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• I have 3 jacks. read on
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 24 May 1999 23:52:40 -0600
  ...Says "Bilstein", round steel, needs lug nut wrench to actuate. Rubber bumper at top where Jack rests on body. Jack #3. No name, looks...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:45:08 -0400
  On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, James Wetzel wrote: > To all the experts out there: > > Does over-torquing lug nuts lead to premature rotor warp...
• Re: lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 21:49:51 -0500
  Do you mean too small in diameter, or length? Jim Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2021, at 9:29 PM, John Rodgers...
• Audi Turbo wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  01 Feb 97 03:42:01 EST
  ...The elongated rear studs give the lug nuts more thread to hold onto. and that's pretty much it. with the 15 inchers, you...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:19:26 -0700
  ...I have, under the rear seat with the jack, > an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench. One socket on the wrench fits > the...
• Re: Strategy for stuck lug nuts on Vanagon wheels
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 4 Oct 2019 06:43:09 -0400
  ...Did a tire shop last tighten the lug nuts/bolts on your wheels? Make sure you can remove them with the lug wrench you...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:10 -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: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:55:55 -0700
  ...You may still need to check for length if using bolts > > or closed end lug nuts. For the screw in stud conversion kits be...
• Re: Plug for 12V Impact Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:39:26 -0400
  ...On Jul 18, 2009, at 9:01 PM, B Feddish wrote: > Last year while battling my lug nuts some list member suggested one > of...
• 80 westy wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:31:59 -0800
  ...It has 9 aluminum-like fake "spokes" = as well as fake lug nuts(black in color) surrounding the center of the = wheel cover. There...
• Re: how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:53:18 -0400
  ...How do I put the wheels from one on the other? In other words, I > recall that something else besides the lug nuts need...
• WTB plastic "spoke" hubcaps for 83
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:42:43 -0400
  ...These are the hubcaps with the spoke look and the fake black lug nuts used on the 83 and 84 Vanagon. If anyone has...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:20:51 -0700
  ...SAE threads on their lugnuts/bolts. It will be mighty difficult to find > metric flat bottomed ... err.... wheel nuts > > > > BenT > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL...
• Re: Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:46:14 -0500
  I took off my luggage rack to replace the seals and found the same issue, I made some rubber washers for the front which...
• Re: Wobbly wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:36:47 -0400
  ...All of the lug nuts are tight. The wheels came mounted and balanced from tire rack. I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the...
• FS: 14" Factory Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:29:23 -0700
  ...I can probably come up with 10 lug nuts but I do not have any lug bolts. What you see is what you get...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:18:03 -0500
  ...Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts you always bring things up in steps... like on head bolts. what steps are should be used is...
• Re: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:10:06 -0500
  ...Hit / tap very smartly in a circular pattern between the lug bolts. It works, even for those of little faith. What this does is...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 17:41:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Always check the lug bolt/nut tightness after letting some shop touch your wheels. I like to givr them 120-130 foot pounds, this...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:28:46 -0800
  ...If they're the stock factory alloys, just use the special lug nuts/bolts designed for this. The studs are the same. http://busdepot...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:57:25 -0700
  ...You may still need to check for length if using bolts > > or closed end lug nuts. For the screw in stud conversion kits be...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:18:10 -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...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:37:00 -0700
  ...on the end of the bar has (so far) been enough to loosen the nuts/bolts. Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 06:04:46 -0700
  Thomas Buese wrote: > My last resort cheater bar is a 4' piece of 1 1/2" dia black iron pipe > w/ a cap on...
• Re: [Syncro] FS: Carat Wolfsburg Edition Alloy Wheels with good tires. Set of five (5) for $450 including all lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 9 May 2006 00:03:18 -0700
  On 5/8/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Why buy a set of tires for $500 when you can buy tires and...
• Re: Strategy for stuck lug nuts on Vanagon wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Oct 2019 14:59:25 +0000
  ...Strategy for stuck lug nuts on Vanagon wheels Been thinkin' about this....stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on...
• Re: CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:52:53 -0500
  ...CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts Who has the best deal on new CARAT wheel bolts & nuts ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members...
• Re: Nuts and Braces
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:31:02 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > I need two lug nuts for my '85 GL Vanagon, and one wheel stud. I also need > the...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:47:22 -0400
  ...a big-old castellated > nut with a cotter pin through it. Hmmm... one of those sounds under engineered! I'm sure you realize the...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:40:56 -0700
  ...Will even take off impact wrench applied nuts/bolts. If anythng, I have to be careful to not put too much pressure putting them...
• Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
  Thu, 16 May 2002 15:54:52 -0700
  ...thinking about the brake upgrade. > > I've ordered a set of lug nuts with which I will mount the wheels on > the rear hubs...
• Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous! (long)
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:38:09 EST
  ...there is NOTHING unsafe about running audi turbo or mercedes wheels on your vanagon if you use the proper lug nuts. these are the...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:14:03 -0700
  ...Breaker > bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) > Baby wipes. Lots and lots of baby wipes. Disinfectant wipes...
• Re: What Learned Yesterday - luggage rack edition
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 May 2011 18:06:42 -0700
  ...time to re-install the luggage rack, here is what I > > learned: > > > > Don't tighten down the nuts on the four aft bolts that...
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...Mercedes wheels (14, 15, even 16" aftermarket wheels) are also said to have same bolt pattern, but the lug nuts have a smaller head...
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:16:28 -0600
  ...Most of us just remove them, since the drum (and wheel) are also held on by the 5 lug nuts/bolts. Larry '82 Jetta...
• Re: studs and lugs vs. bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:24:49 -0500
  ...vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> That can be changed. > >> http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/2wd-front-conversion-studs/ > >> I did business with...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  ...Yet Another Head Pullin' Question. "you don't take 4 wheel lug nuts off leaving the last one at full torque ..right ?" Sure I...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:58:16 -0800
  ...for studs and nuts, whereas the 2WD uses lug bolts. I reckon you'd need to convert to studs n' nuts for the Audi...
• Re: Restoring Vanagon Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:11:38 -0400
  ...It doesn't hold up very long on lug nuts. BTDT > > Larry A. > > And from past experience with three different chrome paints trying to...
• Re: [Fwd: What size is the..]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:01:48 -0700
  ...sockets I didn't have at the time. >> > > > > All 3 Vanagons I have here use 19mm just like the lug nuts. > > > > BenT > > San Francisco >
• 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: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 23:23:22 -0700
  ...Of spare tires and broken wires... > I'll just stick to lug nut part. I've used grease on the lugs in all of...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:38:01 -0700
  ...Wheel lug nuts were probably on at 500 ft lbs. The only way to know it's really right is to do it yourself...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 19:54:22 -0800
  ...and sure ..I buzz lugs nuts off one at a time sometimes.. but ..if I was doing it by hand... I could not undo...
• Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:20:12 -0700
  ...You can then replace both bolt and nut with SAE if you choose. The ones on the luggage rack thread into captive nuts, so...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:32:04 -0400
  ...You will also not chance destroying a lug or hitting the wheel with the hammer. You will be able to properly torque the nut...
• Re: '73 Bus wheels?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 95 11:15:29 PDT
  ...You will need the M-Benz lug nuts. I suggest you try them on and make sure there is enough clearance in the wheel...
• Re: Alloy wheels/lugs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:50:38 -0400
  ...In practice its best to have at 1 diameter of threads sticking out the nut. >> Actually the theory calls for at least 3 threads...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:55:44 -0500
  ...these have 12mm lug holes, so be sure to check that the stock wheel nuts seat in properly. That is if the holes are...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 08:42:38 -0700
  ...You may still need to check for length if using bolts > > or closed end lug nuts. For the screw in stud conversion kits be...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0700
  ...on? >They are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs >that are sticking out. There are 2. They bolt the...
• Trade BMW wheels for Vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:44:58 -0800
  ...5-lug 'bottle cap' w/ tires Reply to: anon-21091058@craigslist.org <mailto:anon-21091058@craigslist.org?subject=BMW%20Wheels:%205-lug%20'bo...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:03:21 -0700
  ...They do, however, require the used of conical seat lugnuts/bolts to achieve safe attachment. The conical seat nuts/bolts "reach in" further and...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Fri, 2 Apr 2021 09:40:14 -0700
  ...The shoulders (and sometimes the diameter) of the lug nuts/bolts vary from the alloy to the steel. My new alloy wheels came with...
• Grease and bearings, and my studlyness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 8 Sep 2025 10:23:17 -0400
  ...Currently I have 10 studs, new lug nuts and the locking Mercedes nut to replace the one that is pinged to stay in place...
• Re: 15 inch wheels and offset (non) 'problem'
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:41:08 -0500
  ...I am interested in how the stock lug nuts worked for you. I found them to be too big or wide for the Passat...
• Re: spare tire tray (was nut)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:27:31 -0700
  ...Just use a lug wrench, or 19mm socket on a ratchet, and do it from above. You'll need to feel around a bit...
• Re: late model wheel cover free
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 22:04:25 -0400
  ...faux covers that all have a silver spoke design with black lug nuts and black VW symbol. If it looks like this, send it...
• Re: Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:34:36 -0800
  At 11:04 AM 3/31/98 -0500, you wrote: >And one more thing. I was travelling in rain most of the >time. My...