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• Question on replacing shocks on 87 2WD
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 21:21:53 -0700
  ...Remove lower bolt (trailing arm) 3. Remove upper bolt/nut. 4. Replace shock, verify spring it seated properly, top nut/bolt then bottom bolt...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 15:08:05 -0500
  A better fit for removing the stripped CV bolts than the 12 point or the Torx, is to use a 1/4" Allen wrench...
• Re: Exhaust bolt snapped off...yikes!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:39:05 -0300
  ...done > very much with a torch on rusty bolts. > > I just got done torching the bolt on the spindle/knuckle while replacing > the struts...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:20:03 EDT
  ...there's > no easy way to get a wrench on those bolts from underneath! I finally > replaced them with allen-heads but even that...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:32 -0400
  ...You are not alone in finding that bolt a real PITA. I reccomend searching the archives and finding the thread, quite a few people...
• '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - john
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:43:50 -0400
  ...After hearing strange noise from belt that does alternator and water pump, I ttok a look at engine compartment and found that bolt that...
• Re: [Syncro] Rare Vanagon Toy - Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 20 May 2009 15:08:27 -0400
  ...Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Christoph Boltze <C...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 29 Sep 1994 17:25:58 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 29 Sep 1994, David Carment wrote: > Mine has bolts on the back - and bolts on the front as well same as the...
• eurovan recall
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 12:27:29 CDT
  ...The steering column assembly includes a universal joint that is attached to the steering shaft and secured by locking bolts. The upper locking bolt...
• Re: Broken TiiCO header pipe help?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:56:25 -0500
  ...The first one they sent me was the wrong type (had 4 bolt holes, not the 6 bolt hole type I needed.) I still...
• Re: FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF GO-WESTY'S 2.2
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:40:59 -0700
  --snip-- I wasn't sure if it should only spin freely one direction or what, but I found that even with the engine bolted...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 16:49:27 -0700
  ...Let me re-phrase, this is the > "proverbial" last > >bolt!! The bolt is now somewhere between 1/4 and 6.5mm in size and...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:01:35 -0800
  ...nuts/bolts When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed.� I am having...
• Re: Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 24 May 2011 20:22:49 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the general name of > this > type of bolt so I can see about sourcing a hex-head bolt for the...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 18:00:51 EDT
  sstones writes: > > On Thu, 29 Sep 1994, David Carment wrote: > > > Mine has bolts on the back - and bolts on the front as well same...
• Re: Front heater core
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:50:11 -0700
  The 2 bolts can be removed with vise grips. Get a new pair of USA made ones so that the teeth will be sharp...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:21:18 -0800
  ...I checked depth of blind holes pan bolts to. I don't know what pan bolts came with my diesel parts + 1.8 gas...
• Re: rear bumper removal steps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:45:41 -0800
  you got it Eric, 2 more 13mm headed bolts under the rubber strips, directly above the ones you found. don�t forget to pop...
• Re: Any pilot bearing tricks ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:34:57 EST
  ...place it on the bolt and slide the head of the bolt and the modified washer into the bering. Once th washer is behind...
• Re: Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:21:29 +0000
  Goe, That is the bolt that holds the entire engine together. Remove it and the engine will fall out of the van and split...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:44:06 -0500
  You can also put a box wrench on the front nut, and a long extension and stubby ratchet on the bolt, with the ratchet...
• warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:15:15 -0400
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4454&category_id=&category_parent_id= The carriage bolt that comes with the kit seems...
• Re: oil drain AHU diesel
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 22:37:50 -0300
  That's the bolt, but I find a suction pump does a better job of pulling out the old. On 02-Jul-2014, at...
• JB Weld; Hold T Type Bolt Head? Removable Later?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:47:44 -0700
  ...On some gas VW inline 4 cylinder engines, the coolant pump uses a "captive" T bolt. Image of T bolt (CIS engine but looks...
• Re: Question about Mitsubishi 3000 Wheels - Again
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:18:34 +0100
  ...but the bolt pattern was the same.. The bolt pattern is NOT the same! The diameter of the Vanagon bolt circle is 112 mms...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:41:18 -0500
  ...V-Belt Pully Bolt >> You do know you cant reuse the con rods without replacing the >> bolts and resizing the big end of the...
• Main Belt Pulley disconnect
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:14:47 +0000
  ...I able to tightened the bolt back in, however when I started the engine and then came back to look the bolt had come...
• CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:40 -0800
  ...But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head bolts so that I cannot break the last bolt free...
• Re[2]: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :) -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:50:51 -0800
  ...the middle (furthest away from the bolts)...if the thing had three or four equi-distant bolts, then the seal would have been much...
• Kroil!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 12:41:53
  Last night, I found myself in the difficult predicament of having to remove a Vanagon AC compressor, held on with an allen-head bolt...
• Help! installing new muffler - 1st time
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 20:42:01 EDT
  ...73 camper GT Style muffler from RMM It would appear that all i need to do is remove the old muffler (cut bolts off...
• Re: It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:44:35 -0600
  ...But the bolts that hold the front of the luggage > rack are metric. 6mmx1. Now, finding stainless hardware is a bit of a > challenge...
• Re: alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 17:18:50 -0500
  <<<When I move the alternator back and forth the hole for the upper bolt only lines up with the slot in the alternator bracket...
• Arm rest bolt caps, quick fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:55:30 -0800
  Made some Delrin replacements. https://shufti.blog/2020/02/15/vanagon-quick-fix-arm-rest-bolt-caps/ Alistair
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:45:30 -0600
  Got home last night armed with a new 3/8 drive 6mm allen and a bolt out kit (Autozone loan.) Right out of the...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:29:08 -0700
  When replacing these bolts you have the opportunity to adjust the horn contact by moving the housing up or down. This is how you...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:00:39 -0700
  ...but that wheel bolt in , then the 3rd one is easy .. then just tighten those a little and it'll pull all the bolt...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:08:15 -0700
  Seat belt bolts are, for the most part, size 7/16-20 the world over - even on non-USA cars. GM switched to M12...
• Re: Extra Screw (fastener, Ben, fastener)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 18:13:59 -0600
  ...one of a kind starter bolts, tranny bolts, engine mount bolts, oil screen drain bolt and alternator pivot bolts. However after wrecking out a...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:21:33 -0400
  ...Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd > Can someone please tell me the correct size of bolt for the Spare Tire > Cover, under the front...
• removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:54:46 -0400
  I'm interested in hangining my exhaust in an all-bolts configuration on the rebuilt 2.1 I have going into my 1.9...
• CV Bolt Heads
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:43:50 -0700
  ...If you just jam the tool into those dirty heads, you will wear out the tool before you finish and strip a bolt. It...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:44:16 -0500
  ...The top ball joint bolts need lock tite. Back in 80-81 hex bolts were used and they came loose. I remember a recall...
• damage from missing upper bellhousing bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 21:38:22 -0500
  What affect would driving around with missing upper bellhousing bolts produce? I bought a 1970 bus and later discovered that the previous owner(s...
• Re: Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 11:20:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A long, long time ago when faced with the same situation with my '81 I attached the anchors using the bolts that hold the...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:52:20 -0400
  ...Stripped CV Joint Bolt > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the transmission is stripped. Can't > get a good hold on...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:23:15 -0800
  ...On Nov 22, 2016 3:32 PM, "Neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > So the gas ABA 2.0 engine oil pan bolt spec...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:49:50 EST
  ...If the bolt is not long enough you may not have sufficient penetration as with a stud you know when you bottom out i...
• Is this a "Mike Miller"?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:51:41 -0400
  Last weekend while inspecting my exhaust system, I noticed that one of the PO's snapped off one of the bolt hole on the...
• Re: Spare tire tray bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:23:38 EDT
  ...but you can always just use a lug bolt....does the job nicely.. chris
• Re: Spare tire tray bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:16:08 -0400
  David, Here's a .gif showing the bolt, it's part number, and the size. The list won't see the attachement, though. I...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:53:24 -0500
  ...wheels. -I routinely heat the bleeder bolt with a torch before removing it, same with any stuck bolt I can get at safely with...
• Re: 1.9 big end bolt in 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:26:32 -0700
  ...Changing to the 1.9L >> > bolt apparently put an end to that nonsense. I have not heard of using >> > the diesel bolt for that...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:05:23 -0800
  Don, Scott's talking about the wheel nuts and bolts that come with Vanagon alloy wheels - they are different from the ones that are...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:20:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I had this problem with an engine out of the van and I was completely unable to remove the broken bolt with normal tools...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:05:08 -0700
  ...the bolt I am having trouble with is page 26.7 in Bentleys Vanagon book. Upper right corner of picture, passenger side front exhaust...
• Re: Can't remove Auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:54:17 -0700
  I took a digital picture and it's a 6 point 10 mm bolt. I'm going to look into the extractors. Never needed...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:48:18 EDT
  ...Scott, sure have to disagree with ya on this one ! I have been using stainless steel bolts and nuts on all the exhaust system...
• Re: Original positive battery terminal bolt with side bolt for red wires
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:02:49 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > > Am on a probably quixotic quest for an original positive battery cable bolt with the little side bolt for the red wires.
• front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:14 -0700
  ...I've dropped the strut bar ( the big bar that bolts under the lower ball joint and runs forward and is bolted through bushings...