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• Dometic fridge part needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 17:55:50 -0700
  I recently took my fridge (84 Westy) out to service it and on replacing it one of the gas line nuts cracked (good job...
• CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:48:04 EST
  Who has the best deal on new CARAT wheel bolts & nuts ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:02:26 -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: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:57:21 -0600
  When I had my new axle nuts installed the mechanic used a big Snap On torque wrench and when he applied his full force...
• Re: Weekender interior questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:16:50 -0700
  The upper nuts are not welded to the body. They are attached to a separate upper bracket that is riveted in place up inside...
• Re: CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:52:53 -0500
  ...CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts Who has the best deal on new CARAT wheel bolts & nuts ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:35:51 -0400
  ...The nuts look like tiny Mt. Fujis instead of hexagons. No possible way to get any kind of wrench on them (except the blue...
• Re: new vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 22:51:51 -0800
  ...The head nuts are sealed with silicone and if you retorque the heads you will break the seal and you may have coolant leaks...
• Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:36:48 EST
  ...for the lug nuts. I don't have my Bentley handy to check what they say, but there may be a different spec for...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:19:38 -0700
  I like that, 'the heat wrench.' ok, ok, I'll try stainless studs with nuts someday......... or, if you are SURE stainless bolts come...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:04:59 -0800
  ...It it held on > to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs which go > into the manifold. I really...
• Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:23:46 +0000
  ...I mentioned to the installer that I wanted a torque wrench used to tighten the wheel nuts and he said "OK, no problem". A...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:49 -0700
  Those captive nuts are not attached to the frame. They are attached to the inside of the removable bumper mount. You can replace the...
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:36:00 -0700
  ...I have never had the need, or even heard of, sanding the bottom of the nuts flat. I've installed hundreds of those nuts...
• Re: 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:08:19 -0500
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/lug-bolts/carat-lug-kit.html will need thin wall 19mm socket. http://www.ezaccessory...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 17:41:13 -0800
  Hi All, O.K., I'm off to buy a six foot length of pipe to "ASSIST" in getting the lug nuts off. Just...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:47:38 -0600
  ...It's long enough to stand on and bounce if the nuts are particularly testy about coming off. And of course, a cheater pipe...
• Re: I'm kinda new around here...
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:56:31 -0700
  ...Some of us > would be nuts even if not nuts about T3s... some are quite BenT. > >> Good luck with the new bus and we...
• Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:04:17 -0700
  ...of the nuts, then running the stud down into the head, but I can't make it get tight...the two nuts will work...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:03:01 -0400
  ...this prestigious list: > In removing my rear wheels two of the nuts on one rim just broke in half > leaving the bottom half still...
• Re: The Squirrels are back!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:23:36 -0400
  Do you crack nuts while you are cracking the books? :>)
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:03:46 -0400
  ...I want to use stainless bolts with copper lock nuts at this connection but had to order them through a Nuts and Bolt specialty...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:25:17 -0400
  ...For high torque fittings, a 6 point is definitely called for (unless the fastener itself is 12 point, as some newer VW axle nuts...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:42:52 -0800
  ...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > Todd Last wrote: > > > If your axle nuts are frozen.........!!>> > > Try some Marvels Mystery Oil (Not the top...
• KYB Clunk-o-rama
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 5 May 2003 17:47:56 -0500
  ...I took off the nuts, stacked up some washers that fit perfectly over the top of the shock, and then snugged the nuts down...
• Re: brake lines, where to get the job done?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:23:27 -0400
  ...http://www.amazon.com/OTC-4504-Stinger-Bubble-Flaring/dp/B0015PMZMU Don't forget the nuts: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Audi-Brake...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:23:41 -0500
  ...to use either brass nuts on studs on the exhaust system or special steel heat treated high heat nuts with anti-seize compound on...
• Query: Type 2 Transmission Interchangability
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 19:36:06 -0700
  ...The nuts on the '66 wheel axles are 46mm as opposed to the 38mm nuts on the '60 wheel axle shafts. Lessie .-)
• steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:01:34 -0400
  Many thanks to all who responded to my question about the need for different lug bolts/nuts when changing from steel to alloy wheels...
• 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
  ...I imagine that standard stainless nuts may be "less strong" >> then >> standard non-stainless nuts, but that is still a generalization. The >> alloys >> used...
• Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:50:48 -0000
  ...That is an M10 nut. > > Spin the nuts on to the bolt, then lock them hard against each other. > If you're feeling picky...
• Re: 84 GL Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:58:01 -0500
  ...Grade 10.9 studs with prevailing torque lock nuts and through hardened washers are needed here. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Peter Eaton <Peter_Eaton...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:12:32 -0700
  would blue loctite or star washers help keep the two nuts from turning? Wobble extensions might also help here? Are you certain there's...
• Re: Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:18:45 -0700
  ...Studs & lug nuts > > Hi Folks, > > I recently purchased a set of use Hankook's mounted on Vanagon alloys that > I > believe came off a...
• Replacing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:27:01 -0500 (CDT)
  I was wondering if someone could tell me which nuts and bolts should absolutly be replaced upon installing a new motor. On my '71...
• Re: Stairs to the Westy roof?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:39:49 -0500
  ...Take lots of nuts, wouldn't it? <snerk> (All I know of nuts and nutting is from a rather charming story I read many...
• captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:54:39 +0000
  hi, please send links to reasonably priced tools for rivet-nuts! thanks mr
• anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:50:28 -0700
  Quik question can�I or should I use anti-seize on lug nuts? � Eric
• lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:55:05 +0000
  What is the correct size lug nut for a syncro westy with factory alloys?
• Re: Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:41:12 +0000
  ...Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes Thanks for the information. The Bentley only shows the bottom nut torque at 65 lbs. What about the...
• Re: Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:10:25 -0700
  ...Is 133 the correct figure? Seems just snug to me, so if this is correct I have been over tightening lug nuts for years...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 02:22:10 -0500
  ...Those f*cking nuts WILL come off there. ;) Also if you have seen one of those tools that Clara is talking about, you can...
• 84 GL Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Peter Eaton
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:28:14 -0500
  ...I notice the belt is squealing, so at lunchtime I check and find that the nuts are missing from the studs in the block...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:14:09 -0800
  > ..... Getting those nuts started onto the new > mount top stud was also tricky. A flexible magnetic pick up tool > is a wise investment and...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:18:56 -0600
  ...The nuts are > almost all the way off the radius rods and still it's off by a bit. The > bushings are new, and...
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 16:09:14 -0800
  ...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: Bumper repairs, fibreglass
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:53:55 -0700
  ...You really must have fried some brain cells from the fumes because you are declaring publicly that you like to BJ your nuts. Sure...
• Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:38:24 -0400
  ...I sometimes put a lock washer in between the nuts but I'm not sure if that does anything. Also, sometime the use of...
• Re: vertical bike mounts on rear hatch???
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 03:32:32 -0500
  ...I installed a set of the raingutter replacements w/ the plus nuts and had decent success on a friend's 91 Toyota Previa(talk...
• Fire ruins my day...
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:46:58 -1000
  Amen and thank God for those men and women "hose nuts" that risk their lives to save our lives. In spite of my love...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:06:40 -0500
  ...Aside from just using 12 and 13mm nuts and > bolts, can anyone recommend good quality hardware that will stand the test > of time to...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:24:11 -0800
  ...2011 04:01:35 -0800 >>> From: vwdash80@YAHOO.COM >>> Subject: Re: nuts/bolts >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> now that most manufacturers are world...
• Re: replacing engine mounts
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 22 May 2005 11:09:29 -0700
  ...All of the nuts on the mounts are 8mm. The key is that you need to loosen the inner mounts from the top - remove...
• Re: Wheel mounting nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:35:28 -0700
  ...need one genuine Vanagon stock alloy wheel mounting bolt and two nuts. > I've tried the aftermarket one's and found they didn't...
• Re: Exhaust Repair Bummer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:47:04 -0400
  ...It's worth it to replace all old nuts and bolt on this type repair. Amen! In addition: I recently used a combination of...
• RE: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Lowe 356-7589
  Thu, 01 Sep 1994 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Then go out and get yourself new nuts n' bolts. It may be a more costly way to remove those bolts, but the mental...
• Re: lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:29:49 +0000
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• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:03:20 -0800
  ...Yes in an ideal world the nuts would be removed in sequence. We live in a far from ideal world and somehow our wbx...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:44:06 -0700
  ...Torque for rear axle nuts? > Unfortunately, no more girlie calendars! Not PC. A tragic loss for us > neanderthals. > > Bulley wrote: > > > > You could prolly find...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:49:34 -0600
  ...Removing alloy wheel nuts >To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > >What to use to remove the lug bolts, the manual says 123 ft. Lbs for...