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Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:42:26 -0700
...Hub (part with the wheel studs) is bent 3. Something wrong with wheel bearings 4. Something wrong with proportioning valve to rear wheel 5...
Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:11 -0800
...rotors which do not > utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel and > rotors in place. Perhaps the hub material...
Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:49:33 -0400
...I think that with some >>> 16" >>> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't be >>> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:45:04 -0700
...with the wheels. > > Personally...........I want something that bolts on correctly withut > adapters or spacers. > longer bolts or studs for thicker wheels.............don't...
Re: Paint Questions - Wheels
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:13:54 -0700
...Required machining center hub opening to fit front grease cap ($50 at NAPA) Required spacers and special bolts/studs for correct offset (about $125...
Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0700
Yep, removed them both right after I removed the wheels. -----Original Message----- From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Sunday...
Re: WANTED: winter tires
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:22:32 -0500
...on many different tires with & w/o studs in the last 25yrs here. While a rear wheel drive can get by with snow tires...
Re: Spare tire location
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:21:32 -0400
...the steel. >>> >>> My new alloy wheels came with new nuts and I converted the fronts from >>> bolts to studs that take the nuts (came...
Re: current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 04:31:47 EST
...offer both steel rims and alloy wheels (which have thicker mounting pads) on new models without having to change studs for each option. BenT
Re: engine removal Q. Clutch Slave bolts
Historical mailing list - robot .
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:11:56 -0800
...That wouldn't be to bad except for the ill-concieved bolt > >design (I think I 'm going to weld studs to the slave...
Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 06:35:42 -0600
...If it is still too tight you might want to try some washers on the bolts / studs between the swivel and the wheel well...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon (snow tires)
Historical mailing list - Kevin White
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:37:07 -0800
...My wifes' Passat wears good studs, period. She drives faster than I do, and they have saved her in some situations that I wish...
Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 01:15:56 -0500
...So without redesigning the suspension, the first priorities are increasing traction, and reducing wheelspin -- studs and chains are great, but a good tread design...
Re: 15" Wheels
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:32:58 -0800
...I think the only alloy Mercedes wheel that fits without requiring longer lug bolts\studs is the CLK 16" wheel from about '98-'02...
Re: Rear wheel studs
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:06:05 -0500
The bolts and nuts came with the wheels I got from GW. The nuts seem to be 15-18mm deep. Velma 82 1.9L...
Re: Wheels upgrade
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:56:49 -0400
...studs and spacers could correct if down the road I want to go with larger tires? Or should I consider a different wheel. Or...
Re: A Little Help with Rims
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 19 May 2011 06:02:59 -0400
...The Rims are $109.00 each plus the hardware, spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc will run around $300.00. When you add in the...
Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:23:41 -0800
...I get the point...make certain the shape of the wheel fasteners match the holes in the wheels properly. But using an alloy nut...
Re: Nokian Tires
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:04:47 -0500
...Mike Houlton, Maine Mark C wrote: > Hi, are you running these tires year round?? They have studs from what I read.., you do have...
The Return of the Lug Nut
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:06:59 -0800
...Anyway, when I pulled the wheels I of course checked out the lugs and bolts and this is what I saw: http://home.mchsi...
Re: 235/45/17 tires fit? (Jap 5-stud is 112x5 PCD)
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 07:19:21 EDT
...Most 5 studs Japanese cars in the US are 5 x114.3 mm. Some are 108 mm, others 100 mm, and very few are...
Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous! (long)
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:32:17 -0600
...longer studs for the rear, and just use audi lug bolts for the front, and a > miniscule spacer up front on some wheels. what...
Re: 15 inch South African Factory Alloy Wheels
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:44:04 -0700
...Since wheel locks come <DIV></DIV>>in sets of four, I have 2 locks per wheel. Am I paranoid or just proud? <DIV...
Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Sep 94 10:01:36 ADT
...I use the 'cup' type not a wheel. Sand out etc. to bare metal then apply a layer of muffler cement liberally. metal fly...
Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Mon, 13 May 2002 21:09:43 -0700
...By the way this work was done with the engine in the van, rear wheels elevated from the ground about 10" or so. I...
Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
Historical mailing list - Grant Braddish
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:03:30 -0500
...Even with the studs and extra weight in the rear during the winter, I still have to put on chains to get up the...
Re: Center Bore Machining
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 9 May 2010 07:43:11 -0700
...earth magnets pulling on the studs/nuts. Unless somebody here has a better idea! > As the Passat wheels are not designed for the Van...
Re: syncro fender flares
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 3 May 2017 18:05:09 +0000
...All of the mounting studs were broken off so they have to be drilled, tapped and re-studded. I paid twice the amount that...
snow tires for '90 Carat
Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:46:03 -0500
...the studs will set in the tires... but then you're driving a Vanagon so you probably won't be doing wheelies will you...
Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:03:08 -0700
...rotors which do not > utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel > and rotors in place. Perhaps the hub material...
Re: Interesting Tire Info
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:56:10 -0700
...irregardless of one's > tires (studs excluded, but not always). > > Dave B. > > > All wheel drive and 4 wheel drive are very effective in taking...
Re: 15" steel rims?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:12:52 -0700
...any other steel wheels in 15" size that will work on a > > 2wd > > Vanagon without machine work or extra long studs.. Or does anyone...
Hubcaps keep your wheel from falling off
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:38:35 -0500
Heard this same tire & wheel departure scenario happen to a cousin up in Detroit...the wheel bounced across the Jersey barrier though, and landed...
Re: repost: studded snowtire test
Historical mailing list
8 Nov 1994 11:50:16 GMT
...to be the studs abilities to grip. The tire isn't good on snow or in panic situations with locked wheels either. The qualities...
Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:06:26 -0700
...longer bolts or studs for thicker wheels.............don't mind that, but prefer to avoid things like spacers or adapters. Costs more to do...
Re: Rear wheel studs
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:54:43 -0700
...mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Rule of thumb aside, on factory alloy wheels VW used nuts that didn't > even come close to meeting your...
Re: Insane Syncro Prices!!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Oct 94 18:18:00 PDT
...However, we recommend the use of all season tires or radial snow tires (M+S) with or without studs~, on all wheels, for better...
Re: 15" steel rims?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 19:00:04 -0700
...any other steel wheels in 15" size that will work on a > 2wd > Vanagon without machine work or extra long studs.. Or does anyone...
Re: sucks in snow!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:01:05 -0800
...hill in two wheel drive. My daily driving does not include any > major hills so I do not have studs on the Jeep. My...
Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:37:19 -0700
...with the wheels. > > Personally...........I want something that bolts on correctly withut > adapters or spacers. > longer bolts or studs for thicker wheels.............don't...
Hansen brake kits #6 (Porsche conversion)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:08:36 +1200
...The hub itself is nothing more than a steel wheel with the 5 studs in it. >>easy to machine to fit under rotors. > >Used...
Re: Winter tires
Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:16:42 -0800
...In Oregon studs or >> chains are often required to go over passes in winter; we carry cable >> chains. >> >> I recently upgraded to 16” wheels...
Re: Help me get this nut off!!!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:16:46 -0600
...I've been eye balling a couple of WB Westies here in Dallas with 'Last a lifetime ACME bricks" behind the rear wheels, dead...
Un-removable lug nuts? Prevent this and another hint..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:32:29 -0800
...on my alloy wheels on my P-car at the track. Don't use alloy nuts..especially if your studs are steel...the dissimilar...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:27:20 -0700
...And get sockets for the wheel > nuts and studs and torque them to spec too! My Bentley is not handy or I'd > look...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 08:41:10 -0700
...http://preview.tinyurl.com/lxuduce Don't mount it to a bench unless it's heavy duty and securely fastened to the wall studs...
Rear Brake PICS. Have Questions, Need Critique.
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 22 May 2009 22:31:01 -0800
...I'm in the process of putting on 16" wheels at the moment, longer studs, etc. , so haven't had a chance to test...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:31:24 -0500
...The rears studs are OK with the proper nuts. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Re: Spare tire location
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 09:46:43 -0700
...the steel. >>> >>> My new alloy wheels came with new nuts and I converted the fronts from >>> bolts to studs that take the nuts (came...
Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 1 Apr 2021 14:06:06 -0700
...RWC, Vision, and ION >> wheels all have >> wheels that look to work - the ION 103 in particular looks nice >> to me but >> is not...
Big Brakes (install)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:54:31 -0400
...It's held in place simply by being on the studs and being clamped in between the wheel hub and the wheel. But it...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:35:25 -0700
...and make sure the wheel will fit over your longer studs or whatever and still work. On 3/11/2014 9:22 PM, JRodgers...
Re: 14" VW Alloys
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:45:48 -0400
...the lugs/studs. > > It appears that the alloys require lugs with a cone like shape where the > lugs meets the wheel and most of...
Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:31:08 EDT
...I have kits for mounting the alloy rims that include all the hardware for all four wheels for $50 (this is $2.50 a...
Re: removing rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0800
...nut on my 89 > Westy (2wd) to install some longer studs for a wheel upgrade. If I recall > this is one of those things...
Re: [Syncro] Question about Eurovan Wheels on our Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:51:15 -0500
...The offset is horribly wrong, and then you will have to use a massive spacer and possibly have to change all your wheel studs...
Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 02:47:21 +0100
...And skip the studs unless ice is a normal occurance. I lived in Austria for long enough to have seen this one. The man...
Re: 1991 Subie Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:25:15 -0400
...A feature that some don't realize with most of these options is the > change to front wheel studs and the service ease of...
FS: Conical Seat lugnuts for alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 04:28:02 EDT
...These are the ones which can be used on the Carat, Wolfsburg, and South African alloy wheels. They come on three sizes: Tall (and...
Re: A Little Help with Rims
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 19 May 2011 08:00:57 -0400
...The Rims > are $109.00 each plus the hardware, spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc > will run around $300.00. When you add in the...