Thanks, Neil -- my original post was not very specific. David Beierl
pointed me to Bentley 80.14 -- the assembly I'm inquiring about is the
defroster/footwell flap assembly -- the two sets of flaps share the same
axle. Can't for the life of me figure out how to get that axle out so I
can replace the foam bits.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

On 05/05/2012 04:49 PM, neil n wrote:
> Mike.
>
> I have one from an '85. I'll take a look. Used to have pics of my air
> cooled while apart.
>
> Long shot but any chance there's screws under foam? IIRC, I found
> Phillips screws under foam somewhere but that was a few years ago and
> a different box.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> "Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
>> box itself that have to slide out?"
>>
>> Well, there are three flappers. One is a full-width flapper -- that
>> ain't the one I'm struggling with. Another is dual-port thingy that
>> fires downward behind the shift console. The dual-port thingy comes out
>> by popping out four (4) little black plastic keys that trap the axle.
>> This ain't it. It's the third one, located sorta midway back in the box.
>> There are two large black plastic tabs that we removed, but we can't
>> figure out how to get the axle/flaps out. The axle is trapped between an
>> end cap on one end and the operation lever at the other.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> Bend, Ore.
>> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
>> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>>
>> On 05/05/2012 03:40 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>>>
>>> At 05:40 PM 5/5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> vents, that one has us stumped. The axle goes full length, has a cap at
>>>> one end and the cable lever at the other. We cannot figure out how to
>>>> get that thing to come out.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
>>> box itself that have to slide out? I canna remember and I don't have one
>>> to look at. I do remember that it's not a big deal once you figure out
>>> the trick. Last one I did was on Millie's Van and that must be a couple
>>> years ago now.
>>>
>>> While you're in there, don't forget to check the pivots on the
>>> free-swinging flaps that slam shut when the blower air is stronger than
>>> the ram air. They tend to wear triangular and then jam or fall out. If
>>> either happens, your blower will have a merry time blowing air around in
>>> a circle to itself, though the ram air will still be fine. A challenging
>>> item to repair because of access issues and the need for it to swing
>>> freely. I didn't last time, but I believe opening up access from the
>>> side (and covering it with aluminum body tape afterwards) would be the
>>> way to get in there without going insane. I don't regard renewing the
>>> foam on those flaps as important, and likely to do more harm than good
>>> because of the small clearances and low forces involved.
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>> David
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>> d
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