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Shock/strut replacement
Historical mailing list - frank furter
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:23:14 -0800
Hey all Just wondering if any special tools are needed for shock & strut replacement on a Vanagon. Do I need a spring compressor or...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:08:19 -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: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:26:54 -0400
...Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts > Date: Friday, September 15, 2000 12:14 PM > > Hello List. I bought a set of the...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:51:51 -0500
...In her case I think the addition of struts will allow her to raise the poptop AND lock it in place...if the weight...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:54:34 -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: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:59:05 -0800
...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: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:24:52 -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...
Radius arm (strut bar)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:39:47 -0800
...Bentley shows the Strut Bar as a separate piece from the lower control arm. This is regarding the older style front suspension. How does...
Saw hatch struts at West Marine
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 03:38:36 -0400
Volks, I saw hatch struts that would fit our vanagons at West Marine for $20 apiece................if a person needed on fast....... Adam P...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:09:22 -0700
Roman, I can't recall right now the compressed and extended length of the strut. I'll measure int he morning on some spares...
Re: Back Door Bonk
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 12:08:00 -0800 (PST)
>JC WhipMe advertises these struts for the back hatch of a Vanagon, for >$20 each plus shipping. About the lowest price I've seen...
Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:13:45 EDT
I can verify this! I also have the window washer on the rear, and I bought two new struts from Ron about 5 months...
Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 23:26:19 -0400
...I found what professed to be stronger than original strut replacements for my rear hatch ('80 Vanagon) for around $20 each. If anyone knows...
Re: Doing those Tune-ups Myself Again
Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 07:38:34 -0600
<snip> >Can't wait to get the new hatch struts put on. >Madeline >'90 Syncro Westie I just bought hatch struts from NAPA and...
Re: Rear hatch struts -- Propping Open
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:05:55 EDT
...I propped the hatch with a stick while I replaced the struts. >> Another way to hold the hatch open is to use a stepladder...
Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:19:39 -0800
...BUT, the Eurovan pop top has struts. I'll bet you can buy Eurovan struts (or generic struts and put them on your pop...
Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:21:14 -0500
...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? I was thinking........ If one strut is pushing up, and one is pulling down, or if...
Re: Rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:50:36 -0500
...Could remove the struts and rule them out as part of the problem. Yeah, door is heavy. Maybe get someone to help. Good luck...
Re: Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:51:04 -0400
Richard is probably right, but at least go with twin 251-829-332 hatch struts you will get a BIT more strenth for the...
Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply
Historical mailing list - marcus
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 22:37:49 -0700
...The rear gate has the windshield > wiper > >> > on it so I need the stronger struts. > >> > >> I have stronger-than-original German made hatch struts...
Re: Poptop Lift Assists
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 2 Jul 2015 14:41:24 -0700
...The GoWesty struts involve drilling 8 holes per pair of struts, > but the strut bracket is installed underneath the rooftop. Looks like 6 of...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:39:03 -0700
I have about 7 new struts that look at first glance to be exactly like those in the link above from GW's site...
Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Mar 2004 - Special issue (#2004-249)
Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:51:24 -0800
...It talks about a gas strut assisted pop-top. It may be possible to retro fit the Eurovan pop-top struts to the Vanagon...
Re: pop top struts cable fitting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:12:54 -0700
...wrote: > I took 2 pics of cable fitting installed on old strut assembly I have. Have > I got it right Neil, the swaged fitting...
Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Don Preston
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:57:27 -0700
...Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts I have had their rear hatch struts for two years now, with added weight of a...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:50:38 -0700
Oh, go westy, just tell us the force rating in the struts will ya? doesn't even have to be in metric :-) Alistair > On...
Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:56:30 -0400
Don, I have 2 of the heavy duty struts on my bus. I do not have a bike rack or anything but I can...
Re: Doing those Tune-ups Myself Again
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:41:06 -0700
Bought two cheapie rear struts($20 or so ea.) from Auto Zone and two years later they are working great. Not quite as stiff...
Noisy strut
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:11:01 +0000
Hi all.One of my hatch struts has started making a horrible squeaking noise. A loud noise. I tried greasing the lower attachment point...
Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:18:21 -0700
I wouldn't say strength and life of the struts are related particularly. or stated another way, I sure would not want to wait...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:18:05 -0800
...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: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:54:57 -0400
Alistair, what are the specifications that you are using to describe the struts? I understand that they are 11 3/4" long compressed (the...
Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - robyn and heather rudisill
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:32:22 -0700
I have had their rear hatch struts for two years now, with added weight of a bike rack they are still working fine. sorry...
Re: vanagon rear hatch struts and other stuff ...
Historical mailing list - Elizabeth Chamberlain
Wed May 1 09:38:31 1996
I just received my new hatch struts from Imparts and they were indeed the Suspender Brand. A big disappointment but I am going to...
Re: Pistons on rear door
Historical mailing list - populuxe
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:30:56 -0600
2 new hatch struts........$24........volks cafe. get em. if that hatch ever slips off the jerry rigged spacers and hits you or your...
Front Suspension Part needed 1990 Carat: Passenger Side: STRUT ARM
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:17:03 -0700
...The Strut Arm on the passenger side of my 1990 Carat is bent...anybody got one they want to sell? Recommend a source? (The...
Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:52:58 -0700
Did I make a mistake? I needed new rear hatch struts and took the cheap route, got two from the cheapest source (a place...
Re: Rear hatch strut
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:08:51 -0500
> Hi all, does anyone know if a rear hatch strut from > a 85-92 golf is compatible with a 89 westy. No, it is...
another hatch strut victim
Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:31:14 +0200
...btw, that's a very long, but very fitting name - "the thing that hurts when the worn struts allow it to drop on your...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:13:24 -0500
...small diameter piece of PVC pipe can be slipped over the strut. When the door is lifted, the PVC slips into place to support...
Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:48:15 -0400
Colin, one of my new hatch struts from TBD failed within a few months. Ron exchanged it without any question. The replacement is fine...
Re: No best answer to Pop Top raise
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:26:13 -0500
Which strut to install depends on many factors. Placement, load, angle of action. That's why no one has the perfect answer. I just...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:15:00 -0500
In general I prefer things such as struts to be in a sheltered location. Helps them last longer. But truthfully, it simplified my installation...
Re: friday - airplane pics
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:56:42 -0500
Interesting how the engineers can manage to fit a 9 foot strut in a three foot space! John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88...
Re: Some kind of shelf?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Thu, 31 May 2007 15:22:45 -0700
...I can't quite picture what I'd need to > mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to > struts, I...
Rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:49:38 -0800
Thanks to all who responded with how to get that ball joint off on the rear hatch struts. I bought two from derekdrew@rcn...
Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:32:57 -0700
...I have a weird sort of Vanagon which has this strut which I have not seen on any other. I only happen-chance to...
Re: rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:02:02 -1000
...rear hatch struts > > can someone enlighten me on the best replacement for the worn out oem > struts. > > I have had the heavy duty ones...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:48:40 -0500
...24px"><DIV><FONT size=2>Careful with weird struts.  They usually do not work as VW intended.  Westys, in particular, have...
Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:41:08 -0700
...I had the adjustment nut to the right of the strut, but the little round spacer was to the left of the strut along...
Re: vanagon rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:18:50 +0000
As I recall, there are actually two different struts on the hatch, one stronger than the other. Maybe you have two of the stronger...
Rear lid struts
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:34:26 -0700 (PDT)
...The old struts are mismatched and making squishy noises. So... I bought a new pair. The problem is the old ones have the fat...
Re: Poptop Lift Assists
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:26:42 -0400
...The GoWesty struts involve drilling 8 holes per pair of struts, >> but the strut bracket is installed underneath the rooftop. Looks like 6 of...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:33:26 -0500
...The Vanagon comes with two different hatch struts...one is medium strength and one is heavy duty. They do this to make it easy...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:57:48 -0600
...Careful with weird struts. They usually do not work as VW intended. Westys, in particular, have struts that allow for closing the hatch part...
Re: Need rear table and rear gate struts
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 01:01:17 EDT
...hardware for them in grey and 8 pairs of rear gate struts. Anyone has these out there? Is someone making after market tables? Thank...
Re: Back Door Bonk
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:55:33 -0500
...Radtke) writes: >For many years, I used an after market prop on the struts (mentioned >elsewhere at about $5 each). This worked fine even...
Re: Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:03:23 -0400
...Best Hatch Struts??? >Thanks to everyone who pointed me at BusDepot and others... >I guess I just missed it on the catalog search when...
Re: KYB shocks
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:33:50 -0800
...Drawing on my experience with KYB > products, (struts, strut mounts and shocks), I won't use them anymore. Even > with a lifetime warranty, they...
Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:17:13 EST
...Planning on replacing the rear hatch struts on my 91 Carat soon. Any input on brands and or vendors would be appreciated. Thanks.