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• Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 2002 10:20:03 EDT
  just use a lug bolt.. same thread pitch.. chris
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:56:49 -0500
  ...VW's don't have main cap bolts, but re-usable aircraft-style case tie bolts with a low torque value. They also don...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 04:02:14 EDT
  ...If only the heads sheered, they would be called sheer head bolts. For my money the bolt is the part of the bolt that...
• Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 21:01:33 -0400
  ...So B+-----1MΩ------sender wire+top bolt---/\/\/\/(black box)----next bolt----/\/\/\/---third bolt----/\/\/\/----B- Yrs, d On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 8:44...
• Timesert install - I'm stumped
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:18:42 -0500
  ...Then what? Drill out the full 14mm bolt? Drill and tap to put a bolt in the bolt, lever on that bolt? ----- Original Message...
• Re: Steering Column Shear Bolt Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:47:33 -0700
  ...shear in the case of this bolt DOES NOT mean > that the bolt (ie body) shears, it does mean that during manufacture when > torqued...
• FW: Air conditioning compressor adjusting bolt
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:20:04 -0500
  ...Air conditioning compressor adjusting bolt I was cleaning the motor today and found that the belt tension adjustment bolt for the compressor wasn't...
• Re: engine removal Q. Clutch Slave bolts
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:11:56 -0800
  ...After you disconnect all the external wires, cables and gas > >lines, It's just 5 bolts and it falls out. Don't let me...
• Re: Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:09:16 -0700
  I once had a 13mm bolt that was in a place too tight to turn a wrench. I took a 13mm combination wrench and...
• On the road inner door handle bolt?
  Historical mailing list - TCollins
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:22:09 -0400
  I need to know the size of the inner door handle bolt/screw (on the sliding door) for a 1985 tin top. I'm...
• Re: Spare Tire Cage Bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:11:45 EST
  In a message dated 2/8/01 8:42:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, MICHAEL_D_LINCICOME@SUNOIL.COM writes: > > > > > > Is the bolt/knob...
• Re: [Syncro] CV bolts, tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 25 May 2001 17:20:16 EDT
  ...Most use CV's an 8 mm XZN-head bolts. My rear CV's on my 16" actually uses a 10 mm XZN-head...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:07:37 EDT
  ...When i replaced my torn boots I found a couple of allen mixed in with the the tripple square bolts. Jim Morgan 86GL "Breadbox...
• lost a/c bracket bolt
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:00:21 -0700
  some how the top bolt on my a/c compressor was loose enough to be lost somewhere... it is the top bolt, with the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:02:28 -0500
  ...Remove the nut and slide the long bolt out forward. This is where I had the most trouble. Spent hours getting that long bolt...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:47:22 -0400
  ...ERic Rod Smith wrote: > What is the size of the Studs / Bolts on the exhaust system? > Thanks! > Rod. > > > At 12:54 PM 4/13...
• Re: Looking for a Middle Seat for 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:13:34 -0400
  ...Some folks don't bother to install the bolts. They just slide the seat on and off. You'll also need the bolts that...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:14:07 -0700
  ...They use these kind on bolts on many other cars. The nature of the sheer force is in the composition of the soft metal...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:31 -0800
  ...The large >> one is for >> > a bolt for attaching the engine and the transmission >> together. >> > This bolt is one of the 4 such bolts...
• Distinguishing connecting rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:01:17 EDT
  Greetings and Salutations; How does one tell the difference between the 1.9L and 2.1L bolts.Bentley page 13.30 has a picture...
• repair procedure: starter on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 14:21:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...l lift up the new unit, holding the upper mounting bolt in its bolt hole and slotting over the lower mounting bolt. The main...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:14:31 -0600
  ...It seems like a previous owner shifted the front end of the >> transmission to the left by an inch (maybe the original bolt holes...
• Re: A/C evaporator housing removal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 02:24:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...These bolts came in 2 arrangements depending on your model year. >> I forgot about the 3 little bolts that bolt the plastic evap housing...
• Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lug bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 13:26:42 -0500
  > In a message dated 1/8/02 6:19:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, > joukoh@sympatico.ca writes: > > << We sell those bolts for under...
• Re: Getting weirder by the day!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:46:18 -0800
  ...The top bolt, 85 Westy, is a 5 inch long 10mm metric bolt, bottom is a stud. Mike > From: Walter Evens <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM...
• Re: transmission filler bolt--where?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:48:58 -0800
  ...transmission filler bolt--where? I think I found the transmission filler bolt/hole on my 87 Westy but am not positive. It is a...
• hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:52:08 -0400
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>why did vw have to use so many hex bolts?</DIV> <DIV>every vanagon i have owned, i...
• Re: Spare tire tray bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:18:55 -0500
  ...I think the place is called Alabama Bolt. They have just about anything threaded there that I could ever want. Lowe's and Home...
• Re: Need size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm???
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:38:51 -0800
  ...does one actually need to replace the bolts with > new ones, or can the old ones be re-used ? > I'D USE NEW BOLTS...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:28:16 -0600
  ...Help removing stripped CV joint bolts >> >> Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint >> bolt? I'm swapping...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:24:07 -0700
  Howdy, Bill, I'm pretty conscious about dirt filling up heads of bolts and sharp allen wrenches. My buddy and i both looked at...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:41:14 -0500
  ...ON the last bolt, move the vice grips to >one of the loosened bolts to break torque on the last bolt. >This gives you...
• Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:48:27 -0500
  ...Correct. > 2) As soon as it hits red bolt turns red. Great. > 3) As soon as it hits yellow bolt turns yellow. Awesome. > 4...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:58:38 -0700
  ...The harder you turn to loosen the bolt, the tighter this >> extractor bites into it. I am SO going to Sears to get a...
• Re: stuck lower control arm bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:15:54 -0500
  ...stuck lower control arm bolt after a long time of persuading the nut on the lower control arm bolt to come off, I was...
• Plug for 12V Impact Wrench
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:01:27 -0400
  ...It had the rear shock bolts off in seconds. (I had been PB blasting the bolts for a week BTW). For the front shock...
• replacing the waterpump, opportunity to replace hoses
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:10:39 -0800
  ...The bolts holding the pulley on can be very tight. An easy trick is to use two tools, I prefer two 5 point sockets...
• Re: several questions about my 1984 westy
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:11:56 -0700
  John Rodgers wrote: > ...One of the reasons for the apparent weakness in the 2.1L is the rod > end bolts on factory engines were...
• Torqueing Head Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:11:50 -0500
  ...Enjoying it so far! I have a question concerning torqueing head bolts. In my previous rebuilding older VW engines experience, I seem to remember...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:32:55 -0600
  ...This is what rounded the heads of the bolts to start with. Especially with an impact driver or gun. Hammer a 6 point socket...
• Re: dropping the engine, 81 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:44:16 -0700
  On 6/28/07, Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@nd.edu> wrote: > > My biggest piece of advice is be sure to get the CV bolt heads...
• Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 May 2011 18:08:07 -0700
  Carriage bolts have a short square section of shank under the head. They are used in square holes. Is there such a thing as...
• Bolt needed for spare tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:46:02 -0400
  I need the bolt for the spare tire carrier. I had to mutilate mine beyond hope getting it off. Does anyone know the size...
• Re: Corrado Speedline 15" on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 20 May 2005 10:10:41 -0700
  ...Vanagon = 5 X 112mm bolt pattern No go unless you remachine the wheels to a different bolt pattern. -- BenT
• Re: pictures 60 years meeting in Hannover Germany
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:13:33 -0400
  ...Mike Houlton, Maine Christoph Boltze wrote: > Hi everybody, > > here my pictures: > > http://boltze.dyndns.org/web/60_Jahre_VW_Bulli_Hannover_05_10_2007...
• Re: ok lets talk about wheel vibration now (2wd)...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 2 May 2006 11:50:44 +1000
  ...Do the 10mm bolts need to be removed for them too? Steve in Chicago, 91 GL 7-passenger. Steve, Maybe yes, maybe no...depends...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:30:36 -0400
  ...Dave On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > OK, my friend Phil lent me these bolt...
• Re: busted ground bolt on engine block
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:56:04 -0500
  My guess is you are talking about one of the 6mm bolts that are on the head near the AC compressor. These are hard...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:49:37 -0800
  ...Alloy lug nuts or bolts would work....but the > contact area is a lot larger on the alloy nut or bolt. I've seen...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:04:05 -0800
  ...Instead, that ONE tight bolt held the CV joint fast against the > transaxle flange, and so long as ONE of the other five bolts...
• Re: tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 05:30:56 -0700
  ...tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions > > Hi All, > 84 Westy 4spd > > 2 Q's: > a) Does anyone know if, when new, the tranny...
• Back again needing more help to find out what size the bolts are that hold the pot top hinges to the top of the van
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:29:28 -0800
  Have the pop top setting on the top of the Vanagon ready to bolt and now can not find the bolts that hold the...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:28:10 -0500
  ...Use a bit that is about the same size as the bolt shank. Since > it's an allen bolt the bit is self centering...
• Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:32:57 -0700
  Hi All, Would anybody know the function of a 6mm Hex/Allen Bolt at the bottom of the crankcase located in front of the...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:21:30 -0400
  At 03:32 PM 10/21/2003, gary hradek wrote: >Jeff, > It is not so the torque is right but so the bolts >sheer...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 22:37:34 -0500
  ...My questions are as follows: > > 1) Is there an easier way to get the nut on the bolt that the usual way > of approaching...
• Spare tire carrier bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 11:25:40 -0500
  ...the bolt securing the spare on the Vanagon is 12mm with 1.5 threads and 35mm in length. I picked that up at a...
• Re: speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:28:49 -0400
  Imagine the thread pitch on an M8 bolt. M8 is the common bolt on the Vanagon that takes a 13mm wrench. The usual thread...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:17:22 -0500
  I believe that bolts on some and studs on others is a factory setup, due to the angle of the pipes and the difficulty...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:57:22 -0600
  ...Soak the offending bolt for 24 hours, then apply the other tricks, like tapping the bolt head 200 times, etc. Good Luck, John Rodgers...