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• Re: rear wheel nuts for alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 09:47:46 -0400
  "What alternate sources are there for the M14x1.5 conical seat wheel nuts for alloy wheels found on the rear of the 2WD Vanagon...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:06:52 -0400
  What about the brass (bronze?) nuts we used to use on the old aircooled beetles? Such as these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws...
• Re: spinning rear lug nut
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:26:32 -0700
  ...It is probably best to replace all and all the nuts while you are at it. The nuts especially are consumables. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:27:11 -0400
  ...You have to be able to turn the nut by hand to set it, then lock it in. That's for some value of...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:59:53 +0000
  Anyone have good suggestions on removing the monster nut on the "axle" hub? <Snip>. I need to R and R the brakes... But, I...
• Re: power mirror, replacing large nut
  Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:20:25 -0700
  ...power mirror, replacing large nut Well, I finally got it back on, but this is one of those jobs that probably took a year...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  7/14/95 9:51 AM
  ...I went to the hardware store and found a hexagonal nylon nut that was very close in dimensions to the nylon nut in my...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:08:02 -0700
  ...You can tighten the nut until you strip the spindle on those, it will never work if you have the wrong bearings. . If you...
• Re: Stripped thread, oh no
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 15:53:04 -0800
  ...I have to give you credit for the temporary fix, but I would have welded the nut to the stud! It may come right...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:46:32 -0500
  I think perhaps Bryan may be talking about the thread interface (nut / stud) being stripped and not the nut faces where the wrench fits...
• Axle nut is nuts is stuck - thanks
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:13:58 -0400
  ...I appreciate all the feed back I got about the rear axle nuts. For now, I'm just happy to be driving the Westy...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 00:39:45 -0400
  ...Boston Bob recently cued me in to the ultimate stipped bolt / nut tool: Channellock's "Nut Buster": <http://www.channellock.com/acb/stores/2...
• torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:41:03 -0700
  say without the very expensive torque wrench just how does one tighten the axle nut to 350ft lbs thanks monte 84 gl - gas burning...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:50:54 -0500
  I'm guessing the 1.9 nut has the shoulder so it can be peened into the notch of the older rods. All but...
• Re: Mr. Metric nuts are in!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 15:53:46 -0500
  Dear Steve, These are replacement nuts for the front axles that Lobro supplies with their CV joint kit. In short, Bentley says you MUST...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2011 23:41:55 -0400
  ...In order for these bolted connections to work the nut and if used washers need to be matched. The nut has to be strong...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:23:28 -0500
  I agree an oxy acetylene torch is a great way to get nuts off..... But the candle wax method is suprisingly effective! Try it...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:55:18 -0700
  ...To Copper Nut or Not? They look just like brass Fiat exhaust manifold nuts. I'm pretty sure they were 11MM too. On Tue...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:45:52 -0700
  I have what must rate as one of the greatest "lo-tech" six-point sockets that was ever created, for my axle nuts. It...
• Re: Double nut?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 21:44:07 -0700
  So does anyone actually know what the thread size is so I can "double nut" the oil cooler? On 7/9/05, Robert Fisher...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:38:16 -0700
  ...Saves a lot of time later on when putting > things back on. > > (like where did this nut come from? Oh, starter motor nut.)
• Stuck, corroded,rusted,rounded,nuts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:38:33 -0600
  I work on heavy equiptment, and have run into stubborn nuts and bolts many many times. and I have found that the only, and...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:09:26 -0500
  ...Dennis's point was that with anti seize the nuts require less torque. If you use anti seize and torque the nuts to the...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:05:13 -0700
  ...that 'dent the nut' thing is purely about making teh vanagon less expensive to manufacture. It's a cheapness built in. the mercedes method...
• Re: power mirror, replacing large nut
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:11:30 -0700
  ...The nut came off very unexpectedly. So, note to self and others that move those mirrors, either for clearance in the garage or in...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:21:50 -0700
  ...And the threaded end, can you add another washer below the nut to move the nut away from stripped section? And try a new...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:11:42 -0800
  ...Go to junkyard and buy a new lug nut. Chris Gkikas wrote: > > Hey folks, a little exasperated here. Rounded off one of my lug...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:09:14 -0700
  ...I unscrewed the nut, popped the wiper off, cleaned everything up real well, put the wiper back on and tightened the nut using a...
• hub nut
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 22:22:11 EDT
  I have to work on the emergence brake of my 68 bus and when going to remove the hub realized the nut was larger...
• Re: speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:26:16 -0700
  ...Jim Bob O'Shaughnessy wrote: > > Yup, typing with half a brain there. > > I was thinking of the crank pulley nut. >
• Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:14:24 -0400
  ...I like the copper nuts because they are 12mm ATF. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• 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: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:13:21 -0700
  ...11mm brake line wrench > > A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the proper > wrench on the nut, then...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:18:42 -0400
  ...I'll be continuing to dismantle my > old '85 Westfalia in the coming weeks, and I'll post sizes of nut and bolt > heads...
• Re: MORE front shock replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 20:01:15 -0500
  ...Now the new Bilsteins have a little brass spacer and a nut already on them. I know the nut goes on last, where does...
• Re: Need Alloy Lug Nuts/NAPA
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:36:46 -0700
  ...I have had the misfortune of having lug nuts that don't have the correct angle on the face (on a non-VW vehicle...
• Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:40:43 -0800
  ...Another brand is NutSert. Also searching for "nutsert" and "rivet nut" yield a lot more results than "rivnut" alone. It'll probably be hard...
• Re: Fastener Legend
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:03:34 -0500
  ...M8x1.25 (13mm nut/bolts) M6x1.00 (10mm nuts/bolts) On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com...
• Re: DPO damage from using the wrong shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:10:30 -0500
  ...Some nuts/washers, and a piece of threaded rod. Rod goes through one > hole, then washer/nut/nut/washer, then out the other hole...
• Re: Dash back together.. Murphys law prevails... lost the steering wheel nut.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:23:53 -0700
  ...law has prevailed and when I went to put the last nut on, the one > that holds the steering wheel on, it was gone...
• Re: Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 23:30:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...I broke 2 of the 12 (total) nuts off. In this case most people are in a real jam. Before removing use alot of...
• Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:55:01 -0400
  ...82 Vanagon Diesel I would like to know how much I should torque down the rear axle nuts. I checked in Mitchell Online at...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:19:40 -0500
  ...The taper causes the shaft to grip even after the nut is removed.A balljoint fork may tear the rubber boot.That is ok...
• Re: Right mirror
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  27 Jun 1995 15:04:53 -0700
  ...This nut compresses a spring that supplies tension between the socket of the "footing" and the ball of the mirror. By now there may...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 10 May 2011 21:38:53 -0500
  ...In order for these bolted >> connections to work the nut and if used washers need to be matched. The >> nut >> has to be strong...
• lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:10:58 -0400
  ...The star wrench this time did indeed round one of the nuts and I had to throw this nut away. Serves me right for...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:02:20 -0500
  ...Not like I just wanted to take the axle nut off. Wasn't like the axle nuts was just loose, there was plenty of...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400
  ...As I expect most of us have been doing, I have been tightening lug nuts on Volkswagens for a bit more than 40 years...
• Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:12:30 -0700
  ...I'm trying to install the large nut that goes in the end of the guide pin. But since the guide pin is round...
• Audi rims: a caution
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:40:31 -0400
  ...I've used the steel rims for over a year, and used the stock vanagon nuts (on a Syncro) to hold them on. I...
• Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:06:07 -0500
  So, while doing the head on my van (1990 2WD Westy), I was able to 'safely' remove the header bolts and nuts between the...
• Re: rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:20:09 -0500
  ...steve westerville, oh kc8tpr rear axle nut size? Anyone know the correct socket size for the rear axle nut? It appeared = to be=20...
• 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
  At 04:35 PM 8/21/2007, Tom Buese wrote... >got the gasket, & the 1st copper nut I tried to remove, snapped off >when...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:03:39 -0800
  There is a copper version of the Nylock nut--looks cool, works great, doesn't melt. tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you...
• A fix for "My window won't stay fixed!"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:54:38 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I went to the hardware store and found a hexagonal nylon nut that was very close in dimensions to the nylon nut in my...
• Re: Eurovan oil filter Warning
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:40:06 -0400
  ...It is held >onto its mounting by a large, flat nut. When changing the filter on vanagons >it's easy to see/feel if...
• Re: 15 inch South African Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:24:56 EDT
  ...I could have gone to VW and bought 20 OEM nuts for about $125.00, but instead I bought 20 for about $1.75...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:20:36 -0400
  ...the nut is right under > under the CV joint and I can only use an open ended wrench, second > problem is the nut is...
• detaching power steering fluid lines
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:11:22 -0800
  ...there is a double nut configuration on the end of the fluid lines where they attach to the rack. i can get the nut...
• Oil filter problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:31:39 -0800
  ...It was a very hard turn about half the way off and when I finally got it off I noticed that a nut was...