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What is Clutch Disk Disc Thickness?
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:35:01 -0500
...Does anyone know if there's a wear limit specification for the friction material on a clutch disk? Does anyone know the new thickness...
Re: Replacement door panels
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:02:13 -0800
Another option is to visit a local upholstery vendor who can sell you sheets of door panel material in various thicknesses. Even if what...
Re: Heater flaps (more)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:09:31 -0700
I'm not sure of the exact thickness of the factory flap material, but I would check a dive or surf shop for some...
Looking for a generic seal for large sliding metal sunroof
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:14:47 -0800
...different types of sealing material, avaible by the foot, but I don't know the most critical measurement, the thickness, and most of their...
Re: WTB: Westy upper mattress or cover
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 22 May 2004 18:01:39 -0400
...density, and thickness. You can try purchasing some replacement foam, perhaps laminating a thin (maybe .5") piece of low density material on top of...
Re: New circuit board options
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:47:32 -0400
...Two or three thicknesses of index card stuck to the back will take care of that nicely (or whatever more elegant shim stock is...
inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:09:03 -0700
...speakerpods for them, and im not sure on the type or thickness of wood to use for this project. Thanks for any tips, suggestions...
rear heater leak
Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
Wed, 10 May 2000 09:05:23 -0400
...They only have a material that is half the thickness and not as dense. (FYI dealer can't get the part anymore - discontinued) Thanks...
Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:36:45 -0500
...under 1/8" in thickness. The 1/8" would be an ok substitute I think regardless of the material (mdf, plywood, etc.) 1/8...
Re: Stainless_steel_fastener_information_and_more
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:39:09 -0500
...rubberized foam material I found at an arts and crafts store. They carried 10x12 sheets of the stuff in different thicknesses. I cut them...
Re: '90 GL: Want to add curtains
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:41:17 +0600
...I was appalled at how much material costs. I needed 10 >yards (to make double-thickness curtains) to cover all of my windows. >The...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Leon
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:51:00 -0700
...If you will use plywood get baltic birch in 1/8" thickness, toughest and easy to cut.Can be stained in many colors and...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:33:49 -0400
...Covered in an appropriate color of upholstery material they'd probably be more rigid than original and look pretty good. -- Wil -- http://www.charmfx...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:30:49 -0700
...Covered in an appropriate color of > upholstery material they'd probably be more rigid than original and look > pretty good. > > > -- > > Wil > Plywood might be...
Re: Heater box foam material?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:26:01 -0500
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:35 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Dear Volks, > > What foam material have people used that...
Re: rear heater leak
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 10 May 2000 11:02:36 -0300
...They only have a material that is half the > thickness and not as dense. > > (FYI dealer can't get the part anymore - discontinued) > > Thanks...
Re: Cleavis pin HELP (and adventure of t
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 23:25:56, -0500
...had mm of material before rivets and cable looked fine- but the clevis pin was worn to about half its thickness! So in went...
Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:32:13 -0800
...in addition, depending on > what material/thickness it is they may also stress corrosion crack in > the HAZ of the weld. With hotter temps...
Re: Dometic door gasket availability
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:21:05 8
...Be sure that the replacement gasket material matches the original in thickness and pliability as closely as possible. Another possibility would be RV equipment...
Re: Multivan Front Fender Flare
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:50:00 -0800
...I don't think it lends > iself to vacuum forming becasue of the thickness required. There are > available today casting plastics that were not...
Re: Trip
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:04:23 -0800
...The shoes I took off > had almost full > thickness of lining material at the bottom of each > shoe but the top of each > shoe...
Re: rear heater leak
Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
Wed, 10 May 2000 11:55:08 -0400
...They only have a > material that is half the > > thickness and not as dense. > > (FYI dealer can't get the part anymore - discontinued) > > Thanks...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:49:01 -0600
...Covered in an appropriate color of >> upholstery material they'd probably be more rigid than original and look >> pretty good. >> >> >> -- >> >> Wil >> > > Plywood might be...
Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 16 May 2007 18:19:38 -0400
...the > rollers need to be reduced in diameter to allow for the thickness > of the plastic > material I'm using. Still searching for alternatives.
Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 17:16:36 -0500
I've carried a lot of building materials in my Vanagon. The roof can carry a foot thickness of plywood. The volume capacity of...
Re: General Sway bar question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:07:23 -0500
...None for a Vanagon that I know of, but definately for other The material in the center is doing little but keeping the outside...
Re: split thrust shim?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:12:34 -0400
...It doesn't lie flat, and that split is bent over by a couple material thicknesses. Is this a part that needs to be...
Re: suspension shim templates
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:47:26 -0600
...1/4" is the max thickness on the front.......What is the max thickness for the rear?, I think my van needs 3/4...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:30:41 -0600
...speakerpods for them, > and im not sure on the type or thickness of wood to use for this project. > > Thanks for any tips, suggestions...
Re: How bad is replacing the heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:07:10 +0800
...Rubber Material, Subsection: Sheets and select the parameters you require - material, thickness, minimum/maximum temp rating, etc... until you find a product that meets...
Re: Westy height fixing
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 02:34:37 +0000
...side instead? Cut it from suitable material to the same dimensions as your rubber disk in a thickness that would even out the van...
Spray Foam Alternative?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:13:17 -0500 (EST)
...Its use can greatly reduce the costs of other materials and increase the size of an interior space by eliminating the thickness of interior...
Re: New circuit board options
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:29:49 -0500
...Two or three > thicknesses of index card stuck to the back will take care of that nicely > (or whatever more elegant shim stock is...
Re: WBX Tranny into Air cooled. WBX Still Too Long.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:11:34 -0700
...Just need to find the right thickness of material, similar to the thickness of the bracket. If you had spare brackets, even cut one...
Re: Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Sh
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:52:47 -0700
...Anyway, this > material was used along with an adhesive which was used between the sheet > metal panels and the frame of the vehicle. This...
Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:36:12 -0500
...in addition, depending on what material/thickness it is they may also stress corrosion crack in the HAZ of the weld. With hotter temps...
Re: '90 GL: Want to add curtains
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 15:31:05 -0700 (PDT)
...I was appalled at how much material costs. I needed 10 yards (to make double-thickness curtains) to cover all of my windows. The...
Re: back from vanshow
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:59:59 -0500
...and 6 oz canopy (weight/thickness). I bought extra pipe locally to raise it up another 12". These materials seem heavy and stable enough...
Re: 88 thermostat leak
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:21:07 -0500
...D and thickness is? Also if there are any >painted coloured bands on it. (This may help indicated o-ring >material, buna or nitrile...
Re: - 83.5-85 Vanagon Stainless Coolant Pipes!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:03:56 -0700
...was one of the material's suitability. Even assuming Ron's German pipes are "probably vacuum cleaner nozzle wall thickness", as he said to...
Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:19:00 -0500
...Peel & Seal is a 45mil foil backed roofing material available in 6", 12", 18" and 36" rolls. The original Dynamat stuff was (if I...
Re: clutch disc
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:51:50 -0700
...I used the tail of my calipers to check thickness of clutch disc material on my air cooled. (Gotta new clutch now) Not sure...
Air Cooled Exhaust Spacers Available
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:45:45 -0400
...the thickness in my first specifications (motor out of van) and when I got the proper thickness dialed in there was enough material to...
Re: Clutch specs???
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 10:55:38 -0700
...about 1mm of material beyond the rivets on both sides of > this disk. > > Bentley discusses wear patterns but not overall thickness. On the > baywindow...
Re: Another Advice question
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:30:35 -0500
The clutchdisc can be made out of a different material, that doesn't burn up as quick,and usuallythe pressure plate has heavier duty...
Re: insulating against road noise
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:16:43 -0700
...do you remember how many mil thickness the butyl layer was? Flo On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen...
Re: Power Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Ben
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 04:14:17 -0700
...the new glass to the backing? This would reduce the thickness of material with which the heating element has to contend (not that the...
spring spacers to level westy
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:19:56 -0800
...post the specifications for these spacers... I.D.... O.D... thickness... type material used... height effect/result... my ideas is that some of us...
split thrust shim?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:37:51 -0700
...It doesn't lie flat, and that split is bent over by a couple material thicknesses. Is this a part that needs to be...
Re: split thrust shim?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:02:40 -0700
...It doesn't lie flat, and > that split is bent over by a couple material > thicknesses. > > Is this a part that needs to be...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:18:58 -0400
...Covered in an appropriate color of >> upholstery material they'd probably be more rigid than original and look >> pretty good. >> >> >> -- >> >> Wil >> > > Plywood might be...
Re: Heater box foam material?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:54:56 -0800
Neoprene is available in various thicknesses as yard goods at my fave building supply store in Bellingham - probably in your region too. On Wed...
Re: various interior mod pics
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:10:34 +0000
...What material and thickness did you use for the doors, and did you paint them? Thanks Dave >From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> >Reply...
Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:04:27 -0700
...It seems to me that once some curtain of any reasonable thickness that convective cooling (air next to cold window glass falls toward floor...
Re: New circuit board options
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 18:01:21 -0700
...Two or three thicknesses of index card stuck to the back will take care of that nicely (or whatever more elegant shim stock is...
Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:36:04 -0700
> How in the heck did he get the interior trim panels back on the doors if > the material he used is as ( almost ) as...
Re: noise reduction
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 07:42:42 -0500
...and purchase a roll of foam rubber window gasket material. It comes in various thicknesses, and width's. It has adhesive on one side...
Westy upper bunk foam?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:34:54 -0700
...Where can I buy any foam the right thickness... 1 3/4" for the forward piece and 2" for the aft piece... This is...
Berg Shifter TOP
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:23:27 -0800
...Note how far up the shaft the original spring is retained and add the spacer thickness to the original spring location to determine the...
Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:27:17 -0600
...compensates for the thickness of the metal and The position of the metal on either side or both sides of the body material. Nothing...