stock waterboxer vanagon AC compressor bracket ?

why repair when there are hundreds of them laying about ?
I have 10 probably.

Scott
www.turobvans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: AC Compressor Mount Repair

> You can get those tapered iron bushing from a lot of different VW
> brackets,
> I believe.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 7:18 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
>>  So I'm ready to install my new AC compressor only to find the bolt
>> holes in the casting are totally gone on one end and badly buggered in
>> the bushing on the other.
>>
>> Anyone have an y good idea about h ow to repair this? Can I drill out
>> and install a helicoil in the aluminum casting where there were threads
>> in the aluminum at one time? I can use a tap and try and straight up the
>> threads in the steel bushing on the other side. If that doesn't work,
>> I'll have to drill out the steel bushing and replace it with something.
>> ETKA doesn't show that steel bushing so I'm not sure how to deal with
>> that.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>