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• Re: 2000 Audi A6 wheels
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:40:26 -0400
  ...just had to add a thin 7mm spacer up > front and then buy the appropriate lug bolts/nuts from Loogy. No muss--no > fuss >
• Help: Need 15" Wheels for VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:04:57 -0500
  ...So different lug nuts / lug bolts would be required. Anyone know where to get those? Thanks in advance for your help, Bo Kersey PGP...
• Re: Warped Brake rotors?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:58:17 -0600
  ...At Costco, I have watched several times, where the supervisor comes over after the wheels are installed, & personally torques the lug nuts in the...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:57:40 -0500
  ...anti-seize "With a 6 wheel pattern""With a 5 wheel pattern" Do you mean bolt/nut/lug rather than "wheel"? bob
• Re: Looking for alloy wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 21:42:52 -0700
  ...They do not have center caps or lug bolts/nuts. Any thoughts would be appreciated or if anyone is interested--let me know. Garth
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:28:39 -0700
  ...Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts > This discussion reminds me of when I worked at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power > Plant. > > The facility has three...
• Wheel studs & Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:04:06 -0400
  ...Any suggestions for nice lug nuts would be appreciated. I havent' had a chance to see if the stock Porsche alloy lug nuts have...
• Re: Poptop Seal Replacement ----- Instructions
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:05:40 -0500
  ...Raise your poptop and crawl up on your luggage rack and remove the 4 plastic caps covering the nuts and washers between the back...
• Re: Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:07:42 -0800
  Bulley, There is a special tool for removing damaged lug nuts and even wheel locks without their keys... it takes about 30 seconds.... most...
• Re: Poptop Seal adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:20:10 -0400
  ...Raise your poptop and crawl up on your luggage rack and remove the 4 plastic caps covering the nuts and washers between the back...
• What to do about hubcaps
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 94 21:34:57 -0600
  ...Should I try to replace the Chrysler hubcap with an original? I don't even like these original hubcaps with their fake lug nuts...
• Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 2002 01:20:20 EDT
  ...of front bolts so to be able to > use audi 5000 lug bolts.. theyre longer. theyre usually cheap at your local junkyard and maybe...
• FS: Carat Alloys- 14"
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:23:30 -0500
  ...A set of 4 carat style OEM vanagon alloy wheels, fit all vanagons , include the special lugbolts/nuts and caps. $500 have tires - the...
• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:34:01 -0500
  ...A guy with an air wrench who cranks one lug nut to full torque (or past it), then another, etc., will warp the rotor . . . .
• how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 21:40:56 -0700
  ...How do I put the wheels from one on the other? In other words, I recall that something else besides the lug nuts need...
• Looking for alloy wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ray-Corp
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 20:55:02 -0400
  ...Then, I saw them; Greyish, wet, rusty lug nuts, gouges, scratches, no lug bolts, wheel weights fallen off etc compared to most of the...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:55:04 -0600
  ...In my frustration, I also put the lug nuts on and hammered on them a bit. They studs moved inward! Nothing else moved though...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:21 -0500
  ...Find a parking lot or other non-traffic place, and loosen up the lug nuts on the problem wheel enough so they're just...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:58:17 -0400
  ...Are you talking about the bolt which clamps a slotted strap to a lug at the top of the alternator (the sliding point), or...
• Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:16:42 -0400
  ...Yes I have discarded wheels due to the seats reaching a point the lugs wouldn't hold. Lug nuts while very durable on the...
• Re: Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:15:57 -0400
  At 07:04 PM 4/11/2009, Troy wrote: >break in the new wrench. My Haynes manual shows 133 foot pounds as >the proper...
• Re: vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:36:24 -0500
  ...longer studs? If they're the stock factory alloys, just use the > special lug nuts/bolts designed for this. The studs are the same.
• '87 Wolfsburg CVJoint problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 09:30:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...Lug nuts not tightened 110 ft/lb (I didn't replace tire). 8/96: driver rear wheel comes off on freeway, lug nuts all...
• Re: Survey--shower mod
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:19:49 -0800
  > I'm surprised some of modification nuts out there haven't rigged up a shower > using the little used luggage rack. Seems like it...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:05:19 -0800
  ...As a side benefit, that tight fit keeps your lug nuts clean! Seriously...the lug nuts on my '75 bus were pristine. The ones...
• HOW TO CLEAN YOUR LUGGAGE RACK a step by step procedure
  Historical mailing list - Ray-Corp
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 20:08:47 -0400
  ...nuts and remove. 7. Call for wife. "This is really effin important, I NEED HELP NOW" 8. With wife's help carefully remove luggage...
• Re: Lost Oil Drain Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:11:43 -0400
  ...buddy behind me did a temporary fix by using an air-cooled lug > nut to staunch the flow and it got me home. <snip>
• Re: Removing Luggage Rack Pop Rivets
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:01:07 +0200
  ...like crazy and make the luggage rack look like crap inside. I found stainless steel bolts and nuts and washers which fit perfectly for...
• Re: stud kits
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:25:27 -0800
  ...lugnuts from Prestige Wheel http://www.prestigewheel.com/mainStuds.asp They also have washers that allow you to use conical seat lug nuts on...
• Watch sears mechanics!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 11 Jun 97 07:58:00 -0500
  ...But one lug was not chrome. A closer look, a universal replacment nut. The tire monkey had dropped a nut down the jack hole...
• Loosening Tight Fasteners (was: Help getting lug nuts off)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 01:56:10 EDT
  ...Help getting lug nuts off My '83 westy has a flat in my driveway and if I use the "factory supplied" lug wrench all...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:22 -0500
  ...A four foot cheater pipe requires only 90 lb of pull, less than a lug nut, to apply the specified 360 ft lb of...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:14:59 -0400
  Thanks for all the responses, folks. I contacted Loogy, aka Chris, or was it the other way around, and got a quote. Is there...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:28:45 -0500
  ...The set also includes the special lug nuts and bolts necessary to install them and the small hub caps. The price is $500 and...
• Re: Tech tip #2/torque values
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 12:01:51
  ...Excuse my ignorance but what are the torque values for Vanagon lug nuts (standard wheels) and why are they so crucial? Thanks in advance...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:31:38 EST
  Front Suspension 1980 to Nov.1984..............125 ft-lbs from Nov.1984.................133 ft-lbs Rear Suspension All...........................133 ft-lbs Drive Safely & Good...
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:53:23 -0400
  ...The set includes the special lugs and nuts. Price for four $600 or five for $700 plus shipping. THe wheels are in Los Angeles...
• Re: "dry" sound from wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:27:52 EST
  ...Going to inspect the entire wheel assembly today (if I can get the lug nuts off....soaking in WD-40 now). Any particular things...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:33 -0700
  ...lbs was for lug nuts, and that the torque for lug bolts might differ (but it didn't specify what it should be). Do...
• Re: Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:32:12 -0500
  ...Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts > > > >Stop wasting your time. > > > >Drive to a hardware store and buy a (hardened) steel nut...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:23:50 -0700
  ...the nut from the wheel side of the nut >> ... >> then later zoom off they come .. >> i have never had a wheel lug nut come...
• rear tire looseness?
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:44:39 -0800
  ...Felt like maybe the lug nuts where loose. But, when I checked them, the lugs where fine. Any ideas? Blown wheel bearings? I have...
• Re: Warped Brake rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 02:00:20 -0400
  ...Could this been as a result of over tightening the > lug nuts ? Or would they have had to slam the rotors with the rim...
• Alloy Rims For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Sun, 23 May 1999 11:50:28 EDT
  ...I am using my old lug nuts and center caps, so they will not be included. I am asking $600.00 for all (plus...
• Re: Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:17:42 EDT
  Diane Gigler and all those responding to parts offers, Please remember to click "reply" and not "reply all" when responding to parts ads and...
• Re: Porche Fuche Alloys
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  24 Apr 1995 14:27:14 GMT
  ...Got the lug nuts and the center caps from Barret Enterprises. They look way cool. Tom Carrington BBTSQP8@bell-atl.com 88 Vanagon 65...
• speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:59:04 -0500
  ...However, when trying to change the wheels myself, the lug nuts were simply immovable. I can imagine getting stuck in the middle of winter...
• Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:03:21 -0400
  ...Drill out the lug openings to fit Vanagon > >> lug nuts, get proper balls seat nuts, mount and measure. My guess > >> spacers of about 7mm...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:38:50 -0700
  ...the lug nuts/wheel bolts fit into connical surfaces on the wheels so that the wheel is centered on the hub when the bolts...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 6 May 1998 18:17:25 -0700
  ...Lug nuts off, drum bolts off, it's stuck tight to the hub. >No amount of smacking with blunt objects or sacrificing of small...
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:32:28 -0500
  ...I have all five of them with the special lug nuts and bolts for $600. If anyone is interested let me know. Sorin Bejenaru...
• Re: Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:29:38 -0500
  ...oddball lug nut and bolt needs - from putting aftermarket alloys on a Bug pan (under a kit car), to getting the right nuts to...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:30:17 -0500
  ...folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!! In a message dated 3/11/03 3:06:23 AM, belanger@FLUID.COM writes: << folder lug wrench...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:02:05 -0600
  ...Even then > at first opportunity I back the nut off and re-tighten with a torque > wrench. This practice was adopted after a bad...
• Extra! Extra! Axle nut turns!...Read all about it!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:40:25 -0300
  ...Having already mangled both a 1/2" and 3/4" drive flex-heads on this axle nut, I opted for the 3/4" sliding...
• Re: 2 Qs: source for multimeter US 1119; size of plug for man. tranny
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 20:03:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...88 GL (110K) > I screwed on & jammed together two nuts on a VW (Rabbit?) lug bolt I had lying around - fits the trans hex...
• Re: removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:04:54 -0700
  Hmm, the nuts are on top on my '84, and they come right off. The bolt heads are round and flat, and are glued...
• Re: torque, rear brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 02:56:43 -0400
  ...lug nuts on left rear are almost off. glad i stopped. :). of course, my tire tool is a 3/4 impact drive on that...
• Re: more choices in custom wheels.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 07:53:08 -0700
  ...I used standard 14-mm conical chrome lug nuts that you can pick up at any FLAPS on my Camper, I used a 14...
• Fancy Wheel$$$
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 25 Apr 95 10:15:29 PDT
  ...Got the lug nuts and the center caps from Barret Enterprises. They look way cool. Tom Carrington BBTSQP8@bell-atl.com 88 Vanagon 65...