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Subject:Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
From:OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Date:Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:50:12 -0700

Brett & Neil

        What is the age of these 2 Vans & what sort of environment do they
live in?

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 21 Jan , 2013, at 8:20 PM, neil n wrote:

> I like that repair idea better than what I did:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/radiusarmholerepair
>
> Cutting the hole in the patch wasn't rocket surgery but starting with
> a nice round hole makes more sense.
>
> If Bretts radius arm is damaged like mine was:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/radiusarm
>
> if a weldor made a pass then shaped, would that be structurally
> sufficient? Or even required?
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> > wrote:
>>
>> That hole really needs a weld repair. Here is a link to the washer
>> I weld in
>> to repair this.
>>
>> http://www.mcmaster.com/#93162A380
>>
>> A 1-9/32" washer (1-1/8 bolt size) will also work.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines

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