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  • Re: re. Freeware to reduce image file sizes for my Vanagon website?
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:46:03 -0600
    ...a good size for 1024 x 768 and up monitors, no lateral >scrolling. Additionally, anything more than 72 dpi is not required >for viewing...
  • Re: Poptop Screen repair/replacement
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:47:54 -0700
    ...replace the entire canvas and add the 3 window screens providing lateral ventilation from the additional side windows..... my solution. Joel 89 Syncro Westy...
  • Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:52:49 -0800
    ...I pulled off the cover (094 301 232 A) and the selector shaft >>>>seemed to have more lateral play than I liked. It looks...
  • Re: Hanging Clutch Disc
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:41:12 -0500
    ...when you feather like this? Does this put some kind of lateral force on the pilot bearing/mainshaft? Is there anything in the equation...
  • Re: shift linkage concept question
    Historical mailing list - Doug
    Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:01:31 -0500
    ...But I have been through it recently on two vanagons. > >The lateral movement of the shift lever is very important in the >vanagon setup...
  • FW: auxillary low beams?
    Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
    Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:29:41 -0600
    ...For the money, you can't beat em with a stick!! Great lighting laterally. Haven't tried them in the fog, but they are...
  • Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:49:36 -0700
    ...Regardless, the bearings look ok and I didn't feel any lateral play. This part does not see a lot of load and doesn...
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:15:53 +1300
    ...on!) A driving light should be adjusted for distance penetration (whether laterally - wide-angle or directly ahead - long-distance) and set to work with...
  • Re: Need Vanagon Tires
    Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
    Sun, 25 Sep 1994 09:55:47 -0700 (PDT)
    ...this would undoubtably affect the steering, as well as applying additional lateral forces to the tires (and of course can be pretty damm disconcerting...
  • Re: Mile markers: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Wed, 10 May 2000 23:49:42 -0400
    <static> "Rescue One, Rescue One, come in, over." "Rescue One, we have a Superfluous Urban Vehicle that has swapped its lateral axis on the...
  • Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
    Tue, 7 May 2002 09:05:50 -0400
    ...I suppose there is less lateral stability, but should also be less jolt when just one wheel hits a bump. I think the bar...
  • Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:49:18 -0700
    ...California car and we outlawed snow and salt in 1932. >> >> This lateral mixture imbalance has me quite puzzled. I am getting little >> fret marks...
  • Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Tue, 7 May 2002 10:41:16 -0600
    ...I suppose there is less lateral stability, but should also > be less jolt when just one wheel hits a bump. > I think the bar...
  • Re: Knocking noise
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:03:54 -0800
    ...The lateral grooves are there so that when the suspension allows the wheel to go up and down the inner and outer CV joint...
  • Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:35:22 -0700
    ...oriented so they are vertical" >> that would seem to allow more lateral movement. I guess VW wanted to reduce >> steering feedback? >> >> The coupling, yeah...
  • Re: vanagon on wheel trolleys
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Sun, 17 May 2020 16:42:13 -0400
    ...My plan is to move the van laterally about 8-10’ into the shop half of the garage. Two of my tires sustained damage...
  • Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:22:01 -0500
    Don't forget the lateral tie down straps as well. In mnay respects, they are more important than the bow and stern ties. Buy...
  • Re: All those with 205 tires...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:03:17 -0600
    ...Greater dry-road cornering > (lateral g) capability and greater resistance to > acceleration wheelspin are not relevant to Vanagon. > > 5.5-in rim is minimum...
  • Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:10:06 -0700
    ...Loosen that nut to "unlock" the compressor. >> The >> head of the bolt that nut is on has a lateral threaded hole in it that...
  • Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
    Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
    Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:52:29 -0800
    What about running a flat plate between the two frame rail mounts and bit past them laterally and mounting the finished bumper to that...
  • Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
    Historical mailing list - WELLHOUSE MAX
    Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:36:19 -0500
    ...My final point to this subject is that the cheapo kits have NO way of lashing the canoe laterally to prevent cross winds from...
  • Re: Fwd: Re: Ignition Switch..HELP NOW PLEASE!
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 6 May 2002 14:38:52 -0400
    ...I can see a > "church-window" > > metal pin that slides > > laterally when the key is turned in the switch, > and > > it appears I need...
  • driver's side; clear coat paint peeling; 1989 GL
    Historical mailing list - Eric M. Ginney
    Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:41:36 -0800
    ...between door and rear 1/4 panel, but below the pinstripe/lateral line of van is only area with this clear coat--appears to...
  • Re: Cracked Slider Hub Pictures
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:36:48 -0800
    ...What idiot put a square corner on a opening in a piece > subject to lateral stress? Can you spell 'Comet Jet'? > Heh. Yeah, that...
  • Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:47:12 -0800
    ...I pulled off the cover (094 301 232 A) and the selector shaft > seemed to have more lateral play than I liked. It looks...
  • Road stabiliy issues or swaying in the wind
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:56:49 -0700
    ...And of course out of trim laterally as well as for and aft= bad. All possible high density items stored should be as low...
  • Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
    ...Recently, I noticed accelerated wear at the rear end of the cable which was likely caused by repositioning it laterally while replacing the starter...
  • Re: 930 drive axles
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:24:13 -0600
    ...makes the case maleable enough that the bearings begin to move laterally in the case, violating fine tolerances and wearing out transaxles "before their...
  • Re: ride harshness
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:53:12 -0500
    ...Even when these bushings are new they allow the rod to shift laterally in the mounting hole. This creates a knocking sound when small...
  • Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:15:10 -0800
    ...I pulled off the cover (094 301 232 A) and the selector shaft >>>>seemed to have more lateral play than I liked. It looks...
  • Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tires!
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
    Thu, 23 May 2002 19:29:47 -0400
    ...3) Higher pressures increase the cornering stiffness/lateral stiffness of a given tire, which should help in crosswind stability. So, with that in mind...
  • Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:56:11 -0700
    ...This lateral mixture imbalance has me quite puzzled. I am getting little fret marks between my eyebrows! I'm dumping in a buttload of...
  • Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
    Historical mailing list - BA
    Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:37:44 -0800
    ...pushing/pulling laterally is more biomechanically >efficient than pushing up vertically), it has some rather distinct >disadvantages [ edited ] > >Keith Hughes >'86 Westy Tiico (Marvin...
  • Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 13 May 2016 13:50:00 -0700
    ...I'd always wondered if the plate was flexing and allowing the shoes to move laterally against the drums but hadn't thought about...
  • Instrument cluster repair completed
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 6 Mar 2023 11:33:46 -0600
    ...The measurement between the bottom holes laterally is 87mm, between the two top holes is 370mm. I think this approach is better than others...
  • Where The Rubber Meets the Road
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:20:10 -0500
    ...A little less stable laterally perhaps. Very quiet. We'll see. Larry A.
  • Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:46:45 -0800
    ...are made). > >Transverse solenoid(s) to rotate the shaft to change lateral planes >ie among the 1-2, 3-4, 5-R planes. Longitudinal...
  • Re: Derek's Syncro alignment specs
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Mar 96 20:36 CST
    ...when one side of the truck is higher than the other laterally; left-to-right, say, because your left wheels are on a hump...
  • Re: Sliding Door problem
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sat, 31 May 2014 17:53:18 -0600
    ...There is also a second bearing at right angle that slides inside a lateral channel which is less of a problem. If the area...
  • Re: Instrument cluster repair completed
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 6 Mar 2023 21:23:27 +0100
    ...The measurement between the bottom holes > laterally is 87mm, between the two top holes is 370mm. > > I think this approach is better than others...
  • Re: SVC: Link to T-3 Foto
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:54:08 -0700
    ...vehicle roofs don't just shear off when run against a lateral obstruction, but this one doesn't look like that's what happened...
  • transmission shifting
    Historical mailing list - Don Williams
    Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:12:19 -0700
    ...The next problem is often the rod that goes back to the tranny, and the compression ring that allows the lateral movement of the...
  • Re: Conversion Choices
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:46:43 -0700
    ...Merely weighing the various parts doesn't take into account their lateral distances from the crank center line when installed. The engine assembly is...
  • Re: syncro prop shaft alignment
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 23 May 2010 18:38:57 -0700
    ...That being said, I do think that shimming the diff front mount will be my next thing... (no wait, will check lateral alignment first...
  • Re: CV joint theory: long
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:11:46 -0600
    ...It's normal for older axles to allow the CV to move laterally about 1/8" or less (that is what the cupped washer...
  • Body Work 2
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 6 Feb 1996 12:40:16 -0600
    ...I used a piece of metal that runs laterally between the supports and up to the side support. As I recall the piece was...
  • Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
    Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
    Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:09:27 -0400
    ...California car and we outlawed snow and salt in 1932. > > This lateral mixture imbalance has me quite puzzled. I am getting little > fret marks...
  • Re: syncro prop shaft alignment
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Mon, 24 May 2010 03:35:44 -0400
    ...I agree with you that this procedure could likely correct a lateral misalignment and the vibration relating thereto, but not a misalignment in the...
  • Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:53:47 +0000
    ...Regardless, the bearings look ok and I didn't feel any lateral play. > > This part does not see a lot of load and doesn...
  • Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:25:25 -0700
    ...California car and we outlawed snow and salt in 1932. >> >> This lateral mixture imbalance has me quite puzzled. I am getting little >> fret marks...
  • Re: Bob's Posts to the net
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    10 Mar 1996 19:54:19 -0800
    ...Any lateral force applied to the tube, particularly at the filler cap/dipstick will put significant strain on the plastic and quite probably lead...
  • Battery Box Vents Update
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:47:00 -0500
    ...On an '89 Westy that I found, the large vent hole was covered by a shield that extended laterally towards the brake cable mounting...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:16:16 -0800
    ...I am assuming that the lateral forces on the floor anchoring points could be very high in a collision. I think the anchor plate...
  • Re: shady boy owners
    Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
    Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:13:54 -0400
    ...There are three large poles that support most of the weight and two smaller poles that mostly serve to give the awning more lateral...
  • Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:19 -0700
    ...There was not metal debris and no abnormal play felt laterally or end to end when comparing to the long bolt from other side...
  • Re: re. Freeware to reduce image file sizes for my Vanagon website?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:09:42 -0800
    ...a good size for 1024 x 768 and up monitors, no lateral > scrolling. Additionally, anything more than 72 dpi is not required > for viewing...
  • Re: Instrument cluster repair completed
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Mar 2023 21:58:04 +0000
    ...The measurement between the bottom holes laterally is 87mm, between the two top holes is 370mm. I think this approach is better than others...
  • Re: Cracked Slider Hub Pictures
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:28:30 -0900
    ...What idiot put a square corner on a opening > in a piece > > subject to lateral stress? Can you spell 'Comet Jet'? > > > > Heh. Yeah, that...
  • Re: Anyone Ever Bore Out Rims At Home?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:24:43 -0500
    ...The lugs just hold them laterally. Now you are asking the wheels to perform a job for which they may not be designed for...
  • Re: attaching grab handles
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:09:54 -0500
    ...The location of the holes laterally on the "A" pillar is especially critical if the base pieces are to conform to the profile of...