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• hubcentric question
  Historical mailing list - feller
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:27:06 -0500
  ...So i'm assuming the load is being beared on the studs. any comments from those in the know? i know there is 1001...
• Re: Access to westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:47:52 -0700
  I should add that the sensor studs can be accessed with the tank in situ. You do need to take that little vertical divider...
• Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 05:49:52 EDT
  ...the only vans that came with this circular plate with 4 studs were the campers....and the campers all had the swival mechanisms....... Soooooo...
• Re: New exhaust install - SS hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 16:37:45 -0700
  Why, in particular brass nuts? Is there something wrong with using stainless hardware (both studs and nuts) for the exhaust manifold (or anywhere on...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:39:47 -0400
  ...Exhaust studs > Can't remember if it was this list or another, but someone suggested > to free a frozen nut, heat it up with...
• Re: Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 08:03:35 -0600
  ...Studs & lug nuts > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I recently purchased a set of use Hankook's mounted on Vanagon alloys > that > > I > > believe came off a...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:44:54 -0500
  ...Lubed with WD40 and cranked away. >>> >>> Studs were EMPI "Nascar style" which is also offered by sway-away. From >>> the pics, it's the...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:45:49 -0500
  ...Thanks for info re CIP studs. It looked like the EMPI ones would fit even though too long. I figured I'd cut/grind...
• Re: 1.9 alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:05:53 -0700
  ...1.9 alternator bracket > > The 1.9 VW waterboxer in my '84 westy has the studs/bolts that hold > the alternator bracket broken off...
• Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:12:45 -0500
  ...I need new rear wheel studs/nuts for stock wheel setup. Nothing at Bow Wow. Called California Imports and was advised by helpful CI...
• 2wd front stud conversion
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:48:57 -0700
  Anyone converted the front wheels of a 2wd van over to studs? Where did you get them in the US? dylan
• longer wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:11:58 -0700
  http://www.fastforward.ca/SyncroSuspension/default.htm David Marshal has'em I bought a set from him for around thirty bucks. Brian
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy LONG- Project & quasi TRIP REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:22:16 -0400
  ...These studs are VW wheel studs manufactured by > > Sway-Away. > > > > There was no additional drilling or reaming necessary to install these studs > > into a...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:36:52 -0700
  ...Use a little bit of heat on the studs before trying to remove. A plumbing torch will work just fine. Don't make it...
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:02:24 -0400
  ...What I did with the engine to trans studs: The two bottom studs are too long, so I replaced them with the studs from...
• Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:54:39 -0800
  ...I just looked to see why my Westfalia's belts were screaming and I found that the studs my alternator rests on are both...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:20:10 -0700
  ...Well Casey, any non-forged type aluminum alloy wheels will have a thicker mounting pad which wil require longer studs and/or bolts on...
• Re: Lower Engine Stud Needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:18:34 -0400
  ...the auto the shorter. > you only get 2 of the right studs per entire vanagon I believe , so > extras come from dead vanagons usually...
• Re: Learned something today.... (wheel studs)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:58:58 -0500
  ...buy the part from VW (or other reputable > vendor) > > > > Bought "EMPI 70-2810-0 WHL STUD, SET OF 5 CHINA" > wheel > > studs from CPI...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:13:16 -0700
  ...Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA > Chris - > > Actually, these should be studs: > VW # N0146752...
• Carrera Powered Vanagon Hits The Streets!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 09:55:23 -0600
  ...The engine does need a top end rebuild (it has a couple of broken head studs), but I knew this before installation (the resulting...
• Re: WTB new or used 16" vanagon wheels
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:23:02 -0400
  ...Either set of wheels need longers studs and to be drilled to 14mm studs (MBs are 12mm) Hector 1990 Carat 'Ursula' w/all wheel...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:09:12 -0700
  ...Nothing like planning ahead eh? I've been told tht these cracks ususally occur just in front/tranny side (FIF) of the mounting studs...
• Re: Al foil protection/Friday
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:01:30 -0700
  ...case half of a 36 hp VW engine case....the case studs neatly fit the holes in my head and hold it in place...
• ball joint issues
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:49:57 -0800
  ...has anyone ever heard of the ball joint hex studs bending so bad you can't remove them. Does anyone have a work around...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:01:47 -0600
  ...Prepare to break the studs if the nut splitter doesn't work. Jim On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM, David Marshall...
• CA '80 exhaust - thanks
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 08:40:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...Since this was the side that my own pipe was faulty (quote from garage: 'at least two of the 'bolts' = studs stripped, you need...
• Re: Craigslist post
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 22:17:46 -0500
  ...Yet the mud grip tires all have the holes for studs. Now instead of snow and ice, we do have hurricanes and mosquitos, and...
• Re: can anyone in CT helicoil ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:27:27 -0700
  ...Replace bolts > with studs where practical. > Alternative: buy the studs that are dual diameter- i.e. 10 mm one end, 8 mm > other end...
• My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:20:22 -0800
  ...I agree it is a good idea to replace studs and nuts when the threads look suspect or perhaps with a major rebuild but...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:22:58 -0900
  Thanks Andrew! As far as I know the Vanagon's use 14 mm bolts and studs. This question was related to Vanagon's, although...
• Re: Rear Studs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 1 May 2009 06:00:31 -0700
  ...42 PM, Troy wrote: > There was a list member selling rear studs, but can't remember who > it was now? I'm looking for...
• Re: Vanagon picture opinion please
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 21 May 2004 21:30:44 -0400
  ...You can install them w/o spacers and/or longer studs. The S class wheels will need spacers, long studs, and is cast. Cast...
• Re: Snow tires, Police, getting stopped, etc.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:32:34 -0800
  ...Actually the point of this post was studs on tires. If you are at 4,000 feet that may explain why you don't...
• Re: Intake Manifold? Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 1999 20:11:08 -0400
  Those studs hold a cooling pipe that crosses the top of the engine. When a nameless mechanic removed my cooling pipe without bothering to...
• Re: Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 9 May 1995 21:51:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Three of their $130 per set head studs failed during engine assembly and they are blaming my click-type torque wrench. Consequently, I am...
• Relocate LP Tank
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:38:25 -0700
  ...There are only two existing threaded studs, so I will have to add two more. There are two nuts welded to the body that...
• Re: thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:54 -0800
  ...2000 Rpm or below until some clamping force via the head studs is present. Especially on cold soaks and cold wx. So the worst...
• Re: Part number confirmation needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:51:13 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi there, could anyone confirm some part numbers for me? These are for the lower studs that connect the clutch...
• Another lame-o fastener question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:56:16 -0500
  ...The nuts came off the exhaust manifold studs just fine. Then all I had to do was separate the two halves of the headers...
• new LP tank regulator touches body
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:18:33 -0400
  ...There is no wiggle room for the tank to move in or out on the studs. Seems to me all the valves and such...
• Re: head-aches
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 30 May 2007 19:53:44 -0400
  It's possible that one or more of your head studs is stretching. When my '84 was given to me back in '91 it...
• Re: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 07:25:25 -0330 (NST)
  Try heating them up with a blowtorch. This way you're less likely to crack off any wheel studs. Phil '89 Westy
• Installing new propane tank mounting studs
  Historical mailing list - Rob Cassam
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:47:28 -0500
  I was wondering how to install new mounting bolts for the propane tank (new) They are severely rusted. Thanks Rob 90 Westy
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:39:04 -0600
  ...The rims required spacers and longer studs. I thought that the van was due for new rear brakes and had acquired the parts required...
• Re: Rear emblem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:21:48 -0500
  ...I know that they were suppose to put the little clamp thingies on the 3 studs but, they did not. I want to just...
• Re: miserable wal-mart. had a lug nut perma-stuck to the lug..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:27:17 -0700
  ...The studs are cheap, but may require the hub be removed to replace. I almost hate to say it, but you need to go...
• Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:52:08 -0800
  ...Jacking up pulley end of engine to normal position obviously helps to line up studs. Before I did this, the rear portion of the...
• Re: Alternator bracket needs repair
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 May 2009 09:01:57 -0400
  ...There is too much extra material around theses studs. The best fix is a heli-coil, and good bolts or studs with good nuts...
• Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:34:33 -0700
  ...The design of the wheel allows 2 threads of the rear nuts to show, > so about 5-10mm longer studs are needed. At the...
• Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:40:56 -0700
  ...I've been driving these now for a few >> hundred miles. >> >> The dumb question? Are tires that are molded (drilled?) for studs more >> prone...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:22:18 -0800
  ...Although I haven't yet had this particular problem, I've had a similar situation regarding exhaust port studs/bolts/holes being stripped. I...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:06:03 -0800
  ...I agree it > is > > a good idea to replace studs and nuts when the > threads > > look suspect or perhaps with a major rebuild but...
• Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:10:57 -0700
  ...I removed the crossover pipes� studs from the cylinder heads. I had to wrestle with one of them, but the others came off easily...
• Re: Help with replacement exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:01:40 -0400
  ...the powers if cross reference. > > Say I needed to get exhaust studs for a 1985 vanagon and the friendly flaps counter person had a...
• Re: Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 17:04:21 -0400
  ...had to deal with the results of someone pulling those 8mm studs out of the case, then installing 10mm Time-Serts and pulling *them...
• stud kits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 00:00:04 +0000
  Where can I get a kit to convert my front hubs on my 2wd van to studs instead of bolts? Thanks Dennis Atkins 91...
• Wheel studs & Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:04:06 -0400
  ...I'm switching to wheel studs on every vanagon and I'm buying extras (lugs & studs) just in case. 2. Yes, the stock Audi...
• Re: '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 17:41:40 -0400
  ...From the factory it was 2 studs and then nuts to hold the bracket in place. The usual cause of failure is the use...
• Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:28:33 -0700
  ...With studs, you have something to hang the heavy tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift and...