Date:         Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:56:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <AIEFIGCNNANNIHLNFBPEKENLGPAA.vanagon@volkswagen.org>
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The VW procedure for late model Vanagons is to use a
glue on rotors to ensure they stay on.  Because of
this, they often must be destroyed for removal.

Z

--- David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> wrote:
> Some of the rotors I have seen are just plain stuck
> on there and I have had
> to break a few to get them off.  Usually they should
> just pull off - but, if
> you have a new one at hand and you carefully crush
> the old one with some
> pliers I can't see the problem - just don't get bits
> stuck inside the
> distributor.
>
> David Marshall
>
> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
> Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
>
> http://www.fastforward.ca
> mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
> Phone: (250) 992 7775        FAX: (250) 992 1160
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of MMunn
> Sent: December 30, 2002 10:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
>
>
> My 88 Westy has a very burnt distributor cap
> (inside) and the rotor doesn't
> look much better.
>
> Replacing the cap is simple, but what about the
> rotor?  Is it a simple
> matter of removing the cap and pulling on the rotor
> until it decides to pop
> off?  Or, do I need to "crush" the old rotor, as
> suggested by another
> non-Vanagon owner?
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Matthew
> Vancouver
> CANADA
>
> Go Canada Go! (World Junior Hockey Championships
> currently in Halifax, Nova
> Scotia)


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