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• Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:37:43 -0600
  ...Side impact air bags are a nice feature of SOME new cars, but rarely needed. I'm sure there is some crumple protection in...
• Re: are all after market bumpers created equal?
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:07:13 -0400
  ...will be exposed without impact strips to hide them. (Or >you can drill the holes yourself and use the impact strips from a chrome...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:45:58 -0700
  ...You can start >> out with cheapie air tools and work your way up as skills and needs dictate. >> I have impacts and speed wrenches...
• Very Sad Westy News and S-O-S
  Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:13:14 -0400
  ...We collided and the impact threw me off the highway, down off the shoulder bank, up into another bank which literally acted like a...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:33:03 -0500
  ...As a result they can be more leak prone, don't always play nicely with the stock hardware, and in the event of impact...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:04:34 -0400
  ...Open the front door and look at the side impact beams, (also doubles as the air duct). Look at the beam in the front...
• Re: I love junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 18:37:32 -0400
  ...on a 84 in a yard yesterday with a scary front impact (steering collumn vertical, drivers floor crumpled) Two hubcaps, power steering resivoir and...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:50:29 -0400
  ...No problems. > You aren't supposed to do that after the child reaches a certain age, since a frontal impact (the most common kind...
• vanagons days numbered?
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 17:19:47 -0700
  I don't like to play politics, however this could adversely impact our choice to drive these aging German boxcars we love so much...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:55:31 -0400
  ...As for air tools I started out with cheap ones and have since added a snap on 3/8 impact,Mac 3/8 and...
• Re: Axle nuts the easy way
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 23:41:52 -0700
  ...After giving it a try with torches, bars, hammers, etc., go rent a 3/4" drive electric impact wrench and socket (remember that standard...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:19:45 -0400
  ...Would have been a great excuse to treat yourself to a small compressor and 1/2" drive impact wrench. A 2HP compressor with a...
• Re: lugnuts/12v impact
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:24:41 -0600
  I bought a 12V cheap a$$ impact tool for $10 at a garage/rummage sale. Brand new/no name unit that runs of your...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 14:46:28 -0600
  ...Your Audi will self destruct in a head on impact at highway speed. That is part of the design, as you know, to absorb...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:17:41 -0800
  ...I carefully finished advancing the slot to the hole with the impact wrench. I could not get the nut off without the impact wrench...
• Re: Headlight Crack Protection
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:49:24 -0600
  ...Got that info from a google search of Impact Headlight Savers. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico...
• flywheel removal saga is OVER!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:24:50 -0400
  Wise ones, The impact wrench did not help. In the end I used a 6 ft angle iron to imobilise the flywheel and a...
• Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 00:28:57 EST
  ...air powered impact tool would be the safest way to do it. benT
• Re: head stud frustration
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:50:05 -0500
  Dyer, Stop using the impact wrench. Heat that area of the block and slowly apply a tighten/loosen motion. Harbor Frieght has a decent...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 2 May 2013 14:18:39 -0500
  I've had good results with that type of impact driver, usually on philips head screws but it does work. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:23:46 -0700
  ...The issue seems to be one of anti-legislation/anti-government sentiment, not the true impact of DRLs. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:18:00 -0500
  Of course not having the folding trim piece fold up even during low speed impacts the body may be protected with those resulting forces...
• Temporary Winter chassis treatment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:54:18 -0500
  ...Has anyone done any temporary chassis treatment to lessen impact of salt? Oil bath? Chris Wysłane z iPhone'a
• Re: Angst in his Pangts (Was: A brew is waring..)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 01:15:21 -0800
  Joel Walker wrote: > but can someone explain to me why this five foot fecal > "impactation" is in a BATHTUB!!??? Sure... You're all thinking...
• Re: Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re:
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:51:21 EST
  ...cover the carbon fiber with rhinoliner so it has some > rubber impact shocking.., as well as uv protection.., > > > umm.. then whats the point of...
• Vanagon smacked from behind
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:29:36 -0700
  ...Also luckily I didn't have my foot securely on the brakes >or else the impact damage would have been worse, but since the...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 14:38:58 -0700
  ...The > slightest impact on that tire will do thousands of dollars damage to your > vanagon. I know from personal experience. My wife drives a...
• Re: Vanagon safety statistics
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 08:54:12 CST
  ...their data showed that in frontal impacts (head-on), the driver would sustain injuries from the steering wheel and most likely have his feet...
• Crash involving Toyota van seen... impressive
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:38:05 +1200
  ...It seems he was doing about 50-60kmh on impact ie he hadn't slowed down at all, indicating that he wasn't aware...
• VanagonVolvoThought.
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:14:48 +0100
  ...Does this mean that if the Volvo driver was to brake before impact, the Vanagon would sail right over the top of the Volvo...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:46:45 -0600
  ...Especially with an impact driver or gun. >Hammer a 6 point socket on the bolts, then wack them with the impact >driver. >12 point...
• Re: Our deepest fear
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:05:23 -0700
  ...Looks like the crumple zone, impact beam in the front of the Vanagon, and break apart steering column did what VW says they do...
• Re: 82 Vanagon wheel bearing fixup
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:19:56 -0700
  ...3/4 impact can generate about 700 lb/ft of torque. Snug it back up (by hand!), drop a cotter pin in and drive...
• Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:40:44 EST
  ...I am sure it is a problem on the road, I am sure an air impact wrench will do it in the garage but...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:50:34 -0800
  ...either you are thinking of 'major crash' ..and the bumpers helping there ( no help in a roll over or a side impact of course...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:24:31 -0700
  ...I’ve had to use impact screwdriver, I mean the type you whack with heavy hammer to impact loosen the fastener. And I’ll...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:00:38 -0700
  ...The slightest impact on that tire will do thousands of dollars damage to your vanagon. I know from personal experience. My wife drives a...
• Re: 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 11:40:44 -0400
  ...I'm assuming the impact blew out the clips, since I don't >> remember removing them (nor did I even know they were there...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Mar 2007 (#2007-311)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:13:01 -0800
  ...Very minimal impact. Or candles and a bicycle. Even less impact. Only the wheeze of the operator on the uphills.
• Re: NonOEM power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 May 2000 10:42:06 +1200
  ...Chevy? They don't make cars, they make land barges that can't get out of their own way and collapse on minor impacts.
• Hit a Deer
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:34:29 EST
  ...Most of the impact was just under the left headlight. Now I need parts. If anyone is parting out a vanagon, I need the...
• Low Impact RVing
  Historical mailing list - brions cars
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 10:12:13 -0700
  Nice introductory eye opener for the RV crowd. There are some good ideas that could be adapted to the Vanagon. Even a paragraph on...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts-Screw impact tool.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:41:19 -0400
  ...http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-29200-Hand-Impact-Tool/dp/B0002NYDRG be used on the offending flywheel bolt? I have found this tool to...
• Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:47:28 -0700
  ...My welder says .090 is too thin to have any sort of serious impact protection. I know that the stock vanagon steel frame bumper...
• Re: t-boned!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:41:49 +1200
  ...The semitrailing arm or its pivots may have been twisted if the wheel took any of the impact. This won't necessarily show up...
• Re: impact of claims on insurance prices (was RE: serious vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:33:05 -0400
  <snip> Eric Zeno wrote: > I had a very bad experience with Progressive. I had a 240Z hit in the rear. They had an "independent...
• Re: Body Shop in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:20:14 -0500
  Seam rust can occur several feet from the impact area. You cannot see this now, but is a couple of years it will show...
• Re: Torque for lug nuts on GoWesty Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 23:05:58 -0700
  ...Tell them never tighten with an impact > wrench. > > Many times the shop will protest and say they use "Torque Sticks" which > are colored extensions...
• Re: Vanagon safety /picture
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 16:32:41 -0400
  ...It shows a vanagon impacting the test wall. Usual wrinkle finish, but I would say that the dash hasn't moved more than half...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:10:35 -0500
  ...Get a hand held impact > from Sears (fairly cheap at around $20 and world's better than > the cheap chrome Chinese jobs) and a...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:49:10 EST
  ...www.carbonfootprint.com and take the steps necessary to offset your impact. In other words... plant some trees! Plant them in the Van ? Front...
• Re: Advice on how much my van is worth...
  Historical mailing list - by way of David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:51:55 -0500
  ...totalled..folded up just like it is supposed to do...I was knocked out from the impact..but..try that in your Honda..Eric...
• Re: Aux gas tank go boom
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:04:45 -0800
  > Wasn't it chevy trucks in the early 70's > have tanks outside the frame that could > burst upon impact. Yep, but they didn...
• Re: Rear Axle Housing Bolts: Use shallow O2 Socket?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:49:38 -0700
  ...On 4/22/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Remove the brake backing plate and use a chrome or thin wall impact and...
• Re: wheel size recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:17:59 -0400
  ...the tire sidewall is to absorb impacts - like a pothole. >The shorter the sidewall, the less impact absorption - which translates to >a harsher ride...
• Re: Needed: Rear Chrome Bumper for 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:42:08 -0400
  ...These bumpers look the same as the original ones except that they lack the holes for the rubber impact strip, so you'd either...
• Re: 3/4" Torque wrench option
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:31:29 -0700
  ...3/4" Torque wrench option 1/2” impact wrench, cordless, Milwaukee . The big one, consumer grade I borrowed one and it did it for...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Bumper Repair
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:28:40 -0400
  ...The plastic clips are intended for original factory-installed impact strips. The metal ones are intended for replacement strips. Plastic: https://www.busdepot.com...
• 'roo bars?
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 09:49:36 -0700
  Anyone have any data, pictures, or whatever of large-animal-impact resistance add-ons for a microbus? I'm thinking that something like that...
• Crashworthiness JPEGs
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 10:51:52 -0300
  ...One is an impact of vanagon against a wall, with those crash test dummy targets all over the van. The other shows all the...