Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 13:28:31 -0400
Reply-To: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
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Great post, Don! Prince-purple bushings are on my list of upgrades this summer.
So peanut oil should also work well on other parts, like rear drums. Perhaps we should work it into a Waxoyl recipe.
Chris.
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Dnia May 19, 2011 o godz. 22:53 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> Work had my shop full of a drift boat that I was re-furbishing for a
> client. For almost a month, I couldn't work on my van...I was going
> through withdrawals. Up till just this last week it's rained so much and so
> often that working out on the grass or gravel has not been very attractive.
> Now, nothing really needed to be done, it's been running flawlessly...but
> sheesh! I got really used to messing with it during the process of making
> it like I want it...So...I finished and moved that boat out. Ran the van
> right in and ....Bliss!
>
> Put the van up and installed some polyurethane steering rack bushings that
> have been sitting around here. About a year ago I'd replaced the old dry
> ones with new rubber standard ones and that was a help, but I'd used poly
> ones on other vehicles and knew that they are even better...They are. The
> new ones make a noticeable difference, especially in gusty crosswinds, which
> we have lots of here in the Columbia River Gorge. It took about an hour,
> start to finish. The old one piece ones came out using some channel locks
> to grip the edge of the cast steering rack with one jaw and put the other
> jaw into the center of the bushing, then pry..
> The fancy purple new ones are two piece with a Stainless bushing through
> the center...easy to install with supplied lube. 84 vanagon without PS.
>
> On one of the forums, someone was asking about powder coating his exhaust
> system...Some listee said he'd always used Peanut oil on his pipes and it
> worked just as well as anything to keep the rust down. My inline ABA VW...I
> had some expensive collectors bent and welded into a nice exhaust, so I
> gave them a Peanut Oil rub down. I have driven about 400 miles, some in the
> rain...and they look....slick. Not a hint of new rust....I'm planning on
> oiling them each time I change oil...about 3000 mi. intervals.
>
> Next is a right front wheel bearing and a right side motor mount that I
> have needed since I got this van 4yrs ago...
>
> Don Hanson
