Date:         Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:43:50 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Wanted: knuckes etc from power-steered van
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>  ... many people don't know that Compton is its
own city and not part of Los Angeles.

Is it physically attached to the LA conurbation? If not, how far away
is it? Maybe that's why UPS charges so much to deliver from LA...

>>IIRC pitman arms belong to wormgear steering systems rather than rack
>>and pinion systems like those on Vanagons (T3's).

Thanks for the correction.

>>You may also want to
>>calrify that your shipper is in COMPTON, California rather than
>>Crompton.

Heck, it's-a only one letter.

>>Used suspension uprights are cheap if you take them out yourself.
>>Otherwise, it is cheaper to buy new ones. You can use your old
>>uprights if you weren't doing the brake change.

I priced the knuckle up today. Apparently RHD & LHD kennuckles are
different (is the LHD speedo drive in the right knuckle??... that's
the only place I can think they might differ).

Anyway, the design apparently changed during 1985, so early 85s have
the early knuckle. There is no listing for a RHD left knuckle and
there are no available right knuckles in the Singapore depot, though
there is a listing... for a mere $840US. That's gotta be good value.
The intermediate steering shaft is $322; the universal joint is
another $170.

Obviously I am NOT going to be buying new items in this wonderful
country. WHAT A RIPOFF!! So I may be screwed... unless I buy LHD and
connect the speedo to the G50 transmission's drive... custom cable
needed... and gawd knows how I'd get THAT to read correctly! Mebbe I
can drill out the L stubaxle...

Anyway, ANYONE ANYWHERE in the US got these bits available??
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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