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• Strange rust spot on 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:36:56 -0400
  ...They welded a nut into the body here and somehow the undercoating was pierced by this nut (almost like it was added after the...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:10:57 -0300
  porn aside, I have the nut threaded on finger-tight, but I can't get a socket on there. It seems there's not...
• Re: Rear wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:26:29 -0500
  Jaime, If you are looking for lug nuts for steel wheels, I have some I could send you. Just send me a private email...
• Re: Lobro Front Outer CV Joint Kits Puny Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:00:03 -0400
  ...Who's is interested? </excerpt> Oops! Bad math above -- should be ten nuts for about $23.00 Cheers, <bold>Michael J. Sullivan </bold><italic...
• Re: Front wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:20:34 -0400
  That nut is not tight. It will probably turn right off with a large pair of pliers or channel-locks or visegrips. I don...
• fastener seats - was Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 21:16:49 -0600
  ...Once you have a nut or a bolt in your hand you could tell what seat they will fit. The other solution is to...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:20:37 -0500
  ...Basically the 1/16-inch >> tubing >> is connected to pumps, columns, etc., with the ferrule nut followed >> by a >> ferrule. You screw the ferrule...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:22:22 -0700
  ...Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose? > So why does that make the axle come loose? Are the threads stripping out? > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:50:22 -0600
  ----- Original Message ----- > I need new rear wheel studs/nuts for stock wheel > setup. > Is there a suitable substitue (for different make) > available at a...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:39:21 -0700
  ...You can >> never tell when a piece of shrapnel will come flying off. >> >> As for large bolts or nuts such as the axle nut...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:03:14 -0700
  ...However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B and nut >> 113105427. The 2.1 uses bolt 025105425A and nut 056105427. >> >> >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> From: Tom Lambas...
• Re: Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:22:14 EST
  When I did the front shocks on my '85 I started by squirting break free stuff on the nuts and bolts every day for...
• Re: power mirror, replacing large nut
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:53:11 -0700
  ...The spring-loaded nut that threads on the shaft inside the base has come loose. I have had to replace this nut before, but...
• Re: Any pilot bearing tricks ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:34:57 EST
  ...Place a large washer on the bolt and then the nut. Tighten the nut until it comes up taught against the big washer. While...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:40:49 -0800
  ...If one is holding on to the gutter doing the old axle nut thing, I imagine putting a sturdy support under the socket would...
• muffler bolts / 73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 03 Sep 1995 14:53:55 -0800 (PST)
  ...anyone know if i can replace the muffler studs on a 73 bus ? had a hell of a time to get the nuts off...
• odometer mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:16:04 EDT
  ...anyway that small nut is gone! am i correct in assuming there is a tiny nut that goes there? any suggestions for a fix...
• Re: Westfalia LP tank question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:50:23 -0500
  ...Last time I hung a propane tank on a non-Westy , I used cap nuts from an engine head of a dead watterboxer engine...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 9 May 2013 06:54:17 -0400
  ...On 5/8/2013 9:25 PM, Bryan Feddish wrote: > Can someone tell me the size of the nut (Item # 7 ) at the bottom...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:14:23 -0800
  Many times in the past I have seen what was thought to be the nut leaking (usually #1 cyl) and it was in fact...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:15:25 -0700
  Sounds like your socket is sliding down until you're turning both nuts at the same time, rather than just the top one against...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:30:48 -0400
  Their 7/16" flare nut wrench is a perfect fit and worked well for me. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:48:24 -0400
  ...If the Drum appears hotter than the axle nut.. Its probably the brake shoes need re-setting. If the nut is hotter… probably the...
• Re: Alternate axle shaft locking mechanism for front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:18:28 -0500
  Is there some problem with the original axle nut that we should know about that has caused trouble over the billions of miles of...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 9 May 2013 09:25:01 -0400
  ...A plain nut with no locking collar would not stay on in this application. Stainless for corrosion resistance, obviously. > > Mike B. > > On 5/9...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:27:09 -0800
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > Dan, i am the one that asked the "nuts/bolts" question... > > as a very amateur vw owner...i rely on manauls...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:32:27 -0500
  ...Especially for nuts and washers. Also the stainless is usually A2, not A4. Dennis Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Jeff Sent: 12/20...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:24:12 -0400
  ...1 13/16 is 46.0375 mm, entirely adequate for removing the 46 mm axle nut. The breaker bar handle was much more expensive...
• Re: Wasserboxer piston pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:02:33 -0700
  ...Usually >> requiring one the somehow get a nut started on a threaded rod between >> the cylinders. My fingers are too big. After messing with...
• Re: Tranny Oil, a new tool!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 00:07:22 -0800
  ...A head nut! It is the right >size hex, deep enough that I could get it into each of the plugs while >turning with...
• Re: missing jack & lugwrench
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:16:04 -0400
  The problem with the lug nuts is not the lug wrench. It's the guy at the tire shop that has his air gun...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:46:37 -0700
  ...I ran into an 18mm on a VW today , 92 Jetta, produced in Mexico, on the front suspension. ( a regular hex nut ) forget what...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:35:07 -0400
  ...According to my past >experience I know it is the axle nuts that are probably loose. So I >finally checked them today. Sure enough...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 May 2011 - Special issue (#2011-431)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 27 May 2011 05:29:07 -0400
  I have the nuts, which are quite special BTW, 6mm Nylock with a cone end, I also have a few complete rod assemblies left...
• Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:38:58 -0500
  ...Friend of mine has a very nice 71 Westy but the left rear axle nut comes loose every couple thousand miles despite havingthe cotter...
• lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:23:54 -0700
  ...I would like to have a question please... - could the lug nuts from steel rims be used on alloy rims? thanks in advance dan
• Re: Spark, fuel and air...a no start story.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:54:04 -0800
  "Moral of the story always remember what 3 things you need for combustion to occur and watch out for those nuts. Thanks, T." ------------- "Watch...
• Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:25:27 -0400
  ...In removing my rear wheels two of the nuts on one rim just broke in half leaving the bottom half still securely wedged into...
• [Fwd: Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 21 May 1998 18:10:59 -0700
  The guide pin on the 81 should have a 13mm nut cast to the inside of the mount then you could hold it with...
• oil filler tube top nut
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:13:31 -0500
  Volks, Can anyone enlighten me as to the best way to tighten the upper nut on the oil filler tube, where the tube bolts...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:03:08 -0700
  Why not take a cutting torch to that stubborn nut and see how fast it jumps off of the stud. Phil, From the school...
• Re: Steering "clunk" noise solved??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:53:14 -0800
  Turns out those "copper" nuts are magnetic. They are likely not copper. Possibly Cadmium plated. Neil. On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 4:46...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:38:43 -0700
  ...it's been so long since I had to do any 'backyard' method on holding the wheel from turning while undoing that big nut...
• Re: head nut sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 18:41:25 PST
  ...head nut sealer >Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 13:42:34 PST > >Hi all > >Okay... on reassembly is there a "generic" sealer I can...
• Re: Trailing arm removal question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:32:33 -0700
  ...with the alxe nut and the whole assembly on the van now , it's easy to undo the big axle nut. later ..unless you...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:14:32 -0500
  ...Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got > loose > > > It looks like the drive side of those sockets...
• Re: ...and speaking of BusDepot mufflers....
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:55:22 -0700
  ...Nor, it turns out, do > the offer any in a kit. > Gaskets they can do - they're just not nuts about > nuts. > > So, off...
• Re: Front axel nut "peening"
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:40:26 -0500
  Hi Sean, Here is a picture of what the peened nut looks like: http://volksweb.relitech.com/tech/frntbrg/rotor2.jpg I use a...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 06:24:04 EDT
  ...As strange as this must sound, I think that a stuck lug nut on a Vanagon can be caused by applying too LITTLE torque...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:06:36 -0500
  ...I took a 13mm socket on a 3" extension and put enough rag in the socket that the nut was flush with the socket...
• Re: New tires and wheels
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:10:49 -0700
  thanks for posting pics of the nut tool extension. I have that same nut tool. Interesting to see that solid bar got bent. Looking...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:09:21 -0600
  ...Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose? At 03:56 PM 10/18/2001, Zoran Mladen wrote: >And why does that cause this problem...
• wheels
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:59:13 -0500
  ...deluxe garcia bus 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 59 standard garcia bus 57 oval
• Re: Common AC leaks? (my question)(my answer)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 07:56:11 EDT
  Hey Ken, First I will assume that you cleaned everything, including the inside of the big nut and the threads, checked for nicks and...
• Re: SEAT SWIVEL BASE
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:37:14 -0600
  ---- WILLIAM WITZ <pbwitz@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > It is the 10mm nuts that control the amount of movement at the seat base. IF > they are...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:22:49 -0400
  ymmv but i have had all stainless fastners (stainless nuts on stainless studs) on my inline 4 conversion for 4 years now and i...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:39:41 -0700
  I also like using the copper nuts on exhaust, the ones that self-lock and have a 12mm head instead of 13mm. While they...
• Evaporator - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 16:49:37 -0600
  The plastic trim at the rear of the evaporator is held on by plastic nuts on threaded metal studssticking thru it. I'v ne...
• VW feedback adresses for: New Splittie / Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Fri, 6 Jun 97 19:01:34 UT
  ...VW Nutzfahrzeuge (Transporter dept.) http://www.vw-nutzfahrzeuge.de/com/mailer/mail.htm New Beetle feedback page http://www.beetle.de/E/feedbac1.htm
• Need Alloy Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Joe Friedrichs
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:50:51 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can purchase the acorn style lug nuts for the stock Vanagon Alloys. I need 20. My vehicle is a...