Date:         Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:49:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Hey Al, that URL's not working for me.

I still miss Ricardo...

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> the amusing and instructive thread on sliding door bearings is this
> one on the samba.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/22out2g
>
>
> old terry kay goes down fighting :)
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
> On 10/16/2010 7:52 PM, Ian Allan wrote:
>
>> I actually have the VW part but while is was waiting for delivery I
>> made one up with a standard SKF bearing and a couple of fender
>> washers. Works great. I will sell the the VW part if you have lots of
>> money:-)
>>
>>
>
> OK, I will try to get pix posted to show the installed roller. I the
> mean time here is what I did:
>
> a) remove the broken VW roller from the axle that it revolves on.
> b) go to my local friendly machine shop and buy a bearing with the
> exact id and similar od
> c)  install a fender washer with shaft size id and od larger than the
> bearing.
> d) install the bearing on the axle
> e) install another fender washer, a small normal washer and locktite
> the nut.
>
> the bearing runs on the body track and the fender washers keep it from
> falling off the track. After a year everything looks great.
>
> Sorry Roger, no drawing and no semi-nudes.
>
>
> Ian Allan
>



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Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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