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Subject:Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:57:54 -0500

The link includes the actual part number.

93162A380

Dennis

From: Larry Alofs [mailto:lalofs@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 10:26 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.

The link seems to yield a page with washers of many different sizes.

Larry A.

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:47 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

That hole really needs a weld repair. Here is a link to the washer I weld in
to repair this.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#93162A380

A 1-9/32" washer (1-1/8 bolt size) will also work.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
brett rueff
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 7:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.

Started installing the new GW standard height springs today.  Also have fox
shocks in the box ready to go as well.  In removing the radius arm bushing
it looks pretty ugly:
https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos
<https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB41
079&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052> &cid=7bf533a9aab41079#cid=7BF533A9AAB410
79&id=7BF533A9AAB41079%211052
Also I noticed the GW springs are about 1/4" bigger inside diameter than the
ones I am removing.  I did a few dry fits and it doesn't seem to 'nest' on
the lower control arm as well - there is a little slop between the spring
and the moulded collar on the LCA so where the end of the spring is supposed
to but up against it sits out a bit far and is not nicely snuggled in there.
Work has stopped while I wait for new radius arm bushings to be shipped, so
comments welcome!  Otherwise the removal has gone well so far.  Came apart
pretty easy.
Brett91 Vanagon