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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1425 on: October 24, 2011, 02:43:02 pm »
PB Blaster.... sounds like a peanut butter sandwich!
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1426 on: October 24, 2011, 02:47:51 pm »
Quote from: kvbug on October 24, 2011, 02:43:02 pm
PB Blaster.... sounds like a peanut butter sandwich!
Yes it does but, it eats rust!!!!!!!!!
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1427 on: October 24, 2011, 02:50:29 pm »
COOL! **^bana0 2@@cool
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1428 on: October 24, 2011, 05:22:24 pm »
Quote from: kvbug on October 24, 2011, 01:29:44 pm
Haven't been driving it...  my "mechanic" told me not to without a valve adjustment first ( don't know when it was done last)... but he's too busy to come and adjust do....   so I'm stuck.

Speaking of stuck,  yes the seat is still stuck.  My rubber mallet disappeared so I have to get a new one..

If this is your mechanic...you're in good hands
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=603985
If not you should make him your mechanic 2@cent
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1429 on: October 24, 2011, 06:39:46 pm »
Quote from: kvbug on October 24, 2011, 02:43:02 pm
PB Blaster.... sounds like a peanut butter sandwich!

Your car will stink like ::fire:: if you use it.

take the time to do it right.
Unhook the return spring under the seat, hold up on the release handle and tap on back of seat frame from side to side with a rubber hammer till it comes off rails. Sand and lightly lube rails, slide seat back on.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1430 on: October 24, 2011, 07:13:11 pm »

 Yea, too busy   -   survived another layoff at work,  1 out of every 8 person was let go - very stressful. All work came to a halt until "They" decided who should go. Now work started back up and was buried for quite a while...

I'm sure those seat tracks are not the same as a SB - what a pain they are with the little glider pieces - what kind of design was that  ?/banghea?/.  Maybe for a short fix, look under the seat, see what seat metal slides on the track and lightly lube the all the exposed rail surfaces you can get to,  lift up the release lever ( and assuming it stays up) sit in the back seat, put your feet on the bottom of the front seat rails and push left then right then  repeat. DO NOT PUSH THE SEAT UP TO FAR as you will next be sitting in it!. So once you moved the seat get to the front and sit in it, put your clean feet against the front floor and push backwards. Repeat once or twice.

Or if you even want to skimp on that, first time in the back seat just push the seat up far enough that is good for you.

DO NOT forget to put the seat engagement lever back down!

Best way is what Jack said tho..........

( I think on my 71 there was plastic covers over the seat rails... not sure when they fazed them in or out.........


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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1431 on: October 24, 2011, 09:33:22 pm »
Went to the DMV to get QQ tags. doublethumb

Friend stopped by to help get the Motor off the Stand.  &^beer&

After he left I said What the Hell and now the motor is in  Pinkngruven.


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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1432 on: October 24, 2011, 09:38:04 pm »
Neat progressive jack set up !!!  As long as it does the job  2@@cool 


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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1433 on: October 24, 2011, 09:41:02 pm »
There are so many steps to that I'm going to need the computer next to me so that I can read it and follow them one by one...  #@rofl3



   Maybe I'll just do the old lady thing ~ cuz I am one~ and put a pillow behind my back!!   &^rofl
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1434 on: October 24, 2011, 09:47:35 pm »
Quote from: Yuma on October 24, 2011, 09:38:04 pm
Neat progressive jack set up !!!  As long as it does the job  2@@cool  


Yuma

Yea I forgot to take pictures till later in the process.  #banghead The ones I missed are jacking up the car with a "Jack stand" on the Jack and putting 2x4s under the wheels on top of the car ramps to get the motor under and in the hole.   **^bana0

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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1435 on: October 24, 2011, 09:54:45 pm »
Three ways, the right way, the wrong way and the farmers way (what ever works) to get the job done!
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1436 on: October 24, 2011, 10:00:25 pm »
Quote from: Bob(Herbie) on October 24, 2011, 09:54:45 pm
Three ways, the right way, the wrong way and the farmers way (what ever works) to get the job done!

LOL   &^rofl  I guess thats why I was workin in the Chicken Coop  #@rofl3




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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1437 on: October 25, 2011, 08:14:53 pm »
Nice exhaust glen. Where did that come from?
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1438 on: October 25, 2011, 09:24:07 pm »
Quote from: MugMan (Rich) on October 25, 2011, 08:14:53 pm
Nice exhaust glen. Where did that come from?

Action Auto It's a Cheapy one.  byeby.,
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #1439 on: October 27, 2011, 08:38:20 pm »
Got Sophia's seat moved forward, so I can start to drive her!!  :jump4jo":
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