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• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:37:37 -0500
  ...I may have to end up changing them due to age long before the tread wears out. Mike Hans Achter wrote: <snip> > The C2...
• Rebuilding 1.9L qeustion
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 08:30:56 PST
  TWIMC: Needed-Measurements and wear limits of camshaft's bearing surfaces. Thank you. Ken Lewis
• Re: Road Weary
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:52:27 -0700
  Perhaps information at this site will prove useful: http://www.consolidatedsystems.com/eurovan/Pages/menu.html
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:58:47 -0500
  Fast alternator brush wear is almost always caused by burned or pitted commutator rings. Did you check them when you replaced the regulator or...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:32:49 -0800
  ...Joe On 13 Jan 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > Of course your stuff wears more quickly. > Trying to keep up with those two little > terrorists...
• are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 01:50:07 EST
  ...Subj:spring is here! time to alternate your captains chairs for even butt wear!! Date: 3/23/07 1:13:10 PM Eastern Standard...
• Re: Tire Wear.. Now: Worn Upper Control Arm Bushings - Alignment Changes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:22:47 -0700
  ...They kindly let me know about the UCA bushing wear: "They are starting to go". The bushings weren't *that* worn as the frame...
• Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 12 May 2016 23:38:07 -0700
  ...To my eye, the initial wear marks on the shoes indicate they should wear fairly evenly from the get-go, that they're "floating...
• Re: Helmet laws
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:18:51 -0700
  ...If someone dies because they weren't wearing a helmet, that's Darwinism. I've been wearing a helmet on motorcycles for over 37...
• rear inner tire wear - weak spring fix - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:00:19 -0400
  hello all My 87 westy is experiencing excessive rear tire wear on the insides of both of the rear tires. When the van is...
• Re: Allowable CV joint tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:59:50 -0500
  ...This not only repositioned the wear surfaces laterally in the CV's, it also reversed the predominant wear 'side' in the CV' groove (the...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 14 May 2002 23:07:15 -0400
  ...It seems the way they are designed, they should get equal wear regardless of installation and direction of travel... Brad developtrust wrote: >I've...
• Re: fryday biker
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 9 May 2003 22:02:22 -0700
  I can't understand you guys what is so stupid about this guy? He wears what he wants to wear! He looks stupid to...
• Re: How to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:23:30 EDT
  ...The crank flexing generally causes the rods to fail through side stressing and wears out the bearing faster. The aluminum case does not pound...
• Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:48:09 -0700
  ...and why to flip one's halfshafts to maximize CV joint wear. The explanation labelled the joints A, B & C, D. I've tried...
• Re: Z Max
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:22:36 -0500
  ...If you use the proper oil, and change it regularly, your engine will not die from wear anyway. Something will break or burn up...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:46:37 -0400
  >> One slip and it's bye-bye domestic bliss. << Hint: Wear old shoes. Geo/ATL
• Re: no offense
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:21:52 -0500
  >Why do Italians wear gold chains?? > so they know where to stop shaving. Italians shave their arms?? :)
• Fwd: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:03:13 -0600
  ...Consider that the balls and the grooves wear together. They develop a "wear fit". If you swap the balls around, the fit is now...
• Re: Moab man dies in I-70 crash
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:10:16 -0800
  ...and besides..............ALL vanagon driver's wear their seatbelts, right !! ? on Oregon, fwiw, the newspaper reports often say if the people had their seat...
• Re: pics of wreck on saturday...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:32:53 -0700
  You walked away from that? Wow - how did you fit that HUGE horse shoe up your butt! LOL Seriously though - I *ALWAYS* wear my...
• Re: Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:57:37 -0700
  ...I change it out every couple |of years. |Some say it's not necessary, but gears wear, no matter what, |and the wear particles...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:11:32 -0700
  ...Corian would be similar in wear characteristics as stainless steel. Surface wears (chromium turns to chromium oxide) but it's still Corian through and...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:55:53 -0700
  ...Shoes are relatively new, but I’ll note the wear pattern. Alistair > On Sep 3, 2019, at 6:09 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:44:33 -0800
  ...It doesn't take much wear to drop the pressure significantly. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 12:08:48 -0400
  I am not sure what is worse, the wear or the corrosion! I have seen the rod wear enough to snap. The wheel well...
• Re: CV Joint Advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:08:47 +0600
  ...Dan > Yikes! On the kitchen counter? I would be dead before I could even check for wear! I'd be dinner! About the wear...
• Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:34:28 -0700
  I am not sure how much the worn shift linkage bushings harm the transmission. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair :
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:47:46 -0700
  ...If > you want the full personal liberty to wear or not wear a safety belt > (Vanagon content, please note) you should have it. Just...
• Re: pop top heads up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:53:47 -0800
  ...Back at the rear, from curved portion to curved > portion, right across the back, the pop top seal can wear on the roof and...
• Re: Best Tire Pressures for Nokian C2s?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:02:30 -0600
  ...Over inflated, it wears in the middle of the tire and leaves the > > tires > > > unworn along the edges........... > > > > With these facts in mind, take...
• Re: Front brake rotor question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:33:07 -0400
  The 86 and later rotors are 15mm thick with a 13mm wear limit. The 85 and earlier are 13mm thick with an 11mm wear...
• Piston Ring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 13 May 2007 23:13:46 -0300
  ...I checked my piston rigns yesterday and the top rings were past their wear limits, even though the compression and leakdown test were pretty...
• Re: Nokian tire opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 10:31:41 -0400
  On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, George Goff wrote: > I had a Hakka 10 wear like that once on a Syncro front end. In that...
• Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 05:57:26 -0800
  ...I rotate them to get flat wear and get all the life out of them. ( but a side wall leak one day really worried...
• Re: HaHaHa 8~) itsssss FRIDAY!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 22 May 1998 18:49:26 -0700
  ...and wear them while > > >driving. > > a warning here for the mentally impaired: > * you MUST wear underwear while doing this, whether you normally wear > it...
• Re: Michelin MXTs..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:23:02 -0700
  ...I could lower that a bit for a softer ride, but it affects the wear pattern. My experience does not agree with your experience...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 00:59:14 -0400
  ...Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion At 05:43 PM 7/4/2015, Karl Wolz wrote: >I can vouch for the GW...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Dec 95 00:26:44 CST
  ...it's bad enough that SOME of you are putting BRAS on your buses, but now you want to make them wear HALTERS??? well...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:35:54 -0800
  ...I realize those shoes don't do much of the work but (mine at least) seem to wear very very slowly. Is it normal...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:12:47 -0000
  ...can do to a motor. > Mark, > It should not increase bearing wear any more than normal but can > help because > the engine can make...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:16:17 PDT
  >But bearing wear is NOT just engine speeds but the care that the >engine >gets. ---- The WBX lasting longer is also due to the...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:50:21 -0700
  While y'all are under there, look for wear marks where a tiddly is bangin a wink
• T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 10 Nov 96 18:14:58 UT
  Brrrrrrr. It's cold here in PA with just this cool T-shirt on today. Had to wear it.... Bryan
• fryday
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 9 May 2003 15:35:59 -0700
  ok happy Friday and i think this guy should wear a helmet. LOL.. http://www.nbc5.com/news/2179621/detail.html
• Re: Yea Got my shirt today
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:22:19 -0400
  Everyone who got a shirt should get a picture taken of them wearing it(the shirt).
• Re: Oops Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 06:31:01 EDT
  ...Once it becomes too short from wear then you can tighten the axle nut all you want but you will not be able to...
• Re: places to SHOWER!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:51:31 -0400
  > > Also, I found out that the new high-tech performance wear is by far the best > > to wear when camping. My shirts do not...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:36:55 EDT
  ...But gbearing wear is NOT just engine speeds but care, but the engine gets. The WBX lasts longer also due to the full flow...
• Re: Vanagon crash tests and crumple zones
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 08:41:04 -0800
  ...don't get into a crash by: > > Never drive uninsured > Always wear your seat belt while i agree both of these are essential to...
• Re: Vanagon Tire & Yokohama 35 D's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:49:06 -0400
  And they only get worse as they wear! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert...
• Magically Opening Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 20:38:18 -0600
  ...I was working on a van with this problem and realized that the Magic Opening was caused by wear in the latch. Wear had...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:30:29 -0600
  ...Changing periodically gets rid of the debris, reduces the wear, and lengthens the life. Just plain good horse sense. John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver...
• Re: fryday biker
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 9 May 2003 18:36:41 -0600
  ...Bob.....who sometimes wears thongs on his feet. OK, OK, slaps. At 03:35 PM 5/9/2003 -0700, Joseph Fortino wrote: >ok happy...
• Re: WTB westy Illinois/Indiana
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:26:31 -0500
  > > ...and we got a full tank of gas, it's dark, and we're wearing > sunglasses... > Hit it
• Severe left front tire wear: Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:50:14 -0800
  ...Could I have bent something that would cause the tire wear but otherwise not affect driveability? Any suggestions? Paul U.
• Re: Pads
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 09:13:28 -0700
  ...The pad material can either last a looong time and wear out the disk or last a short time and not wear the disk...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:29:35 -0400
  ...never touched each other. >do you see any wear in the contact surfaces? Minor wear on the pin. >is there any foreign material in...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Vlach
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:03:54 -0500
  ...I realize those shoes don't do much of the work but > (mine at least) seem to wear very very slowly. Is it normal...
• KUHMO's rock!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 06:52:10 -0800
  ...Ironically, the 14" D sidewalled Yoko Y370 LT's that everyone raves about and endlessly searches for aren't wearing quite as well on...