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• Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Wilson
  Fri, 6 May 1994 09:43:27 -0400
  ...pipe, and another bar, and...) to take off those big 46mm nuts, it'll make a big difference if you have someone hold the...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - garth woolstenhulme
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:27:33 -0700
  ...I am selling 4 brand new VW 'Carat' alloys, no lug nuts/bolts nor center caps. I have to sell these so I can...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:19:37 -0700
  ...Ron Komoroski <motresyklman@LYNCHBURG.NET> wrote:Many thanks to all who responded to my question about the need for different lug bolts/nuts when...
• Re: Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:29:38 -0500
  ...Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:54:30 -0700 > > The wheel bolt supplier normally stocks matching nuts but is > currently out of stock. So for...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:21:35 -0500
  ...On those nuts that hold the crankcase halves etc together....do you guys typically use self locking nuts or do regular nuts with blue...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cobb
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 06:41:54 -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: Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:08:55 -0400
  ...Keep that in mind if your nuts/bolts came from GoWesty. Bill 87 Westy Zetec Turbo On Oct 10, 2012, at 11:44 AM...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:01:34 -0500
  ...Any ideas? My standard answer for nuts which are easily replaced is to use a Dremel-type tool with a cutoff disc. It's...
• Re: 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:08:19 -0800
  Probably went nuts from reading too much of the stuff on the list. Mike Coming to bURNINGvAN? On 1/26/07 12:37 PM...
• Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:09:29 -0500
  ...This is where I was originally pointing with the corrosion resistance of the stainless, nuts, bolts, and lock washer's. The exhaust system takes...
• Re: VW service action
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:40:54 EDT
  Also in the Bentley manual it plainly states NOT to use click-type torque wrenches on the head nuts. Always go by the book...
• Does anyone have a set of alloy lug nust FS?
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:37:49 -0400
  I am looking for a set of factory lug nuts to go on my '87 syncro for a ally wheel upgrade. Thanks, Joe in...
• Drivers side vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:54:11 -0600
  ...the wind noise coming from the drivers side vent window...is it time to replace the rubber....this is driving me nuts? Thanks Chuck
• THANKS -Re: Name of the huge online supplier of nuts,bolts, pipe, etc etc.
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:35:52 -0600
  Thanks folks, got a reply from LOTS of people. I was after McMaster-Carr, but fastenal looks good too! Regards, Courtney
• Re: Question about rear wheel bearing spacers etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 02:41:55 -0500
  ...When I had the tires changed I saw the nuts looked tight but detected slight play in passenger rear. Jim > > On Jul 13, 2019...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:20:36 -0800
  ...or any Tatra car) looks like a Type 1, you're nuts. If you think the 4-cyl aircooled boxer Ledwinka designed for the...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:18:48 -0800
  Todd Last wrote: > If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do > is snap socket wrentches...
• Re: Bumper repairs, fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:02:17 -0700
  ...You really must have fried some brain cells from the fumes > because you are declaring publicly that you like to BJ your nuts. > > Sure...
• Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:16:08 +0300
  ...I usually tend to have few "additional" nuts and bolts on the table after "operation". But seriously I believe I have never lost a...
• Re: Haunted Hub Caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:48:28 EDT
  ...Anyone else > have this problem? People think I'm nuts. Duane-- You, of course, are nuts. I'm in search of VW hubcaps that...
• Re: Swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:26:27 +0000
  ...http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/bolt-torque-resources-especially-nylock-176110/ Which notes that your Nylok nuts will not be airworthy unless at...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:35:23 -0500
  ...Years ago I had a problem with one of my axle nuts loosening up and I could not figure out why. I even replaced...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:12:18 -0800
  ...you don't take 4 wheel lug nuts off leaving the last one at full torque ..right ? same thing here. On 2/9/2014...
• Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Sun, 8 May 94 18:50:35 -0400
  I too have been trying to take the rear axle nuts off of my '76 Bus. Are they 42mm or 46mm? I am having...
• Thanks for advice Re: 2 Qs: source for multimeter; size of plug for tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 10:33:11 -0500
  ...I used the hex head end of a 10mm bolt with 3 nuts screwed on. I clamped it with a vice grip (tried an...
• Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kunkel
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:24:10 -0700
  ...The open part of the cup faces up and attaches (by mini wing nuts) to a similarly colored plastic piece that interfaces with the...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:35:41 EDT
  ...by hand.� I just spent a couple hours cutting 5 lug nuts off of my '85 Westy with a hammer and chisel because some...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:08:01 -0800
  ...with tagging everything, bolts, screws, nuts, wires.... so I will fail the contest for sure....
• Re: How to split case? - Hope you guys are right
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 13:01:59 -0500
  Hmm Thanks for the advise - I'll double check when I get home, But I'm pretty sure I got all the nuts and...
• Help finding left front mudflap for 84 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:14:58 -0500
  Just lost the whole thing, flap, bracket, nuts & bolts, etc. Would appreciate any ideas for replacements. The flap served to protect the propane tank...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:34:58 EDT
  Sears has a new tool to remove rounded nuts and bolt heads. Have not tried them yet, just saw it a few days ago...
• torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:41:03 -0700
  say without the very expensive torque wrench just how does one tighten the axle nut to 350ft lbs thanks monte 84 gl - gas burning...
• General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:23:52 -0500
  ...On those nuts that hold the crankcase halves etc together....do you guys typically use self locking nuts or do regular nuts with blue...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:50:54 -0500
  ...All but one pair of the nuts that came on the assembled rods has the shoulder (one pair doesn't). I'm going with...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:55:18 -0700
  ...To Copper Nut or Not? They look just like brass Fiat exhaust manifold nuts. I'm pretty sure they were 11MM too. On Tue...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:38:20 -0500
  ...There are plenty of people selling the front lug bolts but most require a different socket than the original lug nuts. I ended up...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 10 May 2010 07:49:23 -0700
  ...The correct answer is to use two nuts of the correct threads, run against each other, and then turn it out. Good luck on...
• Re: Lugnut worries continue
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:46:45 -0600
  BTDT with the lug nuts. Like I said, the nuts have a hardened washer on the back side. You pro'lly won't get...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:57 -0700
  ...Undo the nuts on the transaxle side and out she comes. Clutch problems? On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:49 PM, neil n...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:58:47 -0800
  ...hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Dan, i am the one that asked the "nuts/bolts" question... >>> >>> as a very amateur vw owner...i rely on manauls...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:00:01 -0500
  ...Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie >tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off >plugs, orphaned hardware...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:24:38 -0400
  ...The nuts are almost all the way off the radius rods and still it's off by a bit. The bushings are new, and...
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:08:36 -0600
  ...Then nuts may have to be cut off. On the head nuts I hear that welding on a nut to the cut off bolt...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:47 -0700
  ...Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts are like 9 bucks each or something like that...
• Re: Replacing front end bushings, Hardware questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:18:42 -0500
  At 08:04 11/22/2016, T Collins wrote: >For those of you who have done the bushings, where did you source your nuts...
• Re: Am I NUTS????? [f]
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:27:20 -0700 (PDT)
  So Tom Forhan says: > > Turnabout it fair play....but I am > waiting for Steven to buy the EV from Ric :-). Don't hold your...
• Free Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:44:22 -0700
  ...wheels with worn tires - you pick up in Pismo Beach, CA? I'm keeping the nuts and bolts as spares for the spare tire.
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:36:24 -0500
  ...http://tinyurl.com/5nzo7 or Google "copper exhaust nuts VW". Aircooled VW and Porsche folks swear by them (not at them). Ken Lewis http...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:50:51 -0700
  ...Why my rear axle nuts got loose Thanks for everyone's suggestions for the axle issue I am having. I finally have a chance...
• muffler nuts and engine stand question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 14:18:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Is everyone talking about the 6 nuts that lock the muffler onto the heat exchangers? Anyone know if the RMMW muffler installation kit contains...
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:03:47 -0400
  This can be avoided by using anti-sieze, grease, vaseoline, motor oil or anything that on the threads, and seat of the nuts. I...
• Re: lug wrench- was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:55:55 -0500
  ...Alloy wheels > & steel nuts seem to glue themselves together & if the flat happens > on rain or snow filled night the lug nuts will for...
• Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:40:43 -0800
  ...Another brand is NutSert. Also searching for "nutsert" and "rivet nut" yield a lot more results than "rivnut" alone. It'll probably be hard...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 May 2017 17:30:29 -0700
  On 5/4/17, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > As a last resort, I will check the head nuts to see if any...
• Re: Replacing front end bushings, Hardware questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:57:03 +0000
  Belmetric.com will have what you need including the fine thread property class 10.9 and lock nuts you need for this job. They...
• Re: Wobbly wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:36:47 -0400
  ...All of the lug nuts are tight. The wheels came mounted and balanced from tire rack. I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the...
• RE: seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 16:38:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...I took it down ot the local Pep Boys and threaded metric nuts on untill I found one that fit then bought the bolts...
• Re: converting an 83.5 to power steering ?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:10:14 -0500
  ...4) Removed the tie-rod end nuts (both were pinned-castle nuts) and used a generic puller to push the ends up thru the...
• Re: Yes, Synthetic Oil Again - cover leaks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 23:06:49 UT
  ...The cover plate is of course sealed behind with a gasket, but the nuts also have to seal or it will leak at the...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:37:13 -0400
  ...I had some nuts like that, back in my old beetle days, that I remember as being brass. Mike Mike wrote: > There is no...