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Subject:Re: Source for Sliding Door lower Guide Bearing
From:Old Volks Home
Date:Sat, 28 May 2011 10:22:31 -0700

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Bus Depot lists it, but dunno if Ron has it.  Generally Ron will only
list items if he can still get 'em

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251843419
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Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
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On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Steve Young <sja_young@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> My 84 westie had the ball race collapse on the vertical lower guide bearing that
> sits at the bottom of the sliding door. Its NLA at local dealer and not I'm
> finding anywhere online. Checked out skateboard bearings which can be
> substituted on other part of sliding door mechanisms on later vans, visually, ID
> looks about right, but OD is too small.
>
> Anyone on the list had this problem and found a good solution?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve