[Vwpickups] Re: Vwpickups Digest, Vol 52, Issue 3
Robert Kreisel
akagoodeye at comcast.net
Sat Jun 13 20:24:28 CDT 2009
thanks to all for your help.....think the narrower tires higher
inflation works best for me...since i am not restored my sportruck. i
already have 175 13's and have overinlated to 42 lbs. has helped a
lot. bob
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> 1. hard steering on vw gasser pickup (Robert Kreisel)
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> 3. Looking for VW Diesel Pickup (Geoff Keller)
> 4. RE: hard steering on vw gasser pickup (David Utley)
> 5. RE: hard steering on vw gasser pickup (Mathew Banack)
> 6. RE: Looking for VW Diesel Pickup (G & L Sander)
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> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:18:12 -0700
> From: Robert Kreisel <akagoodeye at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
> To: vwpickup <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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> hey fellows, this old gasser has an 80 vw pickup gasser and have
> hard time with my shoulder and neck when parking or backing up my
> pickup.....don't think there is anything major wrong with it other
> than old age like me, but wonder if overhaul would make it easier
> on these old bones. any suggestions appreciated. bob
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:26:10 -0700
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
> To: vwpickup <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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> Robert Kreisel wrote:
>> hey fellows, this old gasser has an 80 vw pickup gasser and have
>> hard
>> time with my shoulder and neck when parking or backing up my
>> pickup.....don't think there is anything major wrong with it
>> other than
>> old age like me, but wonder if overhaul would make it easier on
>> these
>> old bones. any suggestions appreciated. bob
>
> Likely manual steering? If so, probably not a whole lot can be
> done aside from the
> narrowest tires you can fit (I used to run 155-80R13s) and keep
> them inflated to their
> max. inflation pressure. Otherwise, you could put in a power
> steering rack and pump.
>
> --
>
> Roger
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Geoff Keller <keller_geoff at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Vwpickups] Looking for VW Diesel Pickup
> To: Vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Message-ID: <104408.10637.qm at web46312.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Does anybody know of any diesel pickups in or close to Alabama?
> Does not have to be running.
>
> Thanks,
> Geoff
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:33:56 -0500
> From: "David Utley" <fahrvergnugen at cox.net>
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
> To: "'Robert Kreisel'" <akagoodeye at comcast.net>, "'vwpickup'"
> <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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> Hey Bob,
>
> On my pickup, the rack and pinion were a slower ratio, making it
> more
> difficult to park. In other words, I had to see-saw back and forth
> more to
> park properly between the lines. I thought this was stupid,
> especially
> considering how short our trucks are. I compared it to the GTI I
> had, and
> it appears that the pickups have a different ratio in all of them
> (as long
> as ETKA is correct). Therefore, one suggestion I might make is to
> find a
> good rack off any other Rabbit, Jetta, or Scirocco to get this
> better rack.
> Be sure to get one with intact boots, if the boots are torn, there
> is a good
> chance the bearings that help support the rack are worn, and
> therefore you
> will have slop in the mechanism. New racks can be had for about
> 125.00 from
> parts4vws.com. You might also look at your tie-rods, and your
> bearings in
> the column. If any of these are worn or low on grease, it might
> increase
> effort.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Kreisel [mailto:akagoodeye at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:18 PM
> To: vwpickup
> Subject: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
>
> hey fellows, this old gasser has an 80 vw pickup gasser and have
> hard time with my shoulder and neck when parking or backing up my
> pickup.....don't think there is anything major wrong with it other
> than old age like me, but wonder if overhaul would make it easier
> on these old bones. any suggestions appreciated. bob
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:46:37 +0000
> From: Mathew Banack <jiggseob at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
> To: <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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>
> I say also look at those swivels on top of the struts. They may
> not be swivelling, and you may be turning the mounts in the strut
> towers, which is possible. Depends on how the strut bearings were
> (mis-) assembled, if they are solid and not turning where they
> should be, that would be hard to steer as well. Although, as you
> steer, you would get a sproing-action as the coil spring winds up a
> bit, then the swivel lets go, then the coil winds up again. And
> you would be likely to hear odd noises as well. Something to check
> though, take a dry-erase marker, and mark the swivels while
> straignt, and then turn the wheels all the way one way, and see if
> the marks still line up.
>
>
>
> These things do not steer that tough, even at a slow roll they are
> easy to steer. I agree with Roger, small tires fully inflated
> turn easier.
>
>
>
> Jiggs
>
>> From: fahrvergnugen at cox.net
>> To: akagoodeye at comcast.net;
>> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:33:56 -0500
>> CC:
>>
>> Hey Bob,
>>
>> On my pickup, the rack and pinion were a slower ratio, making it more
>> difficult to park. In other words, I had to see-saw back and forth
>> more to
>> park properly between the lines. I thought this was stupid,
>> especially
>> considering how short our trucks are. I compared it to the GTI I
>> had, and
>> it appears that the pickups have a different ratio in all of them
>> (as long
>> as ETKA is correct). Therefore, one suggestion I might make is to
>> find a
>> good rack off any other Rabbit, Jetta, or Scirocco to get this
>> better rack.
>> Be sure to get one with intact boots, if the boots are torn, there
>> is a good
>> chance the bearings that help support the rack are worn, and
>> therefore you
>> will have slop in the mechanism. New racks can be had for about
>> 125.00 from
>> parts4vws.com. You might also look at your tie-rods, and your
>> bearings in
>> the column. If any of these are worn or low on grease, it might
>> increase
>> effort.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> David
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Kreisel [mailto:akagoodeye at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:18 PM
>> To: vwpickup
>> Subject: [Vwpickups] hard steering on vw gasser pickup
>>
>> hey fellows, this old gasser has an 80 vw pickup gasser and have
>> hard time with my shoulder and neck when parking or backing up my
>> pickup.....don't think there is anything major wrong with it other
>> than old age like me, but wonder if overhaul would make it easier
>> on these old bones. any suggestions appreciated. bob
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:26:18 -0700
> From: G & L Sander <glcsander at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] Looking for VW Diesel Pickup
> To: <keller_geoff at yahoo.com>, vw pickups <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
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>
> Is TN close enough? (Sorry, I'm in OR, so I'm a loooong way away)
>
>
>
> 1980 in Rogersville, TN:
>
> http://tricities.en.craigslist.org/cto/1208778976.html
>
>
>
> 1982 on eBay. Looks nice, but I'd expect it to get too expensive
> before it's over:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Rabbit-1982-Volkswagen-
> rabbit-
> pickup_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ220433065545QQsspagenameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ
> 3aUSQ3a101
>
>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:42 -0700
>> From: keller_geoff at yahoo.com
>> To: Vwpickups at neubayern.net
>> CC:
>> Subject: [Vwpickups] Looking for VW Diesel Pickup
>>
>> Does anybody know of any diesel pickups in or close to Alabama?
>> Does not have to be running.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Geoff
>>
>>
>>
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