To be honest Stuart, the design was made up as I went along. And seeing what others had done gave me some guidance. And as with all things I do, I find that during the process I see too late what I should have done. It would be great to have a simple kit that requires only simple tools to install. Some ideas along that line came to me during my fix, I have to try and follow through with them. One wonders if the pop top assist kits ( jack Bombay and go Westy) help in reducing the pressure on that wearing surface in the hinge. I'm guessing they do. If you don't have to grunt so hard pushing up the bar then logically there must be less pressure on the hinge. So all you Westy owners, get the pop top assist kits even if you don't have added loads on your pop top. Alistair
> On Jul 24, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a complete redesign, not a repair, which is what I'd expect from a > man of your talents and resources. I "repaired" mine by welding up the sawn > through crossbar and grinding it smooth. Inelegant, temporary and simple, > just like me. > > I've found that the H bar is very expensive to ship assembled, but taking it > apart for shipping is reasonably cheap. Maybe you could start a side > business, even Go Westy hasn't come up with a fix for this! > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Alistair Bell > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 11:36 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Another pop top hinge repair > > Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar > assembly this week. Little stainless steel shaft and a bronze bushing to fix > the worn out hinge joint. > Just adding one more version of what others have done. > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/ > > Alistair > |
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