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Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:25:12 +1300
...rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty. > >I'll carpool down there for small claims court any day. > >Cheers >\ >Matt Hey, best of luck...
Re: Crutchfield- lots o Vanagon speakers, any fit?
Historical mailing list - woody
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 18:27:21 -0500
...the couch" 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 oval (for sale) > When you look...
Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 04:57:05 -0500
...covering or plugging such a small hole would be easy. i did something like this on a bicycle when i was a kid, but...
Re: striking caution by dennis
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sun, 8 May 2016 14:03:12 -0700
...wrote: >>>> >>>> Any time you are tryingbto remove a large nut - heck, even some smaller nut >>>> or bolts - some extra precautions are in order. Dennis...
Re: a recipe for ThanksGiving....
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:56:36 -0500
...chopped in quarter > - 1/2 stick of leek (optional) chopped in small pieces > - 1 chopped garlic clove > - 1 egg yolk > - 1/4 stick of...
digijet low idle fix
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:32:26 EDT
...I removed a small nut on the body and found it's bolt in a slotted hole providing some adjustment to the air flow...
Re: Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:38:31 -0700
...no center caps. > Bolts and nuts included > > I ask 350 plus shipping. > > Ramon Celaya. > South California > -- > > > Syncro 86 > Weekender 87 > Bug 68 >
Best way to Install a Optima Red Top Starter ...Sideways
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:49:06 EST
...the hold down comes loose. (You can also put a second nut on the hold down to keep it secure...) Also put a piece...
Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 14 May 2002 20:15:07 +1200
...The doghouse erefers to the later type Bug oilcooler, which lived in a small housing on the front-left of the dual-port 1...
Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:41 -0800
...Ballseat lugholes will be a different story as typical radius for the 12mm lugnuts & bolts will be smaller than the 14mm version. That is...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
...The main nuts for the bearing get a special seal nut to try to keep oil in. Same for the oil pump nuts. They...
Re: tool find
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:13:05 -0500
...had a small grinder. We strung one long extension across the road >> and I ground and ground and ground on that nut. > > > Had to...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:31:24 -0500
Nylon lock nuts are all junk and are only used for low stress, vibration only applications. When they are used for grade 8 applications...
Re: Tech tip #2
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:47:35 -0400
...However, some of the small cars give us trouble in that the lug nuts are so small, we don't have a torque stick...
Re: Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 14 May 2005 20:58:46 -0500
...The 3/8 >>> nut is big enough not to go through piston pin but small enough not >>> to get caught up on the other...
Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
...I tried double-nutting by grinding two standard nuts to about 5mm thickness so I could fit two on the stud and all they...
Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:55:04 -0500
...Larger bolts/nuts would take harder blows, smaller; lighter. Tap if you were driving a picture-hanging nail into a cheap sheet rock wall...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:48:50 -0800
...and nuts that have a > smaller surface area in the cone area, than a true vanagon 14 inch alloy lug > bolt or nut. > If...
Re: removing Westy stove face plate
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:22:32 -0700
...Pull the knobs and then the jam nuts. Underneath the front of the face are > 3 small Phillips screws. Pull the bottom out and...
Re: Removing Badging question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:59:19 +1200
...There are small studs which are then pushed onto plastic >grommets. That is all. You can carefully pry the emblems off. I find they...
Re: stands vs ramps
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:38:48 +1300
...plus, with a small base, they cannot be very stable. I have home-made ramps which are probably grossly overengineered (solid, HEAVY). Only problem...
Re: wheel rattle
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:18:00 -0400
...and a small knocking noise that seems to be coming from between the wheel and the suspension arm. ideas? the nuts are all uber...
Re: Thermostat change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:22:15 -0500
...If a bolt spins, or the nut plate is spinning in the plastic lower part............using a very small grinding wheel, grind the bolt...
Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
...you loosen them all in roughly equal small > steps. > > you don't take 4 wheel lug nuts off leaving the last one at full...
Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:25:17 -0700
I have countless Van owners stop by my personal shop for me to use my 3/4 impact on those axle nuts and they...
Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
Historical mailing list - Various
Fri, 10 May 2002 18:04:47 -0300
...I noticed several suggestions in the list archives that for small and new leaks, retorquing the head might do it. However, I never saw...
stuck lower control arm bolt
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:25:31 -0800
after a long time of persuading the nut on the lower control arm bolt to come off, I was somewhat dismayed that the job...
Re: Propane leak
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:44:24 +0000
...Fridge is gone. >> Can I tighten the brass nut to the right of the arrow? Do I need to >> apply a counter force with...
Re: Sway bar connection popping out
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:52 -0400
...In my case the problem turned out to be a loose radius rod nut(strut bar) where it goes through the frame. Each time...
Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:31:13 -0500
...On another note, I have a very small coolant leak coming from an upper >> head >> nut. I've never heard this mentioned and didn...
Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:02:03 -0500
...I did have to heat it and bend a small offset into it to clear the bodywork. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws...
Alloys for sale
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 23:03:15 -0400
...The set also includes the special lug nuts and bolts necessary to install them and the small hub caps. The price is $550 and...
Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:38:01 -0400
...I repaired it by putting the nut back on to the stud to protect the thread end, set the ball in my vice (protected...
Re: tire and wheel width matching
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Sat, 22 May 2004 12:04:30 +0200
...Message ----- > >Then, if it�s on a Vanagon, this is off small importance since you never put > >that much G-forces on your wheels...
Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:44:42 -0500
...Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi Ben, > Be Careful with the heat. > Heating steel removes...
Re: Metric this, metric that
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:25:49 +1300
...if your architect/builder/whatever hands you an 1:1 model, >how many times smaller is it than what you finally get? > >answer: 12...
Re: LVC: Tools- tranny swap success/ Gearwrenches and Harbor Frieght Tranny Jack
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:07:20 -0700
...the > smaller wrenches would either--they do. The 17 mm is the 1st one I bought for getting at the engine/tranny nut behind...
Re: Sears Tools
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:08:17 -0500
...I carry a small plastic case with snap lid that I find in the hardware section at home depot in each of my vanagons...
Leaking head nut
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:48 -0500
...A very small amount of combustion gases were escaping to the cooling system. After a new radiator, I got it figured out. The shop...
Re: Rear wheel studs
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:44:54 -0500
Just want to make sure there's plenty of threads, pulling my small fishing boat. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On Mar...
found some hidden vacuum leaks
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:00:31 -0800
...A total of 4 large and 4 small o-rings. Just remove the single 10mm nut that holds the gang of 2 injectors to...
Re: How to remove GL panels from bottoms of door and body
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:33:26 -0800
I believe it is a 10mm nut on the bolts that hold the cladding to the clips. I used a small socket with an...
Alloy Wheels for sale
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:06:54 -0400
...of fou= r which includes the small hub caps in the center and the special lugs and nuts. the wheels are located in Los...
Re: Thnings that go "Squish" in the night
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:38:22 +1300
...Try bleeding again... -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
Re: spinning rear lug nut
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:10:11 -1000
getting the spinning nut and stud apart depends on the tools you have to use.. first ...try an impact gun ..you might get lucky...
Re: Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 11:20:53 -0700 (PDT)
...I seem to recall that I made a small "X" slit in the carpet above where the bolts were and then threaded an appropriate...
lightweight digital voltmeter @ Radio Shack
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:00:04 -0500
...Radio Shack has a very small digital voltmeter they sell for $24.95. It's dimensions are 4.25" x .75" x 2.25...
Re: Rear hub tightness
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:33:17 -0500
...with a small air wrench. Did that tool make it tight enough? What's > the > specs on that large axle nut? > > Hope that makes...
Re: Hanging a propane tank ~ for sans tank vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:13:25 -0600
...below the floor line) ~ 6 nuts (4 nylocks - 2 non) four large hardened flat washers and a small tube of sealant. > > If anyone wants...
Re: Some kind of shelf?
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:07:09 -0700
...Wing nuts could have one ear cut off or shaved back. Or you could use nuts and keep an old socket nearby to tighten...
Re: Gear Trouble
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:46:21 -0700
Loosen the 10mm nuts on the shifter base under the rubber cover, put it in first and tighten them back up. If it messes...
Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:58:20 -0700
...to rest on, or, use some > threaded rod, smaller than hole in bushing, put a nut with flat face > on rod, tap bushing in...
Re: Haunted 84 adventurewagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 23:01:56 PST
...nut driver in hand and removed single bolt holding the two fuel injectors on the driver side . Be careful not to lose the small...
Re: Broken exhaust studs
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:54:17 EST
...If the nut becomes stuck to the stepped stud, not necessarily unlikely for an exhaust nut, it is possible to strip the now enlarged...
Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Tue, 14 May 2002 09:45:20 -0600
...The cooler lived in a small house, very near the "big" house. Much as we may wish this was the set-up we used...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:28:55 -0400
...The splines are quite small and have to engage the splines that you've cut into the soft metal of the arm. Anything between...
Re: 1984 Vanagon O2 Sensor Removal ?
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:40:46 -0400
...I heated up the nut and the area around it and then took a small bowl of ice water and stuck the nut only...
Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:40:44 -0800
...Undo the 10mm nut completely ..take the mirror base apart... what I found on the last one that I treated this way .. it's...
Re: Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:28:18 -0500
...Larger bolts/nuts would take harder blows, > smaller; lighter. > Tap if you were driving a picture-hanging nail into a cheap sheet rock > wall...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:15 +0000
...An easy way to tell is > to use a small butane torch to heat that area of the head. Water will > begin to "seep...