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Subject:Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:33:51 -0800

seemed to me one washer was highlighted..
with a 33mm ID - sounded right to me .

On 1/21/2013 7:26 PM, Larry Alofs wrote:
> 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&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
>>

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