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• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 11:02:49 -0600
  ...Through sifting/sorting of posts draw upon Christopher Schimke opinion and observation. > The spacer-sleeve length need not be precise to tenths of a...
• Re: Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:36:30 -0700
  ...It *appears* to be the same OD as the > > sleeve. (i.e. similar to what I'm doing) Just double checking as I > > really...
• Re: Cylinder sleeve - removing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:09:46 -0600
  ...i tried for days to get my sleeves free til someone from this list recommended this method. took me about 10 minutes to get...
• Re: Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:31:47 -0700
  ...Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L John Rodgers wrote: > So - does anyone have a clue where this sleeve can be acquired. It is a > simple...
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:35:52 -0400
  Hey Bro, on this page i have many pictures that shows sleeves & pistons removal.... nothing special there.... some heat & patience.... http://www.benplace.com...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:34:10 -0500
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > sleeves are > > > sticking to it...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:26:09 -0800
  Neil, I made new spacer sleeves from stainless stock (gotta keep my lathe time hours up). I then applied a generous amount of my...
• Re: 82' antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:05:32 -0500
  ...On mine there was an aluminum sleeve that was attached to the base of the antenna. In my attempt to remove this sleeve I...
• Re: Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:16:54 -0400
  What he actually needs to know is repair sleeve is above the torque converter hub about a 3/4 in. Does that need to...
• Need front door lock plastic sleeve
  Historical mailing list - James Kim
  Mon, 9 Jan 2017 11:38:26 -0800
  Good morning List! My 87 Westy front passenger door lock has a broken plastic sleeve that connects the push/pull door locking knob/rod...
• Re: Table mod pic
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:25:36 -0700
  ...The new sleeve does half the work. When you loosen that knob to raise the table the sleeve prevents unwanted motion and retightening does...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:09:22 -0700
  Meant: "This is an image of my fuel hose sleeves." Neil. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:07 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: A stuck Sleeve....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:57:43 -0400
  ...A stuck Sleeve.... Greetings and Salutations, Anyone have a trick for getting out a stubborn piston cylinder? Number two and four refuse to budge...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:37:09 -0700
  ...parallel parking and had worn >> through metal sleeve damaging strut bar itself. > > > Beware that the metal sleeves are likely NLA. But.... they appear to...
• Re: Rubber VDO mounting sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 21:24:42 EDT
  Mike, I got mine from egauges.com. Frank Grunthaner
• The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:32:54 +0100
  ...The nylon sleeve the bearing had as a seat was very loose on the bearing and in the bore. The bore became out-of...
• Re: Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:26:07 -0700
  ...But at $34, twice the price of the offset cranks I did get, I don't think any cosmetic sleeve would be required -- they...
• Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 21:25:14 -0400
  ...Heads stuck to piston sleeve >put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press >to press the heads off, > >or...
• Re: Removing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:56:33 -0700
  ...there's no sleeve of any kind. ideally you want to put them back in the exact same spot they came out of. scott...
• cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - shawn clark
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:40:47 -0700
  ...Once i beat the sleeves off with a wooden block and a hammer, i noticed a hair line cracks between all 4 sets of...
• Re: Help with input shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:23:58 -0400
  ...Mike You're trying to move the sleeve in the wrong direction. You need to pull it, not push it. You can grab it...
• Re: Can't Get the Screws Back In
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 22:57:04 -0500
  ...When I try to >screw them in, they just spin in the sleeve. I am stumped. >Forgiving you in advance for the ridicule, >Humbly...
• New Sliding Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2005 20:41:29 -0500
  ...It has a teflon sleeve in the groove for the locking post in the door jamb, and a steel tab welded to the outside...
• Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:51:23 -0400
  ...Pistons in sleeves first and pistons pin last... BUT you will need to heat those piston pins hard, and for that, you need a...
• Re: Syncro Question Rear Differential
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:56:29 EST
  Usually when the rear diff doesnt work it is because the shaft is frozen in the sleeve. sometimes it is the servo. the servo...
• Re: Best Awning and why
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:13:46 -0600
  ...My wife sewed a sleeve on on end. Into the sleeve fits a length of pvc pipe in 3 sections with joints to fit...
• Re: Help with input shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:50:59 -0500
  ...Blake On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Zoran Mladen wrote: > You're trying to move the sleeve in the wrong direction. You need to > pull...
• Oil Plug, Where get sleeve?
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 09:59:22 -0700
  ...The engine threads are stripped! So many list folks have advised the sleeve to be inserted. Where do I order it from? In the...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:26 -0700
  This isn't the original stuff, but this vendor sells hose sleeve: http://fastwagens.blogspot.ca/search/label/Vanagon%20fuel%20line%20sleeve Never dealt...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:22:29 -0700
  ...The spacer sleeve is not considered a wear item. From a few reported measurements of used spacer-sleeves, they appear to measure out as...
• door handle part number
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:09:36 -0400
  ...251-843-711 It's a plastic sleeve with lip and key that slips into a cut-out in the door. Hope this helps...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve (Ferrule) in it
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:32:49 EST
  ...The "sleeve" is called a ferrule and it has worked its way out of the plastic coolant line. It is meant to be retained...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:20:56 -0500
  ...The input shaft sleeve is really the most likely > part that is broken. Can it be reached and replaced by taking the bell > housing...
• Re: Swinging table
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:17:08 -0400
  ...The motion in the rear table is allowed by the slop between the clamping sleeve and the stationary bracket. If you take this assembly...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:09:01 -0700
  ...With solder and Goop added, the connector sleeve had to be trimmed. Added more Goop on ribbon edge/wires after sleeve installed so am...
• Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:25:44 -0600
  ...After pulling the sleeve out a little further, we found that the one of the rings was broken. So...we order a set of...
• Re: A throttle puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:50:15 -0400
  ...On the 4 speed, the bolt goes into a threaded sleeve that the throttle cable passes through and the bolt snugs up against the...
• fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:39:17 -0500
  ...Although I'm also using a better grade of hose this time, I wanted to avoid re-using the original sleeves since a) they...
• Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:05:45 -0700
  ...I need the specialized tools that are required to remove/replace pistons and sleeves and any other specialized tools (removing circlips and piston pins...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylinder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:04:38 -0500
  ...Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve... > > I'm guessing impossible without pulling the sleeve all the off the > > piston. I tried...
• front shock removal problem
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:40:09 -0700
  There is a "spacer/sleeve" inside the rubber bushing which the bolt passes through. It sounds like the bolt has sized/rusted to the...
• Vngn Slider Handle Fall Off 25 cent FIX !
  Historical mailing list
  11 Oct 96 06:38:07 PDT
  ...The handle is held onto a sleeve with a single machine screw. The sleeve is held into the handle mechanism by a small amount...
• 86-91 oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 20:49:42 CDT
  ...and the sleeve is 22mm. go figure. the sleeve may or may not come out with the sender. better figure at least TWICE the...
• Re: 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:14:10 -0500
  ...By the way, Ben, the English term you may have been searching for was to have the sleeves "honed." I think this is a...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:24:58 -0700
  ...Only problem is, the piston sleeves are stuck to the head. I don't want to pull the head off with the sleeves attached...
• Fuel line covers
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:20:50 -0500
  Does anyone know of a source for the plastic looking, but possibly nylon, sleeves that cover the fuel lines on a 2.1 L...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Mon, 13 May 2013 10:49:29 -0500
  ...I used the endless type, and cut a 1/2 in of 1/8 copper tubing sleeve, and looped the loose end through, I...
• Help.
  Historical mailing list - shawn clark
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:26:40 -0700
  My piston sleeves are stuck to my heads, really stuck. Has anyone seen this before? and what do I do? Thanks
• Re: Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:27:01 -0700
  ...The release bearing operating sleeve is designed to catch leaking tranny oil and let it drain straight down from a hole in the bottom...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:08:20 -0500
  ...The material between the sleeves is relatively hard and >it appears to be self-lubricating. The fit of the outer sleeves in the arm...
• REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:44:26 -0600
  ...On disassembly the cylinder sleeves stayed in place so on reassembly I don't intend to remove the cylinder sleeves and I don't...
• Rear Exhaust Bracket on Cross Pipe. Sleeve needed?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 May 2012 16:20:12 -0700
  ...There is a sleeve between bracket and pipe. I don't see it in Bentley. Is this OEM? e.g. required? If I can...
• Welding a bell housing????
  Historical mailing list - renaud e
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:09:31 -0000
  ...corrosion, I don't have enough material to put a sleeve)and put sleeves! Is that a good solution? thank you in advance! _________________________________________________________________________ Get...
• Re: Replacing the grommet, sleeve, washer and nut
  Historical mailing list - b1levi
  Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:01 -0700
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• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:48:16 -0800
  ...Instead I cut off good sections of the OEM sleeves using them to protect the hoses at certain spots. I cable strapped the hoses...
• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:55:25 -0800
  ...A delrin type sleeve replacement should work fine but might need more frequent lubrication. The plain sleeve replacement might last long enough for our...
• Slave cylinder bracket
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:40:23 +0100
  ...Looking at the slave cylinder when in operation, the bracket that holds the slave cylinder slides out on the sleeve around the clutch arm...
• Re: Electric door lock problems with '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 08:57:59 -0500
  ...The wires are usually all contained in a rubber sleeve, make a small incision in the sleeve and find the cracked or broken wire...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:37:15 -0700
  ...There's gasoline oozing out of all the > sleeve ends. It's not just one clamp or area. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > -- Casey '87...
• piston installation tool help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Kolu
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:36:13 -0700
  Looking for a tool to remove pistons in vehicle and another tool to install the sleeves over pistons. Thanks, Steve