Date:         Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:56:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops
Comments: To: Marius Strom <marius@thestroms.org>
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Thanks, that what I figured.  And I had planned on doing one at a time :)

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Marius Strom <marius@thestroms.org> wrote:

> Washers and lock nuts, IIRC. Do one bolt at a time so you don't mess up
> the hinge->pop top alignment (ask me how I know).
> If you have a ratcheting wrench, it's super-easy. 10mm I think.
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> Marius Strom | marius@thestroms.org | http://www.marius.org/
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> To: Wetwesties@yahoogroups.com; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> From: starwagen@gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:48:27 -0700
> Subject: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops
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>       Getting ready to replace the bolts that attach the pop top to the
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