What's the most tedious job on your bus??

mcdonaldneal

This job won't be the winner, but it's got to be up there!
After 14yrs with us we decided to treat our Kombi to new curtains. We'll miss the old ones...

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The old ones were getting pretty frayed, faded, thin and patched, and wouldn't meet where they were supposed to. Compromised privacy (and decency) at times! Embarassed

Managed to source some genuine '70's material, in a range of sizes, and had a new set made up, with similar Silent Gliss' loop tape as a header.

Only problem is, every one of the tiny 'eared' hanging tabs has to be squeezed and threaded onto the loop tape...

Soul destroying and finger throbbing!

I've given up for tonight, about 1/3 of the way through, but need to get them finished and hung before we go camping in 2 weeks!
Patience, grasshopper!
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Wasted youth · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:13 pm Post subject:

The most tedious job I can think of off hand is changing out the alternator on a Type 4 engine. Makes me appreciate a Type 1 generator arrangement.

notchboy · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 6:52 pm Post subject:

Putting it all back together after I've taken it apart Confused

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FNGRUVN · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:04 pm Post subject:

Cleaning 30 some odd years of crud off the engine tin and welding up all the stress cracks.
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Desertbusman · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:23 pm Post subject:

Those are the curtain gliders where each one gets sewn to the curtain. But I don't understand the "squeezed and threaded onto the loop tape" part. We've just sewn then on like the originals were. The groove all the way around is to hold the thread. Westy originally used real heavy thread (almost string) and tied with knots like in Bigbores pic.

Here were Bigbores curtains and sliders
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5481219&highlight=curtain+clips#5481219

And my new curtains with gliders are in here. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5...mp;start=0

They are a tedious task to do. But it was one of the more relaxing tasks when considering some of the rough ones.
Funny how some tough jobs go quick and easy while some apparently simple ones take forever and are the killers.
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EZ Gruv · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:31 pm Post subject:

Most tedious?

Going from this:

To this:

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mcdonaldneal · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 10:35 pm Post subject:

Desertbusman, the Kombi is a mixture of camper conversions, Dormobile top, Australian cooker, and the curtains did originally have the 'stringy' cotton header tape like Bigbore

The string had worked loose though, hanging down, and coming out if the sliders at the end and wasn't cleanly repairable. The replacement tape we got when we ordered 'Silent Gliss' loop tape is synthetic, and the sliders need to worm their way under a band of narrow tape within the header tape. Not much slack though, hence the tediousness!

Does seem to be held tight though, and I like the way our old curtains were held neatly against the track, sliders every 2-3" or so, not like this...

Although the ones above ARE neat and tidy, no offence intended! Wink

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Malokin Martin · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 11:56 pm Post subject:

Inner/outer window scrapers

Jeff Geisen · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 3:54 am Post subject:

C/V joint service and/or maintenance, especially dealing with joint failure on the side of the road at night.
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camit34 · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:14 am Post subject:

Agree with the CV's. Did a repack on mine recently...

Not looking forward to the rear wheel bearings I need to get figured out in my '71 Deluxe...
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EZ Gruv · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:38 am Post subject:

poptop tom · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 5:00 am Post subject:

richparker · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 6:59 am Post subject:

How about adjusting the rear torsion. That's an all day affair and if you don't get both sides the same you gotta do it again. Luckily I didn't have to.
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airschooled · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:03 am Post subject:

I really enjoy CVs and rear wheel bearings, but for some reason I'm dreading cleaning my battery terminals next week… Confused

The scrapers were pretty bad, if I didn't care about my paint it would have been a lot easier.

I guess I've always done it with the engine out so access is easy. Not this time…
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kkjellquist · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:13 am Post subject:

AB westy nut · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:35 am Post subject:

CV joints are up there for sure, but the most tedious job I did was degreasing every nut, bolt and square mm of my engine during the rebuild. I loved the entire rebuild process, except the cleaning. Took for ever and was a real mess. Shocked

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Jalabert · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject:

Another +1 for CV's.

I've got to admit also loathing doing rear brake adjustments - they seem to come round far too often, but not often enough for me to remember which way to turn the stars without ballsing it up at least twice, having to take the wheel etc. off to make sure its even before starting all over again. Due again this weekend...!
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Malokin Martin · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:28 pm Post subject:

Krautski · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:29 pm Post subject:

Bus CVs are not nearly as bad when compared to FWD CV grenade on the roadside. At least its easy access and no 150lb/ft nut.

Installing the dash can make you look like a cutter, which is an annoying look if you're not.

Jalabert · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:30 pm Post subject:


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