Van-Cafe has the straps in their catalogue as
http://volkscafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p&p=546063738

You might ask them if they have a used mount they'd sell you - they have
other used parts on the website.

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 6:05 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mine came to me with a big hoseclamp on there, i've never had the
> opportunity to use "the strap". The problem is though, there is soo little
> material left on my "retainer" that the hose clamp is quite literally,
> going
> to come through at any time. These things REALLY rust.
> I see Frank Condelli has them listed on his website.....but no price.
> Stainless Steel anyone? There's a market for it........
>
> -Craig
> '85Gl
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > craig cowan wrote:
> >
> > > Assuming your talking about the bracket that fits atop
> > > the muffler, is attached to the three "support rods"
> > >
> >
> > That is called a "Retainer" and its part # "Was" 025 251 519.  It's
> listed
> > as NLA (no longer available).
> >
> > As long as the part that bolts to the support rods is still there, you
> can
> > go to a hardware store and purchase a large stainless steel hose clamp,
> like
> > one for a dryer exhaust hose, and use that in place of the regular
> strap.
> >
> > I did that, as a temporary measure, on my '84 7 passenger 5 years ago.
> > It's still there and doing fine.
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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