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Date:         Tue, 7 Oct 1997 20:29:28 -0700
Reply-To:     "harald.nancy" <harald.nancy@MCI2000.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon mailing list <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From:         "harald.nancy" <harald.nancy@MCI2000.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
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Here it is once again, as posted 2 days ago: This is kind of an unconventional fix, but it sure leveled out my westy. I used the upper spring seat as a pattern and cut a round spacer of the same size, with a hole of the same diameter in the center. I used a thin blade jig saw to cut it out of a 1/2"solid plastic board. I inserted the spacer between the upper spring seat and the car frame. See chapter 42.2 in the Bentley manual. Don't use a spacer more than a 1/2" thick. The washers are doing just fine. The tires seem to be ok too. The car handles a bit nicer on right turns, especially when heavily loaded.

It was fun to hear that Uncle Corbin had the same idea. To answer Kelly's question: No, I don't think it does any harm to drive with a slightly leaning van. I only discovered this after I built my new garage. At first, I thought my new garage was leaning. To my relief, it was just my westy. Harald '90 westy

---------- > From: for4beglins <for4beglins@LOCALACCESS.COM> > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > Subject: Re: Sagging on one side - Westys > Date: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 7:18 PM > > I AM NEW TO THE LIST, BUT MY UNCLE CORBIN, PUT NYLON SPACERS ABOVE THE > SPRINGS AND HAVE LASTED 40000K . IT IS STILL LEVEL AND TIRES ARE STILL > HOLDING UP. > > > ---------- > > From: Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET> > > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > > Subject: Re: Sagging on one side - Westys > > Date: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 2:31 PM > > > > Todd Last wrote: > > >I have a liberal Westy (It leans to the left). (1988, 104K miles) It is > > >noticeable when the van is empty, more so when the water tank is full. > > >My thinking is that the left springs have sagged a bit because of the > > extra >weight. > > >So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the > > >springs left to right? The weaker left springs would go on the right. > > Would >this have the result of leveling out the Van? > > >Or is this an exercise in futility? > > > > Please excuse my lack of knowledge. Is there significant harm in driving > a > > bus with a slight sag? What are the implications? > > > > > > Kelly Bauman > > Delta, BC > > '91 Westy


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