Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:45:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
Comments: To: RICHARD KOERNER <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
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Rich,

the package each one came in says

803 419 775 B

Hope this helps. I don't remember how much they cost, they were on the
high side for simple molded rubber bushings but dirt cheap for the
improvement. Let me know if you can't find them and I will order some
more through my shop (I don't have to go to the dealer for most
vanagon stuff) and send them to you.

I recall that they were both under ten bucks (for the pair) but I
threw the receipt away. If you want to know exactly, I will find out
and email you. Just let me know.

Jim

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:34 PM, RICHARD KOERNER<rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> This sounds so easy I'd like to do it before parts get hard to find.
>
> So....what are the part numbers, and where do you find them, and about how
> much do they cost?
>
> Rich
> 85 GL
> San Diego
>
> --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 6:27 PM
>
> I have over the years been all through my 83 vanagon steering (this
> said because I don't remember if later model vanagons have the same
> setup, I think they do) It has been wonderfully correct for some time
> but there was always an annoying bump where the wheels seemed free to
> roam over a rocky road while the steering wheel sat firmly in my
> hands, issuing complaint from somewhere below. On straight roads, the
> car floated imperceptibly, though was easily corrected by guiding the
> wheel.
>
> The problem was fixed in fifteen minutes with the replacement of the
> two rubber bushings that fit into the half of the steering column that
> comes up from the floor. You drop the upper shaft (no need to remove
> the wheel) and pull out the old bushing with pliers, then soap up the
> new bushings and press them in with your fingers.
>
> No more bumping sounds, no more slop.
>
> Jim
>