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• Re: Fitting Dunlop Radial Rover in spare carrier
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 06:52:00 -0800
  ...minimal effort, then thread and fully tighten down the standard length retainer bolt. Still hope I don't ever have to do this by...
• 1700 cc engine; push-rod tube seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Guntram von Kiparsky
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:30:10 -0500
  ...I think I might be missing a retainer clip on the left side. Where can I find one of these ? How important is that...
• Re: 2nd try- Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:34:06 -0800
  ...There should be a washer and U shaped retainer which should >just slide off with that cap removed. > >Mike > > > >Rob wrote: >>I'm trying...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:37:35 -0400
  ...the housing with a fat O-ring and a spring clip retainer. The gauge sender looks forward and the T-II looks to the...
• Re: Table Leg
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 08:32:57 -0700
  ...Buy a knob at OSH (or any good hardware store) with a retainer clip to keep the knob on the table leg. Hope that...
• Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2009 15:04:00 -0500
  ...each side, which hold together the lower arm, the ball joint retainer 251 407 177 and the radius rod 251 407 059. It is...
• Re: oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:43:10 -0500
  ...In addition there are wire retainers inside the valve cover area that hold the pushrod tubes in the right position. If this wire retainer...
• RE: Creaking clutch
  Historical mailing list - SMILE... IT'S STILL FREE
  Sat, 03 Sep 1994 13:39:44 EST
  ...I had a real similar problem in my '70 camper and it turned out to be a broken throwout bearing retainer clip. That *might...
• [A] '73 Westy help - THANKS!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:58:50 -0500
  ...Also, thanks for the advice on the spring-retainer ... that wasn't quite in properly either. My starting problems with the carb turned out...
• sliding door screens
  Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
  Tue, 11 May 1999 07:33:09 -0400
  ...The front side seems to be somewhat more forward than I had envisioned and seems to interfere with both the seat belt retainer and...
• Re: Oil Cooler and Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:17:00 -0500
  ...Bleed front till no air and top off in rear? > Any idea(no torque wrench, my kid borrowed) how tight the retainer nut > goes...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 May 2007 06:02:03 EDT
  ...VW parts counter and get replacements for the original plastic push retainers, no screws to mess with? BECAUSE, some of us need to remove...
• Re: Trans noise
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 10:30:45 -0400
  I had a similar noise and when I drained the fluid in the trans the retainer clip for 4th gear fell out. The noise...
• Broken valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:43:31 -0800
  ...When I pulled the rocker arms, the valve retainer for the #3 intake fall off into my hands, followed by the springs. I guess...
• Re: [T1] Shifter couplings...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 12:55:09 -0600
  ...It >>included the cage and the urethane bushings but not the pin and retainer (I >>reused my old one). I recall seeing the pin...
• Re: '90 engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:48:14 -0500
  ...You might be lucky if a valve retainer failed with the valve hitting a piston which would also explain the power loss. Any smoke...
• Re: noisy front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 07:25:00 EDT
  ...Other possibility is the pads are scrap and vibrating in their retainers. Change the pads for good quality pads. Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy...
• Re: Wilderness Camping
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 20:14:57 -0500
  ...making ice in the fridge? and are there some sort of retainers in the door? >> I recently improvised with a copuple of shelves in...
• Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:42:30 -0800
  ...Add to this the spring retainer stuborness and steel bearings that want to fall out when you tilt the joint, and I think I...
• rear speakers 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:56:50 -0500
  ...There are three plastic retainer "tabs" on each housing but with them being 28 years old I am not inclined to try to force...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:42:18 -0400
  ...The problem is the retainer if it is lost or worn. One option is to get the pilot bearing from Beck Arnley. Theirs is...
• Re: Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:11:24 -0600
  ...Are they like the Type IV engines and have the orings and the retainer clip in the head? >If you're in an area...
• Re: Dometic Exhaust O Ring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:19:48 -0700
  ...But, another part of the problem was that pipe grooves didn't line up when installing the retainer bit. i.e. exhaust pipe sat...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:52:07 -0700
  ...the housing with a fat O-ring and a spring clip > retainer. The gauge sender looks forward and the T-II looks to the...
• Any 1.9 wasserleaker engines available in the North East?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:49:41 -0700
  ...yes it is monkey poo yellow.� Seems like the valve spring retainer cup split in half allowing�one valve to really bang up against...
• Re: How to remove lower front grill?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:33:17 -0500
  ...I bought some large stainless screws which fit the openings into which the retainers are supposed to fit, and screwed 'er down tight. Works...
• Re: Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:49:44 -0600
  ...like the Type IV engines where they have O rings and a retainer. Michael Knight '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde" '85 Vanagon GL, nameless
• Re: Ignition lock removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:30:35 -0500
  ...a small access hole in the > housing to depress the spring retainer. Drill a 3/16" hole in line with > the > top of the...
• Re: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:33:37 EDT
  ...tip platium plugs, cut to fit Cromoly push rods, Cromoly spring retainers, racing clutch bolts, racing valve locks, solid rocker shafts, clip on aluminum...
• Re: Water pump removal, the section is up!
  Historical mailing list - =?UNKNOWN?Q?marty=A9?=
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:07:12 -0500
  ...That's when I ordered a new set of covers and retainers which is what I should have done to start with. Marty 85...
• Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 14:44:47 -0500
  ...When both bearings came loose in a one-mile test drive, faith lessened. < Yes, he reused the retainer nuts which I later learned is...
• Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:00:57 -0400
  BTW, One could solder solid copper wire around the tube near the open end to provide that hose retainer that was asked about. Mike...
• Re: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:46:08 -0700
  ...http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Push_Type_Retainer_GM_Ford_Chrysler_p/pas1860-25.htm ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www...
• Re: CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 10:49:08 -0500
  ...To get > the inner bearing retainer to move at all I have to press super hard > with both thumbs. > > I've repacked old joints...
• Re: Brake Job Front and Back 85 2wd vanagon. Wheel bearing question.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 17 May 2011 09:08:14 -0400
  ...I bought both rotor sets, drums, brake > shoes, pads and retainer hardware too..... > I should have bought bearing kits front and back too right...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:19:48 -0400
  ...The aftermarket kits usually have the wrong hold down pins and retainers. Wheel cylinders from the dealer can be hit or miss. You want...
• 2.4L wasserboxer!....coming soon to a store near you!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:50:27 -0600
  ...chromolly retainers and race keepers...... Fuel injection mods......will have to wait and see..... Price.......?still working on that....but it looks like the...
• Re: Drive flange at transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:20:16 -0500
  ...Unfortunately this has only resulted in flattening the screws that hold the plastic retainer while leaving the drive flange in place. Before anyone asks...
• ATE (Teves) Caliper Damping Plate
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:44:09 -0700
  ...Bentley calls it a "Damping Plate", VAGCAT diagram (like ETKA) shows it as an "anti twist retainer". Image: http://www.vagcat.com/p/B004...
• Re: CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:33:22 -0400
  ...To get the inner bearing retainer to move at all I have to press super hard with both thumbs. I've repacked old joints...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:46:03 -0500
  ...type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed) > Remove > the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push > rodss,push-rodd tubes...
• Re: Friday Fun: Pit Stops
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 May 2014 10:48:26 -0500
  That was back when you had Colin Chapman on retainer, right? Or when you were making props bar fights in the serial westerns? : ) Jim...
• Re: radio antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 08:40:54 -0700
  ...Bentley and hayes offers no clues. > Access the retainer nut by removing the front grill... remove the cable plug from the rear of the...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 May 2003 06:36:12 EDT
  ...Merv, I've done this many times and it's all quite simple except for getting the end housing retainers to break loose. Make...
• Re: Battery installation Steering Wheel Seat clearance
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:16:08 -0800
  ...Just take a look at the little retainers on the seat rails. Lift em out of the notches and pull the seat out. The...
• Overland Big Brakes-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:29:25 -0600
  ...The wire/spring-steel pad retainers do not seem to have a way of being used with these Audi "large" pads. The difference in...
• Re: '90 electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 05:20:15 -0400
  ...The HARD part is getting the bushings back into their retainers. if your handy you can do it yourself. > On Oct 20, 2015, at...
• Window wiper arm and VanagonL emblem and More!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:32:55 -0400
  ...Syncro front brake dust shields in stainless- $75 each Syncro fuel tank level senders- $199 Syncro fuel tank level sender retainer in stainless- $89...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:11:01 -0700
  ...http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Nissan_Front_Rear_Bumper_Push_Type_Retainer_p/a20753.htm Regards, Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill M" <billmonk@GMAIL.COM...
• Axle sans CV being sought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:54:59 -0600
  ...Don't need the CV's on it but do need the CV retainer circlips. I know the axles are not all interchangeable. I...
• Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:03:33 -0400
  ...No retainers were broken in the process. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> Michael Elliott wrote: >>> Anyone wanna sell/donate to me enough of them snaps so I can...
• Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 96 09:47:43 +0100
  ...Bob Hoover wrote me: --- Regarding piston-pin retainer clips, in more than thirty years of repair Volkswagens I've seen only two incidents involving...
• Re: Diesel: Crank cover gasket
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:41:30 -0400
  ...Do you mean the crankshaft seal (circular) or the paper gasket between the seal retainer and the block (shallow u-shape)? Check out the...
• Fwd: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:54:34 -0500
  Seems it is the retainer that mounts onto the engine carrier part #025 199 221 A that is collecting the drips.. Thanks, Michael. ---------- Forwarded...
• Re: Dometic Fridge available
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:07:24 -0400
  ...And the >> sugar tongs can hang from the bottle retainer in the door. >> >> ;-) >> d >>
• Re: Speedometer Cable End - cost
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 May 1999 05:37:53 -0400
  ...JB Weld, Epoxy, Sleeve Retainer or ?????? Still pondering what would be the best glue. And, yes I will still have time to spend with...
• Re: rear speakers 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:32:52 EDT
  ...There are three plastic retainer "tabs" on each housing but with them being 28 years old I am not inclined to try to force...
• Re: Table Leg
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:28:53 -0600
  ...Buy a knob > at OSH (or any good hardware store) with a retainer clip to keep > the knob on the table leg. > > Hope that...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:48:02 -0700
  ...I'm at a bit of an impasse now, when I removed the armature the seized bushing came out of its retainer. Getting it...
• Re: stuck lifters
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:29:59 -0800
  ...You can also hook a little retainer clip up there and pull LIGHTLY, all else fails, buy the tool. The time to figure out...