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• Re: Retorque 1.9L heads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:59:13 -0800
  ...If your motor has quite a few miles on it, and if the head studs have any corrosion (very possible), there is a good...
• Re: Access to westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:42:14 -0700
  There could be a fine crack in the tank, or it could be one of the sensor studs in the tank leaking. I think...
• Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:18:12 -0500
  I have just obtained a set of five used 14" Vanagon OE alloy wheels with an incomplete set of wheel nuts and studs. I...
• Re: Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:48:05 -0500
  ...Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts? > > Hi, > > There has been talk in the last few weeks about replacing > steel with SS studs in...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:20:31 EDT
  ...Those are steel studs in aluminium threads or steel nuts with no sides on steel threads. Remember, if your van is still in OEM...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:58:16 -0400
  ...If the studs have stretched past their service > length you throw them out. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:41:23 -0400
  ...Exhaust studs That was me, and on this list. I got into a wee bit of trouble for letting that secret out to the...
• Re: What I Learned Today...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:00:21 -0800
  You can tell left and right 1.9 intake runners by the twin studs on the left side ones and single stud on the...
• Re: FS: SA 15" Alloys w/ Michelins UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 16:53:07 -0500
  Ben, I have a set on my Syncro, which originally came with steel wheels, and the stock length studs are fine. Plenty of threads...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:42:09 -0800
  Hi Dennis - Valid point taken as I haven't had the displeasure of tackling the Alternator Bracket studs....yet (maybe I'm lucky or...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:55:38 -0400
  ...It looks like the > studs > > come off the engine, possibly the head? > > > > Rennie > > VolksDragon@earthlink.net > > Los Angeles > > > > 61 crew cab (911 conversion) > > 65...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:10 -0600
  ...They studs moved inward! > Nothing else moved though, and the studs pulled themselves back > out when I put the wheel back on. > > If I...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:03:54 -0400
  ...The head studs are reusable if they are not pitted They are yeilding studs but not one use studs the only non reusable bolts...
• Re: Exhaust cylinder studs & threadlock
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:50:41 -0700
  ...Exhaust cylinder studs & threadlock > Hi all, > > Back to the exhaust system and crossover front and > rear pipe attachment to the cylinder heads. Details > below...
• Re: Wheel Stud length
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Kevin
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:13:49 -0800
  ...My problem is the studs pressed into my wheel hubs are not long enough. I tried a search in the archives, but came up...
• Re: Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:38:50 -0600
  ...inline-4, has a KEP adapter plate on it, all 4 studs on the > adapter line up with the holes on the bell housing...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:12:34 -0400
  ...You mention the long studs, so I assume that some how affects the clicker wrench. If a clicker wrench is calibrated correctly, why wouldn...
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:59:04 -0700 (MST)
  Well today I had my alloy wheels put on using the studs that were on the car. The factory alloy lug nuts @ $1/ea...
• Re: Bustdepot, wolf bras and so on
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 18:14:07 -0600
  Forty black studs? How do you get that many people in a van? -----Original Message----- From: pensioner [mailto:al_knoll@PACBELL.NET] Sent: Thursday...
• Re: 85 water pump
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Wed, 23 May 2007 17:24:32 -0700
  ...My directions say I should have 1 bolt and 2 studs with nuts. I have three studs. All my cooling pipes have 5mm allen...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:23:07 -0700
  That was my method too, but the studs really help. Rob At 8/28/2012 11:09 AM, Karl Wolz wrote: >Two hands and...
• Re: Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:54:52 -0600
  Please elaborate Mr. Goof, how to massage the exhaust header's and flange's to a flat, serivicable , non leaking part with only the...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:34:07 +1200
  ...You might get a Cefiro wheel to go over your VW's studs, but the studs'd be off-center in the lugholes. I...
• Ronal R9 wheels for VW T3: info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:08:37 +1200
  ...Also it was necessary to change the studs on the rear brake >drum against longer studs as the original studs are to short to...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:44:17 -0500
  ...As for broken studs, I have welded nuts on > with great success. I have also done that remove exhaust studs. That are > not plated...
• Re: Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:20:03 EDT
  ...If there are studs in the head and they do not come out when you remove the nuts then you have two choices. Try...
• Re: head stud frustration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:08:31 -0500
  ...I decided I should replace all the head studs since they can't be trusted. Removing the old head studs is proving to be...
• Re: Few interesting things....
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:03:32 +0200
  ...that most MBs uses M12 (12 mm) studs, while the S-class (W126) uses M14 studs. Now, the M14 size is just the same...
• What do I need to install 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:41:23 -0500
  ...Longer studs? Special bolts? Thanks, Chris
• 3 broken studs at exaust ports on 86 syncro HELLPPP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Work
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:59:08 EDT
  These thing are really frozen in there. What is the best way to get them out? EZ OUT, Torch/heat. Please give me suggestions...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:33 -0600
  ...6 of 8 studs removed without too much trouble. Now I'm to the last 2. 1 is a full length stud that is...
• driveway parts give-away/sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:54:13 -0700
  ...Not corroded at the water jacket, head studs look fine. Free to anyone who will come and take it. Set of fiberglass bumpers, pretty...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:25:08 -0600
  Karl, I have done some banging on the ends of the studs, but how hard is too hard? I've really rapped them, but...
• syncro rotors
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:47:05 -0500
  ...Also, I'm assuming the studs can be removed for reuse in a new rotor. How does one remove the studs without damaging them...
• Re: SNOW CALL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:00:14 -0500
  As I said, my Hakkapeliittas are unstudded (that's sans studs, without studs, studless) but they do have very aggressive treads and make my...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:09:39 -0700
  You are absolutely right that after adding up the cost for lug bolts, wheel studs, spacers and cost of machining the center holes it...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:15:35 -0500
  Well, it wasn't quite like that! There are no slots in the body panel, just two circular holes for metal studs in the...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:18:43 +0000
  ...With studs, you have something to hang the heavy > tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to > lift > and...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:58:16 -0800
  ...I reckon you'd need to convert to studs n' nuts for the Audi brakes just like you do the SA brakes. Dunno where...
• Re: Engine rebuilds qualitygermanautoparts.com??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 13:33:30 -0400
  ...studs(once again, corrosion-see archives about this).If a 1.9, I would trade the new con rods for new head studs and...
• My new Alloy wheels..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:14 -0400
  ...I found the lug nuts in a construction salvage warehouse, of all places, and the front wheel studs at http://wheelcomponents.com/images/studs...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Cleveland
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 23:03:51 -0500
  I need a good cheap source for studs for the rear wheels. Am told that 911 porche is the way to go.Also,will...
• Re: Removing Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 22:15:39 -0600
  ...Removing Head Studs >Make sure the one you get from Sears is not too big. The one I bought >seemed just about right, but...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:43:18 -0700
  Chris - Actually, these should be studs: VW # N0146752 - 10 x 97mm Illustration 3-10, Key #43 On the top (Illustration 3-10): Top Left...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:14:25 -0700
  ...With studs, you have something to hang the heavy > tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift > and...
• Re: Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:19:29 -0400
  ...If it is on one of the ports that has studs then you would have to remove the studs and do the same thing...
• Re: M9 x 1.5 tap--$80 (for putting in new studs)
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 15:23:46 -0400
  I can find/get M9x1 or M9x1.25 but do not find any listings for M9x1.5 The cost for the 1 or 1...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 31 Jul 2004 to 1 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-705)
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 23:00:53 -0700
  ...more info on the wheel studs I'm after. 46mm is the length of the threaded portion of the stud. Thanks! Brian
• Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:02:26 -0700
  ...Are copper nuts the answer? (once the studs are repaired!) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http...
• Re: new LP tank regulator touches body
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:35:31 -0700
  ...There is no wiggle room for the tank to > move in or out on the studs. Seems to me all the valves and such...
• Re: Thinner head bolt washers?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:48:37 -0600
  ...I've been traveling and missed this episode, but can't you install studs and drop the head over the studs? It seems like...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 19:03:21 -0500
  ...I do have chains of course, but haven't carried them in summer before. > > Here in Washington we are allowed to drive on studs...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:20:25 -0500
  ...Although I haven't yet had this particular problem, > I've had a similar situation regarding exhaust port studs/bolts/holes being > stripped. I...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 13 May 2002 07:56:26 -0700
  ...Head studs - if you have an inch sticking out, you have plenty. Clamp onto the broken stud tightly with vise grips. Heat the area...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:01:09 -0700
  ...It it held on > to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs > which go > into the manifold. I really...
• Exhaust stud question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:05:09 -0400
  I am looking for availability and dimensions for the studs that connect the exhaust headers to the heads of a 1.9L engine. I...
• cheap studs for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 18:52:56 -0600
  Wagner part number BD61433-TXE26.........$1.79 each got this info from a guy named Jan in Maryland.....Boston Bob knows of him....I...
• Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:36:22 EST
  ...Standard Time, deedawg@GMAIL.COM writes: > Would I need spacers to > move them outboard? > > yes you will need spacers and longer studs/bolts chris
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:50:14 -0500
  ...I have used thes studs on Deisels. However, the Wasserboxer problem is usually corrosion related or the gasket shrinking. These studs will not help...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:00:43 +1200
  ...otherwise you may end up with an off-center wheel and/or break studs. The BenT One told me that wheels drilled for 14mm...