snip>  I  highly recommend going the POR-15 route< end
Hi Robert & all,
I glass blasted every thing
and applied Por 15
Sure wish I would have gone
with Powder coating ! YMMV :o)
JC...
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>

> In a message dated 16/06/2008 10:02:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> For the first time in 13 years I'm looking at my 1982 Vanagon front
> suspension.
> I'm replacing the right lower and upper control arms because of my recent
> accident, and I'm finding cracked rubber donuts, rusted and worn thru donut
> sleeves or bushings, and rusted out washers.
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> Who are the recommended suppliers for these parts? I might as well replace
> these parts while I'm working on this.
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> Robert, this is gonna be more and more common as these Vanagon chassis age.
> I went through mine a year or so ago, see my _Vanagon Westy Suspension,
> Steering, Brake Overhaul_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/springs.htm) webpage.
> I
> found just what your finding. Some of the parts can be had as jober parts
> other will come only from VW. BusDepot and other such suppliers will have
> everything as they resell VW only parts as they have a contract with a VW
> dealer
> for those parts. If your keeping that van for any good length of time I
> highly recommend going the POR-15 route as I did.
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> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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