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Date:         Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:13:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: which direction for the plates? Re: (followup) Re: part
              numbers for link hardware?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90604061250q460598cehdf4cd8caf6c56ae@mail.gmail.com>
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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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