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• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:05:08 -0800
  ...It sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not pulled rear tire yet). > > Can anyone shed light on...
• Re: how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 03:28:51 EDT
  ...How do I put the wheels from one on the other? In other words, I recall that something else besides the lug nuts need...
• Re: 14" VW Alloys
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:05:15 -0700
  ...the > rounder shapeed lugs. > > My next question is that some of the hardware are just lug nuts and others > are lugs with a threaded...
• Re: Van Cafe - How'd they do that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:24:30 -0700
  ...i'm picky. - The 'vanagon alloy wheel lug nuts' they sell for $ 1.00 each - no problem with that price ! To be really accurate...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:57 -0400
  ...I guess there really is something to tightening lug nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on the...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:31:11 -0700
  ...That is when I learned > about the nut back-ring being case-hardened on Vanagon lug nuts. > > Drove home with one missing lug nut...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:54:44 -0400
  ...Breaker bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) Baby wipes. Lots and lots of baby wipes. Disinfectant wipes...
• Re: Shocks, Lug Wrenches, Whatever Else Comes Up . . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:44:39 EST
  I used to like the lug wrench that came with the Pinto and a couple of other fords. It was a fairly beefy steel...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:53:31 -0700
  ...anti-seize Quik question can I or should I use anti-seize on lug nuts? Eric
• Re: Ball Seat vs Cone Seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:43:29 -0700
  ...the answer,, Is it OK to use OEM Vanagon Ball Seat Lug Nuts > > on Cone Seat Cast Aluminum Wheels (In this case, the 16in...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:11:37 -0700
  ...I know you can do it one at a time, and pull them into place by cranking down on a lug nut, but thats...
• Re: Merkur Scorpio alloys & other wheels which can fit Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:08:49 -0800
  ...The adapter lugbolts/nuts need that much space to compensate for the difference in the patterns. In simple English, the hole has to be...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:02:20 -0500
  ...I guess there really is something to tightening lug nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on the...
• Alloy wheels/lugs
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:14:23 -0500
  ...The question came up of lug bolt/stud length. I asked one of my professors if my old bolts would do (they were a...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:04:16 -0600
  ...Spray the lug nuts with the coldspray, and give a good sharp tangential hit with the hammer. The bolts will snap right off! Marshall...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:22:19 -0800
  ...removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >>Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster...
• painted wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 10:46:41 +0800
  ...Painted the lug nuts solid black. Don't use any hubcaps OR chrome beauty-rings - it makes for FAR less rattling! /Martha Rubin nrubin...
• Re: Lug nut lubrication or not?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:52:16 -0500
  ...dirt must be removed from >inside and outside of the wheel nut/bolt holes to assure a secure >mount...", but does not mention anything...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:30:56 -0400
  ...It was not the lugs - it was the castle nut that came lose. Not sure the exact cause - and I have no idea who...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 20:27:19 -0700
  ...BTW, many 4-way lug wrenches are made of wretchedly soft metal and deform quite easily. Try using the proper lug wrench and you...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 03:29:08 -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: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  06 Feb 97 15:29:28 EST
  ...as for the rears, I'm sure you can get the lug nuts to grab onto the studs a little bit, but it would...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Feb 97 23:14:14 EST
  ...You just use the alloy wheel lug nuts and bolts, and you're ready to roll. when you mount the Audi turbo wheels, that...
• Re: Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:26:33 -0500
  ...to hold reduction gear boxes to spring plates > >Axles nuts, 36mm & 42mm > >Lug nuts up the yin yang > >brakes sproings > Hi Clara! I'd...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:39:45 -0500
  ...As a bonus, you can carry it in your van to torque lugs. Howard Subject: torquing axle nuts > say > > without the very expensive torque...
• Re: Lug nuts and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 21:35:03 -0800
  ...A hex lug bonded into the >plastic housing pulled out. My assumption is this is not repairable. Two >possibilities for repair would be 24...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:34:51 EST
  ...warped rotors, damaged wheel holes and calling a tow service at 4 am when you cant get those last two nuts off. imho Patrick
• Re: Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:15:34 -0700
  ...14 mm nuts with the right ball face to match the Benz wheels. ----- Original Message ----- From: "levi hawkins" <b1levi@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:45:12 -0400
  At 11:50 AM 9/27/2009, eric luebbers wrote: >Quik question can I or should I use anti-seize on lug nuts? The...
• squeeks
  Historical mailing list - ==David-M==
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 00:44:10 -0500
  ...a loose lug nut?
• Re: Front hose and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:05:44 -0400
  ...I have a spare set of lugs (nuts/bolts) stashed in w/ the jack. john
• Will the wheel fall off?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 1 May 2006 09:59:48 -0400
  ...and can only get about six turns out of the rear lug nuts. Which doesnt seem like enough thread to hold on the wheel...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:06:22 -0600
  ...I got home I made sure I could loosen/tighten the lugs myself. Took me 5 minutes. I use a 16" long, 1/2...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:47:38 -0600
  ...speaking of flat tires. . . >> However, when trying to change the wheels myself, the lug nuts >> were simply immovable. I can imagine getting stuck in...
• Re: Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:54:51 +0100
  ...Lug nut madness > Hi All, > > I once had new radial R tires installed on a '79 loaf and insisted on > standing by the tire...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 13:22:52 -0400
  ...They co= me with the special lugs and nuts and the small center hubcaps. The price i= s $650 plus UPS shipping. The wheels...
• Re: another wheel that fits the vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:40:50 -0400
  ...bolt on, without any special lug nuts/bolts. chris
• WTB. "wire wheel" plastic hubcaps for 83 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:43:07 EDT
  ...This hub cap also sports the fake black plastic lug nuts. If anyone has some used in nice shape for sale please let me...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:34:00 -0500
  ...the nut from the wheel side of the nut > ... > then later zoom off they come .. > i have never had a wheel lug nut come...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:58:28 -0700
  ...15" wheels and tires from GoWesty > "No Lube of any kind should be used on lug nuts" > > Thats what it states in the bentley...
• Re: Help: Need 15" Wheels for VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:13:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the nut method. Did you try the Merecedes 15" on front or back? I was wondering on the front if the Mercedes' lug would...
• Re: Poptop leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:31:50 -0500
  ...On the handle that you pull down on, there are two 10mm nuts. There slots behind these nuts.With the top popped,loosen the...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:18:29 -0500
  Scott, I had a lug nut that way once. Some yahoo at a tire place must have turned the air way up when the...
• Re: Machining wheels. Safe?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:57:14 -0700
  ...The > Mercedes > wheels use a ball seat for the lug nuts and bolts. I > used late > model lug bolts up front off of VW...
• OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:45:01 -0700
  So what is the proper torque for them? I can find two different figures for the steel wheels, 130 ft.lbs. and 123 ft...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:17:04 -0400
  ...I checked the lug nuts and they were all tight. Could this be a problem with the brake rotor? Warped Maybe? Any other thoughts...
• Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:40:44 EST
  What to use to remove the lug bolts, the manual says 123 ft. Lbs for the front and I believe it-cant budge them...
• Re: What Learned Yesterday - luggage rack edition
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Mon, 9 May 2011 18:59:15 -0600
  ...time to re-install the luggage rack, here is what I > learned: > > Don't tighten down the nuts on the four aft bolts that...
• Re: 15 in. wheels on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 17:31:22 -0600 (CDT)
  ...Does anyone know ]>details of this approach, as to offset, brake clearance, and what to use for ]>lug nuts/bolts? ] ]i tried to find...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:14:46 -0500
  ...Be careful with the stock lugnuts: I've seen some aftermarket nuts where the seat does not roll all the way around to the...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:02:27 -0600
  ...The Vanagon Lug nuts and bolts are stout for > sure but I have seen the results of failure. Go for new and high quality...
• lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 21:28:39 -0500
  I was digging thru accumulated Vanagon stuff today and found a bag of maybe 25 or more wheel bolts for ALLOY WHEELS. They looked...
• Re: 15" SA wheel bolts & caps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:08:47 EDT
  ...caps are required to finish > them off? > you can use the carat alloy lug bolts and nuts and also the carat center caps chris
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 1994 12:49:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...Take out the cotter pin, Screw 2 of the lug nuts back into the drum a good distance Get out the factory bus Jack...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:03:55 -0500
  ...I have, under the rear seat with the jack, an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench. One socket on the wrench fits the...
• Re: Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:18:21 -0400
  ...Comments?? > I think the >Bentley shows removal by taking off the castle nut and taking the lugs and >flange off with it. I did...
• Re: New Drums
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:09 -0400
  ...But try slacking off the lug nuts and carefully re-torquing in three stages in a star pattern, make sure that a problem didn...
• Looking for a steel 14" wheel in San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:12:22 -0700
  ...of two Vanagons in the Ecology yard in Chula Vista, but couldn't budge the lug nuts. Mark Peregrine fille (1982) San Diego, CA
• Re: Removing Luggage Rack Pop Rivets
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:12:48 -0500
  ...like crazy and make the luggage >rack look like crap inside. I found stainless steel bolts and nuts and >washers which fit perfectly for...
• Lug nut lubrication or not?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hong
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 20:41:59 -1000
  ...The English version reads "CAUTION When changing wheels use only approved tyres and wheels and the specified wheel bolts/nuts. Fit wheel fasteners without...