The A/C hoses come up through floor (at least mine did on my ’85) inside the cabinet. You can’t slide it out the back without several inches of clearance to the shelf, and I didn’t see any way other than to remove the shelf.

 

I think Geneva has the right idea.

 

Stuart

 

From: Abel Longoria [mailto:houstonphotog@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 11:18 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?

 

Hmm... I was under the impression the closet could come out without having to disconnect /remove the AC unit. I thought maybe supports the AC cabinet with a 4x4 piece of wood etc temporarily until the closet is back in place.

 

Am i wrong? 

 

if so, then yea... certainly not worth it.

 

 

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

This is a lot of work.  You may want to rethink this idea and just do the part of the window that can be reached.

If you want to do it, see Bentley 76.7.  You'll need to remove the upper mattress, and will have to disconnect the A/C hoses.  Take it to a shop where they can recycle the refrigerant.

Getting it back in is a lot of fun too.  I used a small floor jack raised on platform I made out of plywood.  It helps raise and hold the heavy shelf in place while a helper holds the screws down from above while you attach the nuts from inside the cabinet.  And this was with my A/C unit removed!

Once you have the rear shelf down the rest is easy.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Abel Longoria
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 10:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?

I have an 87 Westfalia with AC and I'm looking for info on how to remove the rear closet so that a window tinter can have full access to that drivers side rear window.

Any information on how to do this and/or links to write ups of people showing the process?

Thanks

Abel Longoria
www.DasMotoClub.com