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• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:01:59 -0800
  ...There is no rotational play that I can > detect, but the ball cage moves freely. I did not detect any noise when it > was...
• Re: Largest diameter... tire failures
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:09:27 -0500
  ...More rotational mass leads to more power required to turn those big spinners, and that makes for PROVEN lower numbers on the dyno. My...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 17:58:50 -0700
  ...down were not bent up on the leading edge, making a rotational O-ring compression insertion impossible. I bent up the tab edges slightly...
• CVjoints or???
  Historical mailing list - Rob MacLeod
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 14:07:18 -0600
  ...1) The rotational play seemed tight and normal 2) The drum bound a little as we rotated it, like it caught on the brake...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:52:05 -0700
  ...may look OK, but is it? You did have to apply > rotational torque to remove it, who says that does not affect the > bolt...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:43:49 -0700
  ...if turning while driving normally would account for almost that much rotational difference on its own. (Would you eventually ruin your VC if you...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0800
  ...herring in this discussion, because that's > really not the issue. Rotational mass is everything. It is entirely > possible to have two wheel sets...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:27:24 -0700
  ...Maybe there is a threshold rotational speed above which > the centrifugal force and inertia of the rod is great enough to ovalize > the journal...
• Re: Clicking in Rear End
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:59:29 -0500
  ...Since I'm going about 32 mph > > when it happens, if a rotational issue I'd expect it to be much > > faster when considering...
• Re: drilling through sheet metal? <Friday addition>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 17:48:47 -0500
  ...Be especially careful of flushing Chinese Toilets they tend to flush in reverse rotation due to the rotational axis of the earth. Stan Wilder...
• Re: Clicking in Rear End
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:33:31 -0700
  ...Since I'm going about 32 mph > when it happens, if a rotational issue I'd expect it to be much > faster when considering...
• Re: Fw: Neils' Downpipe/"Y" pics + exhaust flex bushing and pipe reducer questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:27:51 -0700
  ...This rotational vibration is what's so > destructive to Vanagon exhausts. With a solid connection to the engine > block, the transverse run across the...
• Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:21:14 -0700
  ...terms of wear - when would the rotation be optimum and what >> >> rotational pattern would work to account for even wear? Keeping in mind this...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:49:03 -0400
  ...An aircraft prop has lots of mass and lots of rotational speed, so it makes one hell of a gyroscope. ANY sudden control inputs...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:31:04 -0500
  ...Maybe there is a threshold rotational speed above which >> the centrifugal force and inertia of the rod is great enough to >> ovalize >> the journal...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 19:40:01 -0700
  ...The igntion timing is only determined within the dist, hall sensor, and idle stabizer, and by rotational position of the distributor ..ie. where it...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:43:58 -0500
  ...may look OK, but is it? You did have to apply >rotational torque to remove it, who says that does not affect the >bolt...
• Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:33:37 +1000
  ...It�s clearly a rotational noise, and slows as the vehicle speed does. This being my first �car� (I�ve always owned bikes), I...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:38:24 -0800
  ...I just check for excessive rotational play, and if that's not too excessive, I add more black slimy moly type grease. And I...
• Re: Tire Question / low profile tires
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:54:44 -0500
  ...no pun intended) of larger rims and >>> tires, >>> seldom discussed, is rotational inertia. One of the Canadian >>> autosport >>> type shows "Sports Car Revolution", did...
• Re: Best Wheel Weights????? (Advice Needed, Stick-Ons)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 21:56:11 -0600
  Isn't it also better to have the weight mass inboard instead of outboard, from a rotational standpoint? I'm reminded of a friend...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:01:33 -0700
  ...Note the rotational position so the timing is close to where it was. the main important difference between the two types is the plug...
• Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:18:40 -0800
  ...this feature is the only function of a cyclometer that will serve as a tach, as it measures rotational speed at the bike's...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:44:21 -0700
  ...engine adapter with a rear mount system .. about 5 seperate forces.. rotational, the sheer weight being supported at the ends with the mounts at...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:57:36 -0700
  ...The cable rotational speed calibration number is marked on the face of the speedo, by the needle shaft. Same number, gas and diesel. 805...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:39:39 -0400
  ...0--)-----//----| lets say the car is rolling along, and the torque needed to stop the wheels abruptly (ignoring/subtracting any sort of rotational inertia...
• Re: Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:25:52 -0700
  ...forged-wheels/ >> and here: >> >> http://www.hrewheels.com/blog/tech-talk/rotational-inertias-effect-on-performance/ >> >> For those wheel nuts among us who dabble...
• Re: stuck CV joint (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The joint should allow the inner and outer bits to move in all directions except rotationally wrt the driveshaft. This is all assuming you...
• Re: Klankenstinkenwagen
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:02:42 -0500
  ...Who can talk to me about Diesel vacuum pumps? I'm curious about the position (rotationally). Does it affect anything other than fit? In...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:44:00 -0600
  ...side, I hear a rum-rum-rum sound that matches the rotational speed of > the car. Suspecting races that were not fully seated on...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:01:28 -0700
  ...Next..I check 'rotational slop' in the CV joint by holding the axle firmly with a large pliers or vice grip..then checking for...
• Re: Clicking in Rear End
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:40:56 -0500
  ...Since I'm going about 32 mph >> > when it happens, if a rotational issue I'd expect it to be much >> > faster when considering...
• Re: Viscous Coupling Test
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:28:40 +0100
  ...However, this is not referring to relentless off road driving in groundless mud, but rather to small but permanent differences in rotational speed between...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:17:03 -0500
  ...An aircraft prop has lots of mass and lots of rotational speed, so it makes one hell of a gyroscope. ANY sudden control inputs...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:01:00 -0400
  ...When performing tight turns at low speeds, the rotational speed of the front axle will be less than that of the rear axle which...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:55:05 -0400
  It isn't *necessary* to loosen the front tranny mount, but since that mount wasn't designed for rotational force, and you are going...
• Re: grooves in outer part of cv joint--replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:55:11 -0700
  all I do is check them for rotational play with the balls centered more or less, in the area they run in the most...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:19:56 +0000
  ...There is no rotational >> play that I can detect, but the ball cage moves freely. I did not >> detect any noise when it was...
• Re: drilling through sheet metal? <Friday addition>
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 15 May 2004 11:30:11 +0200
  ...Toilets they tend to flush in > reverse rotation due to the rotational axis of the earth. > > Stan Wilder > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ccc1" <cc1@EMAIL...
• Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:18:24 -0700
  ...the wrong way you're into trouble due to > the different rotational speeds occuring at the different ends of the > shaft at different times...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:54:18 -0400
  ...Maybe there is a threshold rotational speed above which >> the centrifugal force and inertia of the rod is great enough to >> ovalize >> the journal...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:55:58 -0500
  ...side, I hear a rum-rum-rum sound that matches the > rotational speed of the car. Suspecting races that were not fully > seated on...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:04:09 +0000
  ...and gets louder as I > decelerate harder. >   > It’s clearly a rotational noise, and slows as the vehicle speed does. >   > This being my first...
• Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:11:15 -0700
  ...the wrong way you're into trouble due to > >the different rotational speeds occuring at the different ends of the > >shaft at different times...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:03:15 -0600
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - >> will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable >> range from 0 to 200 RPM. >> >> I...
• Fw: Neils' Downpipe/"Y" pics + exhaust flex bushing and pipe reducer questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:58:23 -0400
  ...This rotational vibration is what's so destructive to Vanagon exhausts. With a solid connection to the engine block, the transverse run across the...
• Cupping of tires et al
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 03:41:57 GMT
  ...anything else that could cause a rotational dirty sound ... the tire that blew bent the wheel (I was on the freeway)... but I'm...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:07:10 -0500
  ...Maybe there is a threshold rotational speed above >>> which >>> the centrifugal force and inertia of the rod is great enough to >>> ovalize >>> the journal...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:23:04 -0500
  ...The cable rotational speed calibration number is marked on the face > of the speedo, by the needle shaft. Same number, gas and diesel. 805...
• Re: Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:00:15 -0700
  ...forged-wheels/ >> and here: >> >> http://www.hrewheels.com/blog/tech-talk/rotational-inertias-effect-on-performance/ >> >> For those wheel nuts among us who dabble...
• Re: Bigger wheels and Unsprung Weight (nee mass)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 02:10:03 +0100
  ...Alternately, tyre balancing shop equipment might be used, to accelerate the wheel and tyre to a know rotational speed, timing it accurately - even then...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:30:08 -0500
  ...The damage you described was caused by too much > > torque (rotational force) on the clutch friction plate. It was not from > > centrifugal or centripetal...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:33:54 -0400
  ...It�s clearly a rotational noise, and slows as the vehicle speed does. This being my first �car� (I�ve always owned bikes), I...
• Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:34:49 EST
  ...develop that 5 hp though a combination of available torque and rotational speed then the van maintains speed...Now it may take ALL the...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:48:57 -0700
  ...and gets louder as I > decelerate harder. > > > > It�s clearly a rotational noise, and slows as the vehicle speed does. > > > > This being my first...
• Good trip, but BAD news follows
  Historical mailing list - Alli Dahlin
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:14:39 CDT
  ...Mechanic said the front end checked out OK, but it sounded like a rotational engine noise, possibly the cam gear. This is not good...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:12:56 -0400
  ...and gets louder as I > decelerate harder. > > > > It�s clearly a rotational noise, and slows as the vehicle speed does. > > > > This being my first...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 17:48:47 -0700
  ...plate and > drum. > > the force on the backing plate is all rotational. > No need for it to be rigid in plane. > Of dozens of...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:48:07 -0800
  ...those balls out and cages apart. > I just check for excessive rotational play, and if that's not too excessive, > I add more black...
• Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:39:36 EST
  ...lever) Force though a distance, but for torque it's a rotational thing.....NO MOTION is required!!!..I'll bet you've done that...