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• Re: Warped discs and silly honda theories
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:18:11 +0100
  ...Touch the wheel after a lot of hard braking - a very large heat sink like that milling in the wind and it can still...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:45:55 -0700
  ...Do you guys knock out the > Mercedes steel lug bolt inserts or ream them out to accept the larger > Vanagon bolts/studs? Also, I...
• Re: '88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:39:39 -0400
  ...My straps were good and reuseable, but the nut on the hanger to receive strap bolt is welded in place. Screw that nut up...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:41:31 -0400
  ...The other one had the nut come off nicely once heated cherry red, without the joint spinning. Just my luck, as then the joint...
• rear backing plate/distributor
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 21:56:05 -0500
  ...We discovered just how hard it is to put the new cables on, as the new cables outside diameter is larger than the internal...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:55 -0700
  ...I hope it's very apparent that holding the cam sprocket from turning with a large bar through the sprocket, and engine at 'whatever...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
  ...After replacing the cable, I used a riv nut to help keep the sleeve square to the bracket and cable centred to the sleeve...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:39:57 +0000
  ...crescent wrench fit for tiny increments to get the nut started. would have gone quicker if I didn't have to remove sealant from...
• Re: Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:42:51 EST
  ...You need a 7mm spacer (nut shaved down) and an 12.9 hardness 60mm long bolts with a recessed 'Allen key' head that will...
• Re: Custom Instrument Pod
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:52:40 +1300
  ...It has a beautiful >instrument pod, about 5 large round instruments in a row, bigger than >our speedometers, right in front of the driver...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for 81'-85' V'gons (a Long Report)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:33:55 +1200
  ...With these brakes you MUST have wheels with large openings to show the brakes off. He also will sell the kits sans Porsche parts...
• Re: Gas Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:28:14 -0500
  ...STAINLESS STEEL machine screws using large diameter SS > washers both > sides to distribute the load and nylock SS nuts to keep everything > in place...
• Re: stub axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:08:54 -0800
  ...The drive flange needs to be pressed back on the side gear; I used the real large washer, a pipe coupling, the 10mm nut...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:10:16 -0800
  All the talk about tire size and mpg seems to ignore the fact that larger tires cause an error in the odometer readout. The...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:03:27 +0000
  ...The OEM bolt is a bit larger in diameter and has different thread. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:56:38 -0800
  ...lip as possible, then drew the bearing into a large socket with a nut...would have been alot easier if i hadn't already...
• Re: Eurovan Winnebago Faucet fits Vanagon Westfalia sink?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:27:05 -0500
  ...on the top and bottom of the large > hole in the stainless steel and used the nut on the faucet to cinch > them together...
• Re: RE; Drilling Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:46:13 -0500
  ...the resultant wobbling of the fastner will really ream you a larger hole. As those bolt thread saw lup and down and round and...
• Re: westy propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:48:37 -0500
  ...Your choices are forward (bad IMO) and up (or down if you're willing to have the adjusting nut inaccessible. Covers are individual snap...
• Curtains
  Historical mailing list - suunytoday7
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:03:57 -0700
  ...slightly larger holes in each end in order to mount the piece. On a couple of the knobs I used .25" nuts as spacers...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 16 May 2010 11:18:22 -0700
  Dennis, Is it possible to over tighten the large rear axle nuts? I recently had both rear bearings (L and R) fail while driving...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 08:07:26 -0600
  ...The rear two holes are actually weld nuts that have been plugged with a plastic plug. All that needs to be done is to...
• Re: Eight Function Digital Display for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:05:15 -0800
  ...has been my friend in Vancouver who is a double cab nut as well. It was a very hard thing for me to do...
• Re: A question for those smarter than me about Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:49:20 -0800
  hi, your notion that a larger cross sectional area in one part of the system, or, in the other case, a restriction at one...
• Re: Volkswagen, the dumbest auto company in the world.. was: Re: T5 and camper
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 15:12:18 +1300
  ...Toyota now hedges its bets by offering both traditional vans and front-engined ones under the same name (the larger Hiace). But then, as...
• Re: Replacing cat and muffler.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:59:58 -0500
  ...The muffler (Made in South Africa) is attached with 2 large clamps, one of which is attached to an exhaust pipe. > In replacing the...
• Eurovan CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:49:00 -0500
  ...The inner is larger and has bolts that use a larger CVj "tool" I think its the same size as Audi 5000. The outer...
• Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:54:43 -0700
  ...You should be in the 120 to 130 ft.lbs of torque region when tightening the nuts / bolts. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc...
• Re: did I do that-Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0500
  ...As I have stated in the past bolts, nuts, and washer come in various grades. Especially for this application if you obtained the nuts...
• Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:04:43 -0500
  Lug nuts. 110 ft/lbs. for sure. Had a wheel come off. It had been loose for months, but didn't realize the clank...
• Re: My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:13:55 -0500
  ...The nut is tight on the spacer. You can cut some of the spacer off to make the sway bar act quicker. (I have...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:10:17 -0700
  ...rotate wheel as you tighten nut, then back off nut and adjust by the washer movement method. washer should moveable. It has always seemed...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 12:20:05 EDT
  I never pull the big nut off. Removing the rear drum is very easy if you are not impatient. Just remove the wheel, remove...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:19:24 -0800
  I would immediately remove the oil filter and check the tightness of the nut holding on the oil cooler. those can get loose. it...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:24:21 -0400
  ...It's a larger tapered > part , > than the tie rod is, so you'd need a pretty wide/large pickle fork > for the > upper...
• Re: Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 3 Dec 2018 13:48:35 -0800
  Watch the GW video again, it says normally the top nut unthreads and the black housing and rubber boot come off the top and...
• Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:55:57 -0700
  The wheels from GoWesty come with both new nuts and bolts (depending on what one needs), I have to assume they are correct for...
• Re: Wheel swaps and center bores
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:28:45 -0500
  Has anyone ever done it the other way? ie; machine down the un-necessarily large OD of the front rotor hub, and (if necessary...
• Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is basically a long threaded shaft that uses several thick large washers and nuts. They are used to push/pull the bearing and...
• Re: Brazil new buses. was Re: Buying a VW and picking it up at the factory in Germany:
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:58:36 +1300
  ...bet they had kingpins too. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Syncro starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:54:43 -0400
  ...I used one just slightly larger than the inner diameter of the bushing, run it in until it bottoms out in the hole, and...
• Re: rear backing plate/distributor
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 22:37:31 -0500
  ...There is info in the vanagon archives covering the "big nut" topic. From what I know, it's torqued on real tight. You will...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:39:23 +1300
  ...Find a large flat paved area with no obstacles and try, with wife aboard, some extreme antics eg donuts and sharp maneuvers (if it...
• Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:51:17 -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...
• Help,Remote isolation PSI Sending Unit,VDO Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 17:16:53 -0600
  ...Its to large to fit between the push rod tubes on the engine. I bought one of VDO's Remote Hose ADP.Kits part...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:45:05 -0500
  ...and start the motor if I wanted to. > > There is a large nut with a rubber boot that is connected to the > battery. Should...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 11:40:38 -0500
  ...Ideally done with a metric open end wrench of correct size or else a large adjustable wrench. Judging from damaged nuts I have seen...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:20:07 -0500
  ...In the case of my 84 the larger tire size has resulted in the odometer, stock odometer and speedometer being right on with my...
• VWNut is back!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 26 May 1998 13:16:52 -0800
  After a long absence from the list, VW Nut is back... I'm glad to see many of the same "faces" are still here...
• Re: Steering column cover needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:36:15 -0400
  ...It had been fixed once by someone else and had a small bolt through the clip and a nut on the outside in the...
• Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:04:36 -0400
  ...I finally just drilled a hole in it and the Plexiglas and mounted it with a bolt and nut. On our last trip I...
• Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:03:07 +1200
  ...That is one area I'd always been concerned with regarding vans with large cutaways in the roof. If it flipped twice, that is...
• Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:08:07 -0700
  ...Carry the old steel wheel mounted tire as a spare, along with a set of nuts and bolts for it and get your money...
• Re: adding an oven to a westy
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 9 May 2005 07:03:13 -0700
  ...Using a deep container with a lid as the enclosure and three large hex nuts as a support inside, a pie tin or similar...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:20 -0400
  ...an even LARGER washer, slightly smaller than the > flange of the drive flange > a long 10mm x 1.5 bolt, and nut. > > The drive...
• Re:locking diffs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 10:42:49 -0400
  ...The tiny nuts on the vac unit mount >had been torched off by someone! If by "tiny nuts on the vac unit" you mean...
• Re: Any interest in a larger Westy LP Gas tank, Cheap?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:21:59 -0400
  ...You would also need a few heavy duty nuts/bolts to bolt it to the floor (and a piece of steel if you wanted...
• A happy end to the Ball Joint Saga..
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 22:23:49 -0500
  ...its own as I undid its large nut - so, in hindsight I'd suggest loosening the nut first to see if you're going...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:51:44 -0700
  ...Other causes of blinking people have experienced include loose nuts on the back on the temp gauge. These tiny nuts make the contacts for...
• Re: Tool choice and source
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:35:12 -0700
  ...Seems rugged without being overly large or thick. Best of > all, it's $9.99. Seems like a deal. Paired with the 3/4...