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• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:38:40 -0600
  ...Use a good penetrating oil and hope for the best. > > > > Instead of penetrating oil, use a small hand sledge hammer (mine is 2� lb...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 08:37:28 -0700
  ...no > moving of any nut, rather I am moving the whole van (even with emergeny > brakes on). I slip the 1.2 meter steel...
• headgasket replacement information
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
  ...I was going to apply a very small amount of grease to get the green coolant ring to seat in what appears to be...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:50:48 -0800
  ...And how did you get at the 2 13mm nuts on the forward end of the 2 braces that support the dash and steering...
• Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:27:42 -0700
  ...Yes I did wonder a out possibility of wearing out the lug nuts; I had read your posts about that. The image was a...
• The SECRET...Never break another stud, nor round a bolt head.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:26:49 -0500
  ...This same procedure will work for any bolt, nut, screw, hex-head, even plumbing fittings. For nuts, (like the 15mm head nuts on a...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs? Rear Wheel bearings.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:10:06 -0400
  ...spray a small amount of water on the outer part of the brake drum: does the water vaporize? Spray that axle nut and see...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] By name and culturally we Vanagon owners are..... (Frydaye)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:54:22 -0400
  ...worth so I would happily send him a check for a smaller amount. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Rear Whell Bearings Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:55:36 -0500
  ...There isn't a spec on the manual that I know of beside the torque spec for installing the rear nut. If you have...
• my trip to the P.N.W.
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 12:42:15 -0500
  ...deluxe Garcia bus 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 59 standard Garcia bus 57 oval
• Re: Wheel Bearing Thrust Washer
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 3 May 2006 15:57:01 -0700
  ...nut on. This is >because the groove in the spindle (which the tab on the thrust washer fits >into) tapers to a smaller size...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 17:55:39 -0700
  ...I would be sure there is no other "food" in the van other than the p nut butter or cheese that is loaded on...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 06:41:17 -0700
  ...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: alternator questions/ just bought a reman.alt..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:58:08 -0700
  ...Plug the extension into the existing blue wire and then put the ring end under the small nut. This extension allows you to switch...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:24:38 -0500
  ...I also lay in a small bead on top of the gasket to help lube seal. 3 ) With one nut I bring the head...
• Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 May 2002 21:45:36 +1200
  ...ensure no misunderstanding. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:12:28 -0500
  ...General engine bolt/nut sizes Sounds like the cylinder head top gasket pushed back allowing a leak to 'torch' the head. Depending on the...
• Re: Vile Lower Control Arm Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:28:17 -0700
  ...nut and the Syncro frame). I |> used a wrench, an air gun, two break bars, two pieces of pipe, a |> grinder, a small air...
• Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:14:54 -0800
  ...Is the shoulder on the shock strut supposed to fit into the smaller ID of the brass coloured metal part inside the OEM bumper...
• Re: Alternator wiring help.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:53:59 -0700
  ...The 2 > reds are attached to the larger stud and the blue is attached to the > smaller stud on the alternator. Another red wire...
• Re: In Case You Have Not Seen This Yet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:10:36 -0800
  I agree, but you folks across the pond have literally hundreds of small camper vans to choose from, both brand new from the factory...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:38:05 -0700
  ...That one nut and bolt was a two person job. I don't quite understand it though; everything on the van had been easier...
• Re: Coolant Leak @ Water Pump Flange
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:12:35 -0500
  ...So start by tightening this 13mm nut. If it's still leaking, remove nut and apply sealant. SAME problem with one of the thermostat...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:31:03 -0700
  ...In all of the photos, the > >castellated nut and the cotter pin remain on the axle. > > > >Help! > > > >Tom Hanlon > >Palm Springs, CA > >84 Westfalia...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:01:38 -0400
  ...three small bolts instead of two big bolts. Kinda hard to judge by eye which is stronger, I think. > > No receiving nuts are supplied...
• Mudflaps - installation ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 05:37:44 -0400
  ...place while the clips are installed maybe ? How about small stainless steel screws and nuts through the mudflap lip and fender lip ? I'm...
• Re: manual steering - more questions - longish
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:22:51 +1200
  ...top it off the steering wheel on the power steering is smaller >diameter. >This is about a thirty six beer job .......... if you're...
• Speedometer Part
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Tue, 20 May 2003 16:42:34 -0400
  ...So I took it apart a second time and this time I noticed a small brass nut on the tripometer dial that was not...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion-- Minivans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:45:50 +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: Fix or replace PW regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 21 May 2005 19:41:21 -0700
  ...Worked to delicately extricate the cable, then used a small bolt and extra-thin nut to re-attach the plastic lower guide back onto...
• Looking for Steering Column Cover and...
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:56:39 -0600
  ...Does anyone have a nice, but used upper portion to a Steering Column cover? This is the smaller of the two plastic covers that...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:32:22 +1200
  ...Of course severe overinflating can cause stress failure, increaesd wear on the now-bulging tread center... >Too high a pressure means a much smaller...
• Transmission Case, Clutch Shaft Bolt Hole Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:29:53 -0700
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/TransmissionCorrosion# I chose JB Weld as the small version of white Marine Tex requires you mix the whole batch...
• Re: noise in steering wheel - rotating left or right
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:33:31 -0800
  ...Reassemble steering wheel, nut, and horn pad, and enjoy smooth turning again. Rich 85 Vanagon San Diego --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Brian T...
• Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mitchum
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:01:55 -0700
  ...I refer mainly to the ones that come off the small metal tubes on the top of the tank. During the process of raising...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:23:18 -0400
  At 09:58 AM 9/20/00 +0200, Nigel Bennett wrote: >The main, big- and small-end bearings still look great, evidence of happy...
• Re: Springs & Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:23:49 +1300
  ...had installed years >>>ago. >> >>Then it must wallow over undulations, yaw and wallow on even small >>bends... not to mention bodyroll... Been done already...
• Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:51 -0400
  ...Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:19:36 -0500 > >Can anyone take a sec and advise, please? Started getting a small oil leak >right on...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight spares.....what if you break your $300 foglites?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:46:04 +1200
  ...They won't stop small rocks still big anough to cause damage, and seriously cut down light output. Had one on a Honda 900...
• Battery chargers again for small AA, AAA, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:46:22 -0800
  A few weeks ago I asked about a battery charger that could be wired to a 12 V battery that would charge smaller AA...
• wish me luck (i need it)
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:49:39 EST
  ...have to parelell park it! (currentyl i can only drive a small bus..whoopie...) wish me luck and if i get my certificate...you...
• Re: Van down on Vancouver Island
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:22:42 +1200
  ...Gee, Smallcars is barely over the horizon from Victoria! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz...
• Re: loose mirror no more
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:07:33 -0500
  ...I went to the local hardware store and got a small SS hex set screw and appropriately sized drill and tap. I hammered the...
• Re: resealing heads: two tubes of stuff in the gasket kit??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:26:48 -0500
  Hi Matthew, The small tube of yellow stuff is for the head capnuts. First, you really should get a tap and die to clean...
• Re: speakers for stock enclosures
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:02:45 -0600
  ...I need to do something quickly, as the PO blew the front speakers out and it's really starting to drive me nuts. Anyone...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:56:44 -0700
  ...you must have a 'tubing nut wrench' ....... those reach around 5 sides of the hex of the nut. An open end won't work...
• Re: preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:13:36 -0700
  ...hose clamps Assortment of metric nuts, washers, and bolts Adhesive-backed velcro (comes in very handy some times) Small water purifier (MSR unit) Extra...
• Re: O2 sensor testing the wires...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:44:12 -0700
  ...It is a small brown wire that comes out of the same small bundle that goes to the distributor hall connector. I'm sure...
• Re: Power mirror conversion how to??
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 03:58:59 EST
  ...The doors in power mirror equipped vans have a nut welded in the door. I found that using a matching screw and a loose...
• Re: A small part request
  Historical mailing list - Steven Brower
  Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:38:50 -0500
  ...I am sure I could solve the problem in another way like a small fender screw with a bent piece of metal with a...
• Re: ecode h4 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:35:27 +1200
  ...The >SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard >variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running >lights...
• Help: Need 15" Wheels for VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:04:57 -0500
  ...bolt pattern, however, the bolt holes are smaller and the wheels are thicker. So different lug nuts / lug bolts would be required. Anyone know...
• RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
  Fellow Vanagon Nuts, (I sent this message earlier but it was returned but here goes again, sorry for taking up the bandwidth with a...
• Re: Few interesting things....
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:03:32 +0200
  ...to find that the stud holes in the wheels were too small! I now have to get > them reamed out to fit. This is...
• Re: Vanagon Toys?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 4 May 1999 02:42:50 EDT
  ...In addition to the pop-up plastic top, it has a small motorcycle across the back bumper. These typically came in orange/tan and...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:58:12 -0400
  ...nut to get the brake drum off just to replace brake shoes. The drum is held on by corrosion (rust) and two small bolts...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:16:56 -0800
  ...It contains 4 large o-rings and 4 small o-rings.To instrall these, first remove the 10mm nut that attaches the gang of...
• RE: Pools of fuel
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  14 Jun 1995 13:50:18 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ > fuel lines and tighten with a wing nut. When I emptied the tank recently to > remove it I used one of these clamps as...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Accelerator Cable hook up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:00:32 -0600
  ...I took a >small bolt of about 3/8" size..... put it into into a bench vice and >drilled a hole in it just...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:29:58 -0500
  ...Like a rubber band, metal is elastic, and will > stretch a little as you tighten a nut. If you over tighten a nut you...