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• FS: vanagon hubcaps/wheelcovers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 04:23:08 EDT
  ...three (3) '85-'91 aero disc style wheelcovers, silver two (2) '82-'84 spoked wheelcovers w/ exposed nuts. silver plastic, not the earlier aluminum...
• Re: Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 22:41:36 +1300
  The German T3 nuts are all fitting 17"-plus wheels with low-profile performance rubber. I intend to also, using Porsche 993 brakes front...
• Re: The Squirrels are back!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:52:22 -0700
  On 6/12/2006 2:23 PM Roger Sisler wrote: > Do you crack nuts while you are cracking the books? :>) > The books are cracking...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 19:32:30 -0800
  > NUTS like me who > have powered motors on water (h2o) > HHO isn't water. Water is the combustion product of HHO. -- John Bange '90...
• What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:15:34 -0500
  1990 2.1. Do others always replace them? And is it 33 ft/lb, or 33 ft/lb plus 1.2 turn? Thanks, Jim
• Fwd: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:29:23 -0500
  ...vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> It is not clear from the diagrams in Bentley if these screws have nuts > behind them or go...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 01:20:48 -0700
  Ken Bowen askes "How are you going to get a socket on the nut you have just beat to shit with a mallet and...
• Re: front exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:39:21 -0400
  ...However, my studs came out when I turned the nuts so I just replaced them with stainless 13mm (I think) bolts so removal in...
• Re: but...Exhaust nuts and bolts...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 31 May 2001 23:11:29 -0500
  Alan Bosch wrote: > Doing exhaust work this weekend... > > Does anyone know the size of the nuts and bolts needed for the following > connections...? > > Collector...
• Re: Bus wheels on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:50:01 -0800
  ...BUT if your vanagon has the alloy wheels, you have to get the lug nuts with the ball shaped seating surfaces. The lug nuts...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:02:21 -0700
  ...LUB your LUg nuts and there taper seats!!!!!!!!!! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:53:12 -0400
  Years ago in a LeCar (LeWreck) I forgot to tighten some lug nuts. Well they only had 3 anyway. Wheel flew off but all...
• Re: Exhaust Manifold Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:14:45 -0400
  Tabe, if you have taken off tailpipe, muffler, cat, and pipe that connects to headers, headers should come off once the nuts are off...
• Re: Installing Dash Volt-Meter?
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:04:54 -0500
  ...reading outside went nuts. ALso I mounted mine to the plastic panal where the heat comes out. Well need less to say that thing...
• Re: Trip report- 8,000 miles in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:08:47 -0700
  ...So just how many nuts fit inside a Vanagon? Mark mad madeline wrote: > Naaaaa Mark! There's lots of mid west and east coast...
• Re: Rocker arm question
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:28:56 -0400
  ...when I got my '85 1.9 the rocker on one side has larger nuts on > the adjuster than on the other side. I...
• Re: NVC: What is the range of a squirrel?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:29:55 +1300
  will squirrels eat anything? Nuts. Wear a jockstrap at night. -- Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fanatic
• Clicking speedo - is there a cure?
  Historical mailing list - luke
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 09:45:00 -0700
  After a 900 mile journey in my '88, I have one complaint - the speedometer clicking is driving me nuts. Is there a cure? Charles...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:02:06 -0700
  --snip-- Always be sure to have him balance on one foot on the bar, as both feet on the bar will double the torque...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:41:47 +0000
  <Being old-fashioned, I have drilled my nuts and use cotter pins to keep them exactly where I want them.> Ouch! That sounds painful...
• Removal Instructions for the black fender extensions on a Syncro was: Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:27:28 -0700
  ...I think that there are 5 nuts that have to be removed. The nuts attach to studs which are cast into the plastic of...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:30:51 -0800
  ...The drip rails provide a nice hand hold to balance while using gravity to move the nuts/bolts. The extension brings the center of...
• Re[2]: Exhaust Repair Bummer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 96 11:58:23 PST
  I wanted to do this this weekend but neither Orchard Supply or Home Depot have M8 x 1.25 metric nuts in stainless (or...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Feb 97 00:16:37 EST
  > The alloy wheel >also needs tapered lug bolts and nuts, not rounded. I'm not sure that >this is absolutly necessary but that's...
• Re: vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:36:24 -0500
  ...Alloys from my Carat are now on, using alloy nuts / bolts, and WHAT a difference. Old tires were Michelin MTX - van turned like a...
• Re: Trip report- 8,000 miles in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:40:42 -0700
  ...So just how many nuts fit inside a Vanagon? > > Mark > > mad madeline wrote: > > > Naaaaa Mark! There's lots of mid west and east coast...
• 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: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:56:27 -0400
  ...Image, new > nuts > installed: > > https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmNuts.jpg > > Those nuts are also lock nuts. Turn each a bit at a...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 01:50:45 -0500
  ...Put the wheel back on the car and finger tighten 3 of the lug nuts to hold the wheel on. Leave the axle nut...
• Re: Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:19:36 -0400
  ...In addition, the clamping force will change as the nuts or bolts are reused. ~70% of the forces applied to a nut are carried...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:06 -0800
  ...I believe these bolts have nuts in either 17 or 19 > mm nuts. Not sure about the size of the smaller nut and stud...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:25:25 -0800
  There are two nuts, one large and one small. The large one is for a bolt for attaching the engine and the transmission together...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki: MODS?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 May 2010 08:40:03 -0700
  ...the search for recovered or saved >> material, which should be an open request; and the nuts and bolts of >> banging the thing back on...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:51:11 -0500
  ...Lug wench, steel nuts Lemme say this about that. The REAL macho dudes who have shiny black studs at their disposal get a 3...
• Re: Restoring Vanagon Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:06:48 -0400
  ...It doesn't hold up very long on lug nuts. BTDT Larry A. > >
• Speaking of lugs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:29 -0600 (MDT)
  Bolts on the Front; Nuts on the Back. Why? (Makes it sorta hard to get a set of locking lugs) Does this occur naturally...
• Re: Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:33:34 -0600
  Terry Kay wrote: > I warmed the retaining nuts with a heat wrench,and they came right off. > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ||-(())----(())-| > > Terry 85 GL Terry: Please explain "heat...
• Re: Cutting out swivel Westy Seat Bases
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:25:01 -0600
  On 12/02 Stan Wilder wrote: >> Saw blades $3.20 each, Bolt free, two lock nuts $ >> 0.64 Introducing a new tool to the...
• Re: 84 Vanagon shift lever thread size??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:52:06 EDT
  Yep, the shift lever and knob are 14mm, same size and pitch as the lugs & nuts. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box...
• squeek is driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:00 -0400
  When someone opens the sliding windows on my westy it sounds like fingernails on a blackboard. I've used silcone spray with no luck...
• Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:20:44 -0400
  ...Bilstein shock tower nuts > > > > Greetings all, > > In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old > > shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:26:53 +1200
  ...Most have 17mm heads as opposed >tothe 19mm heads on VW nuts/bolts. I can have a few VW South African >lugbolts for 2wd...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:35:42 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. > http://www.theinductor.com/index.php?m=50&s=24 -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy...
• Re: Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:16:49 -0700
  ...stuff and see > if > they have any 9mm x 1.25 nuts? The van will run without them but it > sure > would be helpful...
• Re: side skirting removal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:03:32 -0700
  ...Loosen (no need to remove) the nuts from behind the panels looking straight up while you lie on your back. When all nuts are...
• Re: 15 in. wheels on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 17:31:22 -0600 (CDT)
  ...Does anyone know ]>details of this approach, as to offset, brake clearance, and what to use for ]>lug nuts/bolts? ] ]i tried to find...
• Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 12 May 1998 07:50:42 8
  ...There are no lug nuts for the rear wheels. I'm perplexed about what's required to get these mounted safely and securely on...
• Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:01:30 -0600
  Get yourself a short bolt with a 17mm hex head, and two matching nuts to screw on the shaft. Jamb the two nuts together...
• Fire ruins my day...
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:25:03 -1000
  I think you mis-understood what I meant by the term "litigation nuts". I was referring to those individuals who want to except no...
• Question about rear wheel bearing spacers etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:56:04 -0500
  ...But upon consulting my bentley, I see on 42.4, "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362 install new sleeves and axle nuts...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:39:47 -0230
  Ray, I had the same problem, I undid the four lock nuts that hold the two swivel plates together, and lubricated the runners using...
• Re: propane install
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:47:09 -0400
  ...1) Unscrew regulator 2) Remove 4 nuts and drop the old tank 3) Attempt to put new tank in place 4) Grind away a...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:43:13 -0500
  ...As a side benefit, that tight fit keeps your lug nuts clean! Seriously...the lug nuts on my '75 bus were pristine. The ones...
• Need Alloy wheels bolts
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:44:39 -0500
  Anyone has for sale 10 bolts and 2 lug nuts that fit the allowy wheels for the Vanagons. These are shaped different from the...
• Re: Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 14:18:12 -0500
  www.gowesty.com has aftermarket lug bolts for $2.95 each and nuts for $1.95. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at...
• Problem solved for Wiper and washer gone nuts then stops working altogether
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:32:09 -0700
  Upon further inspection it turns out that a faulty fuse was the problem after all. Thanks to those who gave help. William
• Re: Safety wire hardware - was South America & Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:09:18 -0800
  > does anyone know of a source for metric drilled for safety wire bolts/nuts? > > Drill your own - http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecId...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:54:39 -0600
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the > studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > > Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:23:37 -0500
  ...I always back off the nuts and re-torque them properly when I get home if I have any doubt about what the shop...
• Lobro Front Outer CV Joint Kits Puny Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:09:01 -0400
  ...I showed Gerald Skerbitz the difference between these two nuts when he stayed here a couple of weeks ago and he was amazed. Mr...