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Subject:Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
From:T Collins
Date:Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:19:12 -0500

My better half is not going to like the fact that I am serious about the T3
technique ones ;)

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> For the bushings consider T3technique.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of T Collins
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 3:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> The mechanic was able to figure out that these are ATE....
>
> The rack is leaking profusely.  Steering bushings are goners....
> Lots of little (and large) things!
>
> Got to meet him at the shop tomorrow to figure the course of action.
>
> More to come...I'm sure of it.
>
> T.
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Heh. For sure. Ok. Was thinking the mechanic had a Bentley manual.
> > Looking at my Bentley.....
> >
> > Teves have a cross shaped pad retaining plate. Girling has a more
> > square looking plate and the retaining pins have pin clips. And IIRC,
> > the Girling caliper has a "G" on one face.
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On 11/21/16, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > ​I usually leave the bentley in the van​, but as luck would have it.
> > > Im
> > at
> > > work and the book its at home and off course the vanagon is at the
> > > mechanic....
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> re: caliper type. Have mechanic inspect caliper on other front wheel?
> > >>
> > >> The Vanagon Bentley manual shows images of each type.
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical
> > <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>