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• Clacking Noise while braking
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:50:25 -0700
  ...This occurs only while braking, especially down hill, and when i drive over small bumps/pot holes...like the little chatter bumps you get...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04:09 -0500
  Ken Wilford wrote: > My ultimate way of doing this is a a small torch like the ones you can > buy at Advance Auto. Heat...
• Dual fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:56:37 +1200
  ...The space above the tranny is too small on 2WDs. You could do a top-chop on the Syncro tank to make it fit...
• Re: Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER INCREASE...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
  ...boxers have 7. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:42:53 -0700
  ...large 22 FT/lb, small 15 ft/lb > sound wrong to me also.... 22 ft/lb is nothing... > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:01:14 -0700
  ...today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives in the center over the large nut was off and...
• 1.9L case half ?? loctite 515 sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:08:20 -0500
  ...3) case half nuts and cap nuts. for in the water area use the kits goo since it is exposed to water and oil...
• hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:02:19 -0500
  ...When the head nuts bind I remove the nut and add a small amount of sealant to the threads as a lube keep in...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:10:00 -0500
  ...way too small. > A 19mm bolt head just about fit, so I ground it down a hair and put two > nuts on the other...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:51:17 -0500
  ...Have yet to size up wheel on the rear yet, the wheels came with new bolts and nuts. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:29:19 -0800
  ...Apart from the mandatory plumbing nightmare associated with the oil cooler, the gizmo is held on by a single nut. To remove :- Take the...
• Re: Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:20:43 -0800
  Did you remove the oil filter and check the tightness of the nut that holds on the oil cooler ? oil pump cover nuts are...
• Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:36:02 -0500
  ...I have the nut on the cooler tight, but I DID take the cooler off to check to see if the seal was seated...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:54:47 -0700
  ...of these items, and it's a one room facility, very small by comparison, in a little strip mall. Wish I had access to...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 May 2002 05:33:32 -0700
  ...erefers to the later type Bug oilcooler, which lived in > a small housing on the front-left of the dual-port 1.6 engine...
• Re: 84 Head Bolt/Nut leak
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 May 1997 01:31:08 -0400
  ...Also, someone has already given you their way to fix it. > c) Remove nut and stuff an o-ring of appropriate size ? into space...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:21:11 -0600
  ...tighter it grabs. > Carefully rotate with a wrench on the top nut in a loosening direction > until the pipe wrench handle is against the...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 22 May 2001 08:17:27 -0700
  ...I got mine for about $19-$20 bucks, works so well last I had to remove the nut I had to go to a...
• Re: Side mirrors blow in
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:49:18 -0700
  ...the nut. I ended up pulling out the metal insert from the plastic housing. It was easily solved by using a small hammer to...
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:22:25 -0400
  ...Driving often helps "Seal" up small leaks, also. How many times have you read of heads weeping for years on and off before a...
• Re: Fold-a-Carrier for Westy gray water
  Historical mailing list - Barry & Margarita Nichols
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:09:28 -0400
  ...Excessive nutrient problems (nitrogen, phosphorous, etc) may not be apparent to most folks, and the small additions each individual may contribute may not seem...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 17:14:47 +0100
  ...Of course, both smaller and larger are needed, but these cover 90% of all hex-bolts and -nuts on our cars, I am sure...
• Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:26:36 -0400
  ...They are just like the small chrome hubcaps used here on '71-82 busses and vans, except that they are painted black rather than...
• Thule Roof Racks (on Vanagons re content)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:17:18 -0500
  I have a great set of Thule racks to put on top of my Syncro and I'm missing a very small wrench or...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:39:50 +0000
  ...It hasen't leaked, fogged, nuthin since then and it's been 4-5 years and all's well. bob > Who sells replacement glass...
• Re: Water tank refill key?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 17 May 2007 17:54:47 -0700
  ...Then there is a small nut on the inside, held in place by a bent over metal tab. Move the tab out of the...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:22:29 -0700
  ...It has all manner of things including those fancy ovaled > Cadmium plated "always replace" 10mm head lock nuts. My smaller > fishing bin has latches...
• Re: Poor man awning
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:29:50 EDT
  ...You need 6 small conduit clamps held together with a bolt and wing nut so that you end up with 3 doubled up clamps...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:25:27 -0600
  John's comments re lubricating (or not) nuts and studs before torquing raised a question or two so off to the web. On Wednesday...
• Re: '90 power window problem...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 6 May 2001 14:17:21 -0700
  ...Another listmember told me his fix was to replace the plastic rivet with a very small nut and bolt. I couldn't not do...
• Re: radiator fan grinding noise
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:09:01 -0700
  ...There is also a nut or bolt that mounts the fan blade to the motor. I can't see it but I can feel...
• Re: 86 Syncro Water Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:04:35 -0400
  ...The gauge can be checked, with the instrument pod removed, by applying current to the two terminals of the gauge (two small nuts) on...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 14:18:44 -0400
  ...wrote: > Any time you are tryingbto remove a large nut - heck, even some > smaller nut or bolts - some extra precautions are in order. Dennis...
• Re: Water pump - now oil cooler 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:34:43 -1000
  ...the common american kind ....whether the smaller # 4 and $ 6 size.. or the more common wider type, have sharp edges that dig into the...
• Re: how to get 360ft-lbs torque?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:06:39 -0800
  ...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: Vile Lower Control Arm Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:18:11 -0400
  ...nut and the Syncro frame). I used a wrench, an air gun, two break bars, two pieces of pipe, a grinder, a small air...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:47:32 -0400
  ...gotta remove the smaller pipe that goes to > pass. side block though. the 13mm nuts are buried indeed. but assessible. > should be even easier...
• Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 30 May 2002 10:44:21 -0700
  ...IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER? >I for one feel that we would all be better off if there were a "zero >tolerance" policy toward...
• Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:36:09 -0700
  ...Several FLAPS look at me like I'm nuts when I ask and keep trying to sell me a one-man bleederfor $6 (this...
• Re: westy H2O-tank key?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jul 94 12:45:04 PDT
  ...The filler assembly should be hanging by the big hose and smaller breather hose, remove both. Now you can look at the rear end...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:04:06 -0500
  ...Then the side with the nut removed will fall out. For hardware you need to get the correct bolts and nut. P.C. 10...
• Re: Small Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 17:39:26 -0600
  ...I often find nut covers for things like seat belt bolts that I never knew existed. I don't know where else you might...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features" (& least-favorite)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 May 2005 22:28:19 +1200
  ...too small, too low & not wraparound Light & wiper switches on wrong sides (dangerous & typically European in RHD) Front indicators too low, too small Fragile...
• Re: Steering rack replacement question
  Historical mailing list - zaranski
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 19:48:00 -0600
  ...Discarded old nuts. 6) Removed the feed and return lines from the pump (17 mm flarenut wrench for the first/smaller one, adjustable wrench...
• Re: how to get 360ft-lbs torque?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:59:12 -0500
  >Does anyone know of any way to torque axle nuts to the torque specified >without driving to a garage that has a 4-foot...
• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:37:00 -0700
  All I is a black page with about 30 small pics across the top, And it took a long time to load. Don't...
• Re: And now for the oil cooler....
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:01:44 -0400
  Scott, As mentioned by one member, it may be just the nut behind the oil filter. However, the gasket behind the oil cooler will...
• Re: Engine rebuilding resources
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:22:26 -0500
  ...A nut was >large enough to not fit through the pin, but small enough to fit through the >rear side pin retaining clip. I...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:03:17 -0700
  ...cranking Assuming terminal 30 on the main solenoid is a big nut with a rubber boot that is connected directly to the positive battery...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:37:03 +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: Jimmy Buffett, Syncro Owner. EZ vs EG
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:54:53 +1300
  >A Brian@Smallcar Subaru conversion. Will this be the first Vanagon to receive >the impeccable Outback H6 3.0? In all likelihood, yes, a...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 00:43:15 +1200
  ...A hot 5.4liter smallblock with 300hp? A 2.0 Subaru turbo does this. US engines need huge capacity to rate the same horsepower...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:28:59 -0500
  ...The flame is to cold, and much to broad to pin point enough heat to budge the bolts, studs nuts, or the studs themselves...
• Re: LVC: Tools- tranny swap success/ Gearwrenches and Harbor Frieght Tranny Jack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:18:09 -0500
  ...the >> smaller wrenches would either--they do. > > The 17 mm is the 1st one I bought for getting at the engine/tranny > nut behind...
• Re: Tried this cruise control?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Simpson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:44:51 -0700
  ...I fixed this in place with a small bolt, nut, and locking washer. This was a bit awkward to do and required some additional...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:00:01 -0500
  ...Old cookie >tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off >plugs, orphaned hardware, and a ton-o-small screws. All...
• Re: for the record water is not corrosive
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:45:18 -0500
  Starting with pure and aluminum I imagine you could get small amounts of aluminum oxide or aluminum hydroxide (depending on what other factors in...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:38:15 +0000
  ...If it is a small leak, try resealing the one nut. If small > some cooling system stop leak may also do the job. If...
• Re: Comments on Splittie (hp... Corvair)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:30:55 +1200
  ...My Corvair engine's exhaust ports were too small to fit a finger right into! >Not a popular engine some folks but not worse...
• Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:56:52 -0700
  ...You clearance drill a hole and the push the T nut in from the back, it then give you a large washer type face...