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steering arm boot and radius rod sleeve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:59:07 -0700
Replaced a rubber boot and made a sleeve for radius rod today. Pics etc here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/vanagon-steering...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:42 -0600
The balljoint mount inserts into lower then radius uses same bolts but attaches under lower! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 25...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:14:49 -0700
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > When I replaced my steering rack and radius...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:40:03 -0400
...http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-bushings/powerflex-suspension-bushings/radius-rod-bushings/ To get the aluminum piece to fit into the hole the radius...
Re: I GOT MY DREAM VANAGON!(also question!)
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 09:48:41 -0400
...be if : [(Radius of bigger tires)/(Radius of original tires)-1]*(Speedometer) >= (10mph) If the tires were 195/65-14 then: (Radius in inches...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 11:15:10 -0400
...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmWorn1.jpg Otherwise, yah for sure. I would have left the radius arm (oh wait. It's called...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:16 -0700
...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/RadiusArmHole2.jpg/RadiusArmHole2-full;init:.jpg and repaired by me http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/RadiusArmHoleFront.jpg/RadiusArmHoleFront-full;init:.jpg...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:53:35 -0600
...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmWorn1.jpg Otherwise, yah for sure. I would have left the radius arm (oh wait. It's called...
WTB; Radius Arms & Link
Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:51:06 -0700
I'm looking for 2 Radius Arms, and 1 steering dampener Link for an 87 GL. Any out there FS?
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:15:19 -0400
...This aluminum piece has a inner rim that fits into the radius > rod opening in the body. If you look carefully you can see...
Radius Rods...slightly bowed or perfectly straight?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:55:38 -0700
...Roger Sisler has suggested my premature Balljoint/Control Arm Bushing wear might be related to my Radius Arm(s). One thing I've noticed...
Q about radius rod on 82 van
Historical mailing list - steve d
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 18:11:53 +0100
...However, the resulting hole in the radius arm is now about 2cm diameter. What I can't work out is whether the radius arm...
Loose radius rods?
Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
Sun, 1 Nov 1998 11:31:11 -0500
Has anyone experience loose radius rods before? I noticed this on my van severals days ago. My mechanic said the rubber bushings are bad...
Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:10:50 -0700
...You REALLY don't want this: (image of my '81 radius rod nuts): https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmSnappedBolt.jpg Neil. -- Neil n...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:55:23 -0600
...The radius rod attaches to bottom of the adaptor. An image of my '81 while I was doing the radius arm bushings job. You...
Fw: Q about radius rod on 82 van
Historical mailing list - steve d
Sat, 9 Aug 2003 19:48:54 +0100
...Q about radius rod on 82 van Thanks ...if you could email me a copy of the haynes info I'd appreciate it. I...
Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:47:28 -0400
...I tried to re-install the radius rods but neither side would line up with the threaded hole in the lower control arms (my...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:10:57 -0400
...The radius rod isn't at right angles to > the hole - it's at an angle, making it even more difficult to get the...
Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:30:00 -0400
...You REALLY don't want this: (image of my '81 radius rod nuts): https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmSnappedBolt.jpg Neil. -- Neil n...
Re: Tire trivia
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:30:28 -0500
...thrust = torque/"radius". in other words, for a given engine/transmission, smaller radius tires provide greater maximum thrust (until the tires slip, of course...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:47:45 -0700
...This aluminum piece has a inner rim that fits into > the radius rod opening in the body. If you look carefully you can see...
Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:33:17 +0000
...Mount had failed, metal bushing had just worn through and the radius rod just starting to wear. Van pretty well looked after - body doesn...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:53:00 -0700
...The radius rod attaches to bottom of the adaptor. An image of my '81 while I was doing the radius arm bushings job. You...
radius/strut removal
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:13:09 -0400
...The radius arm/strut screws directly into the lower control arm. I don't see a way to remove the strut to replace the...
Should I re-use this radius arm?
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:33:14 +0000
Thanks to the list for the help so far with the ideas for the radius bushing repair. I am heading out tomorrow to pick...
Re: WTB; Radius Arms & Link
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:50:07 -0700
...WTB; Radius Arms & Link > I'm looking for 2 Radius Arms, > and 1 steering dampener Link > for an 87 GL. > Any out there FS?
2wd spring into syncro swap expt.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:32:08 -0800
...Oh, and radius arm bushing replacement. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/vanagon-syncro-front-spring-swap-and-radius-arm-bushing-replacement/ alistair
Re: turning radii: 2WD Vanagon vs Syncro
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:39:39 -0400
To the best of my knowledge the factor gives the same turning radius to the Syncros as to the 2wd Vanagons...except.... Non-power...
syncro turning radius?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:04:56 -0800
So is the syncro turning radius as tight as my 2wd? Just curious. matthew 84- with a new swivel seat :-) Matthew Pollard http://www...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 May 2012 08:48:03 -0700
It's a shame really but some owner/operators ignore or stave off something like the radius strut bushing replacement. I can see how...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 May 2012 10:09:51 -0700
...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmHoleFront.jpg backfill to hole: http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmHoleBackFilled.jpg Neil. On Sat, May 26...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:58:23 -0700
...The radius rod attaches to bottom of the adaptor. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate...
What's the corner radius of Vanagon Windows?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:22:30 -0700
...Has anyone here ever determined the radius of the side window corners? What about the rearmost glass with the slanted end? Looking to get...
replace radius rod bushings
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:10:59 -0500
Anyone have a how-to on replacing the radius rod bushings? On my '91 Vanagon GL, the outer bushing is completely missing on the...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:53:50 -0400
I don't know why I used the word "straight." The problem was getting the radius rod centered in the hole. The radius rod...
WTB: Strut Arm (aka Radius Arm) Passenger side
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:20:21 -0700
...I'm still looking for a Passenger side Strut Arm (aka Radius Arm) for my 1990 Carat. Anybody got one for sale? Kevin __________________________________________________ Do...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:23:32 -0400
I already had the LCA bolted in before I began installing the radius rod. I couldn't have gotten the LCA low enough to...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:16:50 -0700
...No bolts snapped! Check out this part http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/radiusarmnutnotes Wordy, but last paragraph should explain things re strut bar...
Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:20:55 -0800
...If Bretts radius arm is damaged like mine was: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/radiusarm if a weldor made a pass then shaped...
Who sells Radius Bushings????
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:44:09 -0800
A vendor has the radius rods for $169 each, way over my budget. Anyone know where to buy JUST the rubber bushings? I think...
WTB: Passenger Side Strut Arm (Radius Arm)
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:54:47 -0700
...My Passenger Side Strur Arm (I think it is also known as a radius arm) is bent. I'm looking for a used one...
Re: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:38:29 -0800
Martin, I don't know why you say this about the turning radius. My 82-88 owners manuals all give the same turning radius...
Re: Q about radius rod on 82 van
Historical mailing list - dr
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:37:54 -0400
...However, the resulting hole in the radius arm is now about 2cm diameter. What I can't work out is whether the radius arm...
Re: drums and shoes
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:56:38 EST
...I took it on myself to radius the shoes by fabricating a radius fixture to use on a 12" stationary disc sander. I dragged...
Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:11:56 -0700
...Well, mostly > enjoying. ;^) > > Last night, with a tired but determined mind, I made slow progress getting > the radius rod outer nut off. It doesn...
WTB: 1990 Syncro Radius Rod
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:07:37 -0400
Need a radius rod to replace one broken by previous owner's towing mishap. This is for the later model suspension where the radius...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:01:11 -0400
...At any rate I had to > borrow a spring compressor to compress the spring already installed to get > the passenger side radius rod lined...
Was: Radius Arm... Sleeve Measurement Now: PICS, Thoughts On Sleeve
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:06:54 -0700
...With the used OEM sleeve on a spare radius rod, I saw appreciable play between these parts. The OEM sleeve ID shows little if...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:55:40 -0700
...I tried to re-install the radius rods but neither side would > line up with the threaded hole in the lower control arms (my...
Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:27:33 EDT
...So, the second time, I put together a crude-but-effective radius fixture, dragged a 12" disc sander outside, made sure the wind was...
Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:35:03 -0500
...radiusarmholerepair > > Cutting the hole in the patch wasn't rocket surgery but starting with > a nice round hole makes more sense. > > If Bretts radius...
Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:56:27 -0400
...Well, mostly > enjoying. ;^) > > Last night, with a tired but determined mind, I made slow progress > getting the radius rod outer nut off. It doesn...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 12:08:48 -0400
...Radius rod/arm sourced It's a shame really but some owner/operators ignore or stave off something like the radius strut bushing replacement...
Re: radius/strut removal
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Oct 2015 21:50:41 -0400
...The radius arm/strut screws directly into the lower control arm. I don't see a way to remove the strut to replace the...
Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:50:12 -0700
...radiusarmholerepair > > Cutting the hole in the patch wasn't rocket surgery but starting with > a nice round hole makes more sense. > > If Bretts radius...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:52 -0700
...The radius rod attaches to bottom of the > adaptor. An image of my '81 while I was doing the radius arm bushings job. > You...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:02:23 -0400
...That may relieve enough pressure to line up the radius rod. Another question. I bought end link hardware from T3. My old hardware had...
Re: Commercial tire?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:31:34 -0700
� But note that your ground clearance will only increase by the radius of the tire. --- On Mon, 10/1/12, mcneely4@cox.net <mcneely4...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:21 -0700
...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmWorn1.jpg Otherwise, yah for sure. I would have left the radius arm (oh wait. It's called...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:16:07 -0700
...On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote: > The balljoint mount inserts into lower then radius uses...