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• Re: Wanted in LA area: knuckes etc from power-steered van
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:28:49 -0800
  ...The radius rods (251 407 059A) are the same for all Vanagons. Although, from your description, it sounds like you may be referring to...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:28:18 -0800
  ...be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt have a 0.5" larger > radius, why does one need 15" wheels? > > Robert > 90 MV > > >
• Anyone interested in renting out their Westy for about 15 days
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 May 2012 08:18:35 -0400
  ...He plans on traveling around PA and also down to Washington, DC and back so not really a large radius but the van should...
• Anyone using Mich Agilus (sp?) tires on a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:29:05 -0500
  ...new) and going with a size that gets me as close to the 328cm Radius that I have now with 215/70/14s. Thanks...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
  ...While their consider the upper and lower control arm bushings and definitely the radius rod mountings. The lower bushings and ball joints will require...
• Installation of 2-stage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:47:59 -0700
  ...Rotating the regulator 45 degrees either way does not solve my problem as the outer radius of the regulator body comes into contact with...
• Re: Broken Stabilizer Link
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:18:29 -0700
  ...I spent $234 total for all the anti-sway bar bushings, radius rod bushings, stainless sleeves for both those, and upper/lower control arm...
• Recommendation Boston-area rust repair?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:57:48 -0400
  ...Does anybody have a suggestion for a shop in the greater Boston area? My definition of "near Boston" is probably a 100-mile radius...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:29:50 -0700
  ...That reduces > the rolling radius, and it will do more revs per mile. That's why the > calculation underestimates. >
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 08:47:23 -0700
  I used anhydrous lanolin in there to serve and protect. alistair On 2012-05-11, at 8:04 AM, David Beierl wrote: > At 10...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:57:58 -0400
  ...That reduces the rolling radius, and it will do more revs per mile. That's why the calculation underestimates.
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:29:27 -0700
  Geez Tuba-dude, why didn't you borrow my Sawzall!? On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:37:02 -0700
  ...The fact that I have > yet to refinish and assemble my ML7 not withstanding, I would like to > get the radius rod job done...
• Remove front suspension etc. as unit?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:23:51 -0800
  ...Can I remove the lower wishbone/calipers/steering rack/radius/knucles as a unit? i.e. for one side at a time, put a...
• Radius arm (strut bar)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:39:47 -0800
  Hi all. Just sitting here bored with a head full of flu.... Bentley shows the Strut Bar as a separate piece from the lower...
• Re: Blasphemy, tires, and handling.
  Historical mailing list - leo mulvihill
  Sun, 16 Apr 1995 00:32:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...On dirt roads, rough roads, changing camber and decreasing > radius turns it drove like a pig. You need a damn wide road to make...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:36:10 -0500
  ...Since the > torque > applied through the moment arm of the rolling radius is the force at > the > tire to ground interface you can make...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:58:06 -0400
  ...Beyond that, tire/wheels size changes are almost always done so that the rolling radius stays very close to stock. So - not even a...
• Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 May 2005 19:25:16 -0400
  Lower control arm bushings and the front strut or radius rod mounts and sleeve. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Will 205/75/r14 tires fit on a 1990 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:03:46 -0600
  ...When mounted and inflated the radius is just a fraction bigger than 205/70R14's Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver 88 Volksiebus Driver
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:48:23 -0700
  Ken is right about the radius of new shoes not matching worn drums. I put on new shoes and new slave cylinders on my...
• Re: steel wheel modification
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:01:42 -0400
  ...112 radius vs 114.5 = 2.5mm (not CM) differance. figure � radius for Diam differance of 1.25mm (again not CM) I drilled the...
• Re: Seattle Vans
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:58:01 -0700
  ...There's probably 10 in my dogwalking radius (near UW), and I've seen as many as 20 in a trip to Home Depot...
• Credit Card Alert
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:11:58 -0700
  ...No buyer protection for anything purchased outside your home state or 100 mile radius of your mailing address. Note: This is Bank of America...
• Re: Yokohama tires
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 21:55:13 -0500
  ...This means the 205s are about 10% larger in diameter, thus 5% larger in radius, thus 15% larger in circumference (C=3.14xR). If...
• Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report) Steering Feel!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 14:29:09 -0700
  ...The caster angle is adjusted by the lower radius > rods. The lower control arm and radius rod mounts position the lower ball > joints and...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:48:13 -0700
  ...I: >> >> - swapped out lower control arms, one tie rod, and a radius arm. >> - transferred # of turns form old tie rod to new. Double checked...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:48:42 -0500
  ...Front end bushings -' 88 GL Lower ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 Upper ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 or GoWesty RadiusRod PowerFlex Upper BallJoint AutoZone Lower BallJoint ?? On 8...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:35:51 -0500
  ...http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/Vanagon_tire_section.gif You also have to be concerned about scrub radius which puts another kink into...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:30:30 -0800
  ...Not to be confused with hardware needed for steel wheels which are shorter and have a radiused/ball seat. BenT sent from my electronic...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:19:24 -0700
  Awesome. I still have free parts from an '81. In hindsight, my time would've been better spent pulling, or at least inspecting, the...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:27:01 -0600
  When I purchased my full set of bushings from T3 they were inluded and made of stainless steel!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy...
• third vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 9 May 2003 13:05:28 -0700
  ...couple with poptops and camper conversions, with an even smaller turning radius than our beloved Vanagons. Definitely not imported thru normal channels, but perhaps...
• EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:33:36 -0700
  ...double clamp? If this stuff fits in the engine bay (large radius in bend I"m sure) it sure would be nice! Thanks much...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:45:33 -0400
  At 02:24 PM 9/24/2008, pdooley wrote: >You can make it stronger with gussets and braces and larger radiuses, etc. >but that...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:15:01 -0800
  On a Vanagon, the only place where Powerflex offers an option is at the radius rod location. You have a yellow version (slightly softer...
• Re: intermittent wobble at around 45 and above
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:07:36 -0500
  As part of the front suspension see the discussion on those radius rod mounts. I'll bet they need to be done. These are...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:15:20 -0700
  ...I admit there's the > possibility that the manufacturer is accounting for some sort of rolling > radius deduction due to deformation, but my real...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 11:04:23 -0700
  and we all know what the grooves in rope (that are filled by worming) are called, don't we? an old NSFW nautical term...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:11:01 EST
  ...Looks like they can be retro-fitted. > Anyone try this? > theyre simply bits of plastic popped into the holes in the swival base radius...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:32 -0400
  At 06:38 PM 5/11/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >how about if you say what NSFW means to start with. It means...
• Re: Steering "click sound" '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:05:23 -0700
  ...Don't want to mislead you with my radius arm bushing info. Maybe get a helper to hear if sound coming from outside. Neil...
• Re: Tires again! Syncro Feet
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Sep 1996 11:59:15 -0400
  ...the 16's? I bet they do due to the rolling radius.I had these 205x16 Michelins on my 1990 Range Rover I used...
• Re: Yah, Eurovan MV Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:04:50 -0400
  ...the short wheelbase, > >Yeah, I really appreciate my Vanagon's turning radius. > >Stuart Well, actually I was whining for the MV hardtop. I would...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:42:27 -0400
  ...In the meantime, I'm eyeing the bushings on the bottom side of the connection from the sway bar to the radius rod---they...
• Re: Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:50:45 -0700
  ...sizes is just 10mm in width and almost the same in > radius. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:23:37 -0500
  ...The Haynes manual has some good instructions on ball joints, steering tie-rods, radius rods, etc. Also Tom Carrington's excellent how-to instructions...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:52:16 -0800
  ...Yes, if you have a larger swept area, that too will > > help, but by simply using a larger radius where you apply the > > clamping...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:49:32 -0400
  ...The nuts are almost all the way off the radius rods and still it's off by a bit. The bushings are new, and...
• Re: Swapping out bad spindle/s
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:29:30 -0600
  ...Swapping out bad spindle/s Radius as in strut rod/caster rod bushings? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 5, 2012 7...
• Re: Spare tire storage
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 May 2009 11:06:40 -0700
  ...06 PM, Brenton Tait wrote: > > How can I calculate the rolling radius? >> >> Regards >> B C Tait >> > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie...
• Re: Sportsmobile conversion with Westfalia interior
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 19:52:55 -0400
  ...Plenty of room inside and he can go just > about anywhere. > > Downside 10-14MPG with a 460cid, HEAVY GVW of the > titanic, turning radius...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:46:52 -0600
  ...Link bushings<BR>Radius Arm Bushings<BR>Tie Rods and Tie Rod ends<BR>Stabilizer Bar washer plate<BR>Radius Arm Bushing seat<BR...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:11:10 -0500
  ...However, if you need those I guarantee that you also need the radius rod mounts and you may be in for a surprise that...
• Re: Do the math! Re: Wheels, once and for all, Bill in Lake Tahoe.
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 00:46:10 -0600
  ...It seemed to me that the amount of lower radius reduction which occurs as a result of foot print "crush" formation can vary significantly...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:55:47 EST
  ...the rod bearings that I've seen don't show this "radius > I have seen it in the engine I pulled the rods out...
• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:30:15 -0800
  ...Jim Stan Wilder wrote: > > no one in a 10 block radius of you will be able to listen to their > radio- > ------------------------------ > Not true at...
• Re: Please Check your Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 08:15:45 -0800
  ...Having said that, the front radius arm bushings are definitely shot, almost certainly original & every time i look at them I think i should...
• Re: Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:02:11 -0800
  ...Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * > 60) / MILE > > Using this formula with the gear ratios (4th gear = > 0.85, Final Drive = > 4.83) and tire radius (~12...
• Re: [Syncro] 2wd spring into syncro swap expt.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:51:07 -0800
  ...Oh, and radius arm bushing replacement. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/vanagon-syncro-front-spring-swap-and-radius-arm-bushing-replacement/ > > alistair...