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Date:         Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:37:37 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Oh happy day!
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Hi all.


Got past some hurdles today. Actually got all the front end/brake
parts on, except calipers.


At one point though, while torquing the nut on radius arm, I heard
this strange grinding sound. Of course it happened at the radius arm
hole I had repaired. My first reaction was: "Oh no! The small backfill
weld is cracking!" Then I thought maybe something was hinky with the
arm itself. That bugged me. Pulled it apart. No cracks and arm looked
ok. "whew". (Likely it was just the sound of the metal sleeve rubbing
on the arm as it moved while torquing nut.)


And thank the Vanagon Gods that I didn't snap a nut while installing
the radius arms. ( I took my time doing those) That in itself makes it
a happy day!


Neil.




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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"


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