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• Re: 85 Vanagon - manual trans. fluid change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:13:58 -0600
  ...Just jam two nuts together on the shank of the bolt and the bolt heat then becomes an Allen type wrench. I keep this...
• Re: Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:21:06 -0500
  ...Remove the nut on the tie rod end.Smack the iorn spindel where the tie rod end goes through with a 2 pound hand...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:47:25 -0700
  ...drooping wiper blade > > > > > >>pop the dust cap with a screwdriver, then remove the bolt (10mm) and > >>washer > >>visualize the angle of the blade arm...
• Re: Center Bore Machining
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 9 May 2010 02:05:04 -0700
  ...retainer center cap needs an alternate mounting - I think I'll use some rare-earth magnets pulling on the studs/nuts. Unless somebody here...
• Re: Pop-Top Lift Assist
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:42:31 -0600
  ...top on when I > redid the canvas) are those bolts into captive nuts? i.e. can it be > undone/done without removing anything from...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:23:56 -0800
  ...One other item to check is that you are not using vanagon lug nuts on those. The vanagon lug nuts will ride to high...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 12 May 2011 22:38:12 -0500
  If that's what you are after then just use aircraft style locking nuts - the ones with nylon inserts. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:07:18 -0700
  ...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: Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:08:31 -0500
  ...dandelion garden tool that I usually use for removing the axle nut caps and some times the regular hubcaps. That dorky Wal Mart tool...
• Re: Vanagon Alloy wheels $300
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:40:06 -0500
  ...on this list) a >> while back, but they included caps and proper lug nuts/bolts. The tires >> even had decent tread left, but the...
• Re: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:38:14 -0700
  ...hole size? Lug nuts/bolts? > The price is right, I get all 4 wheels with good tires no center caps for > $62+tax. These...
• Re: last minute checks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 10:02:08 -0700
  ...Accelerator cable Clutch cable 3 fan belts 6 flares spare gas cap for when you go to Oregon and the attendant forgets spare half...
• Re: Movie Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 22:22:22 -0800
  ...several of the pictures captured for ever the essence of the early 70's many streets with a vw bus or westie parked on...
• (F) Westy Shower, was Re: ?Roof Top "camping" Question?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:07:39 -0700
  ...Let the Wasserboxer sit idling for 30 minutes, strip, crawl underneath the back, back off the nuts on the left head, adjusting the shower...
• audi turbo rims maching bigger holes....san diego
  Historical mailing list - gatorxray
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 20:08:57 -0700
  Hello all you vanagon nuts, I aquired a set of 15 " rims off of 86/87 Audi turbo from local recycling yard. Need to...
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 15:39:46 +0000
  ...16 X7 inch version of this wheel needs center caps drilled out and fitted with center cap from Vanagon alloy. Color almost perfect match...
• Re: Looking for some radiator parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:17:19 +0000
  ...a chisel > pretty easily) Lower radiator mounts with hardware (bolts and captured nut > mounts) Radiator fan plug (cut from harness is fine) Radiator fan...
• Re: Question: Bolt Size
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:30:30 +0100
  All metric bolts, nuts and threads are designated by the capital M first. Example: M6, M8, M14 PerL 87 Syncro 112i "Carrington, Tom" wrote...
• Re: Head-Nut Sealant - alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 05:45:09 EST
  ...HREF="http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/CIW_English.asp">IWCCC</A> & Capital City VW Club Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley <A...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 29 May 2026 13:42:06 -0400
  ...If tightening the nut does not secure them the wiper arm shaft hole is worn out and needs to be replaced. There is a...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
  ...However, if you remove the grease cap and "pre-load" the bearings by torquing the front axle nut to 15 lb-ft you will...
• Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
  ...You first need to remove this cap, which you can only do by destroying it, so put these caps on your shopping list. Gouge...
• Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:16:58 -0700
  ...The design of the wheel allows 2 threads of the rear nuts to show, so about 5-10mm longer studs are needed. At the...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:16:41 -0400
  ...I'm pretty sure there is a nut (13 mm) to attach them to the sheet metal bumper, and a screw to attach them...
• Re: Craftsman tools (was: Spring clip pliers)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 19:19:21 +0000
  ...Replaced free each time. > > Also, when my open toolbox got rained on in Cape Cod, MA in 1987, all > the tools rusted... except the...
• Re: Product discovery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 12:42:15 -0500
  ...I also like the Uniwerks replacement wiper nut caps. So many people have them missing and some don’t even know they exist. I...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:10:07 -0700
  ...I have tried a few blue caps. I need to make a cap tester and/or > run the van with a pressure gauge on...
• How to replace the brake master cylinder. - long -
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:10:50 -0800
  ...I used a magnet wand to capture the loose nut and washers. The MC is now ready to be removed. Jimmy the MC to...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:46:49 -0400
  ...Also, I got a set of 14" VW alloy wheels along with this rig, but no studs/nuts or center caps. Any ideas where...
• Re: Brief Trip Report, Pics.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:16:59 -0500
  ...0:44 neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> napisał(a): > Hi all. > > In a nutshell, van basically ran fine, had great weather up until > last...
• Re: Audi 5cyl vs Tiico decision
  Historical mailing list - Jouko Haapanen
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:20:05 -0400
  ...Reliability Smoothness Availability Fit Sound Choice of hp & capacity Availability of adaptor kit off-shelf It's a boxer! Against? Perhaps lower-than-average...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:20:35 -0500
  ...I need a little help. >>> >>> I need to build a machine that uses a 1 HP Capacitor start 120v >>> electric motor that turns at...
• Re: Reasonable cost alloy wheel option and check out the brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:21:05 +0000
  ...These use cone shaped lugs and I recommend the smaller heads or spline lug nuts/bolts. For the 2WD the plastic hub cap needs...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sun, 19 Jan 97 11:27:17
  ...capable of 360 ft-lbs. >> >> Sorry. Yes you do. The drum can't come off without taking off the big 46mm >> "castle" nut. After...
• Re: RES: [CONCH-L] Snails in odd places
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:23:24 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 2/25/2008 4:10 PM Andrew Grebneff wrote: > A malacologist told me he had collected...
• paint codes: 1988->
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 23:38:04 CST
  ...Roof Exterior Colors Saiga/Black NG - - ---------------------- ------ Saiga/Saddle Brown PR - - Capri Blue LK5E Nutria Beige L575 Bumper Code ---------------------- ------ Graphite (grey) LT7B Cloud Grey Metallic...
• Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:04:22 +1200
  If the driver is driving the bus in a manner that it's not >capable, eventually it's gonna get bent. Most folks don...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 16 May 2009 06:45:08 -0700
  ...The bolts (I think they are hex head cap screws and not studs with nuts) that attach my front and rear header pipes on...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:28:29 -0700
  ...like if the head nuts come off the studs properly ( it's scary feeling as the stud twists some before the nut breaks loose...
• On the road again!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 09:59:07 -0500
  ...People think I'm nuts doing a rebuild, but with the back-up of folks here, the confidence to do it comes easily. The...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 May 2011 19:29:13 -0700
  ...I realized that I can anti-tamper the bolts simply by double-nutting them on the farside. They can spin the heads all they...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 May 2011 12:37:05 -0700
  ...I realized that I can anti-tamper the bolts simply by > double-nutting them on the farside. They can spin the heads all they...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:55:34 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>>>> end >>>>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>>>> >>>>> How's a girl to decide? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mike "Rocket...
• Re: Optima Battery Price
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:41:46 -0400
  You must have drove the parts counter guys nuts on your little outing Frank! Don't get to Canadian Tire much eh? Thanks, Chris...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:06:34 -0800
  ...and reverse light side cap on the trannys. Early trannies have some internally too. Bug clutch cable lock nut is an 11.. Same size...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:03:19 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:32:34 -0400
  ...I > used the yellow goop that came with the gasket set. > > Should I just drain it, remove the leaking cap nut and reseal > it...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:15:48 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 6/15/2007 12:15 PM Jake de Villiers wrote: > Replace the 84 with an 86...
• Re: Ignition Switch Housing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:43:23 -0800
  ...looked something? Steering wheel > nut, steering wheel and switches all removed, the black sleeve is > removed, and the cap screw is definitely removed. Anything...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:53:01 -0800
  ...that you put on the sealing surface of the cyl head cap nuts. ( 8 on each head.) I'm thinking maybe some type of...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:34:39 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 06:40:54 -0400
  ...IF you want a sure fire solution - assemble tools, remove 46mm wheel nut, go inside wheel and remove outer CV joint cap screws (you...
• Re: '82 Dash transfer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:06 -0800
  Well, how capable are you ? I just put an 85 padded black dash into a gorgeous 'light mist green metallic' 82 Diesel Westy < with...
• New England, East Coast GNATT
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 8 Apr 1995 13:59:26 -0400 (EDT)
  Well all you Roadtripping VW Van Nuts, If you don't live in Eastern Canada or near New England, Sorry, this probably isn't...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Machining, grinding, welding
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:09:13 +0200
  ...I'll have to recheck those rod nuts and bolts and replace if possible (I seem to remember that the bolt is part of...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:23:50 -0700
  ...It's probably not gunk but rather a failing capacitor. See this website for the fix... http://www.pauldottrip.com/84vanagon/analogclock/analogclock.html...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:57:12 -0500
  ...2.1 engines in > general, and rods in particular, is the cap bolts. Replacing with 1.9 type > bolts should be considered a minimum...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:15:07 -0800
  ...cap from the big nut, loosen the nut, pry the trailing >>> arm by inserting a big screwdriver in the slot, tighten the nut and...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:25:33 -0700
  ...Just loosen the 13mm > headed nut that holds the dizzy bracket to the block. Leave the nut on a > couple threads. Pull up on...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:33:10 -0400
  ...attaches to the body(behind the gas cap). These two different locations have no soft plastic nuts for the screws to attach to, so...