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Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 23 May 2007 05:49:35 EDT
...Nut should be a Nylock nut. Bolts, nuts and flat washers to hold front & rear bumper to the body. Front requires two 8mm bolts...
Re: Diesel Fanatacism
Historical mailing list - Austin
Mon, 18 May 1998 21:59:00 -0700
...0400, you wrote: .....and he said small gas>turbine/electric hybrids. >Here's the theory in a nutshell. The turbines >can run off natural...
Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:32:21 -0800
...So I assume you put a wrench on the small gear, and the gear ratios multiplies the torque for snapping loose the wheel nut...
Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:44:14 -0500
...Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I have countless Van owners stop by my personal shop...
Re: A small part request
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:30:28 -0500
...I am sure I could solve the problem in another way like a small fender screw with a bent piece of metal with a...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need? The OEM lug nuts-Bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:54:26 -0500
...as I have stated my issue about 'total accuracy and truth' is that the cone area is smaller than a real alloy wheel nut...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:42:26 -0400
...relationship between the noise and driving over small road > surface changes? > Thinking of a loose nut on top of a shock or loose/broken...
Heads stuck to piston sleeves
Historical mailing list - Austin
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:31:50 -0700
...keeps the entire assembly from moving out? Gonna put >the head nuts on and try it? > >-----Original Message----- >From: richard <juju34@TEXOMA.NET> >To...
Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 28 May 2002 15:49:35 EDT
...otherwise, I still consider those type of listlurkers members of this nutty community. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html...
Re: Bike rack - ball hitch mount recommendations.
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:52:21 -0400
> I have a small hitch mounted to the tow loops on my 91 Carat. > It was told it would support 1500 lbs (for what...
Re: what other seats are a direct replacment incld tseats with foldable arms
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:30:45 +1200
...12:33 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > >>Per the pictures on the Smallcar web site, who makes a "Forester", and >>what is it? It is...
Re: The Bus Depot Mudflaps
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Sat, 29 May 1999 09:37:09 -0700
...The small bolt and numerous nuts (8mm, I think) are designed to be used to hold the interior portion of the FRONT mudflaps stable...
Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 06:31:15 -0500 (CDT)
...Pull handles, knee-action engine lid, small-nut tranny ... > i was thanking jim for the 1500 us standard as of 64 model year confirmation...
Re: Any more ideas about taking out broken stud?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 11 May 2005 17:45:24 -0400
I always use a very small pipe wrench and some good quality penetrating oil. Use a system of turning the stud as if you...
Re: Looking for a steel 14" wheel in San Diego
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:24:47 -0700
there's a trick on the lug nuts if they are stuck.. well, for front 'wheel bolts' on vanagons. if they are very stuck...
camping/parts list
Historical mailing list - woody
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:40:33 -0500
...chapter 89 westy "the couch" 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 oval (for sale)
Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:52:34 +0200
...drum is kept in place by the wheel nuts. I'd rather remove the small bolts than put washers between the rim and drum...
'86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:23:12 -0500
...Removed nut at top of shock and push rod done. The nut came off without having to prevent the shock rod from rotating. 8...
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: Syncro front hub question
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:49:22 +0200
...I also have an idea how to bolt the caliper onto the bearing housing, but the problem is the lack of space (small diameter...
Re: Dumb Question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:20:57 -0800
...On 3/21/10, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > Smallcar makes then now too > http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product...
Re: OT NVC 1990 Dodge Colt Vista
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:13:37 +1300
...Some of these are badged Lancer; the naming combinations vary with the model generations! The first Lancer was the odd-looking small 1976 RWD...
Re: help! part needed
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:27:30 -0400
...It's > threaded with a nut on one end and has a slot for a small screwdriver > blade on the other. See Bentley 20...
cast iron bell-housing mods
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:02:13 -0600
...I think I'll also have to cut a small hole for the nut which will attach to the stud. Am I crazy to...
Re: mystery floor attatchment
Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 01:21:20 -0400
...Sounds like you are talking about a fairly small bracket, otherwise I'd think the optional jump seat On Apr 1, 2008, at 5...
Re: Simple change for a Power Steering Rack - 1985 Westfalia?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:07:50 -0600
the 2 fitting nuts on the rack are extremely hard to get loose. I can't remember now, but when they broke loose, I...
'86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 14:58:57 -0500
...Removed nut at top of shock and push rod done. The nut came off without having to prevent the shock rod from rotating. 8...
Eurovan Rialto Sighting
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Mon, 1 Jul 1996 07:24:35 -0500 (CDT)
Hi All, Last weekend I was driving down I-29 (Omaha to KC) and I came upon on strange sight--a smallish RV with...
Re: how to get 360ft-lbs torque?
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:39:10 -1000
...how to get 360ft-lbs torque? >Does anyone know of any way to torque axle nuts to the torque specified >without driving to a...
Re: small car VW engine conversion...ABS
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 05:51:11 +1300
...stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut -------------------------------------- A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is...
Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:24:06 -0600
Iused a small tie rod puller with greatr success on one that was REALLY stuck. DM&FS At 11:02 AM 1/28/2009...
Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:58:28 -0700
...hernia trying to get the lug nuts off. They had never been greased. I usually put a small bit of white grease on the...
Re: Brake Drum Removal
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Sun, 19 Jan 97 11:27:17
...The drum is held to the hub by the two small >bolts and nothing else. Remove the two nuts and there is NOTHING holding...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - unique head leak - not at gasket - 1 inch to the left at #2 top bolt?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:07:50 -0700
...waterboxer head gasket set, including the smaller tube of the bright yellow stuff for the head nuts. So I tried some on something else...
rust, nuts, and bolts
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Aug 1994 21:34:38 -0500 (CDT)
...the 12mm wrench is too large and the 11mm wrench is too small. Tried using a vice-grip but it slips off. I'll...
Re: what else to replace along with head gaskets
Historical mailing list
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:53:12 EST
...All of the small hoses that are on the head and oil cooler (pretty cheap). 2. Water pump if it has any time on...
Re: 88 GL Oil Cooler Removal - Internal Wrench Size
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:50:04 -0600
...The internal pipe wrench would > be the safer approach, not sure there's enough room in there for even a > small chain wrench..... > > DM...
Front hub dust caps -- stuck!
Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
Wed, 13 Sep 95 23:41:27 -0400
...It looks something like the back end of a small machine tap. There was silicone sealant smeared over the thing to keep water out...
Re: how to get 360ft-lbs torque?
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 22:21:52 -0500
...how to get 360ft-lbs torque? > > > Does anyone know of any way to torque axle nuts to the torque specified > > without driving to a...
Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:34:31 -0800
...Anyway, I discovered tha the 2.0 inline-4's have an additional boss drilled and tapped for the 4th nut or bolt on...
Re: Fitting Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:54:13 -0800
...Trust me.) You’ll need small ball seat lug nuts/bolts. My stud length in the rear is 55 mm. Ebay has raised hubcaps...
Re: wheel rattle
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:12:37 -0500
...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: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 20:37:00 -0700
...the heads are held down onto these metal rings by the nuts on the studs. the torque on the nuts is 37 foot lbs...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:16:50 -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...
1988 Jetta Tachometer installed into 1984 Westie - SUCCESS!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 21:01:53 -0800
...I over came this by using small lengths of wire with "eyes" crimped on either end. I used small bolts and nuts to fasten...
Re: removing Westy stove face plate
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:04:11 -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: Brake Help Please!!!!!
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:05:56 -0500
...the small 11 mm bolts that hold the drum on? They are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs that...
Re: Rear wheel bearing play
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:04:27 -0700
...the bearings' however.....when you remove the big nut and flange, you can sneak a small spoonful or so of synthetic wheel bearing grease...
Does anyone travel with a small cargo trailer?
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:15:49 -0600
We were thinking of maybe finding a small (4x6' or so) enclosed cargo trailer to pull behind our 86 2WD Westy for this summer...
Re: Checked your spare tire recently?
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:29:24 -0800
...working spare and I managed to get the lug nuts off (with a small breaker bar) and change the tire. A nice, older German...
Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:04:20 -0800
...that cap stays on as-is, held on with the wing >nut. >It's screwed on tightly so has never been kiped. ;-) As has...
Re: head gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 3 May 2003 14:47:02 -0400
...While I was at it I replaced all the vacuum lines, injector seals, lots of nuts and bolts, a couple of the smaller hoses...
Re: uh-oh
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:17 -0800
...One can retorque the head nuts again to see if the head moved a little and thus some of the nuts are a little...
Re: Still learning, tips from others are very helpful
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 8 Aug 2015 09:18:01 -0400
...On the small table the mounding bracket is attached to the bottom of the table with four bolds going in to reset nuts of...
Re: [OT] Anyone put a VW inline 4 in a Porsche 914?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:57:26 +1200
...Most of the 914 engine conversions I see on the web >use a > small block Chevy V8!! > > Any ideas? I know Kennedy makes an...
Re: Gas time line: nuclear nonsense
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 5 Sep 2005 08:59:03 -0500
...of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry vessels - and some are not small - also use electric power to drive the ship. John Rodgers 88 GL...
Re: Vngns ARE junk!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:03:43 +1300
...VW can lay claim to the inventor of the small truck, perhaps? >Were there other small trucks in 1950? There were lots, including "competitors...
Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:47:23 -0800
...The diameter of the ball they >>>are >>>machined to fit is smaller. There is a guy on Samba selling > hybrid >>>nuts >>>needed to properly...
FW: Wiper Arms
Historical mailing list - AJordans
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:50:23 -0400
...I've removed the small nut at hub >of > > the wiper arm per Bentley, but it seems solidly in place. Does the 2nd > > larger...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
...a small amount of play. However, if you remove the grease cap and "pre-load" the bearings by torquing the front axle nut to...