The part number for the lead seal, called a pressure ring in ETKA,
part 14 in the diagram, is
281837750. Here's the link to the ETKA page:
http://etka.cc/vw/part_single/catalog/vw/markt/USA/modell/VA/year/1987/drive_standart/65/hg_ug/837/subcategory/102000/part_id/3691791/lang/e

Marc

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:
> that's the part number Richard found :-)
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The picture you pointed to, Karl, is the washer and not the lead seal
>> that I've been talking about, though it is good to know that the
>> washer is available. Those are missing from my van.
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > if that part number is correct, then a lot of places have it. Here is a
>> > picture
>> >
>> > http://www.bus-ok.de/bilder/produkte/gross/T3-Dichtung-fuer-Druckring-fuer-Drehfensterachse-Lagerwinkel-und-Vorreiber-orig-VW-Verglnr-281837745_b2.jpg
>> > or here:
>> >
>> > http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/products/Volkswagen-VW/Vanagon-syncroShort-engine-for-automatic-transmission----------------------also-use/Gasket/5287163/281837745.html
>> > seems Rabbits, Jetta etc from that time period had the same.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I looked on etka.cc and got 281837745 (seal) for the part.  BusDepot
>> >> lists
>> >> it as a special order for $1.79.  I don't know if they really can get
>> >> it.
>> >> The ETKA diagram shows the same part for the hinge and the window lock.
>> >>
>> >> Richard
>> >>
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