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• Re: loose mirror no more
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:59:46 +0000
  ...That nut you tightened down affixes >to >a stud that's a *press fit* into the mirror. As you tighten down on the >nut...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 03:29:08 -0400
  ...I use small amount of oil in all wheel lug nuts on > > all vehicles I've ever owned. Never have a problem. Always hand...
• How to reinstall knob/shaft into arm.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:30:12 EDT
  ...nut. When you feel confident, set the shaft aside as it goes in last. Screw the box back onto the wood deck. Use small...
• Riddle me this!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:23:14 -0600
  ...nut driver nor socket on it to tighten or loosen it without having to take half the engine apart??? I have to replace small...
• Re: removing front brake grease caps
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:52:07 EDT
  ...I've taken the little retaining clip off the little square nut thing sticking out of the grease cap, what next? I've tried...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:12:49 -0400
  ...Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware If your nuts have rusted to the point where they are now small...
• Re: Tire size vs. Engine RPM
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:08:14 +1300
  ...Lower pressure means greater indentation (smaller radius) at contact patch, therefore higher RPM. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: Xenon Lights? South African grills & H4s
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:22:09 -0600
  ...They are allowing headlights that are smaller and have higher wattage at the same time. That is the real problem. tom On 14 Dec...
• Shimming Main Flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 13:14:00 EDT
  ...Question is how hard a job is this? If I manage to get the nut off, does anyone know what diameter the shaft is...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:53:31 -0400
  The torque on the 6 large case nuts is 37 pds for all the MV 2.1 vanagon engines. I use the same silicone...
• Re: Big Brake Kits?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 15:12:32 -0700
  ...I ended up using the old nuts to tighten the ball joints and tierod ends down, torqueing them, then removing the old nuts, and...
• Re: Bike rack - ball hitch mount recommendations.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:42:54 -0600
  on 6/2/04 7:58 AM, Spinoso, Tom at TSpinoso@AMERICANTV.COM wrote: > Hi, > > > > I have a small hitch mounted to the tow...
• Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:25:36 -0600
  ...This includes the 8 exhaust studs/nuts, plus the j-tube bolts/nuts, and the muffler and tailpipe bolts/nuts. I also have a...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0700
  ...the small 11 mm bolts that hold the drum on? >They are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs >that...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:07:32 -0400
  ...but I think I may have already had a nut on that end that was small enough to go through the pin, but then...
• Re: circlip on lower ball-joint
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:02:52 -0700
  ...You shoud see the arts fly > when they finally break > free. > > Two nuts on top of the shock provides a lock nut > effect. If...
• Re: replacement for skylight gliders
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:23:53 -0700
  ...I then placed a small bolt through the hole, with a nut on one end and a washer on the other end that replaced...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2009 16:43:13 -0500
  ...I don't really need to get them off just replacing ball joints, and wanted to replace small stuff I saw. Now, any advice...
• Re: Vanagon early vs. late grille fitment?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:15:47 +1200
  ...holes can be sheetmetal-screwed, but the lower will need small screws/nuts, as the van is triple-thickness metal there. Measure ten times...
• Re: lightweight digital voltmeter @ Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:13:23 -0500
  ...Radio Shack >has a very small digital voltmeter they sell for $24.95. It's dimensions >are 4.25" x .75" x 2.25...
• Re: 5 speed trannys
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:37:02 +1200
  ...Overdrive is anything taller than a 1:1 ratio (the smaller the number:1, the higher the gearing). 1st is a crawler gear, useless...
• Bolt from clutch housing to engine
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 07:27:15 -0700
  ...The top right picture identifies nuts on studs on the bottom of the clutch housing. The stud on the right side has apparently worked...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:30:42 -0700
  ...Like a rubber band, metal is elastic, and will > stretch a little as you tighten a nut. If you over tighten a nut you...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 08:11:51 -0800
  ...wheel lug nuts/bolts. don't even use it on >the exhaust. mostly the 3/8-inch size is used. the smaller one, >1...
• Re: Van Cafe - How'd they do that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:24:30 -0700
  ...The contact area in the cone face is noticeably smaller than that of a true vanagon alloy wheel lug nut. Probably will never be...
• Re: wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:04:50 -0700
  ...and a small knocking noise that seems to be coming from > > between the wheel and the suspension arm. ideas? the nuts are all uber...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 19:54:22 -0800
  ...you loosen them all in roughly equal small >> steps. >> >> you don't take 4 wheel lug nuts off leaving the last one at full...
• Re: Eye candy for type I lovers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:43:57 -0600
  ...level gauge !! .........like 1960 > inthe VW Bug. > I had a 54 ..small oval window, semaphore turn signals. > Purchased for $ 450, sold for 850, around...
• Re: ETKA's hardlock.exe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:55:53 -0400
  At 02:32 AM 4/27/2001, VW Addict aka The Bus Nut wrote: > > I can confirm: the ETKA does not seem to work...
• Re: Rattling sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 21 May 2002 23:52:54 +1200
  ...door in the top channel) >has a diameter that is too small. It can rattle back and forth. Do >these bearings wear out on...
• Re: Very Long...What am I, nuts? New 85 and Philosophy of Car ownership...very long
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:42:38 -0400
  ...Haul's storage trailer was 700 bucks to rent versus (albeit smaller) 150 bucks for purchase of van and 120 bucks for tow dolly...
• Re: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:43:17 -0600
  ...Also check the bolts/nuts holding the skylight to the hinge. I had a small but persistent leak that I finally observed to be...
• Re: New exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 17:47:56 -0700
  ...Make sure you have a set of torches to heat the frozen, corroded, rusted, nuts before you start removing them. A cut off tool...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:43:57 -0700
  ...nut? > -Hans > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MilosKitchen" <sagmoore@ZOOMINTERNET.NET> > >> Not speaking from personal experience but, many years ago I used to >> frequent >> a small...
• Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:11:32 -0500
  ...bottom) and only a small section of > the drum is hitting the plate. Any ideas on this? > The axle nut is properly torqued to...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:22:18 -0500
  ...the small 11 mm bolts that hold the drum on? > >They are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs > >that...
• 86 Syncro Gift--Thanks Dan & Barb & the list!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 5 Jun 1997 10:03:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...We looked at it and the body has several small to moderate dents, >a small amout of seam rust and the center bench is...
• Deadheads on-line?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 95 10:08:54 EDT
  I was passing thru a small town in Vermont last night in my '66 bus and the people went NUTS! Waving, flagging me down...
• Re: Whistling Gland Nut Disease
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 14:53:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...My gland nut had come loose. The dowel pins was all wallered out, as my Dad would say, and I'm sure the 100...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:11:51 -0600
  ...Loosen up and remove the nut and washer. Go inside and with a pair of plyers, pop the stem out of the wiper transmission...
• Re: still can't pull CIS injectors!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:09:08 -0800
  ...Then I put the closed side of a box wrench over the injector and attached it with the nut. Using a small piece of...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:50:16 -0400
  ...The flare nuts should be 11mm. When the nut strips, use the afore-mentioned. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Bunker Burner Bait
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  15 Sep 1996 20:05:30 -0700
  ...This is a time to be thankful for small hands. With an 8mm Craftsman combination wrench, you can get the nut off the glow...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:42:57 -0500
  ...Food and Nutrition Sciences in Munich, alcohol can be absorbed in cyclodextrins, a sugar derivate. In this way, encapsuled in small capsules, the fluid...
• Re: Enemy Named
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:55:58 -0500
  ...Remember, there's a small percentage of histrionic nuts in every group, including the Vanagon List. DB -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Surfboards and other near disasters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:36:58 -0700
  ...wrote: > speaking of nutty stuff, last Friday some smart dude was > carring a complete garage door ontop of his small pickup truck in the...
• Re: Was: Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:34:58 +1200
  ...small Liteace which was sold in USA). -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Was: Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:34:58 +1200
  ...small Liteace which was sold in USA). -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 06:52:43 -0600
  I used a small screw to replace that rivet, that was years ago and it still works fine. I don't remember how I...
• Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:56:19 -0700
  ...It's still one of the strongest "small" 4-wheeled vehicles made. Emissions, sure... it would need an entirely new drivetrain... but there are...
• Re: Radio replies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 18:33:50 EST
  ...Mine had lots of washer/shims under both the outer and inner sets of nuts.... The stud on the back of the radio should...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:08:48 -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: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Leo Mulvihill
  Thu, 1 Sep 1994 00:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the 12mm wrench is too large and the 11mm wrench is too > small. Tried using a vice-grip but it slips off. > > I'll...
• Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:08:26 -0600
  ...they make it about like you would make a small box on an automated assembly line, except it's BIG! Jim On Mon, Dec...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:14:09 -0700
  ...studs nuts, or the studs themselves. > > I just dropped my exhaust system in 20 minutes using a oxy acetylene > torch. > If the nuts or...
• How not to Change your Oil - All better now! [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 21 May 1996 09:37:31 MST
  ...My luck made sure that it was the one that is long and wierd (which has a nut on the top--the stud closest...
• Re: Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 08:25:11 -0600
  ...today I pulled off the hub cap and found the > small cover that lives in the center over the large nut was off and...
• Re: Penetrating fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:28:24 -0700
  ...Same rusty nuts and bolts.. torque measured to start things moving for each penetrant.. PB, Kroil, WD etc. the acetone/ATF mix had the...
• Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:33:46 -0600
  ...I found that I could buy small > quantities of the item I was looking for (Riv Nuts) was eBay? > > Sorry for the long rant...
• Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:22:08 +0000
  ...I was surprised how easy it is to see and undo the top nuts from the copper pipes. The nuts on those pipes are...