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Subject:Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:38:03 -0500

Ken Wilford at Vanagain.com sells the Mavel Rebuilt rack - or at least
did. I have bought two from him. And they have the lifetime warranty.
Never had a problem with either unit.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Anthony Egeln wrote:
> The Maval racks have a lifetime warranty....done the warranty once already.
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> http://www.mavalgear.com/
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> But you may have to go through a retailer to get one.......which is a pain because once they make their cut they don't want to talk to you again.
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> See if you can buy directly..........and let us know if that is the case.
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> BTW, I think the key thing is too flush the system thoroughly, to remove old fluid and metal.  Otherwise supposedly they invalidate your warranty.
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> Good luck!
> Anthony
> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
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> --- On Sat, 8/8/09, Phil Stanhope <surfmobile007@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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> From: Phil Stanhope <surfmobile007@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 8:00 AM
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> So the 2nd manual steering rack i installed is already showing a little play on one side....prolly needs replacement....These racks arent beefy enough for heavy Westys IMO. Does anyone know a place i can send it to have it rebuilt?
> thanks!Phil 84' Westy Tiico'ed in 2001
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> --- On Sat, 8/8/09, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
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> From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> Subject: Re: New lister & first time owner of '87 Vanagon GL
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 4:53 AM
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> At 03:32 AM 8/8/2009, Douglas and Annie Dodson-M�uck wrote:
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>> I still have questions to pose yet it's late and I'm feeling tired so I'll sign off for now.
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> Welcome aboard!
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>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
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