointy lock washers .. put one between the ground wire and the body .. the points dig in to the metal, helping to make...
• Re: ... & Head Question. (Virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:49:58 -0700
  ...not stainless) 8mm bolts and used crushed copper oil gaskets as > > > washers. Then in the rear only, bolt a zinc anoid (available at any...
• Re: Lug nut lubrication or not?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:22:00 EST
  ...This is how "spring" or "warpy" washers work to lock fasteners.. here we use the wheel as the "spring". If you don't get...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:59:05 -0500
  ...Also, you can easily stack washers between the seat and its bracket to alter the height and angle of the base. > >The best seats...
• Re: installation of lower control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 00:24:01 -0600
  ...Then, laying under the car, used a combination of 1/2" all thread, big washers, pieces of pipe and some big sockets to pull...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:40:38 -0500
  ...side bars and then use a threaded rod, > > some nuts, and washers to secure the tire to the welded plate. > > > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From...
• Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:45:40 -0700
  ...I backed up the bolt with large fender washers. Shape/add wood as needed so platform supports the transmission at sides to keep transmission...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:19:47 -0500
  ...not the 80 degree one) Small pack of 8Mx1.25x30mm bolts/washers Spare coolant tank (better yet, change it now and bring the old...
• Re: Secure Luggage Rack Storage
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:15:55 -0700
  ...the holes in the footlocker, fasten the footlocker down with rubber washers and butterfly nuts on the inside of the box. The footlocker has...
• Re: clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:13:11 -0500
  Walt I would start with an inspection of the the rockers arms when the engine is cold looking for broken wave washers and to...
• Re: Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:57:09 -0800
  ...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: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:46:50 -0800
  ...I replaced those pop rivets with SS screws & nuts with 1" fender washers on the back side when I painted my top last summer...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - body squeaky noises
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:21:41 -0700
  ...Those eccentric washers are available in > different thicknesses. You don't want the cross bolt to preload them. > > Dennis > > >From: Leslie H Schwartz <lhs...
• Re: [DIESEL] Stuck heat shields - summary of potential solutions (concluded)
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:29:26 -0500
  ...on the > periphery, but that is with steel, not copper sealing washers. > When done, vacuum the hole out, and pull on the string to...
• Re: Westy Luggage rack seal fit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:55:01 EDT
  ...I suppose? I don't recall the exact number of rubber washers on the hold downs, but my memory implies there was one rubber...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:20:06 -0500
  ...Why are they called washers, anyway? That doesn't wash. Jim On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping...
• Re: stripped oil drain thread
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:04:14 -0500
  ...far). > My experience with an oversized plug and one, then 2, washers lasted > only a few oil changes. > I'll just add a great...
• Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Sep 2021 05:24:10 +0000
  ...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: Follow-up on bad exhaust experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:04:47 -0500
  ...a different spot, and holds it on with a bunch > of washers? Should I be paying for the fact that he couldn't drill...
• Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:33:32 -0400
  ...12) Hose off your roof and install your seal 13) Before you put the luggage rack back on glue four screened washers from washing...
• Re: Okay -- is there a real fix for floppy mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 18:51:47 -0700
  Man, I been trying flat washers, star lockwashers. Had to buy some Permatex solvent to clean that red stuff off the surfaces -- stuff didn...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:34:30 -0400
  ...I think you can buy >spacer washers if you want; or, you could probably build up >thicknesses of cardboard or something to achieve the...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:03:30 -0700
  ...like > a person could use a threaded rod with some fender washers, making sure to > use a block of wood in between the control...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
  ...1 packet of fuses > Headlamp lenses > > Other > Assortment of nuts, bolts, washers, split pins > Fuel filter > Air filters > Power steering belt > Power steering fluid...
• Syncro Driveshaft Repair (replacement u-joints)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 02:57:15 -0600
  ...They located a firm in CA which made such a device, and ordered it so that they could custom make washers of the correct...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:19:21 -0400
  ...Stainless bolts seem to make the loosening worse, mostly due to bolt stretch and the washers crushing. Maybe a good fix is to use...
• FW: it's time to say goodbye
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:49:41 -0600
  ...I've moved washers and dryers, stoves, even my new refrigerator when we remodeled my kitchen. I even moved a queen sized sleep sofa...
• Re: Semi- Vanagon topic: Getting hands clean after you've gotten them greasy
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon DougF
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 18:45:41 -0800
  ...Same with the solvent tanks and parts washers. For several years now I have switched to using the nitril gloves as a barrier between...
• Re: adjustable ww delay relay
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:02:27 +0000
  ...thought just crossed my mind.  I am still left with windshield washers not working.   Hmmm. Dave B.  -----Original Message----- From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail...
• Re: Stainless steel screws for Vanagon exterior --- now avaliable
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:52:01 -0400
  ...For example, end caps have long self taping sheet metal screws/washers (2 inch),and carriage bolts/nuts. 4 pieces per cap.That is...
• Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 May 2014 10:31:28 -0700
  ...hoses with crimped banjo ends and banjo bolts and copper sealing washers in a kit for people that want to do the same mod...
• Re: Random Oil Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:35:55 +0100
  ...be wildly wrong, to me could possibly indicate that the thrust washers on the crankshaft are out of spec in that the slight movement...
• Re: AC to R134--more struggle, more cost, more questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 7 May 2008 23:13:06 -0400
  ...Seems there would need to be some big washers? > under the screws to go in the square slots in the ducts, or that the...
• Re: Powersteering update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:45:47 -0400
  ...As it was the two crush washers for the fittings almost did us in. They turned out to be in a different mailing but...
• Re: Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 23:39:51 -0500
  ...Also, any recommendations on needed parts for the repair? Does the long bolt generally need replacement? I assume the washers need replacement. I also...
• Oil temp, safe or not?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:58:47 -0500
  ...The sending unit goes right into the same hole as the plug for the oil preasure relief valve (requires some copper washers as spacers...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:15:43 -0800
  ...well have the same result. >>> >>> Will be handy retrieving nuts or washers dropped in tight spots. >>> >>> Alistair >>> >>>> On Dec 30, 2016, at 8:40...
• first week of july project (part 1)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:06:26 -0400
  ...I picked up some stainless bolts, locktite nuts and washers and set to work. Marking, drilling, filing and fitting. About 6 hours later, the...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 May 2009 10:33:14 -0400
  ...like an Ace or Trustworthy or Tru-Value) and stainless steel washers > on both sides. I wanted this to be the last time I...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 06:18:48 -0800
  ...Took two #10 pan head >>>> stainless machine screws and pooked them through the floor and used ss >>>> fender washers and ss nylox nuts and...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:55:30 -0000
  ...I was confused for a second on a previous post which stated the water bottle for the washers is under the drivers feet................I...
• Re: Syncro linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:06:34 -0700
  ...There was a tech bulletin I was told that says put a pair of 6mm washers between the plate and the housing bosses to...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:29:07 -0500
  ...Yes washers also come in differing grades. As for the bracket studs, >>>>> the nuts should match the grade of the stud. >>>>> >>>>> Dennis >>> >>> > >
• cv-joints. a tale of sleezy bars for cv's.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 07 Jul 94 09:35:00 CDT
  ...KEEP TRACK OF THE LITTLE TWO-HOLE SPACERS AND LOCK WASHERS. i put the axle into a vise on a bench (lucky me) and...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:45:35 -0400
  ...side bars and then use a threaded rod, >> some nuts, and washers to secure the tire to the welded plate. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From...
• A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:34:10 -0700
  ...So I found and ordered parts online..$31 for the headgasket and $27 for new headbolts and washers. When those arrive, I'll be...
• Hall Sender replacement on a Digifant/2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:22:04 -0800
  ...I promise you it will fall apart unless you're able to keep it between it's two enclosing thrust washers. Even then it...
• Clutchless in Ca. Update
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  14 Dec 1995 11:10:00 -0800
  ...I was able to use an adjacent threaded hole in the tranny and some large fender washers to anchor that end of the bracket...