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• Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:45:32 -0700
  Are the front shocks on a 86 Vanagon "McPherson? Has anyone replaced them before. Of course someone has. I've never done McPherson Struts...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - peterleolkes
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 06:12:00 +0930
  ...Anyone from Australia out there? Peter Leolkes Backus, Brian G wrote: > > Are the front shocks on a 86 Vanagon "McPherson? Has anyone > replaced them...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:34:24 -0700
  ...Of course someone has. > > > > I've never done McPherson Struts before. Messing with big > > springs sort of scares me. Are the McPhereson strut tools...
• Fwd: FW: BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 1997 21:45:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...caskeyk@cs.mcpherson.edu (Kristin Caskey) To: plaut@cornell-iowa.edu (Tony Plaut), joanne_mechling@ccm.jf.intel.com (Mechling Joanne), ardenKL@aol.com...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:35:43 CDT
  On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:45:32 -0700 you said: > Are the front shocks on a 86 Vanagon "McPherson? Has anyone >replaced them...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:29:31 -0400
  ...they look sorta kinda like McPhersons, but they aren't >exactly the same. yes, i've done them several times on several buses. > >> I...
• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:55:30 -0400
  Vanagon does not use a McPherson type front suspension and the front shocks are inside but separate from front springs. You do not need...
• Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:18:07 -0600
  ...Early Supers (71-72) have the flat windshield/dash which I wanted but has the McPherson front suspension and increased trunk size. The Samba...
• Re: '88 removing coil springs?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:56:20 EST
  ...friend who was compressing a coil spring to reinstall on a Mcpherson strut. He was using a proper spring compressor (orders of magnitude stronger...
• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:41:50 -0700
  ...spring compressor? Vanagon does not use a McPherson type front suspension and the front shocks are inside but separate from front springs. You do...
• 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...
• Joel/Posting Patterns/Vanagon Disease
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:44:50 -0400
  ...they look sorta kinda like McPhersons, but they aren't >exactly the same. yes, i've done them several times on several buses. > >> I...
• Re: VW Bug questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:46:44 -0700
  ...The McPherson strut suspension meant it handled well and its over-sized rear tires meant I could cruise at 75. Ok, it was more...
• Re: Think The Vanagon Battery Can Be A Pain To Get To?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:20:35 -0700
  ...Vangons don't have McPherson strut suspension ..to change the shocks, you just unbolt them .. Engine access .......just wonderful, top and bottom. And with...
• Re: Tow Loops [back to thread subject]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:26 -0700
  ...a car...but a-arms take up much more room that McPherson Strut front suspension does ...might cost more to make too. if being...
• New T5 auto review English translation
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:17:45 -0800
  ...The McPherson springs, struts, and stabilizers are not directly connected to the body anymore, but are instead connected to a separate frame, which reduces...