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• Re: valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:34:38 -0400
  ...if the rocker is too close to the retainer you can shim the rocker stand with a thin washer this makes the push rod...
• Water tank solutions
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:05:56 -0800
  ...No dangling cap with the retainer strap-- just a lever to open and close it: Perfect! and only 95 cents. For anyone interested, the...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 23:02:30 -0700
  ...Door Panel Removal Tool > > > I need a tool to loosen up the door panel retainers without tearing >> the upholstery. There has got to be...
• Strange noise after being parked/interesting C/arm problem...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:40:01 -0700
  ...Also, as noted by other posters, the new, top rubber bushing and retainer that comes with the KYB's is kind of flimsy looking...
• Re: 87 GL rebuild update!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:27:16 -0700
  ...It came with a loop retainer, so I mounted it with one of the >bolts that connects the heat sheild, to the engine block...
• Re: removing driver's seat in 91
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:35:40 -0400
  ...There is a small >> retainer/lock in the edge of the track that must be depressed to allow >> the >> seat to come all the...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:21:20 -0500
  ...The > problem is the retainer if it is lost or worn. One option is to get the > pilot bearing from Beck Arnley. Theirs is...
• AMC Replacement Heads
  Historical mailing list - Smith, Steven A
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 14:21:18 -0700
  ...Should the valve springs and retainers be upgraded as well? I know there are related questions that I didn't think of that the...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:32:32 -0600
  ...tool to take these headlights > apart w/o > destroying the plastic retainers. I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose...
• Re: Center Bore Machining
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 9 May 2010 02:05:04 -0700
  ...No problem having tires (Geolandars) mounted or balanced, but the circular spring-wire retainer center cap needs an alternate mounting - I think I'll...
• Re: 2nd try- Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:05:57 -0500
  ...Remove that cap and you'll see the end of the shaft. >> There should be a washer and U shaped retainer which should just...
• Re: Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:52:45 -0700
  Related to this topic, here's a question... - is the position of the retainer clip important? (as in up side down or right side...
• Re: bus depot snap in fender liners any one use them?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 09:15:01 -0700
  ...There are a few spots where plastic retainer nuts could be added, much like what is on my 2003 Jetta. I'll see when...
• Re: Low beam bulb retainer ring
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:52:32 -0700
  It is the same as the Jetta 83-98 & Golf 85-98. But for giggles, you might want to check with Bus Depot. They...
• bike rack
  Historical mailing list - HARRIST
  Wed, 13 May 1998 17:00:00 EST
  ...the rack can be snapped on or off with a single retainer bolt and cotter pin at the receiver hitch and ... it's strong...
• Re: '78 Hydraulic Lifter Reassembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 09:48:41 -0400
  ...even after releasing the ball valve the socket will not move down to allow insertion of the retainer - I mean that baby is solid...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:37:24 -0500
  ...tool to take these headlights > apart w/o > destroying the plastic retainers. I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:22:32 -0400
  ...The problem is though, there is soo little > > material left on my "retainer" that the hose clamp is quite literally, > > going > > to come through...
• Rebuilding Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 95 22:22:47 -0400
  ...Noticed a retainer was badly worn. Uh oh, had a valve seat pressed in. The head's at the shop now. I probably had...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:18:42 -0400
  ...11mm are used on brake bleeders and the rear brake drum retainer bolts. 12mm copper plated exhaust nuts are a significant advantage over plain...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:28:36 -0300
  ...The diesel pilot bearing design therefore eliminates the need for the NLA retainer ring for the felt pilot bearing seal. I have one on...
• Tricks to getting cylinder barrels back on?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 4 May 2003 20:25:18 -0700
  ...use of several special VW tools to pull the wrist pin retainers, the wrist pins and to hold the barrels "just so". I've...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals - Repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:02:01 EST
  ...I followed directions from list members and it was easy............................clip What about the O-ring on the seal retainer/pinion gear adjustment piece...
• Re: removing driver's seat in 91
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:35:13 -0700
  ...There is a small >> retainer/lock in the edge of the track that must be depressed to allow >> the >> seat to come all the...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 May 2009 13:25:39 -0700
  ...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: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:09:21 -0800
  ...Google finds the Heyzoose Nut that keeps the rotors on? and I assume a retainer pin to keep the nut from coming off? And...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:25:36 +0000
  ...You have to get a screwdriver or a hook and pull those wire retainers out for the headrest to make it past the detents...
• Re: Help, Shifting/Clutch Problem???
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:10:51 EST
  ...It had a plastic retainer cage which, I theorize, would melt and then stick to the shaft and grab a bit, melt and then...
• Re: Stock Speaker Grill Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:21:34 EDT
  ...If they are the later model speakers held in the door panel with four screws rather than the big screwed on retainer at the...
• Re: Engine from '79 westie to '81 AirCool
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:26:27 -0400
  ...there is a stamped metal oil breather box with a wire bail retainer. On the '81, it is a cast-in assembly. The cylinder...
• Re: front brake hints needed...thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:48:22 -0700
  ...Maybe not instantly, but it > won't be long before you can see that stupid, > one-use-only, retainer nut... > > > > Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:03:37 -0600
  ...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: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:33:04 -0400
  ...link, which solved my problem: > > > http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Push_Type_Retainer_GM_Ford_Chrysler_p/pas1860-25.htm > > ----- > No virus found in this...
• Pushrod STUCK? 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:29:25 -0500
  ...Apparently a lifter is damaged as well as a pushrod, because there was a clip (that looks like the retainer for the lifter) in...
• Re: Cold air always
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:50:57 -0600
  ...that it always isn't the valve, it's the cable retainer that allows the cable to slip and deem the valve useless, hence...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:06:55 -0500
  ...Go Westy has a kit of mechanical retainers to hold those inserts in place, but they're made specifically for the four ends of...
• Re: Lost Vanagon Key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 22:33:03 -0500
  ...Be careful....this is a thin area and you only want to drill through the housing, not the retainer. This sure is the hard...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:08:38 -0800
  ...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: Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:37:59 -0700
  ...this topic, here's a question... > - is the position of the retainer clip important? (as in up side down or > right side up) > > I...
• Re: Terry Kay
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 4 Mar 2020 10:14:11 -0500
  ...I sure would like that damn curtain retainer, though. On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 9:08 AM The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com...
• Re: Can the pre 86 upper grill be fitted into a post 85 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:18:36 -0800
  ...I noticed that the retaining tabs for the uppermost grille screw retainers had to be cut to allow the rectangle headlights. After some considerable...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 May 2003 08:40:21 -0600
  ...Once you get these >retainers to back off then start the disassembly process slowly. Smack the >allen headed screws with a sharp flat blow...
• Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:43:02 -0500
  ...Hose clamp connections with no mechanical retainer -- even double hose clamps -- are notorious for *occasionally* getting milked off any pressurized line that pressure/temperature...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 22:45:36 -0500
  ...This piece does not return to it's original smaller size so you have to pry out the heater which causes the retainer to...
• Re: Changing Front Rotors
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:33:45 -0500
  ...I've got new ones, checked > my Bentley, took off the wheel and lifted caliper up, and encountered > a retainer (I guess) for the...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 12:31:29 -0800
  ...When both bearings came loose in a > one-mile test drive, faith lessened. < Yes, he reused the retainer nuts > which I later learned is...
• Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:23:15 PST
  ...Chromoly push rods (the set of 8 Chromoly push rods weigh as much as 3 stock steel push rods), CM retainers, racing valve locks...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 5 May 2004 13:52:34 -0400
  ...I recently did a complete rebuild of the rear brakes on my '85 (new shoes, wheel cylinders, springs and retainers), and never touched the...
• dash heater flaps
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:44:18 +0000
  ...Cut to fit and cut the little holes for the flap retainer to press thru and snap it together like VW did originally. I...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:11:41 -0800
  ...there for good. > I think the idea is to slide the retainer over the cylinder so the thickness > of the plastic will need to...
• Performance Cams.....to cam or to ratio rocker....that is the que stion
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:45:36 -0600
  ...Can a cam be ground to those specs........to duplicate the retainer movement without actually having ratio rockers? Is there a euro grind for...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:38:12 -0500
  ...I'm at a bit of an impasse >> now, when I removed the armature the seized bushing came out of its >> retainer. Getting it...
• Update: Why's One Side Hotter?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 17:02:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...that one of the valves had slid out of the spring retainer a little and the oil deflector ring (?) was floating back and forth...
• Re: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:11:15 -0700
  ...link, which solved my problem: > > > > > > > http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Push_Type_Retainer_GM_Ford_Chrysler_p/pas1860-25.htm > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this...
• Re: removing lower grill?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:06:34 -0700
  ...removing lower grill? > Tom, > The later model lower grill retainer's will require you to drill the > center's out and the grill will...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:04:29 -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: Speedometer Cable End - cost
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 May 1999 07:59:13 -0700
  ...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: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:48:00 -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: Oil Cooler and Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:23:16 -0800
  ...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: vanagon headrest plastic guide pieces?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:56:31 -0800
  ...Each vanagon front seats has two, and some of the later rear > seats have six. > > I need four and the retainer clips. They'd...