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crushie Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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You took way too much metal out of your so called washers. They bent right where there was the least amount of plate. Use some penetrant on the wheel also. _________________ 1974 VW Combi 1800 Auto. Weber 32/36 |
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well my "so called washers" worked, I had to align them better but the steering weel came off this morning. Now I need a lock housing to replace this old one, and I have had zero luck finding one. I found newer bus ones and old bus ones, but none like this.
_________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51060 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Good to hear it finally worked, I agree on the over relief of the washers, sometimes they are stuck like a Mofo as you discovered, hope you kept all the chunks to glue back in to the wheel hub.
For the lock contact Steelersbus or Gabvwkey, both have ads in the classifieds. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
Please don't PM technical questions, ask your problem in public so everyone can play along. If you think it's too stupid post it here
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GeorgeO. Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2010 Posts: 881 Location: Menifee, CA
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Where did you get those washers? |
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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The real deal washers are 3.5" and that is not always easy to find, but Fastenal is a good place to try or a Fleet supply something like that, maybe Lowes. I made mine. _________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Red Fau Veh wrote: |
Well my "so called washers" worked, I had to align them better but the steering weel came off this morning. Now I need a lock housing to replace this old one, and I have had zero luck finding one. I found newer bus ones and old bus ones, but none like this.
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what is wrong with this one? and what year is it for? _________________ where its cold and snowy |
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Well it is a 1971 bus igniton lock housing, I am not sure if it is usable now because 2 very small springs fell out that were mashed up. I don't want to put everything back together if this part is no good. so I though a new one would be a easy fix but noone has them. Do you know if mine will work still? (if you look close at that picture, the tiny sprigs were like the one at the bottom center of that pic, it's a tiny spring that was all distorted. _________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16927 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:33 am Post subject: |
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I'll bet Busdaddy could tell you how to take springs out of a ball point pen and fix that steering lock. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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regalasr Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2002 Posts: 743 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:57 am Post subject: |
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When you go to paint your re-done steering wheel, urethane paint is the only stuff that will hold up. The paint is pricey, by the time you add up all your supplies, the repro wheel will compare.
You could use another kind of paint and then wrap the wheel with one of those leather wheel wraps as a compromise. |
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Red Fau Veh wrote: |
Well it is a 1971 bus igniton lock housing, I am not sure if it is usable now because 2 very small springs fell out that were mashed up. I don't want to put everything back together if this part is no good. so I though a new one would be a easy fix but noone has them. Do you know if mine will work still? (if you look close at that picture, the tiny sprigs were like the one at the bottom center of that pic, it's a tiny spring that was all distorted. |
do you know if those springs came from the locking mechanism or the key part? I have those parts I think I can part with some. _________________ where its cold and snowy |
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a pic of where the spring came from. It may have been one spring broken in two. It came from that small round mark area on the lock pin part I am holding in the pic.
_________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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heres one I just pulled out of a 71 it has no holes drilled in it and the plate is on it I see yours was missing its plate that is why it popped apart. If you want it PM me.
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16927 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Now those fingers look like they belong to a mechanic _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Now those fingers look like they belong to a mechanic[/quote]
NOW THATS FUNNY! _________________ where its cold and snowy
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crownline Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2010 Posts: 589 Location: Northwoods of WI
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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You can see why the keyboard is all dirty. Must be alot of searching for info on how to work on ACVW's. No time to stop and clean. _________________ 1972 Bus 1700 cc Single Carb. But not a progressive.
Barelymuvin
Wish I still had the ones I got rid of.
"It"s got some dings and dents and neither of us is going to SEMA."(Update, I went to SEMA in 2019 but the Bus stayed home)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-8446.png]Click to view image[/URL] |
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Mine IS the keyboard of a mechanic trying to answer all your questions as I fix cars all day long. _________________ where its cold and snowy |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16927 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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bigbore wrote: |
Mine IS the keyboard of a mechanic trying to answer all your questions as I fix cars all day long. |
I'm sure there's a little bit of internet porn involved too. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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bigbore Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2003 Posts: 3296 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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aeromech wrote: |
bigbore wrote: |
Mine IS the keyboard of a mechanic trying to answer all your questions as I fix cars all day long. |
I'm sure there's a little bit of internet porn involved too. |
You can see that from there? ah-or-a-that alleged activity what do you have a black light. _________________ where its cold and snowy |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16927 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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bigbore wrote: |
aeromech wrote: |
bigbore wrote: |
Mine IS the keyboard of a mechanic trying to answer all your questions as I fix cars all day long. |
I'm sure there's a little bit of internet porn involved too. |
You can see that from there? what do you have a black light. |
hahahaha. You guys need something to help keep the blood flowing on those cold days up in the north. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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You folks are great haha! Yea that's a dirty keyboard of a mechanic alright, or a dismantler anyhoo! The fingers in the lock picture are mine haha, but uh, yea they are kinda beat up anymore. _________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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