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• Re: king and link pins (was Grendel)
  Historical mailing list
  2 Oct 95 24:21
  > Also, this is going to sound like a silly question, but what is the > difference between link ping and king pin suspensions? Or is...
• king and link pins (was Grendel)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 21:02:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The king pin is the big one that goes up and down (actually angles in at the top a little) and the link pins...
• Kingpins and Linkpins, '66 standard
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 11:20:27 -0700
  ...I've seen the assembled, rebuilt, king/link pin units sold for $199 exchange, is this the best way to go? Another shop in...
• RE: handling on pre '68
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  10 May 1995 07:57:09 -0800
  ...Next, check your link pin for slop. The link pin is the thing near the middle of the torsion tubes that the link arm...
• Re: handling on pre '68
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:20:11 -0400
  ...If the drag link moves correctly along with the steering box, look farther back to where the link pin is. The link pin is...
• Re: Kingpins and Linkpins, '66 standard
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 11:24:59 -0700
  ...Have you adjusted your link pins???? This could improve things. Have Fun Douglas
• Re: Grendel, Monday
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 07:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...With king-pins, you can do it all > yourself. But the link-pins need to be adjusted every second oil change. It > only takes...
• [A] parts & info needed for early type II front end
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 03:31:33 GMT
  ...Presumably my king pins and link pins are trashed. I feel confident mechanically that I can pull off the steering knuckle with the link...
• Re: Shift linkage is out.
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:26:16 -0400
  Crawl under your van and check the linkage points along your shift rod. It sounds like something came loose, hopefully just the clamp pinch...
• Re: Gotta buy snow chains....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 15:48:35 -0800
  ...Take chains off, rebend and pinch link that opened, put chains back on, watch dad break them after making it another 10 feet or...
• Shift Linkage problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:58:11 -0400
  ...Isn't it usually pinned in place? This one seems to have merely been pressed onto the linkage pin. I cleaned it up and...
• Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:10:40 -0800
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the guide pin on the...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:25:17 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and >> that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:20:56 -0700
  ...the linkage, specifically the rear end of the linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced the pin that holds...
• Early Vanagon Shift Linkage Available Again!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:12:19 -0400
  I had posted that we were working on reproducing the early 80-82 AC and Diesel Vanagon rear shift linkage guide pins. These have...
• Re: Transmission Guide Pin: Should be Straight?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:03:32 -0700
  Yeah, the vagcat.com transmission linkage illustration shows it to be straight. http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/T2/1982/4/55/58858...
• Interest in Older Vanagon Shift Linkage reproduction
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:11:14 -0400
  ...The first part that I am reproducing is the pin that is mounted to the side of the transmission that the shift linkage tube...
• How to install piston pin on #4 & #2 ?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:49:19 -0700
  ...the pin cannot be partially installed before lowering the cylinder (it will hit the water jacket). Is there a trick to linking everything up...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:36:52 -0600
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the > guide pin on the...
• NVC. need bug part
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:18:12 -0500
  ...It's called a torsion arm link. It's the part that the spindle connects to via the king pin. I got a little...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:04:42 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and > that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:13:19 -0500
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the > guide pin on the...
• Re: Early Vanagon Shift Linkage Available Again!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:19:46 -0600
  ...the early 80-82 AC and > Diesel Vanagon rear shift linkage guide pins. These have been NLA for > almost 10 years now. The original...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:05:18 -0800
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the > guide pin on the...
• Pancake Breakfast Sunday at Buses by the Beach
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 14 May 2008 21:10:26 -0400
  ...A pack of sausage links or veggie links/patties like Morningstar Fruit (pineapple, strawberry, grapes, etc) Donuts, Muffins Pastries, etc They will have 100...
• clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:55:43 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:19:03 -0800
  I'm willing to bet that somewhere in the archives it says that the guide pin for the early shift linkage is NLA. Certainly...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:59:26 -0800
  ...clutch linkage wear -photos To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 9:25 AM Yes, I bought the new pin this...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 23:55:35 -0400
  ...Before you start you remove the C pillar beading, then you loosen the hinge link bolts and move the link as high and to...
• Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:19:21 -0800
  I have a guide pin or two for early shift linkage if anyone needs one. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Pinned down
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 20:43:28 -0600
  ...Craig Jones <jimcricket@W-LINK.NET> writes: > Have I made a grave mistake? I forgot to install the pin between > flywheel > and crankshaft on...
• Re: Transmission fell off
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:01:08 -0800
  ...the Grapevine, at night, and fixing the shift linkage on a '41 Dodge with a bobby pin scrounged from the floor of the car.
• Re: Data on the road
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:39:19 -0700
  ...Try mozoshop.com for a pic of their pinz. This has the online orderprocessing inside a custom pinzgauer. pensioner ( heading off to DSLAnonymous for...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:38:04 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and >>> that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: Interest in Older Vanagon Shift Linkage reproduction
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:39:21 -0700
  ...The first part that I am > reproducing is the pin that is mounted to the side of the transmission > that the shift linkage tube...
• cluster swap problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 8 May 2007 08:37:59 -0400
  ...The PDF suggests this problem is linked to a bad ground on the #3 pin. I have wired a fresh new ground to this...
• Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:12:30 -0700
  ...I'm trying to install the large nut that goes in the end of the guide pin. But since the guide pin is round...
• Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 01:03:30 -0800
  ...as if the clutch m/c clevis & pin are the culprit. I can feel that linkage "shift" when I press the pedal. I'm...
• Spindal, King pin, Link pin, stuff
  Historical mailing list - L.V.Bauer
  Wed, 29 May 1996 22:51:42 -0700
  I have a 59 Single Cab, which is in need of a " nother " Spindel assembly ( King pin and Bushings are worn out.) left front...
• Re: the pink-mobile vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 08:49:49 -0500
  ...this link from the VW buscamp list - that's the vanagonauts who meet at Burning Man. I was NOT searching for a pink interior...
• new standard trans popping out of 1st
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:43:56 +0000
  ...It's frustrating laying under the van working with the linkage pinch bolt where it takes micro-mm adjustments to make from little to...
• Re: handling on pre '68
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 17:22:02 EDT
  I have to replace the link pin and bushings on my '65. Problem is: where do I find a reamer for the bushings? I...
• Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 23 May 1998 08:59:58 -0700
  ...Got exactly one response to my request for help in securing the guide pin against the transmission; I suspect that reflects the fact that...
• How-to Remove Brake Booster (also Brake MC and Clutch MC)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:30:51 EST
  ...The pin that holds the booster linkage to the pedal linkage is secure with a cotter pin on the driver's side. 14. Remove...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:27:49 -0500
  ...the linkage, specifically the rear end of the > linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced > the pin that holds...
• 5-speed shift linkage..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 May 2017 14:16:32 -0700
  ...The 'boot" that is on that lockout pin was shot in my linkage..I've a few time squirted lubricants into that square enclosure...
• Re: Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:53:02 -0400
  ...Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip" dear waiting in line at the border http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/admissibility/search...
• [Fwd: Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 21 May 1998 18:10:59 -0700
  The guide pin on the 81 should have a 13mm nut cast to the inside of the mount then you could hold it with...
• Re: What's a Vanagon "Sport"?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:30:36 -0400
  ...Does not look like a shadetree pinstriper job. those arent volkswagen decals. some pinstripe shop added them
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:02:57 -0700
  ...the linkage, specifically the rear end of the > linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced > the pin that holds...
• Type IV 2.0 L Connecting rod specifications
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:34:42 -0500
  ...Anyone have a link or information for the following: - Big End Diameter and clearance/wear limit, - Gudgeon Pin (Piston pin) To Bush Clearance, - Big...
• Re: What is the cable and plug in these photos please
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:52:16 -0700
  > Can anyone please help me identify plug/cable shown in three photos at > this web link? > > Two of the three pins run to an...
• Re: Unidentified part
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:19:32 -0700
  ...in the link below?� I am referring to the flat circlip/alignment-shim-looking parts to the left of the cotter pins.� It came...
• Re: Isn't it ironic.....
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:27:24 -0500
  Thanks for the link! I am an avid pinball guy (was up to 6 machines earlier this year) and haven't come across that...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:35:50 -0700
  Ron If your shifting was good in the past then forget the linkage.It doesn't go out of adjustment.Look for dry white...
• FS Premium for T3 Oettinger wbx-6
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:50:20 -0800
  ...a PINK interior! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:44:43 -0700
  ...That way if you screw up installing one of the pins, or > decide to re-wire something, you can just install a new pin...
• Hair Balls
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 1995 16:04:10 -0700
  ...I once did a pretty good fix on a bus link-pin with no needles left to speak of by inserting a PVC pipe...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:08:12 -0800
  ...pinion, and the discussion is quite long, but from what I recall you'd need the reverse R&P, modified linkage + custom linkage parts...
• A question about the boot that goes over the guide pin at transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:44:20 -0700
  ...I'm re-installing the complete shift linkage mechanism on my air-cooled Westy and I'm not sure if the rear of the...