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Date:         Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:20:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Me Sad. Trip cancelled. Whining Content + Warning (PICS)
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90809041959l48428d55kf24528189b37a27e@mail.gmail.com>
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Personally, I think you're nuts for missing this event. Those spots have been there for years, you just never noticed them.

Drive reasonably, go camping, enjoy yourself.

Life is too short.

tim in sanjose

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > *sigh* > > Ready to go to Catherine Creek for Wet Westies Reunion: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ReadyToGO.jpg/ReadyToGO-full;init:.jpg > > But the issue in the pic below was on my mind. Pulled over just before > the border to check it: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHole1.jpg/TrailingArmHole1-full;init:.jpg > > While checking, I poked below. It now has little brothers: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHoles.jpg/TrailingArmHoles-full;init:.jpg > > I did a LOT of work getting Jaco ready to travel, but couldn't see > driving it 2000 miles + this way. I know. It might have held, but it > was accelerating in it's growth. > > Jake D had kindly warned me about the rust, which I dutifully kept an > eye on, but as I say, the hole opened up quickly over the last little > while. That's the part that scared me offa driving it very far/too > long. > > F***. > > Yah I'm whining but it just seems like a never ending "battle". It's > like I can't keep up. I know the job of R&R'ing the arms is not easy. > I swear. What's next? I feel like giving up. Anyhow.... > > So here's the thing: > > Check out your rear trailing arms. > > I AIN'T no expert and DON'T know how long a trailing arm in this > condition would be ok. But, I couldn't help but see in my minds eye, > all that weight and torque opening that hole up progressively faster > til it failed. > > Not trying to scare anyone, but I can't imagine what it would be like > having that thing fail at the forward mount <shudder>. > > End complaining. Kirk out. > > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >

-- Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which case, you ain't got there yet.


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