Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:36:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: 85 Vanagon/rear window spray nozzle + removing O2 sensor
Comments: To: Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
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On Sun, 26 Jul 1998, Judith Barr/Leo Girard wrote:
> Hi all,
> 1.  In trying to resuscitate the rear window washer (all pumps working) I disassembled everything easily until I got to the nozzle assembly itself. It has a different looking nut/fastener/clampette on the inside holding the nozzle unit snug to the body.
 Because the vehicle is in its 14th year there may be a problem of thread freeze but I couldn't see how to remove this last little piece. Is it threaded? Is it a friction fit clamp? Anyone successfully removed this without damage to the assembly?

I have removed that thing on my '81 van with an '86 back door.
It was awkward but easy enough.  My recollection is that it's
a plastic piece with some springy fingers that hold it into
the metal; you have to apply pressure from all directions at
once while pulling from the outside... well, actually since
we only have two arms I found a lot of trial and error and
working from one side to the other eventually did the trick ;)

Good luck...

        Gary

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea