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• Re: [vanagon] Alternator Bracket bolts broken off
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 May 1999 21:19:40 EDT
  ...I would remove the steel water line that is in the way of getting to the bolts. Remove the alternator and bracket completely. If...
• Re: pop-top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 01:34:50 EST
  ...Since the CB's have to be painted anyhow, i would go with a Grade 8 bolt. My .02 Stefan
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 22:33:04 EDT
  use a lug bolt... it is practically the same thing! chris
• Re: machine shop recommendations (vancouver)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 20:47:47 -0800
  If the stock bolts are broken off in the housing .. and the idea is to drill them or 'it' out ...it's about a...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:29:37 -0700
  ...Our shear bolts are specially made and heat treated for us. > The Rockwell hardness scale on these bolts ranges from B85-95, with most...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:42:28 -0400
  It is very important for that lower alternator bolt to be properly tightened. If you can adjust the belt without loosening it, it is...
• RE: seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 16:38:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...NOBODY > else had these bolts. > > Steve Maher smaher@gi.com > I didn't have any bolts per se but when I put the seat...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:54:06 EDT
  ...do the tracks get bolted to the > floor, the seat slipped onto them, and the seat bolted through the crossbars > and tracks into the...
• Re: snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 28 May 1999 12:12:11 -0400
  >how do you get out bolts that have snapped off flush in the rear axle (outer >CV bolts) ? any ideas? > >thanks >chris Chris, Try...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:09:01 -0500
  ...Jason, Depending on your CV bolts, you'll need a 6mm hex or 12 point driver. You'll also need a socket set with...
• WTB: Bolt on rain gutters and racks
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:13:40 -0400
  ...I'd like to put some bolt on rain gutters on my pop top, so I can put some roof racks up there. Yakima...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 20:48:12 -0600
  ...Either > the part is deforming or the bolts are stretching. If the part is > ovalized or distorted out of shape, then different bolts won...
• Re: bolt
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 5 Sep 2020 10:26:27 -0700
  Starting during the 85 model year production that front lower shock mounting used a tapered bushing on one end of the long bolt. If...
• Re: Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:37:27 -0500
  ...Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes > > Hello Folks, > > Does anyone know the size of the rear upper and lower shock bolts for an 85...
• Re: Cleaning CV
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:21 -0700
  ...For those who wish to add blue Loctite to the CV bolt threads..... Would applying Loctite to the bolt holes, instead of the bolt...
• Re: Pop top bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:02:29 +0000
  At 9:45 PM 3/7/96, Remuse@aol.com wrote: > The dozen or so bolt heads on the 81's pop top have...
• Re: Bolt size for battery hold down bar
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:34:27 -0500
  I can't tell you the bolt size but I'll say that if you've got the right battery it fits like a...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:11:42 -0800
  I assume you will be using replacement bolts since these are in bad condition now. If you have an impact chisel, use it to...
• Re: Stuck Strut Bar Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:25:25 -0400
  How about a Dremel with a cutting disc? It saved me a lot of time, nuts and bolts can mostly be replaced. Good luck...
• Info on brake caliper bolts...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 22:58:43 -0800
  ...This is just a conventional two-piston caliper bolted directly to the steering knuckle. The large bolts that hold the earlier caliper to the...
• transmission/front differential filler bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 14:43:50 -0700
  ...what are the sizes of the two hex bolts (front and rear) that would go into the filler bolt, and is there a specific...
• funky split cone washer on front shock??? please help!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:32:59 -0700
  Hi, i'm in the middle of doing a simple replacement of the lower front shock bolt that shook loose in Baja. Unfortunately it...
• 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: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (Auto trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 02:47:28 EDT
  ...It sounds like a CV-Joint had broken, or the bolts that secure the CV joint to the drive flange fell/stripped out. >> any...
• Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lug bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:45:49 EST
  In a message dated 1/7/02 10:33:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, joukoh@SYMPATICO.CA writes: << The lug bolts for a T4...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:09:31 -0800
  ...Another annoying pitfall is the four pressed-in threaded bushings the thermostat bolts go into. If the bolts are rusted in, you can spin...
• Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:10:42 -0700
  ...While removing the rear exhaust pieces, the top left side bolt sheared. There is about 3mm of bolt sticking out. Enough to get some...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:13:17 -0400
  ...stripped bolt tight as possible 2) Spray bolt head and surrounding area with brake cleaner 3) Apply liberal smear of silicone to bolt/pan...
• Re: pictures 60 years meeting in Hannover Germany
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:28:21 -0700
  ...Stephen DeMocko ('85 Westy Luci) Christoph Boltze wrote: > Hi everybody, > > here my pictures: > > http://boltze.dyndns.org/web/60_Jahre_VW_Bulli_Hannover_05...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:55:18 EDT
  I think there are two, if not three types of bolts used for the radiator-but definitely two. One, and I think was on...
• Re: help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:22:00 -0500
  ...I thought the bolts were cross threaded for the angle.used a > short box wrench to break the galvanic corrosion on the forward bolt...
• Re: NEW TIE DOWN FOR THE VANAGON LUGGAGE RACK IS COMING
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:48:19 -0800
  ...Those bolts are be a tiny > bit smaller than the 1/4-20 bolts I will supply( in bronze ) . I also will > supply bronze...
• Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:55:41 -0400
  ...Bentley shows Synchro as having bolts/washers/metal pieces on front CV. Rear CV shows only bolts. I have 4 new boot kits ready...
• 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 > > Hello Folks, > > Does anyone know the size of the rear upper and lower shock bolts for an 85...
• Re: Radiator bleeder thread
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 28 May 2010 22:36:44 -0400
  I noticed the bolt that came on my replacement radiator was simply just a bolt. Not cut with slot like the OEM was. I...
• Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:12:27 -0700
  Ive been trying to remove lower "LONG THROUGH BOLT" that secures the front shock to the track control arm. I got the nut off...
• Rusty Bolts (was Rust on metal shelf that where propane valve is)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:13:32 -0700
  karen davis wrote: >Also I have rust on bolts on poptop. I sanded them, primed them and painted >white. Rust has popped back on...
• Re: Exaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:29:45 -0400
  Since your going to pay someone anyway, find a mechanic that knows how to deal with rusted, broken, striped bolts and nuts. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Do rims off a MEKUR fit our vans?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:44:23 +0200
  ...Strange that Euro Ford and Audi share the bolt patterns, both on 4- and 5-bolt wheels. PerL 88 Syncro Arendal, Norway
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Tim Whynot
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 06:23:43 -0500
  ...I had to grind down some of the floor around the bolt hole to finally get the bolt theaded thru. Once that was done...
• Re: Painting exhaust pipes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:08:37 -0500
  ...this is in case you were referring to >stainless steel bolts. this creates a frustrating situation. May be a way to >solve it? >Best...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:01:10 -0600
  ...Missing Exhaust bolts > > > > The same thing happened on my van too, after I replaced the exhaust. I >used > > all new stainless nuts and bolts...
• Re: Screw extractors any good?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 19:28:51 -0500 (CDT)
  Mark, You Said, >The next step is to have a shop weld a bolt head onto the allen head and go >from their. >IMHO...
• connecting rod bolts on 2.1L wasserboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sat, 30 May 1998 14:39:30 -0700
  ...Before attempting to reassmble everything, I ran across a discussion in the Haynes manual about the two types of connecting rod bolts available in...
• Re: BOLT ON TRANS
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:59:32 -0700
  Not a bolt. It's a stud that's solidly in the engine. You need a new nut. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greenamyer...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:55:40 -0500
  ...If the bolt/ nut heads are rusted a lot, go to 1/2" or 12mm. Penetrating oil helps about as much as water in...
• Stuck bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 13:21:38 -0400 (EDT)
  In checking out my '88 Westy, I decided to take a look at the spare, Unfortunately the 19mm bolt that hold the tray that...
• Re: Coolant Rising Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:39:37 EST
  ...the bolt punctured the engine case at one of the pump fastener tappings" ? Rich
• Re: 15" SA wheel bolts & caps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:08:47 EDT
  ...bolts > work for these particular wheels? Also, what caps are required to finish > them off? > you can use the carat alloy lug bolts and...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:09:28 -0800
  >Didn't someone have a neat cobble-up? find 2 appropriately sized hex nuts, >jam them on a bolt, bend the bolt to make...
• 1.9 and 2.1 rod bolt identification
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:22:21 -0400
  ...Is there any way to tell if it has 1.9 or 2.1 rod bolts? If I cannot tell with the rods still...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:10:40 -0500
  ...Missing Exhaust bolts > The same thing happened on my van too, after I replaced the exhaust. I used > all new stainless nuts and bolts...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:22:44 -0500
  ...get a set of "Impact" grade boltouts. >They're fluted and fit over the outside of the Allen bolts. The regular >boltouts require a...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:08:09 -0500
  ...My understanding is that there are: - 4 bolts holding the tranny to the engine - 4 bolts holding the nose of the tranny to the...
• crank bolt removal on 2.1. help.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:43:52 -0700
  i have a rear main seal leak. (rear= rear of bus, front = front of bus) I cannot get the crank bolt lose and even...
• Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:39:14 -0500
  ...After that episode I determined I was not going to have bolts come loose again, so I drilled crossways across the bolt heads and...
• Re: ??? HOW DO I remove problematic rear deck lid on '86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:09:35 -0800
  ...Villines wrote: > All but one bolt came out nicely. Using a good quality hex socket > (snap-on), the remaining counterunk bolt resisted all effort...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 16:53:11 -0700
  ...stripped flywheel bolt > Hello, > Not sure but I think Volks have two TSB apply for water boxer > Check with the dealer. > > Tim wrote, > > "All...
• Connecting rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:00:19 EDT
  Greetings and Salutions; How does one tell the difference between the 1.9L and 2.1L bolts.Bentley page 13.30 has a picture...
• transmission mount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:01:44 -0400
  What are the proper trans mount bolts? Where could I find replacements? -- Bobby Brown