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• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:06:16 -0500
  ---- "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Thomas Buese wrote: > > My last resort cheater bar is a 4' piece of 1 1...
• Alloy Wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:06:54 -0400
  ...the small hub caps in the center and the special lugs and nuts. the wheels are located in Los Angeles but UPS can ship...
• FS VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:35:22 -0700
  I have 4 used VW alloy wheels (with caps but without lug nuts) for sale. Two of the wheels have minor scratches which pretty...
• 65 UnEarthing - Bruno Lives! (sort of) - change stats - specs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mott
  Sun, 19 Nov 95 12:21:51 -0500
  ...Using a compressor and air tools borrowed from my cousin, we then tried to remove the rear wheel lug nuts but quickly found that...
• Re: Leaking luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:28:44 -0700
  ...Leaking luggage rack I am sorry to cut into this conversation, but I have a luggage rack problem also, I think. I think it...
• FS: 15 inch alloys/tires
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 22:03:00 -0800
  ...Lug nuts, wheel locks included. Fresh (3-4 thousand miles) LT215/75R-15C BF Goodrich T/A All Terrain tires- especially good for syncro...
• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 21:03:01 -0700
  ...A guy with an air > wrench who cranks one lug nut to full torque (or past it), then another, > etc., will warp the rotor . . . . >
• Re: Jack for 90 Multivan w/fiberglass molding???
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:26:52 -0800
  ...When taking off the wheel in question, undo the lugnuts before you jack it up. Chock at least one wheel before jacking and set...
• Broken Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 10:00:01 MST
  ...the OEM Bilstein jacks used to 7?' with the nut you turned by > your lug wrench were much much stronger than the one that...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 13:02:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...You will need to get a special (ie expensive) set of lug nuts (and bolts if > not a syncro) for the alloys. Weren't...
• Re: "dry" sound from wheel
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:21:21 -0800
  ...Going to inspect the entire wheel assembly today (if I can get the lug nuts off....soaking in WD-40 now). Any particular things...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:02:21 -0700
  ...the parking lot, I got out the > stock lug wrench, put it on a nut, and could not get it to budge. I then...
• Re: VANAGON digest 891
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:09:16 +0000
  ...It has 9 aluminum-like fake "spokes" = as well as fake lug nuts(black in color) surrounding the center of the = wheel cover. There...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:59:13 -0500
  ...If they're the stock factory alloys, just use the special lug nuts/bolts designed for this. The studs are the same. http://busdepot...
• Re: New 15in wheels (here we go again)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:56:51 EST
  ...The wheel is held to the stub axle by the area surrounding the lug nuts/bolts. not the center. as long as you leave...
• 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...
• alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 06:54:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...you must change the studs to give the lug nuts sufficient thread to grab! i paid a local shop to change the studs. the...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:20:00 -0700
  ...I know for many >>> "bolts" there are "standard" torques, but I wouldn't think that would >>> apply to lug bolts/nuts. Those values are...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:12:05 +1200
  ...If they set a price on the wheels alone without knowing he wanted the nuts, and then he told them, they might have said...
• NEW 15" VW SA alloys now available.
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:09:43 EST
  ...These are a flat five spoke design with exposed lug nuts. For a pic click on the link below. Take the link to features...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:02:56 +0000
  ...I know you can do it one at a time, and pull them into place by cranking down on a lug nut, but thats...
• Favorite Fluid for Unsticking Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Hajasz
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:01:01 -0500
  ...I have used this on bolts that blow torches would not budge (72 Campmobile lug nuts). The oil of wintergreen usually has to sit...
• Re: CLicking from Rear wheel - '85
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 09:25:33 -0700
  ...Check lug nuts. Doug '83 diesel. B99 Sent from my iPad On Jul 2, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM...
• Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:55:04 -0500
  ...Take the van to a garage, and have them nest the new nut around the remains of your lugnut, weld the two together. Then...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:23 -0600
  ...It should slide right over the lug bolts. If it doesn't, apply some Marvel's Mystery Oil right at the lug bolt base...
• Horn strangeness ('82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 17:06:56 -0500
  ...If you have a friend (maybe a model RY nut) who has soft-soldering skills and maybe a Dremel tool, enlist him/her. Get...
• spare alloy rim in Vancouver, Wa
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:59:29 -0800
  ...I don't have the lug nuts, or beauty cap for it. It appears to be in good shape. Feel free to email me...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:29:06 -0400
  ...I'd be inclined to make a plug to fit the empty >> luggage rack, but... >> >> I have been bitten on the ass too many...
• 15" Alloys are Back!!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:07:29 -0400
  ...You need to use the lug nuts and bolts for U.S. spec alloy wheels. Although I have heard that you can get aftermarket...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 May 2012 10:41:46 -0700
  ...Lug bolt, CARAT wheel, chrome plated, cone seat, 17 mm head, 14 x 1.5 x 32 mm and Lug nut, CARAT wheel, chrome...
• Re: drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:58:30 EST
  ...Any ideas on this? The axle nut is properly torqued to 258 ft-lbs and the lug nuts are also properly torqued. Jake, the...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:28:06 EST
  ...One is to just get the conical seat lugnuts and or lugbolts depending on your application. 2wd uses bolts in front and nuts in...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 11 May 2004 07:12:44 -0700
  ...The cheap lug wrench was insufficient to torque the lug nuts tight enough, and we narrowly missed a serious accident as a result. Yes...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:34:46 -0700
  ...the damage. > > Regardless, all of the torque & load is on the lug nut area, not the > opening > for the center hub. > > Thanks, > Tom, It...
• FS: five 14" Vanagon alloy wheels and BFG tires
  Historical mailing list - William Manley
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:53:52 -0700
  ...The alloys are in good shape, and include center caps and lug nuts. The tires have about 17,000 miles on them, were rotated...
• Thules on top with Yak racks
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:01:01 -0700
  ...the riveted part had to be cut, got stainless steel screws from Lowes and self locking nylon nuts . . . The front tip of the thule...
• Re: Lugnut worries continue
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:55:11 EST
  ...Drill the pilot hole to a depth below the nut without going through the stud completely (even if you poke through, you'll probably...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 10:32:30 -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: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:25:20 -0500
  ...I did have to buy the right nuts and lugs from Loogy (of Samba fame) as others have mentioned. I was lucky that a...
• Alloy wheel centercap mistake
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:26:15 EST
  ...The cap does not cover the lug nuts/bolt but merely covers up a hole in the center of the wheel (like the center...
• Alloy wheel deal 2 (real picture finally!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 07:45:57 EST
  ...They have a cap in the center of the wheels to cover the lug nuts/bolts. I am selling them for $412 a set...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 00:14:05 -0800
  ...hubcaps > Just to facilitate communication, I'd point out that "hubcaps" cover > only the center portion of the wheel, where the lug nuts/bolts...
• Creativity needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:01:24 -0400
  ...My 84 came with a luggage rack on the pop top at the rear. There is also a latter mounted to reach it. I...
• Re: Trade BMW wheels for Vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:15:17 -0800
  ...Of course, them "BMW Nuts" were born to hold Bimmer rimmers on. 'Nuffa this thread. Ronagon. -----Original Message----- From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com [mailto:BenTbtstr8...
• Re: [Syncro] FS: Carat Wolfsburg Edition Alloy Wheels with good tires. Set of five (5) for $450 including all lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 May 2006 20:55:24 -0400
  ...These wheels will come with all the factory conical seat lugnuts for the rear and lugbolts for the front to make your swap easier...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:33:37 -0700
  ...nuts, and washers-- > > And how about them aluminum frames? > > Every component on that semi is held to that frame with mid steel nuts, > bolts...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:23:57 -0700
  Here it is: t3technique@hotmail.com On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:49 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote: > Chris, I just...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:46:19 -0700
  I have been told that the proper way to establish proper torque on lug bolts or nuts after they have been used is by...
• How to mount audi 5000 turbo wheels on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:03:05 EST
  ...to mount audi 5000 turbo, or audi 200 turbo, wheels on vanagon: -get audi 5000 lug bolts. (if youre mounting this on a 2wd...
• RE: ANY ALLOY WHEELS OUT THERE?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 10:43:32 -0800
  ...Lug nuts run another $40 per wheel. The dealer is Campbell Nelson VW, used parts department, phone 206.778.1131. Used alloys are very...
• EuroVan: Audi 5000 Turbo wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:23:29 -0500
  ...would not allow the use of the original stock alloys and lug nuts. Dave 251.org 87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg (180k mi) 61 Bus...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:21:52 -0800
  ...Maybe you were expecting 1.75 mm thread pitch on a bolt that size? I believe the lug bolts/nuts are same 1.5...
• Lugnut Update (Whew!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 21:52:04 -0500
  To all who've been so generous in their advice during my lugnut fiasco, I thank you for that advice. I ended up following...
• Re: Hitch step new van improvement
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:44:50 -0400
  ...I put that on the lug nut, put it out to the 9 o'clock position, put my foot on it and bounce (gently...
• Re: Checked your spare tire recently?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:29:24 -0800
  ...I had a working spare and I managed to get the lug nuts off (with a small breaker bar) and change the tire. A...
• cool find - alloy wheel
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:06:31 +0000
  ...Now I'll have to go back and review that alloy wheel lug nut thread. :-) Regards, -Karl +============================================================+ | Karl and Kristina Bloss | | bloss@enter.net...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 19:37:13 -0700
  ...Bill >> Jeanne Maly wrote: >> >> There's been some discussion lately about the pattern of the lug nuts >> on vanagon wheels. Would a vanagon spare...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:56:07 -0500
  Nice! Are those conical or ball lug nut seats? 2008/12/23 Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com>: > The BBT just dropped off my new...
• Re: Wobbly wheel
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:42:15 -0700
  ...All of > the lug nuts are tight. > The wheels came mounted and balanced from tire rack. > I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the...
• projeckzwo wheels coming
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 18:52:53 -0600
  ...Was also told that nut/lug set is included in the package. Can't beat that. They have a .20MM offset. My only concern...