Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:13:03 -0400
Reply-To: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
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From: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject: Re: which direction for the plates? Re: (followup) Re: part
numbers for link hardware?
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In that case, is there any reason not to use washers of the same size?
That way I could even use stainless...
-Wes
'84 1.9l
Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Its a little counter-intuitive, but the concave side goes toward the
> rubber bushing.
>
> Jake
>
> On 4/6/06, *Wesley Pegden* < wes@cs.uchicago.edu
> <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>> wrote:
>
> Which direction are the plates supposed to go back on? (I forget
> which
> way I took them off...) I would have thought the top and bottom both
> cupped towards the bushings, but the Bentley diagram makes it
> looks like
> they both cup upwards (so the upper one is away from the bushing).
> This doesn't make sense to me....
>
> Thanks again,
> Wes
> 1.9l
>
> Wesley Pegden wrote:
> > Ken's hooking me with all but the plates... I'm looking for 3 of
> these
> > now... my old ones are pretty bad.
> >
> > -Wes
> >
> >
> > Jake de Villiers wrote:
> >
> >> Have you tried calling Ken Wilford at VanAgain?
> >>
> >> On 4/5/06, *Wesley Pegden* < wes@cs.uchicago.edu
> <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>
> >> <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu <mailto:wes@cs.uchicago.edu>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> I should have mentioned... I'm located in central new jersey.
> >>
> >> Wesley Pegden wrote:
> >> > Also,
> >> > does anybody have any idea how I can get these things by
> >> Friday? I need
> >> > 1 sleeve, 1 lower plate, 2 bushings, and 2 top
> plates. At the very
> >> > least, I'd like to get 2 of the bushings by Friday. I have a
> >> feeling
> >> > that when I call the dealer tomorrow morning, they're
> going to
> >> say it'll
> >> > be next week before I can get them. Do I have any other
> >> reasonable options?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Wes
> >> >
> >> > Wesley Pegden wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >> Does anybody have the part number for the plate that
> fits above the
> >> >> bushing at the bottom of the stabilizer link?
> >> >>
> >> >> I have that the sleeve is part number 251411047
> >> >> I have that the lower plate is part number 251411043
> >> >> I have the bushings are 251411039
> >> >> What about the top plate?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Wes
> >> >> '84 1.9l
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jake
> >> 1984 Vanagon GL
> >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
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