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• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:15:30 -0800
  ...I installed the right control arm with 2 new bushings, (took only about 20 minutes), and took a 200 mile trip on the Olympic...
• Arm Rest
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:48:38 -0400
  ...The seats have no armrests. But even when I had an 84 (or was it 85?) Syncro with armrests on the seats, they didn...
• Re: Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:44:28 EDT
  ...Pull the arms off and with a needle, clean the grooves on the conical part of the shaft that the wiper arm fits on...
• Re: Unsubscribing...PUH-LEEZ END THIS THREAD!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 03 Apr 97 16:05:46 CST
  On Thu, 3 Apr 1997 12:57:38 -0600 you said: > I'm upgrading my front seats to the newer armrest style and I...
• Broken Armrest
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
  Tue, 26 Jan 1904 12:14:22 -0800
  Can anyone describe the fix for a broken (floppy) armrest? The bracket attachment at seat frame is fine, however the armrest spins on its...
• Re: Wiper Adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:19:44 -0500
  ...Of course, once the soft metal has all been used up, it's time for new wiper arms. Never twist the wiper arms to...
• Re: late vannie arm rest flopping
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:22:45 -0400
  Re, flaccid arm rest: Knock the roll pin out, remove arm rest, use loctite on the allen screws on the arbor it's attached...
• Re: Windshield Wiper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 02:42:37 -0400
  At 02:21 AM 6/21/2001, Tony wrote: >Aha - ok so just replace the arm - cool. I also >understand one can pull the...
• Re: radius/strut removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 21:50:41 -0400
  If you back the rare nut to the end of thread there is enough room to unscrew the rod from the control arm. Due...
• FS: vanagon captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 03:24:26 EST
  ...pair of vanagon captains chairs (front seats) with adjustable armrests. great shape, no wear. velour. fit all vanagons and westys. nice upgrade for '84...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:46:52 -0500
  ...Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work? > > I recently acquired a pair of replacement wiper arms with the airfoil > on them to replace the...
• Re: arm rests etc.
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:35:22 +0000 (ADT4AST)
  ...seat's arm rests back on!?!? or > should I take it to a pro? what dya think they cost?! > The armrests are held on...
• Re: loose arm rests -- vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 21:09:59 -0800
  Yes the adjustable arm rest At the pivot, if you pull the meat of the rest back you will see a roll pin. Knock...
• Re: Looking for an armrest repair procedure 2
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:34:50 -0600
  ...stick your fingers into the space between the arm and the side of the seat back and pull the arm cushion material away from...
• Re: Right-side head removal,2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:16:13 -0800
  Sam, The question to be asking is why did your rocker arm break!?!? I hear a lot of problems on this list, but something...
• Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 1 May 2011 15:51:23 -0700
  ...I leaned a little too hard on one >of the armrests. I heard a crack, and now the armrest won't stay >horizontal. It...
• where do I get longer sliding door arm?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:31:59 EDT
  ...Duting the late 70's, a few domestic van customizers used to sell longer arms for the sliding door. These arms allowed the rear...
• Re: Arm Rests...what breaks and what is the fix?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:20:25 -0400
  This is in the archives in more detail, but basically what usually fails is the fasteners between the armrest "hub" (on which it mounts...
• tan armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 02:51:39 -0500
  someone was looking for some tan armrests...?? not mine _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - Vanagon Seat Armrests w/ Brackets_ (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:31:27 +0000
  Ah-Ha.  Found it.  Now I just have to see if I can justify spending $45 on a wiper arm with a wing.  Especially...
• armrest fix for idiots
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:19:24 -0400
  I thank all the list Volks for their help re my collapsed front seat armrest! It's certainly great to discover such a supportive...
• Re: arm rest woes:
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 04:29:15 EDT
  In a message dated 7/12/02 10:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jhny@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > > I need to take the armrest...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:16:21 -0600
  ...They will also not close if the seats are moved far forward (even with the seat arm rests up). The arm rest on the...
• 91- Remove Chair Arms
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Falvey
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 23:01:33 -0700
  Does anyone know if there's a good way to remove the left passenger seat (left) arm on a 91 westy? Do you just...
• Syncro 16 trailing arms now in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 May 2003 23:25:52 -0700
  I am just letting everyone know that the long wait is over! We now have Syncro 16 style trailing arms in stock - these are...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:34:03 -0700
  ...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: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 May 2021 14:13:54 -0700
  ...I need the arm that goes onto end of clutch cross shaft. Arm is pressed down by slave cyl. This thing https://weddleindustries.com...
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:46:26 -0800
  Don't cut holes! you drive a roll pin out between the seat and armrest. Once you have the armrest off, you remove the...
• Re: getting and staying bent...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 13:41:45 PST
  ...Hook the cresent wrench on the flat > part of the arm and ROTATE the arm so that the blade angle changes > along the longitudinal...
• Floppy armrest - success!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 3 Jun 2018 15:16:15 -0700
  Every since buying my van (an ’87 GL Westfalia), I have been frustrated by the floppy left armrest on the driver’s side. Not...
• Re: Removing arm rests for repair of arm rest posts and to install perfect fit seat covers
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:47:17 -0800
  I have had some attempts with arm rest go as smooth as silk then a few that were very, very difficult. I think a...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sat, 6 May 2000 10:45:41 -0400
  I thought I might try to add a couple more cents worth to the wiper arm slipping thread, having been there done that and...
• Re: Arm rest pivot repair
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:16:43 -0600
  This is one description that gets passed around: > '87 -'91 adjustable armrests:> the '87 up capt. chair armrests are put on with a roll...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:27:30 EDT
  ...Add more rocker arm ratio and it takes even more. When rocker arms are properly designed to not wipe against the valve stem (such...
• Re: any one have a spare left arm adjustable arm rest?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:35:44 EDT
  ...Tintman@HOME.COM writes: << Any one have a spare left arm adjustable arm rest? Its the only thing broke on my 88 gl wolfsberg...
• Tightening front seat armrest
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:21:27 -0700
  ...how do I get to the bolts that hold the armrests onto my front seats? One of them is loose and the armrest is...
• Upper control arm bushing problems with Syncros?
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Fri, 7 May 2010 02:10:45 -0400
  Since installation of upper control arm bushings the in the cast syncro control arm doesn't require welding, I wondered if syncros suffered the...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:56 +0000
  ...They will also not close if the > seats are moved far forward (even with the seat arm rests up). The > arm > rest on the...
• Re: wioers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:53:26 -0600
  Get used to messing with your wiper arms. The local cats climb on my Westy all the time and drag the wipers down to...
• Re: Replacing seats?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:04:42 -0400
  Your seats sound like those without arm rests. I like the arm rests. Changing a Vanagon seat is easy to do. There is a...
• Re: What's the trick to tightening the armrests?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 08:00:47 -0600
  ...The armrests are loosening up. According to the Bently > shop manual there are caps on the sides of the armrests that pop off for...
• Re: skylight flex arm repair
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:45:45 -0700
  Epoxyed regular button on the arms in place of the little worn out wheels per a list suggestion. So far so good and that...
• Re: adjustable grey Armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:59:48 EDT
  ...2 pr of gray adjustable armrests for an 89 > Westy....Thanks....Chuck..... > i have a orphan spare LEFT armrest if anyone needs one...grey...
• Re: mounting doo-dad for armrest
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 23:23:49 -0400
  ...Joel S On Wed, 2 Jun 1999 09:45:49 -0700 Rich Durant <rich_durant@MENTORG.COM> writes: >All this talk about armrests reminds...
• Armrests
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:47:25 -0700
  Need 2 pr of gray adj armrsts - 89 Westy! Thx
• Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:53:42 -0700
  Chris Armor all is notorious for many reasons. Yes, it dries out vinyl. Apparently leaches out the "natural" oils. It also turns any surface...
• Re: arm rests etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:45:08 -0500
  ...seat's arm rests back on!?!? or >> should I take it to a pro? what dya think they cost?! >> > > > The armrests are held on...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 May 2002 16:30:49 -0500
  Raimund Feussner wrote: > > look at > > it this way, your right arm will be more muscular than your left arm.. > > I�m single. Some friends...
• P.R. Retaining wire T4
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:07:16 -0800
  I see evidence of the wire being positioned in between the rocker arm assembly and the pedastal mounting base on the head on some...
• Re: � � � WANTED: tan front s eat ARMREST
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:52:40 EDT
  ...My 86 GoldBrick has two different > types > of armrests (both without the adjustment knob). The drivers chair armrests > are thicker than the passenger side...
• Re: winshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:01:14 -0500
  ...Undo the 10mm nut and lift the arm off (the inside of the arm base is soft metal and the grooves get cut into...
• Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Dec 2017 11:01:57 -0800
  I didn't get the original post, but the problem here is that the wiper arm gets reamed out and the nut bottoms out...
• Re: New 16" trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:02:29 -0700
  ...Aside from the matter of licensing, it would seem to me the 16 arms replicated by several aftermarket suppliers out of regular trailing arms...
• Re: Need injection pump throttle arm for Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:21:18 -0700
  You can bend the throttle arm down like the OE Vanagon pump, but the arm will still be shorter. It works fine this way...
• Re: Help I've broken my armrest and I can't get it off!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:10:11 EDT
  ...If you have the adjustable armrests, You can remove the arm by driving the small pin out of the pivot point. The pivot point...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:52:27 -0700
  Drill the rivets out and re drill your new arm and Re Rivet it back on. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:59:15 -0500
  SUBSCRINE vanagon Barry Armitage Barry Armitage Business Development Manager Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements -- An NSF Center Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering...
• captains chairs w/ armrests for sale - TAN OR BLUE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:19:36 EDT
  ...vanagon captains chairs w/ armrests...great shape, fit ALL vanagons and westys. good upgrade for those with early westys that have no armrests. have...
• Re: skylight flex arm repair
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 23:54:31 -1000
  >Epoxyed regular button on the arms in place of the little worn out wheels per a list suggestion.< you mean like buttons from a...
• Re: front seat armrest fix- ?
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 20:24:56 PDT
  >>>SyncroHead@aol.com said: > In a message dated 95-10-14 09:34:17 EDT, FoxhntrPat@aol.com writes: > >My driver seat armrest has...