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• Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 12:29:27 -0400
  So, judging from list response to the original post, a number of listmembers have reported that the struts lasted a long time and worked...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 17:34:16 -0400
  > The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up > yesterday. It seems like they went from 'working 100%' to not...
• Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:33:57 -0500
  ...Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts >Hello List. I bought a set of the "Heavy Duty" Rear >Hatch Struts from The Bus...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 May 2007 16:40:00 -0600
  ...I can't quite picture what I'd need to >> mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to >> struts, I...
• Re: friday - airplane pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:50:11 -0700
  ...The mallard gear strut is attached to the wing, yet the gear > strut breaks over and the wheels fold into the side of the...
• 87 Vanagon 4 questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:03:22 -0400
  ...VW should have supplied a pullrope instead of weaker struts. Does anybody know the # of a stronger strut? Thanks, Stan Harrison
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 11:50:01 -0500
  At 08:24 AM 3/5/2002, The Bus Depot wrote: >Why did VW switch to a weak strut / strong strut combination? I've...
• Re: front struts
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:41:08 -0700
  ...front struts > >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:07:08 -0500 > > > > What is the consensus are KYB's the best struts for the money...
• vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 24 Dec 2015 06:06:49 -0800
  ...the hatch struts are new, Stabilus brand from Van Cafe, hinges are lubed.. is there any adjustment to be made? - the struts are not...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:41:49 -0500
  ...anyone remember which vendor? Several years ago I got two heavy duty hatch struts from BusDepot rather than one standard and one heavy as...
• Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:54:51 -0700
  dear strut there are actually 5 different strengths 1. new out of the box 2. strong 3. medium 4. weak 5. not working NFG...
• Re: major hatch strut question, PVC STRUT
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 5 May 2001 21:21:46 -0700
  slwalters@earthlink.net sent me a nice picture of pcv struts. IF you haven't seen this you have to ask him to send...
• Re: No best answer to Pop Top raise
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 20:03:46 -0800
  ...Adding these struts allows for a nicely controlled >lowering (just like stock) even with the 200+ pounds up there. Hey, it's the 'S...
• fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:45:47 -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: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:11:51 -0400
  ...noisy hatch struts So, am I the only one who has experienced this problem?Noone has any comments// Is anyone getting this or my...
• Re: rear hatch struts report
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:51:42 -1000
  ...I considered getting the medium duty struts from Ken at Vanagain, > but having had the heavy duty struts and liking the way they held...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:23:23 -0800
  --- developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote: > How does one remove the rear hatch struts....... > But how does one remove the part on the door? > On...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:19:32 -0800
  the vanagon german parts list shows an optional strut assist. the struts are located about 3/4 from rear of car body, and angle...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:55:35 -0400
  ...Sent from someone's plumbing > On Mar 29, 2017, at 13:50, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > 1 Additional Note though ~ These Struts are...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:17:46 -0700
  Got it, was just confused by the addition poundage rather than just them saying it’s a 240 lb strut :-) Alistair > On Jun 22...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:29:12 -0700
  The hatch on my van feels like it weighs a couple tons WITH the struts... something's not quite right... I am debating putting...
• Re: Rear hatch strut question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 12:37:23
  >i have in my hands 2 new hatch struts. but they are different PNs and i >don't know which is the 'correct' one...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:29:02 -0400
  > There were actually three different part numbers for hatch struts. > One weak, one heavy duty for some model years and they would > put one...
• Re: New Rear Door Struts?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 00:26:49 -0500
  ...Paul's -20 degree nights in February toasted the rear door >struts on my '87 Westy Weekender; they won't hold the door open...
• Re: Best for the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 13 May 2006 23:46:10 -0700
  Strange, I don't even see the words 'Strut Assembly' on the page I sent the link for. Did Tiny URL send you someplace...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:56:21 -0700
  Wow, Joy, It looks like several people have had trouble installing these struts. Thanks for your post. My standard struts are on the way...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:19:50 -0600
  ...You can always have a spare ready if >> that isn’t it. >>> >>> Or, try struts from one of your other vans and see if...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:11:38 -0800
  ...a cool "poor mans" trick to get you by with saggin hatch struts. (beats the broom handle slipping and the hatch coming down on...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Steven Brower
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:42:26 -0400
  ...I would just replace the strut- they’re cheap. Steven Brower BPL R & D Brooklyn Navy Yard 63 Flushing Avenue Building 280, Suite 521...
• Windows and struts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 17:14:24 -0400 (EDT)
  My '88 Vanagon has bad rear hatch struts - in fact one is spitting fluid. The local FLAPS does not carry them, anyone have suggestions...
• Re: Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 07:09:44 -0600
  ...New stock hatch struts will keep it up with the bike rack empty. That's the setup on my '87 syncro. The struts are...
• major hatch strut question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 5 May 2001 20:13:02 -0700
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• Re: Interior Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:40:48 -0400
  ...There is a very cool mod that is just a length of pvc pipe slipped over the strut and when it is shifted a...
• Re: HMHYPFAFEA?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 19:59:43 -0500
  ...251 407 187) 2 each strut rod bushings damping ring, rear # 16 (251 407 179) 2 each strut rod bushing damping ring, front #12...
• Vanagon back hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 20:59:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Anyway is there or has there been anything designed to replace these wimpy struts? Roberrt  t
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:51:33 -0800
  Keith Adams wrote: > > What are the best replacement hatch struts, without breaking the bank? They are all good as long as you get the...
• New hatch struts installed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:08:44 -0700
  Stuff arrived from GoWesty yesterday and I dragged myself from my sickbed to see if the new struts worked. Five minutes per side to...
• Broken poptop spring
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:32:35 -0700
  Hi, I recently got my lift assist struts installed, and learned that I have a broken spring. Although I am able, for the very...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 12:50:33 -0500
  ...The newest have more of this hind-sight information. (He may have a Bentley that doesn't have the strut info in it.) When...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:43:15 -0700
  ...As for the hatch struts, if one is appreciably stronger than the other it is going to wind up carrying the bulk of the...
• Great Vendor Response was Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:33:52 -0700
  Last week I wrote about the rear hatch struts for my Vanagon that were purchased from GoWesty. They had attachment points that were not...
• Re: problematic rear "hatch"
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:52:06 PST
  In rebuilding the back end of my van (after the fire) the PO put in Volvo shock absorbers (struts) on the rear door hatch...
• Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 11:21:06 -0400
  Same here bought some struts this spring. At first they took a bit of brute force to bring down the hatch but now it...
• Re: one hatch of a story
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:29:32 -0400
  > simple put > http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store > _Code=gw&Category_Code=vp-i-p-struts While the historical information...
• Re: Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:16:42 -0600 (CDT)
  ...He only stocks the "locking" model. ]Our local dealer was asking about $65 for this strut, and I Jorg has it for ]under $30...
• Replacement Struts for Rear Hatch on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:20:02 -0400
  Does anyone know where to get replacement struts for the rear hatch of a 1991 Vanagon. Mine have finally given out completely. (Boy is...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:10:22 -0400
  My Bus Depot struts are still very very strong (almost too strong) and hold the hatch up at almost any angle after a year...
• Gas filled struts for pop top
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:52:33 -0700
  Was just going through ETKA and found that supposedly gas filled struts were fixed to the pop top for certain years. I have never...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:53:05 -0700
  On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > When my struts were getting weak I thought about that...
• re. Vanagon Hatch Holder
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 12:25:32 -0700
  >I can see installing one (along with good struts) for those times when I'm >carrying a bicycle on the rear hatch. On my...
• Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:47:34 -0400
  gerald wrote: > This should be the last word on hatch struts. In some year I don't remember, > VW changed the struts so one...
• Parts Place, Melissa, and legal stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:52:43 -0400
  ...Here I am now with two struts whose inserts are still good, but everything else about them is falling a part - strut bearings, mounts...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:09:42 -0400
  ...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: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:31:40 -0700
  ...the regular ones (140 lbs) you will have a 240 lbs struts, complete ready to install. I am very happy with it. https://www...
• (Fwd) Re: Replacement Struts for Rear Hatch on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 13:17:31 -0500
  ...I can't vouch for the struts, yet, but when I scrounge up the money, this is where I'll get 'em. I understand...
• Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:43:33 -0400
  ...It had McPherson struts from the beginning. The allowed the tire to be laid down and the trunk became almost usable. In 73 it...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:49:44 -0400
  ...Thanks My issue is that I don't want to spend, well, any money, really, on experimenting with struts. I would but GoWesty's...
• Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:45:39 -0500
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• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:52:57 -0400
  ...Change the struts left to right to see if that makes a difference. Change the struts as they are wear items and not that...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:04:25 -0600
  Yes I have the same problem, and I used a short piece of pipe around the strut as a stopper to save from having...