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• Re: Fiberglass Paint
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:51:42 -0800
  ...It went on very nicely, foam roller, done in sections, brush to tip off. I like the paint, it does not hold dirt, washes...
• Re: window trim strip substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:18:46 +0000
  ...works much better with two people, and IIRC the window screen roller tool worked good.  the stuff is available at HD/Lowes and is...
• Re: Frydaye sightings...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:18:35 -0600
  ...He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee ... He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:13:35 -0500
  That bearing has rollers, not balls. The cage that aligns the rollers and keeps them straight is relatively fragile. If you bend the cage...
• Sliding Door Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:18:40 -0600
  ...251-843-654A Roller assembly: 251-843-406 Inside handle, Black: 251-843-542?? Door-open Latch: 251-843-444A Rear door roller assembly...
• Speaking of lubricant.....
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:35:38 -0500
  ...What is the compound that should be put on the sliding door rollers? White lithium grease? Mine are quite dry now.. Tom > My latch...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:08:33 -0800
  ...He was considering selling his Doka as a roller less the engine. BenT
• Headlight switch repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:50:07 -0400
  ...It's full of fiddly bits such as unsecured contact plates, springs, and a roller ball for switch positioning. Anyway, after I cleaned and...
• Re: Rear wheel over half in muddy water. Need to repack bearings or ???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:26:47 -0700
  ...the inner larger roller bearing ...those last super well. it's the outer smaller roller bearing, the more expensive one, that gets the real...
• Subject: painting the poptop with reflective paint
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:49:47 -0700
  ...I used a 3 inch paint roller to do the edges where the tape was and a regular roller for the rest. I can...
• Re: sliding door adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Dutcher
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:13:16 -0700
  ...If I > adjust > the front at the lower roller, will that bring the rear of the door in at > all? Thanks! > > Brendan > > On Wed...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:29:16 -0800
  ...Thanks re "tip". > > I used a regular but small OD roller. > > The bubbles were a concern at first but they settled by themselves. I...
• Re: Van-O-Rama #10 / Colorado Smog
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:43:46 -0700
  ...had to show him it was rear wheel drive when he drove it on the rollers. That could have been an exciting day... BenT >
• Re: Repainting Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:46:17 -0400
  ...Then I used silver steel wheel paint from a paint shop (in a spray can)and sprayed a small paint roller. I rolled the...
• Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:59:23 EDT
  ...I have found several sites that have done cars and vans but having trouble with small air bubbles from the foam roller. This is...
• Re: Smog test failed - here is my plan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:55:24 -0400
  ...Mine went from offscale (never even started the rollers) to a very comfortable pass (10% of max) in RI by changing the oil, which...
• Old / new steering boxes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 9 May 95 17:29:38 PDT
  Steering boxes changed from worm-and-peg to worm-and-roller for the '73 model year <year of big changes: bumpers, turn signals, brake...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:38:25 -0500
  Chuck Mathis wrote: > > First time I took my Vanagon in the goof put the front wheels on the rollers! Having seen news reports of...
• Re: Springs & Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:46:55 -0400
  ...be worth it.Also maybe a shim of somekind in the roller track on your garage door. You only need a tincie bit of...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:33:04 -0800
  Though a roller would be best, making a bead on a pipe isn't tough. I did this for the junction pipe on my...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:45:22 -0500
  ...So painting a Vanagon (Vanagon content) with a roller should be a snap what with all the modern conveniences, like sand paper, rubbing compounds...
• It's time for BUS BOO! Last minute info...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:10:31 -0400
  ...4. (Last minute addition to our crazy food fetish) Jonce Fancher is bringing a hot dog roller/roaster. It's a big commercial weenie...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:47:36 EDT
  ...Apply with a small paint roller as much as possible using at least two coats. Areas not accessible with the roller can be painted...
• Re: Plastic ring on sliding door roller where?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:52:45 -0700
  At 06:39 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I found a half of a broken white plastic ring below the sliding door...
• Re: Carpet Adhesive-Found some that worked
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 5 May 2010 08:05:29 -0700
  ...Used a roller to smooth the carpet. > Used between the foam and metal and then again between the foam and carpet. > Blue tube. Took...
• Re: Carpet Adhesive-Found some that worked
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 May 2010 16:03:20 -0500
  ...Used a roller to smooth the carpet. > Used between the foam and metal and then again between the foam and carpet. > Blue tube. Took...
• Re: pre-tour warm-up (East coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 94 08:15:48 EST
  ...We can show those rich, west-coast (high-rollers) types that we have some beautiful country and sites (for starters - Blue Ridge, Great Smokey...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:45:02 -0800
  ...So why do most two strokes have roller or ball bearings in their crankshaft/piston/rod assemblies? pensioner
• Re: Squeaky sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:43:53 -0500
  I had the same problem in my van and used a product called "liquid rollers". It's designed for bunk board carpiting on boat...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:32:45 -0700
  ...has painted a number of vehicles with tremclad rust > paint & foam rollers and much labour ..... > > I was just wondering if any body else has...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:12:03 -0400
  ...Pilot bearing failure So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it has catastrophic failure. Many of them...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:22 -0700
  ...bottom of the housing is say, an inch deep in semi-liquid grease > and it naturally is getting to the ball and roller bearings.
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:00:16 -0500
  I would rather have the design for the SKF bearing and fender washers. Rather than the VW part requiring lots of money. I mean...
• URL - zip code classification
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Dec 1996 20:19:05 -0800
  ...a pair of those old fashioned roller skates, clamp-on, adjustable, with key. **************************************************************************
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350/Scrapping Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:48:52 -0600
  ...http://www.germanautosalvage.com/ OMG, that is even more shocking than the talk of roller painting a vanagon!?????? YMMV, Mr. BZ-& in my area...
• Re: Westy cabinet contact paper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:00:00 -0500
  ...a soft rubber roller is OK) when you see the brush marks mashing into the applied paste. They won't be there in the...
• Re: Looking for a bearing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:11:57 -0400
  ...wrote: > Hi, > A friend of mine has to get the guide roller for his slider door. The VW = > par no is 251843423A. Does anybody...
• Re: Wheel bearings - how tight
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 06:29:54 -0500
  Pack them front brearings until all the old grease is replaced with new clean grease oozing out between the rollers---load up the spindles...
• Re: FS: Roller Tip Rockers (Pauter 1.3)
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:30:49 -1000
  > The total original purchase cost to me of the rockers, chrome moly > pushrods, and the platinum plugs was $379 to Robert. I'll be...
• Re: Door Roller
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:13:14 -0600
  It's metal to metal. And is adjustable. Just "mess" with it, moving it in and out a little. Access to the nut requires...
• Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:22:19 -0500
  ...I take it is a sea kayak , they have a product called Holy Roller , that will help you load that beast, also they have...
• Re: Ice-Guard
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:08:22 -0600
  ...Its also easier to work when using a small roller. My > $.02. > > Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy > I hate it when I ASSume something & I...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:39:32 -0700
  ...the armature bushings? Would this cause a cavitation like noise? (affect roller position, armature rubbing on housing?) Neil. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at...
• Revell Transporter and Vanagon models &
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 1994 08:14:33 -0800
  ...Also, the Revell roller-bs model is $35. Tell Dennis that Jon Christensen sent you & whoever else on the net! Jon Christensen '56 Ghia...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Apr 2007 (#2007-423)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:13:27 -0700
  ...If he uses duct tape over the rust holes and then repaints with thick house paint and a roller he can still qualify. Seen...
• so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
  Historical mailing list - holly worden
  Thu, 8 May 2008 10:28:26 -0700
  ...i also had issues finding the roller for the slidding door....i posted on here and this nice guy ended up sending me a...
• Re: grease beam
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:42:21 +0000
  ...The outer part of the tube has a roller bearing if I remember right and the inner is just a bushing. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: poor man's awning - another solution
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:53:42 -0500
  ...those aluminum poles that you use for roller-painting the ceiling. about $8 each at various large 'hardware' stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:36:12 -0700
  Were tests done at idle and 2500 RPM or moving test on rollers? It would help if you could post your entire test results...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:21:32 -0400
  ...The pump design is known as a roller cell. Any dirt or when run dry the rollers will slide instead of roll and scratch...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences between years?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:46:11 -0700
  > not sure about the center rollers, they should be the same, I've never tried fitting older door on newer van. Thanks, Paul. I...
• Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:37:05 -0700
  ...Windows, handle, latch mechanism, even the welded in track on the body for the rear hinge roller, all different. All the other window openings...
• Re: Rear wheel over half in muddy water. Need to repack bearings or ???
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:26:15 -0700
  ...on those bearings .. > the inner larger roller bearing ...those last super well. > > it's the outer smaller roller bearing, the more expensive one, that...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:29:18 -0400
  ...The roller bearings had fallen out of mine and were wedging between the flywheel and the rear main seal causing a big oil leak.
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:29:31 -0400
  ...But even if they weren't that tight, a roller pump like that won't pass any appreciable amount in either direction under gravity...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:37:47 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Anyone know what would work better? Also, cleaning the tracks and rollers really thoroughly would quiet a little of the rumble. \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) -------------------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------- | Martin...
• Re: FS: Roller Tip Rockers (Pauter 1.3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 10 May 2001 11:26:05 EDT
  >>Mostly personal reasons having to do with lack of time, Understandable >>lack of tools Need a 2 13 mm wrenches or one with a...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:29:24 -0800
  ...the cage for the rollers is just shrapnel, half the rollers are gone from the bearing .. and it's had ATF getting in there...
• Re: Skylight Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:39:52 -0400
  ...are those for??? >> > > the rollers for the track ....the arms that lift the skylite sit in a > track...the rollers wear out and break...
• Merry Christmas!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 25 Dec 1995 12:42:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...My wife? She got me one of those mammy-jammy toolboxes on rollers. Gave it to me early so I've got my tools...