Harald,
Mine came out pretty easy. I used a large pair of channel locks on the part
below the sink and needle nose pliers on the metal part from above the sink.
I just opened up the needle nose pliers so that they would fit in two of the
four drain holes. This was a good enough grip to keep the metal part from
turning when I put the beef to the channel locks. Hopefully everyone else's
will be as easy.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!

>Bill,
>Glad you had luck finding a new sink trap.
>But the battle has just begun. The old plastic fitting
>that screws to the metal strainer on the metal sink bowl
>can be a real pain to get off.
>Mine did not want to turn.
>I was almost ready to take my westy to a plumber.
>I finally used a hacksaw blade with one of those little handles.
>Then I carefully cut the plastic part until it split.
>Then finally, it did screw off. I had to be careful not to cut into
>the metal thread from the sink.
>Don't know why the thing was so stuck.
>I think the old plastic shrunk over the years.
>Good luck
>Harald
>90 westy
>
>Bill wrote:
>> In case you haven't noticed yet, the small thumb screw at bottom center
>of
>> the P-Trap under the sink is vulnerable to rusting out. When it does you
>> will have a leak under your sink. The replacement part is sold by Bus
>Depot
>> and others for about $40.00!!!
>> Last fall Harald up on the Olympic Peninsula posted that he had found a
>> replacement P-Trap at an RV supply place up in Canada for about $C12.00.
>> Today I found an EXACT replacement (M.A.S. Model DT-151X, NSF-24) at
>Allied
>> Trailer (an RV supply place) in Sacramento, CA for
>$5.95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> But I bought the other model for $6.23 (Admiral A-60-C, NSF-24) that
>seems
>> less likely to rust with the screw off to the side and out of the water.

>> With the Admiral you have to pop take the screw out and pop the bowl to
>> drain it. That's slightly harder than draining through the thumb hold
>screw
>> of the stock model, but it will last a lot longer I think.  My threaded
>> metal strainer holder fit both models.
>> So look in your local RV Part store for the P-Trap. If they don't have
>it,
>> call Allied Trialer and they'll mail it to you.
>> Their phone number is 916-922-3487. They're a good shop. I also bought an
>> inexpensive water pump from them for my Westy. And they will take phone
>> orders and mail you the part.
>