Scott, this was a question posted by Neil.

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/31/2013 07:22 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> HI Jack,
> what problem are you really trying to fix  ?
>
> I have never had to worry much about that distance ..
> appears to me it's about how close those two part are ...and how equally
> and far the pins stick through the holes in the other part.
> I've never had to shim down on that bracket like they are suggesting.
>
> How is it that you are even concerned about this distance A anyway ?
> scott
>
> On 1/31/2013 6:31 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> Can no one help this man? I recall staring at that picture in the
>> manual, trying to understand that measurement.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>> On 01/30/2013 06:40 PM, neil n wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> Had the dash off and am re-securing the steering column.  (1981, manual
>>> steering)
>>>
>>> P 48.14 in Bentley specifies a measurement for gap "a".
>>>
>>> By "a", do they mean the gap between the upper and lower parts of the
>>> steering column at the rubber bushings?
>>>
>>> image of where I mean:
>>>
>>> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4jJNFsTX79U/Sj0oI1TCuBI/AAAAAAAAAmc/Ow1p0C4wnVk/s720/SteeringBushingClearance.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil n
>>>
>>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>>>
>>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>>>
>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>>
>>>
>>
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