Thanks Scott.

I have 2 arms and springs I pulled off an '85 "Transporter" Vanagon.
They appear to be in much better shape in terms of the metal/lack of
rust.

One of these days I'll measure them to see if they'll actually fit. I
recall that the hardest part was cutting the bolts with a recip saw to
get them out.

Mine is an '81

Cheers,

Neil.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> that looks pretty bad all right.
> Wise and cautious of you not to risk/push it.
>
> depends on what level of work you do on vanagons, but changing a rear
> trailing arm is pretty straight forward.
> a rear alignment would be appropriate afterwards of course.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
> I'd offer to sell you a perfectly rust free west coast one..........but I'd
> sorta want you old one in exchange so I can tow my parts van away someday
> .......so shipping costs would be a bother perhaps.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:59 PM
> Subject: Me Sad. Trip cancelled. Whining Content + Warning (PICS)
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> *sigh*
>>
>> Ready to go to Catherine Creek for Wet Westies Reunion:
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ReadyToGO.jpg/ReadyToGO-full;init:.jpg
>>
>> But the issue in the pic below was on my mind. Pulled over just before
>> the border to check it:
>>
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHole1.jpg/TrailingArmHole1-full;init:.jpg
>>
>> While checking, I poked below. It now has little brothers:
>>
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHoles.jpg/TrailingArmHoles-full;init:.jpg
>>
>> I did a LOT of work getting Jaco ready to travel, but couldn't see
>> driving it 2000 miles + this way. I know. It might have held, but it
>> was accelerating in it's growth.
>>
>> Jake D had kindly warned me about the rust, which I dutifully kept an
>> eye on, but as I say, the hole opened up quickly over the last little
>> while. That's the part that scared me offa driving it very far/too
>> long.
>>
>> F***.
>>
>> Yah I'm whining but it just seems like a never ending "battle". It's
>> like I can't keep up. I know the job of R&R'ing the arms is not easy.
>> I swear. What's next? I feel like giving up. Anyhow....
>>
>> So here's the thing:
>>
>> Check out your rear trailing arms.
>>
>> I AIN'T no expert and DON'T know how long a trailing arm in this
>> condition would be ok. But, I couldn't help but see in my minds eye,
>> all that weight and torque opening that hole up progressively faster
>> til it failed.
>>
>> Not trying to scare anyone, but I can't imagine what it would be like
>> having that thing fail at the forward mount <shudder>.
>>
>> End complaining. Kirk out.
>>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>

--
Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
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http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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