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• Re: adding a jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:02:59 -0500
  ...and I have a few > questions. �I plan on doing the large allen head bolt method through the > floor and one suggestion I read...
• Re: Oil plug stripped, fix needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 13:51:49 -0800
  ...You will have to use a large screwdriver to change the oil though. Peg Piwonka wrote: > > I didn't do it!!! > > Imagin my surprise...
• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 22:43:42 -0700
  ...machined larger, is there anything else I have to do to mount these > safely? > > I seem to recall someone saying that special nuts or...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:41:40 +1300
  ...are NOT designed for cornering. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:13:46 -0800
  ...Can anybody provide an overview of the > replacment? Are any special tools needed, welding, etc.? > > > David, > > First, soak the large nut on the ends...
• Re: wheel sizing
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:45:05 -0800
  ...There's even a member there who makes the custom lug nuts and spacers you may need to mount non-OEM larger wheels. Personally...
• Re: Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:28:18 -0500
  ...Larger bolts/nuts would take harder blows, > smaller; lighter. > Tap if you were driving a picture-hanging nail into a cheap sheet rock > wall...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 03 Feb 95 11:42:53 CST
  ...about all i ever use my 1/2" stuff for is the lug nuts and big stuff like that. all else is 3/8...
• Re: [T2] MAX out your Propane Capacity / Do propane tanks HAVE tobe Cylindrical?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:02:16 -0400
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane .htm FES Autogas has "Dough-nut tanks" that occupy the space normally reserved for the...
• Re: carrying canoe on camper top
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 10:22:31 +0100
  ...Make sure you use some large washers under the mounting nuts. I found it to be a superior rack system - safe and convenient to...
• Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:46:31 -0800
  ...You can mount them in a pair connected with stainless bolts and two nuts which allows for variable width of the tires and this...
• Re: Clunks, not squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:39:59 +0100
  ...They were so dry every large movement just made the clunking sound! Clunking dissapeared when I lubed the bushings, but that lead to another...
• Re: Replacing transmission fluid in a 82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:41:35 -0700
  ...In a pinch you can bolt a 17mm bolt and some 17mm nuts together and turn it with a 17mm socket but getting them...
• Re: Head Lights - 85-86
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 9 May 2006 18:07:14 -0700
  ...About the best possible would be round E-code reflector/lenses with higher wattage bulbs powered by separate, relay-switched, larger gauge wires. I...
• 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...
• How to reinstall knob/shaft into arm.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:30:12 EDT
  ...This is a mistake as most of you know as the arm is attached to the seat by large "roll pin". Regardless, I was...
• Re: checking castor (i.e. caster)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:26:40 -0700
  ...Using a 22 mm box wrench and large mallet I > got the nut loose on the large bolt. As before, it would not > willingly...
• Re: Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:50:03 -0700
  ...Vanagon ball seats are 14mm, and too large for the 12mm seat of the mercedes, even though the hole is drilled out to 14mm...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:32:25 -0700
  ...a > nut on the other side. > > The ETKA CD doesn't mention it, but I've seen alternator brackets with a > nut welded on...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:06:18 -0800
  ...Can anybody provide an overview of the > replacment? Are any special tools needed, welding, etc.? > > > David, > > First, soak the large nut on the ends...
• Re: ignition switch part #
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:24:24 -0800
  ...straight up & off, do not remove wires. > Take off steering wheel. (Large nut), hit from below, towards yourself, with > the palms of your hands...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:40:14 -0700
  ...Sometimes omitted. > Lock washer. > Purpose is to maintain high contact pressure. > Nut or bolt/screw head. > > 4. If in bad environment, cover stack with...
• Update: Nudist Goat Farmer's 59 Panel
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 16:25:38 -0600 (CST)
  ...It had been sitting since 1968 under a cottonwood tree that had deposited many large limbs on it (see at the techie ftp site...
• Re: ETKA CD for Mac?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:29:49 +1200
  ...Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 VW Type 25 Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) 1986 CE80 Toyota...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:10:15 EDT
  ...IIRC Winkler, a German company (aka Das Kraftwerk) still makes the >larger tank. Pricey though. They knocked-off lots of Oettinger parts >for the...
• Re: Rim Capacity Rating -- used rims from an Audi A5 -- 1430 lbs
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:33:48 -0700
  ...You will need a set of the small ball seat lug bolts and nuts (which are completely different than the large ball seat lugs...
• Re: Digital Camera
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:51:50 +1200
  ...and having since seen one, am glad avoided it due to its large size and the layout. I wish I had bought a Nikon...
• Mystery Metal fastener...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 14 May 1999 14:59:58 -0400
  ...They're like short rubber tubes with a flange at one end and a nut embedded at the other. The dia. of the tube...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:18:07 -0700
  ...I tried the wrench trick, I beat the hell out of my hand with a dead blow hammer, pried on it with a large...
• My experience with the SA Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:25:02 -0400
  ...You first secure some large nuts in the spaces provided on the hitch frame, then insert the hitch frame into the frame rails, then...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 21:42:46 -0600
  ...It the two metals are sufficiently dissemilar, hpefully the round hole in the pipe will open larger than the diameter of the O2 sensor...
• Re: Was parting out vanagon 90 white San Jose, now rip-off
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:22:08 +1300
  ...I hope no one got >burned for any large coin. > >Bob Trousdale >'90 Westy > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG...
• Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:55:27 -0800
  ...install the lock nut so we deleted the dust covers (I >> > kept >> > > them) and mechanic used a new stock large washer, rubber donut and...
• Re: buying a type 1
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Foley
  Fri, 05 May 95 11:34:02 PDT
  ...by how many bolts from the inside of the bonnet - large washers and = nuts are usually an indicator of thin metal. If the bug...
• Re: how to check Bug engine is a 1.3 or 1.6 externally
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:18:01 -0500
  ...new" Split project... > > The engine is a 40hp 1.2 or larger engine. But how do we tell what > capacity it is? > > I know...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:26:36 -0500
  ...r the > transmission, use a 2x4 with a hole in it, a large eye bolt with washers > and > a nut and some quick links. >
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 01:34:42 -0700
  ...Webster's large book supports your deffinition. Guess I used the commonly understood definition here in the States. Mark > >Techincally, a turbo charger is...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 03:33:08 +0100
  ...Most normal cars do this by way of a nut and bolt > arrangement. However this car does by way of large metal "C" spring...
• Re: Driving on Air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 16:46:11 -0700
  ...Most likely this would be utility power if this idea were > to be implemented on any large scale. That's right... it takes power...
• Re: Question - Rear stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 05:58:15 -0400
  ...The usual cause of failure for the axle or flange hub is insufficient torque of that large nut. Also you need to make sure...
• Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 10:20:36 -0800
  ...You can mount them in a pair connected with stainless bolts and two nuts which allows for variable width of the tires and this...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:25:27 -0700
  ...Except that for people who aren't nutz the obstacle is clearly foreseeable, largely avoidable, and easily dealt with with a prudent reserve policy...
• Front Shock Installation - Upper Spacer Sleeve?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:03:00 -0700
  ...the new Bilstein) inside of rubber donut bushing, large flat washer, then the retaining nut: http://three91.com/vanagon/bilsteinShocks/oldBilstein.jpg When installed...
• How To Replace Power Steering Rack (re-send)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:15:47 -0400
  ...If this doesn't do the trick, put the nut back onto the tie rod end upside down, and tighten the nut until it...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
  ...Easy to do. >> >> I use the hammer method on upper ball joints. �It's a larger tapered part , >> than the tie rod is, so...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:44:26 -0600
  Those sets are off the shelf items at any large Sears store tool dept., IIRC. They are over by the cash register! YMMV, Mr...
• Re: diff
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:49:27 -0800
  ...The three bolts through the rubber isolation mounts are fairly massive, and use self-locking nuts. They should not *ever* rattle loose. Even more...
• Re: Ramona Rests
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 15:19:24 -0700
  ...generator without dropping the engine, you > > need > > a large wrench/socket to get onto the nut that's nearest the fire wall/gas > > tank...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:23:12 -0500
  ...Removed nut at top of shock and push rod done. The nut came off without having to prevent the shock rod from rotating. 8...
• Re: 1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:08:26 -0400
  ...Screen nut torqued to 95 in lb. Thanks for everyone’s help. On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:14 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96...
• Re: Is my clutch slave failing?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:20:30 -0600
  ...clutch slave cylinder and bracket MOVING! Turns out that the large bolt and nut which fastens the slave cylinder bracket to the engine (on...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:27:42 -0700
  ...Remove the oil filter, then remove the large nut holding the oil cooler in place and your cracked o-ring will fall out. Good...
• Re: Steering Wheel Adust/Horn sounds
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 25 May 2008 18:47:28 -0700
  ...wheel base (before > installing the large, top nut, for what that's worth. > * If I snug the top nut the horn doesn't sound...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:50:16 -0400
  ...What happens next? So what is the result of inadequate preload? Basically, failure can occur because either the undertorqued bolt or nut backs out...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:01:48 -0800
  ...If you don't have seat tracks bolt it down through the floor with large washers underneath and locking nuts. Just be careful where...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate tograde?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 13:24:49 -0600
  ...Squirrel distrusts large heavy objects on wheels. Now a > bicycle . . . there's something I'm willing to climb under. > >> Mr. BZ-is this single...
• Re: Broken Ground?
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 07:46:23 -0600
  ...Dubbed "Old Hickory" (Andy for > short) due to the large quantity of hickory nuts stored inside him > while sitting in a chipmunk habitat the...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:31:00 -0800
  ...although it is the > proper diameter, the wrench is too physically large to fit t he drain > plug because the (stock) 'exhaust pipes are...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 14:58:57 -0500
  ...Removed nut at top of shock and push rod done. The nut came off without having to prevent the shock rod from rotating. 8...
• oil cooler question...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:53:36 -0500
  I developed a large oil leak on our '90 Vanagon yesterday. It appears to be coming from the oil cooler. I bought a new...