Yeah I saw the bearing install on the samba and I was intrigued. I would I have copied it but I didn't have a suitable bearing in my stash.

It's still enticing in a "why not try it " sort of way.

Alistair

> On Jul 24, 2016, at 5:30 PM, BenT <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Andy Tillinghast in the Facebook group Vanagon Cafe posted his repair. It's even more overkill as they installed a beating instead of a bushing. I'll attach the pic for you to see but the Listserv will strip the attachment.
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> BenT
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>> On Jul 23, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
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>> Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar assembly this week. Little stainless steel shaft and a bronze bushing to fix the worn out hinge joint.
>> Just adding one more version of what others have done.
>> 
>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> Alistair