I don't have the bracket on my ,85 Crew Cab anymore, as it rusted off. So I
went to Home Depot and bought 2 huge (6" diameter?) hose clamps which
encircle the muffler and one of the exhaust pipes to hold it all together.

I also think Bus Depot had those brackets for $35 or so.

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hurley [SMTP:hurley@ACX.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:58 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      muffler strap, 85 westy
>
> Date:  11/18/1999  09:57 am  (Thursday)  From:  John Hurley
> To:  vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject:  muffler strap, 85 westy
>
> Its seems my local shop can't get a strap that fits my muffler. The part
> number that the shop ordered, recieved and was unable to get around the
> muffler is:
>
> PART #:     025 251 521
> Is there a trick to getting the strap around the muffler?
>
> Are there different length straps for different diameter mufflers? What is
> the part number for the proper strap, or the various straps?
>