In that case, is there any reason not to use washers of the same size?
That way I could even use stainless...

-Wes
'84 1.9l

Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Its a little counter-intuitive, but the concave side goes toward the
> rubber bushing.
>
> Jake
>
> On 4/6/06, *Wesley Pegden* < wes@cs.uchicago.edu
> <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Which direction are the plates supposed to go back on?  (I forget
>     which
>     way I took them off...)  I would have thought the top and bottom both
>     cupped towards the bushings, but the Bentley diagram makes it
>     looks like
>     they both cup upwards (so the upper one is away from the bushing).
>     This doesn't make sense to me....
>
>     Thanks again,
>     Wes
>     1.9l
>
>     Wesley Pegden wrote:
>     > Ken's hooking me with all but the plates... I'm looking for 3 of
>     these
>     > now... my old ones are pretty bad.
>     >
>     > -Wes
>     >
>     >
>     > Jake de Villiers wrote:
>     >
>     >> Have you tried calling Ken Wilford at VanAgain?
>     >>
>     >> On 4/5/06, *Wesley Pegden* < wes@cs.uchicago.edu
>     <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>
>     >> <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>     I should have mentioned... I'm located in central new jersey.
>     >>
>     >>     Wesley Pegden wrote:
>     >>     > Also,
>     >>     > does anybody have any idea how I can get these things by
>     >>     Friday?  I need
>     >>     > 1 sleeve, 1 lower plate, 2 bushings, and 2 top
>     plates.  At the very
>     >>     > least, I'd like to get 2 of the bushings by Friday.  I have a
>     >>     feeling
>     >>     > that when I call the dealer tomorrow morning, they're
>     going to
>     >>     say it'll
>     >>     > be next week before I can get them.  Do I have any other
>     >>     reasonable options?
>     >>     >
>     >>     > Thanks,
>     >>     > Wes
>     >>     >
>     >>     > Wesley Pegden wrote:
>     >>     >
>     >>     >> Hi all,
>     >>     >> Does anybody have the part number for the plate that
>     fits above the
>     >>     >> bushing at the bottom of the stabilizer link?
>     >>     >>
>     >>     >> I have that the sleeve is part number 251411047
>     >>     >> I have that the lower plate is part number 251411043
>     >>     >> I have the bushings are 251411039
>     >>     >> What about the top plate?
>     >>     >>
>     >>     >> Thanks,
>     >>     >> Wes
>     >>     >> '84 1.9l
>     >>     >>
>     >>     >>
>     >>     >>
>     >>     >
>     >>     >
>     >>     >
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> --
>     >> Jake
>     >> 1984 Vanagon GL
>     >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>     >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>     <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
>     <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
>     >>
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>