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• Re: Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 May 2012 00:17:45 -0400
  ...At center reposition the steering wheel. If all is right the anti-theft lock should engage with the steering wheel spoke somewhere between 10...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:55:03 -0600
  ...wheel, where the lug nuts/bolts are. > The big things (now usually plastic) that cover the whole wheel are > called "wheel covers." Wheel covers...
• Re: Yes, wheels... again! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 00:15:25 -0400
  ...These are ET35 off-set wheels. Aside from machining the center bore, how did you get the center cap on the wheel over the...
• wheels
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:03:50 -0400
  ...These wheels were made specifically for the Vanagon by BBS, right down to the little clearance divots for the rear brake drum bolts. So...
• more (interesting) questions about rhein rims
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:27:28 -0700
  ...the front ones went on fine, although the lug bolts that i got from cafe volks had a lot of scale and pitting on...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:45:52 -0700
  ...for almost any non-stock wheel you need to remove those little drum retaining bolts on the rear, no big deal at all. Just...
• 215/85R16 tires - part II - what's the best way to cut sheet metal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:55:14 -0700
  ...Everything bolts back in place (wheel bearing housing, shock, ebrake line) with the exception of the hydraulic brake line. Because the trailing arms are...
• Help: Need 15" Wheels for VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:04:57 -0500
  ...the bolt holes are smaller and the wheels are thicker. So different lug nuts / lug bolts would be required. Anyone know where to get...
• front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:45:21 -0700
  ...By chance, my neighbor was installing new struts on his early '90s Nissan Maxima and I found the nice 15X7 alloy wheel bolts right...
• Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:21:11 EDT
  ...After rounding out not one, but TWO of the bolts in that horrible,small casing on the outter side.... I VERY carefully cleaned and...
• Re: MB wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 20:17:50 -0700
  all that i remember is that the van's lug nuts/bolts (rear/front) are 5x112mm don't remember what the offset was. hope...
• Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lugbolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 21:40:28 -0500
  Prestige Wheel (http://www.prestigewheel.com/mainBolts.htm) has lug bolts in a variety of lengths, thread sizes and seat types. Use the lug...
• Eurovan mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - W Li
  Fri, 21 Nov 1997 17:34:44 -0800
  ...cover a cannister in the well -remount wheel and retorque wheel bolts right front flap -remove wheel -use a 14" piece of 2 x...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need? The OEM lug nuts-Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:54:26 -0500
  ...Aftermarket wheels that use these have the same cone shape as our alloy wheels. I think VW had those lugs custom designed to increase...
• Re: Steering Column "Flex"
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 22:57:20 -0700
  ...All bolts are tight. There's no > >> up/down > >>>>> flex. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is this normal? I often grab the wheel when climbing in and don't...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:46:23 -0500
  Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster. When using lubricants of this type, the torque needs to...
• More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:04:06 -0500
  ...Stock wheel bolts go through just fine, and seem to seat just the same as on the stock wheels. The centerbore was not an...
• Re: mystery noise LR
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:25:53 -0500
  ...treads, and the wheel cover and checked the wheel bolts >and CV bolts. A local VW mechanic jacked up that wheel and spun it...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:59:35 -0800
  12mm bolts on vanagons come in two differnt thread pitches. those with waterboxer vanagons won't see many 12mm thread diameter bolts on their...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:58:11 -0700
  ...Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > VW engineers obviously liked the bolts for the front wheels, as do a number of other makers. Other vehicles I...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:48:51 EDT
  ...Scott, the bolts & lug nuts can be had at most any wheel shop for much less and they will be all double or triple...
• Re: What is VW Karma?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:59:26 +0200
  Why to trash the wheel covers? My rims are hold by MBZ bolts, also I'm looking for 15" MBZ rims. My cap of...
• Re: Subaru conversion/wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 21:34:06 +0100
  ...All with 5 bolts Mercedes Benz: All 60's up VW Passat 1998-2000 VW Buses, vans etc 1971-2000 VW Sharan (incl. Ford...
• Re: brake & CV q's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:19:37 -0400
  ...wheels, i.e., must I tangle with the axle nuts? It is usually easier to loosen the CV joint bolts with the tire-wheel...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -0700
  ...the old man. > >"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he >said. > >I can see his point. With...
• Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:48:48 -0400
  ...All vehicle weight needs to be on the wheels. Now,crawl under the van one last time and loosen the bolts that attach the...
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:57:47 +0000
  After 250K miles it looks like the rear wheel bearings need replacment. I�ve done the front successfully in the past but the rears...
• Re: Alloy wheels for sale, just curious
  Historical mailing list - mattiewoodworking
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:03:55 -0400
  ...original VW Alloy wheels for sale complete with the special lug nuts and bolts and the center hub caps. The wheels are in good...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... Almost
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:43:58 -0600
  ...wheels, with tires, on a Vanagon later this week. Price will be somewhere in the $120/each range and comes with lug nuts & bolts...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:01:00 -0800
  ...didn't mention that turning the wheel the direction you are working > will make access to the bolts to remove the caliper easier. Oh...
• FS: wheel locks for SA & Carat wheels for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 May 2002 13:46:31 EDT
  Hey gang, Many of you have asked me to look into locating locks for the conical seat SA and Carat alloy wheels. Well, I...
• squeak be gone
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:21:06 -0700
  ...My theory was that it was not the tires but the mounting bolts working loose, and that removing a wheel and re-tightening the...
• Copy of: Re: Wanted - 5 spoke alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Nov 96 00:57:44 EST
  ...Wanted - 5 spoke alloy wheels >I called around to numerous junk yards around the country. Finally found >some in a yard in Tennesee? I...
• 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...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:59:37 -0400
  ...I >>couldn't get the Dermal cutting wheel in the correct position to cut thru >>the bolts. So I had to cut the muffler...
• Re: Alternative wheels for the vanagon-corrections
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 20:13:29 EST
  ...i machined all 4 centers to make rotating the wheels easier. it cost me 10 bucks apiece ($40 for all 4 wheels) at a...
• Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:03:31 -0800
  ...Once you've factored in the cost of spacers and longers studs or bolts, any savings on the wheels would have evaporated. BenT TJ...
• 16x7" et35 5x112mm wheels!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:37:37 -0800
  ...wheels on their Vanagon - was it as simple as machining out the hub to the same dimentions as a Vanagon wheel? Same bolts / nuts...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:13:01 -0700
  A moderator stepping in over putting a tire on a VW wheel with the bolts? Really? Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Tue, Aug 28...
• Mercedes Wheels for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:35:13 -0700
  ...I purchased a full set of MBZ wheels (like on a 240D or 300D-early 80's) perfect shape and would like to use...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:07:12 -0700
  if non stock tire/wheel size increases the "resting angle" of the cv joints over the stock set up, then the boots will be...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:03:45 -0400
  ...You're looking at about 20mm spacers plus longer bolts. I'd put spacers and bolts in the rear as well to compensate for...
• Re: Steering Column "Flex"
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 19:02:11 -0700
  ...All bolts are tight. There's no >>>> up/down >>>>>>> flex. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is this normal? I often grab the wheel when climbing in and don't...
• Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:28:33 -0700
  ...the old man. "I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said. I can see his point. With...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:38:24 -0800
  Correction: it does say the aftermarket bolt has a 19mm head. Saw the same one at aircooled.net for $2 each. BenT sent from...
• Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 07:09:49 -0500
  ...Would appreciate my list friends' advice on.... -Front bolts and rear studs (changeout, replacement, etc) -Offset (spacers needed?) -Machining (hub clearance) -Typical junkyard pricing...
• Re: '83 rear shocks replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 13:39:51 CDT
  ...tighten it all up, and torque the bolts/nut. put the wheel back on. put the lug nuts back on, semi-tight. jack up...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:03:36 -0800
  ...removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ? >> > >> > I would use a cheater bar, but I let my friend borrow it to work on >> > his '73 chevy...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:53 -0800
  ...wheels are just fine. They are forged aluminum alloys which original >> cost thousands on Mercedes cars. They originally came with lugholes for 12mm >> bolts...
• OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:39:11 -0800
  ...What wheels fit?" To my knowledge, there are two direct bolt on Mercedes rims, all the others require spacers and longer bolts in the...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:59:06 -0700
  ...To compensate for the thicker mounting pads on alloy wheels, VW resorted to 60� conical seat lugnuts/bolts. This type of lugnut/bolt "reaches...
• Tires (Aaaaaaaagh!)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800
  ...15s fit in Cunegonde's wheelwells? New rims are Audi 7 x 15 ET46 (spacers and new bolts on order). If they do, any...
• Mysterious Vanagon problem - will not move - Problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:11:42 -0700
  ...bolts holding the caliper to the spindle came loose, allowing the caliper to pivot backwards and wedge against the inside of the front wheel...
• Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:27:14 -0400
  ...stock Vanagon alloy wheels for my '85 Westy. Now I am looking for a full set of lug nuts & bolts as well as a...
• Re: WHEELS FOR 1984 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:05:17 EDT
  ...I ended up arranging a multiple group purchases which ran ito the thousnads of individual lugnuts, bolts, and studs. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:18 -0400
  ...I ordered the lug bolts for the front and noticed they >>> are >>> > longer than the original bolts. I did not order the longer studs...
• Re: Free Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:13:11 -0700
  ...14" 1987 Westy wheels with worn tires - you pick up in Pismo Beach, CA? I'm keeping the nuts and bolts as spares for...
• Re: Wheel Well Trim Thingy...SYNCRO ONLY SPLASHGUARDS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:41:10 EDT
  ...each wheel well, that attaches with 3 > off 7 mm nuts onto embedded "butterfly" bolts in the plastic/rubber... > > May be a "wheel well...
• So how are the TR 16x7 steelies?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:47:45 -0500
  ...Stock wheel bolts go through just fine, and seem to > seat just the same as on the stock wheels. The centerbore was not an...
• help needed rear wheel alignment / trailing arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:33:20 -0800
  ...When parked at YB I took a sighting down the wheels and then I could clearly see the problem. My left rear wheel did...