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Re: rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:35:16 -0700
...rear hatch struts So, awhile back we had this discussion about rear hatch struts... at the risk or re-opening this thread, can someone...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:57:48 -0700
...My original struts died at 5 years. Replaced with VW (dealer) struts that also died at 5 years. Replaced with Bus Depot's, 2...
Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 1 Apr 2017 12:30:32 +0000
...Another strut use. > > Coincidentally to the recent hatch strut discussion, today I got another > one > of my Chinese mail deliveries. > > I'm totally hooked...
Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:42:22 -0400
> So has anyone tried to use one of the extra heavy Bus Depot has > with one of his regular hatch struts (in combinatioin)...???? It...
Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:51:10 -0400
...I propped the hatch with a stick while I replaced the struts. You *need* to do this because the hatch is really heavy. Even...
Re: rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:37:34 -0700
...rear hatch struts > I need to buy new rear hatch struts for an 86 Vanagon we are fixing up. > Gowesty says they have the...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 08:57:53 -0500
...Hatch struts on the People's bus are numbered as follows: RB8795065 G 110/93 Came from Trak Auto in MD. No manufacturer listed...
Re: Strut bar bushings replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:29:17 -0500
...Strut bar bushings replacement Hi guys, I am about to change the rubber bushings for the strut bars. The nut is way too tight...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:09:49 -0700
...You’re nit looking to add another strut, but to get an adjustable. The only adjustable I’ve seen are those that de gas...
two things fixed!
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 22 Nov 96 10:48:15 EST
Hey all, Today I received the order I placed with Volks Cafe (Kyle's place) for two rear hatch struts and a back-up...
Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:56:40 -0700
...rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working > The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up > yesterday. It seems...
Re: Rear Hatch Material - Struts
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Sat, 21 May 2005 08:22:19 +1000
(From downunder) For what it's worth, I found struts for my Vanagon at EXELLENY prices from Autohaus in Arizona . . much cheaper (even with...
Re: rear hatch shocks
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:32:50 -0700
...Now the end of the strut can be pried off the ball pin over which it sits. A length of 3/4" OD pvc...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:25:40 -0700
...Hatchback struts You might be disappointed. With Simon's set up, the 1250N struts, it would hold up the hatch with tire carrier and...
Re: Struts for pop-up?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:15:11 -0400
...Has anyone tried to retrofit struts to the lifting mechanism of the pop-top as an assist. When I have anything on the roof...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:45:34 -0700
...With Simon's set up, the 1250N struts, it would hold up the hatch with tire carrier and tire in place. But when I...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:08:41 -0800
...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
Re: vanagon rear hatch
Historical mailing list - James
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:39:49 -0500
That's how the Stabilus struts I bought three years ago work as well. I like the fact that the hatch doesn't fly...
Rear Hatch Struts - 1987
Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 17:35:03 -0500
Hi All, I bought a pair of rear hatch struts from a list vendor recently and received their heavy duty better than original struts...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:49:05 -0500
...Hatch Struts > > >What are the best replacement hatch struts, without breaking the bank? > > >Are the ones from the FLAPS good enough? > > > Got mine from...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:14:45 -0600
On Apr 18, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Loren Busch wrote: >> When my struts were getting weak I thought about that fix, it has...
rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 20:44:53 -0800
How does one remove the rear hatch struts. The bottom is quite easy (the end connected to the van.) Just take out the spring...
WTB: Strut Arm (aka Radius Arm) Passenger side
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:20:21 -0700
...I'm still looking for a Passenger side Strut Arm (aka Radius Arm) for my 1990 Carat. Anybody got one for sale? Kevin __________________________________________________ Do...
Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:01:10 -0700
...Rear hatch struts -- disposal >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:46:21 -0400 > >I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon. Hooray...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:16:50 -0700
...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmHole2.jpg Strut arm made "clunk" sound when parallel parking and had worn through metal sleeve damaging strut...
Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:34:42 -0500
...mcneely > On Mar 29, 2011 4:03 AM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Wondering how long one should expect gas struts...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:17:17 -0700
Oh get out! The struts come charged and you let out the gas to adjust? Oh boy, that's a task filled with no...
Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:25:42 -0400
Just put a nut bolt and washer in the hole -- perhaps matching the one that comes with the strut kit --- then no one will...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:15:50 -0800
...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
Re: How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:47:27 -0700
...How do you remove ths rear hatch struts? VERY CAREFULLY!! Make sure you have the hatch propped up with a stick BEFORE you remove...
New Rear Door Struts?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Mar 1996 19:41:56 -0600 (CST)
...Paul's -20 degree nights in February toasted the rear door struts on my '87 Westy Weekender; they won't hold the door open...
pop top struts
Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:27:08 -0500
...Unfortunately I lost the addresses to the sites that have info on the struts that make it easier to lift a pop top with...
Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:07:17 -0230
...I >> ordered >> one of the poptop strut kits, followed the instructions, and it turned out >> the struts that came with it were shorter than...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:48 -0800
...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
Re: Rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:21:46 +0000
About 28 years ago, my rear hatch gas struts were sagging. I thought this was odd, since Vanagon was only about 8 years old...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:51:02 -0500
...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
Re: Thermostat/Too cool
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Nov 94 13:07:27 PST
...Good luck ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For a similar situation, my friend is replacing his GM/Pontiac's MacPherson struts. The rubber bearings cost more than the struts.
rear hatch struts needed
Historical mailing list - Fred D. Dyen
Wed, 13 Nov 1996 14:16:31 -0800
...I purchased a set of lif struts from J.C. Whitney for $19.95. They work great and seem to last 2-3 years...
rear hatch struts needed
Historical mailing list - Fred D. Dyen
Wed, 13 Nov 1996 14:16:58 -0800
...I purchased a set of lift struts from J.C. Whitney for $19.95@. They work great and seem to last 2-3 years...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:43:11 EST
I sell new hatch struts with the VW emblem on them (like you would get from the dealer) for $18 each. Let me know...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:13:10 -0400
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/help-advice/how-do-i-adjust-the-force-on-my-gas-strut/ On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 12...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:17:53 -0700
I am not looking for adjustable struts... but I came a cross these sites https://www.camloc.com/products/vari%E2%80%90lift/ https...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 4 Jun 2017 21:59:35 -0600
...my drift don't you? The hatch strut to body connection point is one focus, the strut to hatch connection is another, the hinge...
Re: Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 08:30:15 -0700
...I gave out 3 or 4 this summer and really generated so big smiles, good Karma and Vanagon goodwill. >I know repacing the struts...
Re: poptop raise assist
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:37:41 -0800
...Van part anchored aft of the Pop top part, so that full closed the strut is compressed and full open the strut is extended...
JC Witney liftgate struts for vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:16:44 CST6CDT
I see Witless has a listing for the liftgate struts for 80-83 and 84-93 vanagons... 19.99 ea. plus your first born...
Re: Rear hatch droops
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:07:32 EST
...The hatch struts are not adjustable, and must be replaced. It is a do-it-yourself job. The early model Vanagons had struts that...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:21:39 -0400
...Hatchback struts >> > >> > You might be disappointed. With Simon's set up, the 1250N struts, it >> would hold up the hatch with tire carrier and...
Re: Boge rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 14:10:00 GMT
...Anyone have good/bad scoop on these? I need to get some new struts soon, I am tired of holding the door up myself...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:05:53 -0700
Hi, My friend Simon bought some 1250 N struts from Germany for the similar reason. They're great, lifts his spare tire rack and...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:55:19 -0500
...I think they were 250lb. :::> struts. Kim, do you have a part number? Did you get the struts from :::> McMasters? :::> :::> Keith O :::> :::> :::> On Mar...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:22:59 -0700
...Since the VW struts at a much higher price lasted about the same time, I still am OK. Why I don't think that...
Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
Historical mailing list - B
Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:00:33 -0700
...I got the struts to help me get the top up. I thought I'd be wanting heavy-duty struts since I have *no...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 02:03:37 -0400
...wrote: > Oh, go westy, just tell us the force rating in the struts will ya? doesn't > even have to be in metric :-) > > Alistair > >
Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:36:58 -0700
...The nitrogen they put in struts are probably less likely to escape when there is no movement in the seals. But come to think...
Hatch Strut PVC Fix Tip?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:23:31 -0700
...It occurred to me that there might be room for one to slip something ( a 10mm bolt ?) between the PVC and strut (at strut...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:57:54 -0400
...With Simon's set up, the 1250N struts, it would hold up the hatch with tire carrier and tire in place. But when I...
Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 16 Sep 2000 06:25:29 EDT
...Must be a faulty production run of heavy duty struts or something else involved here. Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy & Lionel Trains <A HREF...
RE: Back Door Bonk
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 12:25:42 -0700
"Also, I've heard of a different P/N for right and left struts." "with or without rear window wiper" When I bought mine...
Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:55:21 -0700
...rear hatch struts, color + friday > So has anyone tried to use one of the extra heavy Bus Depot has with one of > his regular...