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Subject:Re: Bad plastic(s)
From:Mark L. Hineline
Date:Thu, 3 Feb 2011 03:23:01 -0800

Thanks, Ben, but I don't see how that holds the split - between the
top piece and the bottom piece - together. That's where the screws
crack the plastic.

Mark

On Feb 3, 2011, at 3:17 AM, BenT Syncro wrote:

> Put a washer & screw through the metal mounting clip.
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> BenT
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> On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:50 AM, "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET
> > wrote:
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>> There is an awful lot of plastic in a Vanagon, and an awful lot of it
>> is not much good after 30 years. Is there any kind of general fix for
>> the parts that screw together, like the steering column cover? Some
>> sort of epoxy - drill - tap  trick?
>>
>> Mark
>> '82 Westy