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• Re: head post-mortem, and a question
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:38:47 -0700
  ...Hope your issue in not using 12mm stretch bolts procedure with 11mm bolts. The Bentley only give the stretch bolt procedure. If that is...
• Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 11:32:43 -0800
  ...No! I never re-use TTY bolts. ;) A more experienced person would've stopped reefing on the bolt in question before I did. It...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:03:03 -0500
  ...Instead, that ONE tight bolt held the CV joint fast against the transaxle flange, and so long as ONE of the other five bolts...
• CV Joint Bolt Score: Me-11 CV Bolts 1
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:19:45 +0000
  ...I'm now down to just one outer bolt that is rounded and won't come out, the other one I was able to...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:26:50 -0400
  ...hex bolts -- try getting the AC compressor bracket > off after thirteen years. Boston Bob recently cued me in to the ultimate > stipped bolt / nut...
• engine mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Campbell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:58:45 -0700
  Hello List! Does anyone have any specs as to length and thread size for the engine mounting bolts? I have an 85 Westy and...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:11:26 -0400
  Use a pair of needle nose vice gripas and turn the shear bolts off. They are attached to the steering column and have triangular...
• Re: 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 - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:39:09 -0800
  I'm taking a chance my memory is correct, I think they are M6 bolts.... but thread pitch.... I think it's the standard...
• Re: diesel torque secs.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Nov 1996 05:59:37 +0000
  ...for a vanagon diesel flywheel to crank shaft > bolts and preasure plate to flywheel bolts, also the oil pump bolts torque.? According to Bentley...
• Re: ??? HOW DO I remove problematic rear deck lid on '86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 15:42:04 -0500
  I had the same problem trying to remove the rear lock at a junk yard -- the hex groove in the bolt "rounded out" and...
• Click found, but my mechanic needs your help
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:15:43 -0500
  ...My mechanic put helicoils and new bolts in both holes. Obviously something is going wrong as the top bolt is not holding. Looks like...
• Bolts from Engine to Tranny Help
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:49:49 -0800
  ...The driver side bolt is just missing a nut, no problem, but the passenger side is actually snapped off right where it exits the...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:38:13 -0400
  There are spot welded nuts or tabs that the bolts thread into. Since you have a 14mm (or 9/16") head someone tried to...
• Re: Thermostat Replacement (1.9 L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 May 2001 09:55:53 -0700
  The first time I pulled those bolts, they were a major PITA to get out. I steel wooled them up real good and then...
• Re: Front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:07:10 -0700
  evidently you are talking the small hex head bolts that screw into the guide pins ( 86 and later front brakes on vanagons ) . fwiw, I...
• Re: Replacing bolts
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:16:53 -0600 (MDT)
  %%On my '71 bus the %%Bentley says to replace the rear engine carrier bolts. These are the %%ones holding the brace across the back...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:39:57 -0600
  ...Luke, Are you missing the little spring loaded catch that holds the pan up after the bolt is loose, or did it not do...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:35:56 -0400
  ...get a set of "Impact" grade boltouts. They're fluted and fit over the outside of the Allen bolts. The regular boltouts require a...
• Re: First Timer - Dash Removal, heater R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:54:10 -0700
  I think those bolts are designed to break-away in event of an accident, so I would use low grade metric, I "think" 8mm...
• Re: stripped alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:47:53 -0700
  Try using a nut and bolt of smaller size and see if that will hold. Nothing to loose! Jere -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 04:31:47 EST
  ...Black metal (not chromed) lug nuts or bolts. or 2. Black metal (not chromed) bolts that have allen head sockets--meaning they need to...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:21:57 -0400
  The rails should have a bracket into which a 13mm bolt (if I remember correctly) will thread. When the seat is out, the rail...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:57:12 -0500
  About the diesel rod bolt... I have plenty of those. Do they need to be new, as well? I haven't replaced them in...
• Re: lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:34:42 -0400
  HALT! The alloy wheels are thicker, so you'll need longer bolts for the front. Using the bolts from the steel wheels can gall...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:46:30 -0800
  > stainless steel bolts on your muffler/catalytic converter. > > The more experienced among us know this already. I thought I'd beat the > corrosion problem...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:27:38 -0700
  The word from our esteemed expert on things VW, Boston Bob, and several other engine experts besides, is DO NOT REUSE your old bolts...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:38:24 -0800
  ...it does say the aftermarket bolt has a 19mm head. Saw the same one at aircooled.net for $2 each. BenT sent from my...
• Re: removing fuel injectors - how to
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:41:01 -0700
  > > Hi Mark, There is a 10mm bolt which attaches both sets of injectors to the air distribution manifold. The bolt fits through a metal...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 16:36:22 -0800
  ...Tim wrote, "All Aircools and Waterboxers say to tighten to 81 ft/lbs with no mention of loctite." 139303 JUL 93 Flywheel Mounting Bolt...
• Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:21:03 -0400
  On an '84 with 1.9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the engine with studs or bolts? I found my alternator...
• Re: FS: 4 TRAILER HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:12:56 -0400
  Support for both fiberglass and metal bumpers? Using metric parts and bolts or SAE? 4 bolts? Or 6 bolts? On Sep 10, 2007, at...
• Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:02:00 -0500
  Yes, the later power mirrors will bolt on (well 2 out of 3 bolts) and are immune to wind.
• Bolt-Prep?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:35:17 -0700
  Can anyone tell me where I can find this fabeled Bolt Prep stuff for sealing head nuts? dave
• '82 1.6 Diesel Vanagon Head Bolt Questions (long)
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 02:58:50 -0500
  Hello, Ongoing head bolt saga continues.... The facts: 1982 1.6 Diesel Westy w/ 64K, new head installed by previous owner bout 1100 miles...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:15:23 -0500
  ...with an automatic a junk pushrod threw the converter bolt opening in the torque plate and then threw the opening for the converter bolt...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:17:25 -0600
  ...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: Thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:22:15 -0500
  ...If a bolt spins, or the nut plate is spinning in the plastic lower part............using a very small grinding wheel, grind the bolt...
• Re: Aluminum thermostat housing............
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:51:14 -0600
  P&T If you have enough of the bolt drilled out you might be able to use a sharp hard ScratchAll like tool at...
• Re: Radiator bleeder thread
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 May 2010 22:34:18 -0700
  ...Radiator bleeder thread I noticed the bolt that came on my replacement radiator was simply just a bolt. Not cut with slot like the...
• CV joint hard times
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:10:19 -0800
  ...Maybe a bolt was broken off from a previous greasing/change. One bolt was loose to start with and maybe this was it. I...
• Waterpumps
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 1 Mar 95 13:31:23 CST
  ...Now, the thing is normally held together by 8 bolts, fairly equally spaced around the perimeter (see crude drawing of pump below--the 0...
• Re: JEEP wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:39:02 -0800
  >| A list member mentioned using jeep wheels on his vanagon a while back. >| >| I was under the impression these wheels have the same bolt...
• Re: How important are those two-hole washers?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:48:06 -0400
  Extremely! The bolt heads will wear into the soft metal of the boot flanges and the bolts will come loose. You will not notice...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:24:12 -0800
  ...I would prefer any arrangement that guarantees painless and easy removal and would have used bolts at each point, but did not replace what...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:12:04 -0400
  I have been there done that with stainless bolts I have installed. Not seized into the head but rusted to the exhaust pipe. I...
• busted ground bolt on engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:37:06 -0500
  Hi all - In attempting to clean my ground wires on the engine block, I busted the head off the bolt holding them in place...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:48:59 +1000
  > > While removing a very rusted exhaust pipe I have broken one of the bolts with > only a very small part of it still sticking...
• Re: [vanagon] Alternator Bracket bolts broken off
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 11 May 1999 20:30:29 -0500
  ...I would remove the steel water line that is in the way of getting to >the bolts. Remove the alternator and bracket completely. If...
• Broken manifold bolt
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 02:43:12 -0800
  Hi, I have a broken bolt that holds the manifold to the block...the bolt is broken off in the block and the mechanic...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:02:30 -0500
  i've run anti-seize on lug nuts and bolt for 13 years or so and never had a problem. just my personal experience...
• Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:35:21 -0700
  ...YMMV >> wanted to comment on this one part ... > "Get a longer 14mm Bolt (same diameter and thread pitch as the > lug-bolt but longer...
• floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:27:41 -0700
  ...they look like they would slipfit over some sort of track, but also look like they would just bolt into the boltholes on the...
• Re: Need a torque value, please
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:10:32 -0700
  ...They don't look like tri-squares, though, more like typical hex bolts, and only three of them. The allen bolts that hold the...
• Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:46:26 EDT
  ...Prospect, IL? My bolts all look like triple square. BenT
• Re: stripped alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:50:08 -0500
  <<Looks like I stripped the alternator bolt when I was adjusting the belt--no wonder the belt loosened up again-- The alternator has only...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:22:07 -0700
  ...There is a Samba vendor who sells used Carat bolts >> regularly for $4 each. Most aftermarket bolts have 17mm hex instead of 19mm. >> >> There...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:08:58 -0700
  ...The bolt is a brass bolt which I had measured as a 7mm. However, it is damaged and probably was an 8mm as suggested...
• Re CV joints bolts Clunk x 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 14:23:02 -0700
  ...the bolts connect to the right side and on the wheel end. Last night (6/23) all six bolts were loose; loose to the...
• Re: Shear Bolts/Steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:47:43 -0400
  ...I think the shear-bolt concept was invented before ViseGrips made it to Germany <g>. When you're replacing them, if you don't...
• Re: longer front lug bolts with 19mm head? where to get???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 02:53:46 -0700
  On Apr 7, 2005 2:35 AM, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > im looking for longer front lug bolts...longer than the...