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• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:39:02 -0500
  ...on the side of the road. Here's another thought. Why break your back with cave man techniques when rechargable impact's are as...
• Re: 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:31:26 -0700
  Ive seen a cut away diagram of the "side impact bars" in a VWBusbook at Barns+Nobel. It said that these were for frontal...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:04:34 -0400
  ...Open the front door and look at the side impact beams, (also doubles as the air duct). Look at the beam in the front...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:10:23 CDT
  ...and most wrecks are side-impact or angle-impact, not frontal crashes. my personal feeling is that if all these SUV's are soooo...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:18:00 -0500
  ...Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection but once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will often do...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:58:09 -0800
  ...same results. > > Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection but > once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:24:31 -0700
  I was rear ended by a semi on the freeway between barstow and vegas, about 2 am couple years back. I was going about...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:17:41 -0800
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact guns. I've broken many 1/2" drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:55:32 -0500
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact guns. I've broken many 1/2" drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:19:46 -0800
  ...same results. >> >> Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection but >> once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars>
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:12:52 -0700
  ...Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars > > It's not about MASS. It's about RIGIDITY vs controlled crumpling > rates. An iron anvil doesn't...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:45:35 -0500
  ...rest, it needs to > be pried with 2 pry bars..1 on each side till it comes loose. > Then you will remove the 2...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:01:15 -0800
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact > guns. I've broken many 1/2" drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle > 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:04:53 -0800
  ...same >>> results. >>> >>> Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection but >>> once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:38:06 -0800
  ...same >>>> results. >>>> >>>> Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection >>>> but >>>> once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:56:19 -0800
  ...same > results. > >> > >> Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection > but > >> once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:42:42 -0800
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact >> guns. I've broken many 1/2" drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle >> 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:15:41 -0800
  ...same >>>>> results. >>>>> >>>>> Strong bumpers, bull bars etc all look good and offer some protection >>>>> but >>>>> once an impact occurs beyond their limits, they will...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:50:34 -0800
  ...either you are thinking of 'major crash' ..and the bumpers helping there ( no help in a roll over or a side impact of course...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:27:58 -0800
  ...there ( > no help in a roll over or a side impact of course ....just impacts fromt > ends ) > > or you are thinking ..need to protect...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:45:39 -0700
  ...rest, it needs to be pried with 2 pry bars..1 on each side till it comes loose. Then you will remove the 2...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:23:19 -0500
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact guns. I've broken many 1/2" >> drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:57:18 -0800
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact guns. I've broken many 1/2" >>> drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:59:52 -0800
  ...no fancy torque wrenches or impact guns. I've broken many 1/2" >>> drive ratchets and breaker bars doing Beetle 36mm axle nuts to...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:30:42 +1000
  ...These rear protection bars were a commonly available after-market item for the T3 in Australia.Variations for the T2 and T4 also exist...
• Deer Syncro direct hit
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:56:04 -0700
  ...The front of the van was smashed mostly on the drivers side. the bumper was cracked in half, about $300.00 in driving and...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:33 -0700
  ...Non impact sockets can split on the sides used cavilierly .. that can't happen with an impact socket. all 2WD vanagons have bolts in...
• "Watch out where the Huskies go"... (long and plaintive)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:52:09 -0500
  ...Single digit temps on either side of Zero Fahrenheit, before the windchill. My Vanagon has been blessed with good heat even in that extreme...
• Article Buying Used Buses (Australia, 1979)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 May 95 16:07:04 CDT
  ...the single and double cab pickups; the panel van; the Kombi (factory fitted side windows); the Microbus (seats, head lining, skylights and so on...
• Re: "Watch out where the Huskies go"... (long and plaintive)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:26:18 -0500
  ...Single digit temps on either > side of Zero Fahrenheit, before the windchill. > > My Vanagon has been blessed with good heat even in that extreme...
• TCWBC 2007 Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:12:06 -0500
  ...As you can imagine, this did have an impact on our departure time. The drive to Valens commenced at about 11:45 AM, and...
• Differential Seal Replacement Procedure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 15:44:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...screwdrivers or pry bars. Next you will find two phillips head screws holding on the lockplate. I found an impact screwdriver to be of...
• road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
  ...Sliding side door trucks * Plastic encased rearview mirror * Dashboard knobs labeled * Two large outside mirrors that * Shift pattern decal on fold upon impact windshield...
• 91' Vanagon Carat $1800 Purchase Part II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:07:23 -0400
  ...He said the van didn't look to bad, but the impact "popped' the front tire- which was a bummer cause the tires were...
• The Tool List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...Breaker bars -- a 3/4" size for brake, bearing and other heavy duty work is recommended to almost end breaking fears. On the other...
• Long Life for your engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 14:23:46 -0400
  ...This article will discuss the areas I feel impact the Vanagon's cost of operation, relative performance issues, and hopefully will help any owner...
• gak! another road test: 1993 VW Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:08:30 CST
  ...With the optional Weekender Package, the driver's side seat is replaced by a fixed seat with a refrigerator in the seat base. The...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:26:25 -0500
  ...That is the vibronic polar moment of the mount angle has no impact on the vibration spectrum generated by the motor or on its...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
  ...That is the vibronic polar moment of > the mount angle has no impact on the vibration spectrum generated by the > motor or on its...