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• Re: posting VANAGON SYNCRO 15" OEM RIMS (only rims not the van)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:00:56 -0400
  ...Lug nuts included. Asking $1000.00 will provide pictures in the next 48 hrs. Will post a message with the same subject with pictures...
• VANAGON SYNCRO 15" S. AFRICA OEM WHEELS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Daniel
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:01:02 -0400
  ...Lug nuts included. $1000.00 here's the the link to the pictures - http://www.djdaniel.us/safrica_wheelz.html CONTACT: daniel@djdaniel.us...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:29:03 +1300
  ...I'd be inclined to make a plug to fit the empty >luggage rack, but... > >I have been bitten on the ass too many...
• Strategy for stuck lug nuts on Vanagon wheels
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 4 Oct 2019 00:18:35 +0000
  ...loosen my lug nuts.  OK...first effort...handle the situation.  So yes, Dean, I ordered one of those strong lug nut wrenches with multiple...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:45:59 -0500
  ...Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts Well, the difference is that I'm looking for Carat (alloy wheel,) so they are bolts, not lugs (as...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800
  No, do not remove the big nut...it will not help. Take a good sized sledge hammer...3 lb or so...and basically beat...
• Re: Looking for alloy wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 10:04:12 -0400
  ...4 Carat Alloys with ctr caps, and all lug nuts/bolts mounted on tires usually go for $400-500 for all 4. (usually between...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:20:31 -0800
  ...hubcaps" cover > only the center portion of the wheel, where the lug nuts/bolts are. > The big things (now usually plastic) that cover the...
• New Wheel - New Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:48:56 -0700
  ...expected to be ~$120/wheel, which include the center caps, lug bolts & nuts. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com Euroteile 2301 Vehicle Drive #G Rancho...
• Re: Fitting Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:54:13 -0800
  ...Trust me.) You’ll need small ball seat lug nuts/bolts. My stud length in the rear is 55 mm. Ebay has raised hubcaps...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs. wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:35:39 -0400
  ...They can use stock alloy lug nuts/bolts as long as you have thin wall sockets. Tuner spline nuts/bolts work real nice. These...
• Re: Secure Luggage Rack Storage
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:15:55 -0700
  ...remove the luggage rack, drill appropriately spaced holes in the bottom of the luggage rack, to be mated with holes in the bottom of...
• Re: Tech tip #2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 13:40:43 EDT
  I have the lug nut torque values written on the drums. It gives the stoned grease monkeys a good laugh at Tired America as...
• Re: was 15" Tires for Westy-Now Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:31:33 -0700
  ...you need to carry 5 lug nuts for the rear, and 5 lug bolts for the rear to use with your stock 14 inch...
• Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:45:51 -0400
  ...and reach outside to remove rubber caps and nuts from >the back edge of the luggae rackn (photo 75-031). This MAY require >holding...
• Re: Agilis on VW alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:43:10 -0600
  ...Then they tightened the lug nuts with TORQUE WRENCHES. Al Brase Paul Guzyk wrote: > In the past I've bought these tires from Tirerack...
• Re: Product discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 12:38:00 -0600
  I did not know about the gowesty screens and hot-glued some heavy duty screen to the underside of the luggage rack. It didn...
• Re: Lockable Cover for the Westy Luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:17:06 -0700
  ...You would use the same mounting points as the standard rack, two screws on the front, two on the side, and four nuts on...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 22:09:34 -0600
  ...They had a terrible time getting the lug nuts off the wheel with the bad tire, even with their impact wrenches. So great and...
• FS: Alloy wheels sets for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 19:29:57 -0500
  I have two sets of alloy wheels for sale complete with the special lugs and nuts and the small center hub caps. One set...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:54:58 -0600
  ...now with my 87 and 88 buses, the recommended torque for lug nuts/studs was/is 123 ft-lbs (17 mkg). and yes, i...
• Re: the new "microbus" sucks.. Re: Uh oh, new Bus a go!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 21:44:24 +1200
  ...put luggage etc? -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Un-removable lug nuts? Prevent this and another hint..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:32:29 -0800
  ...In a pinch, that translates to "substantial effort with a Star lug wrench" You should find what is recommended for your torque on your...
• Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:47:53 -0700
  ...I think I used a cable lug with a #10 hole. I found a nut in my metric junk hardware box that fit the...
• Re: preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:35:51 -0700
  ...A lug wrench Lug nuts that you are able to remove with above wrench (test before you go) Spare oil and filter spare fuel...
• Re: !non-vanagon content : poll: would you buy a new beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 23:57:00 +1200
  ...put a decent amount of luggage in with 4 people... Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine...
• Re: Front coolant hose and alloy wheels (mounting bigger spare in carrier)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:02:00 EDT
  ...Wouldn't the difference > affect alloy nuts w/ steel wheels? > > yea steelies are ballseat and alloys are coneseat. its a ~spare~ tire.. i was...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:45:40 -0800
  ...240 ft/lbs of power, which I > believe, it whipped off nuts on my type 2 like nothing. It is a double > insulated 7...
• Re: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Sat, 5 Nov 1994 21:00:19 -0600 (CST)
  ...Like they do with wheel lug bolts, shops always put these high-torque nuts on way too tight with impact wrenches. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mark Thomas / mthomas...
• Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:48:02 -0800
  ...The lug nut holes are not really big enough and the lug nuts don't go on far enough. But I'd really like...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 12:53:26 -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...
• Need ring for hubcap!
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 21 May 2000 10:36:58 -0600
  ...It is the silver fake crossed spoke type with the black VW center and the five black fake lug nuts. If anyone has one...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:02:24 -0400
  At 07:35 PM 9/26/2011, John Rodgers wrote... >If Gary Bawden's plus or minus 20% rule applies - the would be low...
• Syncro VC problems and rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Joel Skousen
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:16:38 -0700
  ...lbs torque on an old style torque wrench, placed on a lug nut. If the front tire rotates freely, the VC is bad. Rebuilt...
• Re: 12V Electric impact wrenches?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:57:55 -0800
  I have used one of these, and was surprised at how well it worked removing lug nuts from my friend's 3/4 ton...
• Warped Brake rotors?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:42:42 -0700
  ...Could this been as a result of over tightening the lug nuts ? Or would they have had to slam the rotors with the rim...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 28 Dec 2016 09:38:37 -0500
  ...I also always follow up my work on lug nuts with the torque wrench. Dave > On Dec 28, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Dennis...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 14:06:55 -0500
  ...You can pick one up for cheap at your local Advance Auto or Autozone and it will help getting the lug nuts off as...
• Pop top bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 11:26:59 -0500
  ...The luggage carrier section is a different story. There the 6mm nuts are part of the brackets securing the carrier to the roof ergo...
• FS: 1998-2000 Passat 15x7 alloys w/ tires to fit to fit Vanagon/Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 01:26:06 EDT
  ...They use stock Vanagon lugnuts. Two-wheel drive vehicles require longer lugbolts in the front and longer studs in the rear. The tires are...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:49:00 EST
  ...used a torque wrench to set the torque of any wheel lugs. I have always used my built in, years of knowledge based, arm...
• Help in Fairbanks - Lost a Wheel - Shop =?UTF-8?Q?recommendations=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 23:59:27 -0700
  ...Managed to find a lug nut on the side of the road, so had enough to put the wheel back on. Made it to...
• Tires (Tyres) from COSTCO?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:13:00 -0700
  ...Torque? What's that? They'll just pick a lug nut, thread it on, crank it up until the air hammer socket quits tightening...
• FS: Passat steel rims 15x6
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 21 May 1998 15:24:32 -0300
  ...They can use the stock lugs/nuts, but you will be short about 1/8"-1/4" due to smaller head diameter. FLAPS can...
• Re: lugnuts/12v impact
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:24:41 -0600
  ...Brand new/no name unit that runs of your car battery and it popped the rear pulley nut off an Audi 5 cylinder and...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:54:33 -0700
  ...Owner eyeballed nuts I brought for lug ID reference. He grabbed 3/8" lugs. They seemed too big; should have said something as they...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 23:03:15 -0400
  ...The set also includes the special lug nuts and bolts necessary to install them and the small hub caps. The price is $550 and...
• Re: WANTED: Honeycomb Style Wheel cover for 83.5 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot, Inc.
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:22:07 -0500
  ...These are new Volkswagen stock and differ from the original ones only in that the "fake lug nuts" and outline of the emblem are...
• Some more stuff---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 5 May 2002 02:17:47 -0500
  ...shape---with tire's ( about 40% Bridgestone's ) with all the lug nut's and caps--$400.00 Plus whatever it takes to get...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:32:21 -0700
  ...Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Gary Bawden > <goldfieldgary@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Snipped. >> >> I believe...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:04:39 -0600
  ...to get an impact driver >just to get the last two lug-nuts off. > >Anybody out there know of some trick to loosening the...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 13:59:13 -0500
  ...The proper bolt has an extra-large 19-mm head so that it can be operated with the same tool as the lug nuts...
• Re: Knockin sound
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:30:42 -0600
  ...Or possibly a loose lug nut/bolt. Unfortunately my little rap in the steering wheel is a bearing on the way out. Tightening didn...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 09:46:43 -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: POT TOP HINGES BOLTS TO ROOF
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:26:37 -0700
  The luggage rack has angle brackets that hold it to the roof. When you pull the bolts, you will be able to lift the...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:58:04 -0600
  ...If you're getting it for the impact gun, you might consider a flipable lug nut socket and a 3 inch extension. It's...
• Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:11:32 -0500
  ...Any ideas on this? > The axle nut is properly torqued to 258 ft-lbs and the lug nuts are > also > properly torqued. > > > Jake, the...
• Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:12:33 -0600
  ...Fuse box cover in black 4 alloy wheel hubcaps Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts Cruise control control unit Engine Compartment Gasket Tail pipe and gasket...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 22:46:09 -0400
  ...lug bolt, or the axle threads and make a mess of whatever you hit. You will also have no idea how tight the nut...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:34:17 -0400
  ...Edward At 01:36 PM 9/27/2009, Mike S wrote: >At 12:30 PM 9/27/2009, Tom Hargrave wrote... >>Lug nut & log...