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• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:53:47 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/5nzo7 > or Google "copper exhaust nuts VW". Aircooled VW and Porsche > folks swear by > them (not at them). > > Ken Lewis > http...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 May 2011 16:23:58 -0700
  ...like water pump nuts and bolts, the small case half nuts etc. ( maybe not the bigger ones you want torqued exactly right though ) . I...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware? Typo!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:30:00 -0400
  ...Stainless nuts on regular steel studs do >>have >>this problem but whenever stainless studs and nuts are used, beware. >> >>Dennis >>
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:15:45 -0500
  Yes, I put new self-locking nuts at front axles while I was replacing the outer boots. I also put new circlip for the...
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:59:04 -0700 (MST)
  ...The factory alloy lug nuts @ $1/ea from junk yard. And Saab 9000 alloy lug nuts also @ $1/ea from saab mechanic. I will...
• Re: Exhaust Flange Gaskets and torque
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:28:37 -0500
  I have received a couple of emails regarding the torque for the exhaust flange bolts/nuts. According the the Bentley, the M8 hardware should...
• Front Spindle Nut Interchangeability Question?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:46:54 -0500
  ...Rather than pay the $4 each for new peen nuts (these are already overpeened) I'd like to use the old style split nut...
• Re: [Fwd: bosch digifant] Warm lug nuts.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:47:40 EDT
  ...After a 2 hour trip I felt the lug nuts to be warm to touch, where as the rears were cool. Thanks. >> That is...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:58:21 -0400
  ...I consider exhaust nuts expendable, and don't count on them being reusable. The goal is making sure they're relatively easy to remove...
• Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:47:59 -0500
  they are spring type nuts that work on tension. theyre more like a little clip. you push the clip nut thing on the stud...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:35:34 -0400
  Does the height of the riser nuts have an effect if they're eliminated? I guess they just meet up flush with the wood...
• Re: engine removal 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 08:21:46 -0700
  ...What gets removed are the nuts on the studs. If you do actually remove the studs, life becomes bad. The main trick I've...
• Re: Eye candy for type I lovers
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:27:44 -0800
  ...I'd really enjoy it but, slicing into my Van might be a near death experience. �mike, old bug , & nuts ________________________________ From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Riv-nuts for light install
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:58:28 -0700
  ...found that we need to install M6 x 1.0 Riv- nuts in the factory provided holes. Fastenall is more than happy to order...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 15 May 2024 13:48:34 -0400
  ...Hi Jack, Two summers ago, after a lot of front end work was done I hade several nuts come loose resulting in clunks. They...
• LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:41:21 -0700
  ...From a design standpoint, for parts using nut & bolt fasteners, since one tightens the nut to the bolt, are captive nuts more or less...
• Re: castle nuts/tie rod ends?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:46:07 -0500
  ...The old ones had castle nuts and the bolt had a hole going thru > it for a cotter pin. The new rack did not...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:47:04 -0700
  ...That makes sense! On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 12:16 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: > IIRC they're half studs and nuts and...
• Re: Help getting lug nuts off
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 10:53:32 -0400
  ...I would also try tapping on the nuts and studs with something/small hammer to break loose any rust...caution here not to mash...
• Re: rear wheel clunking
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 05:49:57 EST
  ...the torque spec for these nuts is 360 foot pounds. You should also repack the bearings while you have the nuts off. Cheers� Frank...
• head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:18:36 -0600
  ...Should/can I use this same stuff for the head nuts? Is there anything at say autozone that would work on the headnuts or...
• Re: KYB Noises
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 5 May 2003 10:18:48 -0700
  Jay wrote: >I didn't re-tightened the top nuts on the fronts, only checked the large >bolts and nuts. It is not a...
• Re: monitoring system
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:33:31 -0700
  For those so inclined, the December 2000 issue of "Nuts and Volts" magazine had an article on building your own car computer. http://www...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:58:10 -0500
  ...Secret of the Exhaust Nuts? > What is the secret to exhaust nut removal? > > I doused them with PB, then I prayed, then I cursed...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:39:56 -0500
  ...Should one dispense with that and use a dremel thin grinding wheel to carefully grind off one area of the nuts so that they...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:09:20 -0700
  You can install all the interior items to the floor with just bolts and nuts. I have done so several times. I use locknuts...
• Re: Wheel Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:52:11 +1200
  ...Locking nuts? Ditto kryptonites. Chain a cougar to each wheel? Food costs... Keyed nuts? Only a few patterns available, and thieves will have full...
• Re: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:56:27 -0700
  ...There appears/feels like there are nuts that > > those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the > > nuts captive nuts...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:25:29 -0700
  ...Why my rear axle nuts got loose > My rear wheels have been making rumbling noise. According to my past > experience I know it is...
• Re: Westfalia Questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 May 1997 11:23:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...About a 3 hour job, the nuts are allready welded onto the underside of the van (only a couple of holes needed to be...
• Re: lug wrench- was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:33:48 -0800
  ...Alloy wheels & steel nuts seem to glue themselves together & if the flat happens on rain or snow filled night the lug nuts will for...
• Re: Syncro fool sender ...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:03:58 -0400
  The shop that did mine basically hit the nuts (I thought there were 6 of them not 8) with Super Penetrant, and then repeated...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:23:38 -0500
  ...On those nuts that hold the crankcase halves etc together....do you guys typically use self locking nuts or do regular nuts with blue...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:05:33 +0000
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• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:08:54 -0500
  ...In that I usually work alone, I had no one to hold the nuts > to get the screws started so I used JB Quick...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:45:15 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >> Just confused as nuts/washer on both sides were the same. >> >> The nuts don't "feel" like locking nuts, but then every day...
• Re: Tire recommendations wa
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  2 Nov 1995 09:16:46 -0800
  RE>>Tire recommendations wanted 11/2/95 >So until I can find time to get the nuts off (all frozen save one). The >van...
• Re: Axle nuts the easy way
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 23:41:52 -0700
  ...Axle nuts the easy way David, Forget about breaker bars, the tire flex absorbs the shock you need to break really tight nuts loose...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:11:56 -0700
  ...Image, new nuts > installed: > > https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmNuts.jpg > > Those nuts are also lock nuts. Turn each a bit at a...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:02:16 -0600
  There are locking nuts that are all metal. They are usually copper coated, and the end of the hole curves in a bit, so...
• Alloy question, was Re: Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 01:32:18 EDT
  In a message dated 9/30/2000 10:22:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bpremack@WAVETECH.NET writes: > There are also 10 wheel nuts...
• Axle nuts the easy way
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:19:03 -0700
  David, Forget about breaker bars, the tire flex absorbs the shock you need to break really tight nuts loose. After giving it a try...
• Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:16:49 -0600
  ...If you have trouble finding one, a quick fix is to take two 10 mm nuts and put them on a bolt and weld...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 08:15:16 -0800
  > However, when trying to change the wheels myself, the lug nuts > were simply immovable. I can imagine getting stuck in the > middle of winter...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:48:00 -0500
  ...Weird how I can remember this old stuff but where did I put those stainless nuts and bolts? Merry Christmas Peter Marsh Naples Sent...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 01:42:47 -0400
  ...LUB your LUg nuts and there taper seats!!!!!!!!!! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 10 May 2011 21:23:05 -0500
  Thanks Dennis, I have all my old case nuts, washers, and through-bolts soaking in naptha, I ordered a bag of type 1 case...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 11:38:22 +0000
  ...Remove 4 nuts holding swivel plate on & pull plate off, turning 90 degrees to allow release lever to slide through notch in front of...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:08:19 -0700
  ...Why my rear axle nuts got loose To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:55 PM At 01:16 AM...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:53:31 -0700
  ...I can't stand bone dry wheel studs and nuts myself. Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric luebbers" <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: My Dometic is nuts!
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:28:12 EDT
  Call 800-Ghostbuster.... James 88 Weekender Anaheim, Ca.
• Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Sat, 7 Dec 2019 11:55:16 -0500
  ...If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it better to > > retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English...
• '84 Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 16:21:33 -0700
  Well the lug nuts I reported on never did come off. After a 2 weeks of WD-40 soaking, tapping, and tugging I took...
• Source for lug nuts and front stud kits
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:52:51 -0400
  Someone emailed me yesterday asking where I purchased the lug nuts and front stud kits when I put on my BBS wheels and I...
• carat alloy wheels was Re: Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:33:22 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/03 12:21:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jeanon@AOL.COM writes: > What lug nuts are correct? Bought...
• Re: Exaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:11:35 -0700
  ...I had some VW flange nuts today that 12mm was too big and 11 too small. 14"x5/8" chisel and 2 or 3...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:44:46 -0700
  ...Dealer would have to order nuts. Nut and washer for bolt still available. A UK site showing long bolt: (they also show the eccentric...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:39:29 -0700
  ...The noise from loose axle nuts is very easy to idnetify. I had two AC beaetles in the past and I had that problem...
• lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:10:58 -0400
  ...So in the middle of all these posts about the proper tightening torque for lug nuts (I think there's been a new factory...
• Re: How do I stop this oil leak?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 12:34:25 MDT
  > > I've got a pretty steady oil leak dripping off the little nuts > surrounding the oil drain plug on my '71. I've replaced...