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Subject:Re: Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
From:Jonce Fancher
Date:Sat, 9 Jan 2016 11:23:23 -0500

Hi
Not sure the origin of this post or if anyone still needs it.
I have on the shelf a set of spindles from a 84.

Tell me what you need measured and I can check them to make sure they
are correct for your needs.

Jonce

At 10:50 AM 1/9/2016, you wrote:
>Thank you for date correction.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>David Beierl
>Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 10:24 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
>
>At 08:31 PM 1/7/2016, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> >For the spindles some 84s had the power steering. I believe there is a
> >split in 85 where the inner diameter of the outer bearing was changed.
> >So for the early spindles you need to match the tie rod connection and
> >the axle. For 86 and later the only difference is for the presence of
> >power steering.
>
>Outer bearing changed from 19.05 mm (.750 in) I.D. to 22 mm as of VIN
>24-E-024 828 (early '84 model).  P/N for the steering knuckle did not
>change.
>
>Yrs,
>d
>
>
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