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• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 May 2011 11:38:08 -0700
  ...at least remove the cotter pin and check that the big nut is super tight. if that wasn't installed tightly enough .....that can...
• Re: Headed for germany in sept. Need anything?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:56:14 -0600
  Assuming you are a car nut.......and you are heading down the autobahn towards Basel, make a right before the border and go to...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:07:31 -0800
  ...Rear bearings are different, and much larger and more durable. They will last a long time as long as the seals are intact, mine...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:44:05 +1200
  ...They are considerable larger than the export mirrors, with bulbous chromed bodies and actually don't look garish... and NO mirror is uglier than...
• Re: Vw news
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:01:17 +1300
  ...that place. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Carat Considering 16 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:48:22 -0400
  ...Going to a larger diameter wheel does not mean you will end up with a larger diameter tire. The choices are almost exclusive except...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:38:14 -0400
  ...Most normal cars do this by way of a nut and bolt > arrangement. However this car does by way of large metal "C" spring...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:01:55 -0500
  ...have enough room to > >haul two kids, a SO, and two large dogs. And it's still safer than my > >Vanagon where the idjit...
• WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:43:49 -0700
  ...Brian tightened the nut that holds the large red wires to the alternator stud and the engine then started. I think he perhaps just...
• Re: you job...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:41:16 -0800
  ...Anyway, the nut must not >slip > > through the wrist pin, nor may it be too large where it gets hung up on >the > > piston...
• Re: Eurovan Wheels FIT Perfectly!!!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:24:54 -0500
  ...The difference between the factory ET30 and this wheel's ET53 is large. Michael Sullivan's research (see his Web site), suggests that if...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:00:58 -0600
  ...outer CV joint came apart inside the boot. > Especially if the large nut is still on the outer end of the stub > axle that...
• KarmaKanix Reference
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:21:18 -0800
  ...When I came to my van I saw a large stain on the concrete under my head on the left side. I thought that...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:33:22 -0800
  ...The finger magnet "glove" is going to be great holding a nut in position. Alistair > On Dec 31, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Eric...
• Re: convert automatic to manual gearbox?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:18:59 -0400
  ...The vanagon is larger and the linkage is more complex but it is doable. Good luck! Tony On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 7...
• Re: Horn Ring Contact Finger
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:32:09 -0500
  ...you need to remove the steering wheel - center VW emblem > and large nut inside gets the steering wheel off. Then three long thin > bolts...
• Re: Ignition Switch on 85
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:34:18 -0800
  ...Undo > the large nut holding on the steering wheel and remove it. Remove turn > signal assembly (two screws). Put the key in the lock...
• Re: front shock removal
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:13:11 -0600
  ...A good technique might be to start with a smaller bit and then move up to the large one. 2. If you can get...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:27:29 -0400
  ...Rear wheel bearing noise? Dennis, Is it possible to over tighten the large rear axle nuts? I recently had both rear bearings (L and...
• Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:47:40 EDT
  ...All is well until the freon leaks out at the larger of the two connections where the hose connects to the condenser. I have...
• Mouse Milk: Here's more info!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 13:44:12 -0600
  ...It >is very effective at loosening corroded nutz'n'boltz. > >Try the yellow pages under airplanes and look for a store that sells supplies...
• Re: 2 wheel drive rear wheel stud length
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:32:38 -0700
  ...Ronal's setup only gives you 5.5 turns per nut and I don't feel too comfy with that. Thanks, Brian
• Re: Increased WBX displacement
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:49:18 -0600
  ...Don't get me wrong, I'm not a total WBX nut. I have an SVX ready to go in one and plan on...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:18:47 +0000
  ...My failure the second time was around one of the head nuts. I was then told by a couple of learned VW sources that...
• Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:15:04 EDT
  ...Because, if a stud is stuck with such tenacity that it is wrung off when you are trying to undo the nut, you can...
• Re: CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:40:02 -0400
  ...If it's a screwed-up cv bolt, use large, toothy vice-grips installed as tightly as possible on the smooth outside of the...
• Re: Replacing the clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 06:18:54 -0500
  ...I had no problem with the front bolt other than typical rust; I could get a socket/wrench on the bolt and nut. First...
• strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:12:27 -0400
  ...of like a large relay going on and off intermittently out of control. In any case, other than driving us nuts, it doesn't...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:07:48 -0400
  ...Most normal cars do this by way of a nut and bolt > arrangement. However this car does by way of large metal "C" spring...
• Re: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:42:59 -0400
  Check to make sure the large axle nut is properly torqued. If not, you will need to replace the hub and possibly the bearings...
• Re: Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:51:14 +0000
  ...An additional benefit of the larger tires is the minor tweaking of the gearing and speedometer. Increasing diameter also increases the speed-distance actually...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
  ...Have seen too small, too large, and even a variable/tilted gap there. I aim for a 3.5 mm distance there. Works for...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 19:46:04 -0300
  ...Add washer (2) and nut length and a bit more. Go to wherever you get hardware, buy the bolt and try it. Don't...
• Parts & dirtbike needed in Calgary to Vancouver Island (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:03:45 -0600
  ...Hondas infinitely preferable, with working head & taillights, say 125 or = larger. We're looking for something cheap on behalf of my sister and = niece...
• Re: did I do that-Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:11:35 -0800
  ...Due to the forces here soft > nuts or washer will deform and allow the connection to loosen. Locking > stuff > will keep the nut from...
• Type2 SO-42 Westy minutia needed!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 10:49:18 -0700 (MST)
  ...Anyone who is parting out any year SO-42 Westfalia please reply. *Rear clamp-large closet cabinet* Clamp type item which secures the rear...
• Re: Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:01:14 -0700
  ...today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives in the center over the large nut was off and...
• Re: re What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:20:44 -0700
  ...metric bolts and nuts. For the serious out of town, off-roading 5 hours from no where I take a larger ammo box with...
• Re: Warped Brake rotors?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 23:25:16 -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: Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:23:21 PST
  ...the FACTORY VW ALLOY WHEEL BUILT FOR THE VANS,the lug nuts are not safely mountable as they do not fit the concave of...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Subfloor Removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:17:35 -0400
  Get some large socket-head bolts, the kind that an Allen wrench would fit. Drill out the sockets a little if needed. Drill holes...
• Re: gas leak-baywindow
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 21:47:33 -0500
  PWIES@loyola.edu writes: > >Folks, >There is a large gas leak in my 79 bus. >The problem started out as a bad gas smell...
• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 23:05:26 -0400
  ...It's semi not possible. > > at least remove the cotter pin and check that the big nut is super tight. > if that wasn't...
• Temp sensor failure-->warm start troubles: 1.9L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:51:48 -0800
  ...two on mine, the one on the left much larger. Is it the nut attached to the t-stat housing that is the failed...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:23:56 -0800
  ...One other item to check is that you are not using vanagon lug nuts on those. The vanagon lug nuts will ride to high...
• Re: A/C Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:49:07 -0400
  Using an oxy-acetylene wrench to heat the nuts fast enough so the heat does not get to the fitting is usually the best...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:41:18 -0500
  ...They used large pry-bars. It can require several attempts to get it right, as the control arm anchor point tends to move when...
• Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 23 May 2002 21:00:57 -0500
  Thank you very much for pointing me to this amazing site! Now I can really drive my wife nuts with another unusual purchase. Thanks...
• 88 fuel lines / exaust (new question)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 08:17:42 -0700
  I assume that the nuts are 8mm with course thread? I finally found someone who will put this on for me. I just do...
• Re: [Syncro] Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:49:44 -0800
  ...Anyway, I discovered tha the 2.0 inline-4's have an additional boss drilled and tapped for the 4th nut or bolt on...
• Re: Power Windows/Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:45:12 +1200
  ...Recently, I've been looking into putting in a new sound >system, which would include larger speakers on the front doors. I >think this...
• Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:19:48 -0700
  ...and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous emails when responding. This...
• rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:35:36 -0700
  ...the axle nut..no impact wrench or large breaker bar...(broke all those trying to get off my Beetles axle nuts..After unsuccessfully bashing...
• Westy water tank locks/keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:19:15 -0600
  ...Remove the large hose going to the filler. You can now access the rear of the lock. Remove the 10mm nut and locking bar...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:55:47 -0600
  ...Coal, on the other hand, derived from land plants, retains plant structures, which can sometimes be seen on large pieces which cleave along the...
• Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:22:29 -0500
  ...as I pulled out of the parking spot, I noticed a large puddle of oil >where the van was parked. I crawled under the...
• Van-Again Tax Refund Sale!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:31:38 EST
  ...These Big Brake kits give you everything you need to install new, larger, vented front discs, in your van for more stopping power. These...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:34:52 -0500
  ...I haven’t noticed >> any significant difference between adding the 2.1 and the larger tires. >> Both of which were added because it seemed...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:17:46 -0600
  ...The moveable dividers in these >plastic boxes accommodate everything mentioned above and then some, >except the the 24 mm nut. > >You can do about...
• Re: '88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:32:13 -0500
  ...My straps were good and reuseable, but > the nut on the hanger to receive strap bolt is welded in place. Screw that > nut up...