Hey. Well with the wheels off and working on the brakes, we discovered the backing plate for the right rear has rusted through and has holes in it. I know no one seems to have backing plates/splash guards up front....are they important in the rear? If so, where can i get one....and how do i go about taking off the big nut? It seems to be a rather frightening task. My vanagon is now officially more of a restoration project than anything else. I'm a bit suprised, and the finacial aspect is crazy, but i figure once i get these quarks worked out all will be good. However, in the process of replacing the parking brake cables, a variety of things went wrong. We discovered just how hard it is to put the new cables on, as the new cables outside diameter is larger than the internal diameter of the hole it mounts into. As far as the distributor goes, my van died suddenly while driving last week. The problem is suspected to be the distributor. It was very loose, and had pulled out of the engine. At the bottom of th distributor, the steel (?) "pins" that engage with the engine are very worn. Is it possible to replace just this part, or must we purchase the $200some rebuilt distributor from FLAPS? Any help is always useful. This list is very very very handy. Big lifesaver. Thanks -Craig '85 GL Sunroof.....restoration project |
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