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• repost: anyone taken a power mirror appart and back again?
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 05:25:12 -0700
  ...The nut securing the bolt serving as the swivel of my power mirror's main body to the part attached to the door came...
• Re: Exaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:11:35 -0700
  ...I had some VW flange nuts today that 12mm was too big and 11 too small. 14"x5/8" chisel and 2 or 3...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
  ...wrenches for the headers, I found a Channelock Nutbuster to be very useful for those fasteners deformed by rust. Best, d. -- 1990 GL On...
• 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: Best way to access upper head bolts to fix leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:31:29 -0700
  ...It's scary unscrewing the nuts sometimes. If they are massively corroded, I'd be extra careful. THE one thing you don't want...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:09:04 -0600
  ...nuts/bolts > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily > rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:24:43 -0700
  ...I took a > 13mm socket on a 3" extension and put enough rag in the socket that > the nut was flush with the socket...
• Re: Front License Plate nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 7 Jan 2018 15:33:36 -0500
  ...I don’t know where I found my plastic nuts and bolts holding the plates but I really like them. Eric Caron On Jan...
• Re: Copper nuts for exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 14:21:13 +0000
  BMW's use copper nuts for the exhaust as OEM. I think that the theory behind this is that the copper will "give" before...
• Axle NUTS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 May 1994 02:10:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Twists any nut off like it was made of butter. I broke Sears 1/2 inch breaker bars, but never the 3/4 inch...
• Re: Leaking from head nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 20:05:08 PST
  ...Just curious; which nut is leaking ? In other words ; is a certain one failing? Just surveying; ken lewis a lifetime of rear engine german...
• Re: Thump x3
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:34:04 -0500
  ...My brain is totally consumed with solving problems with Microsoft Site Server - no more cpu cycles! Marshall >Check lug nuts!! If they are loose...
• Re: mouse attacks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:19:57 -0700
  ...mouse attacks > "Perhaps this will inspire you and Bob to submit your Mouse Recipe :)" >> >> http://www.roadhaus.com/Recipes/Louisiana_Nutria.html > > Brussel sprouts...
• Re: More crumbly bits -- sunroof nut covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:52:10 -0400
  At 12:30 PM 6/28/2007, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott wrote... >The little decorative plastic covers which snap over the nuts that...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:55:51 -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: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:42:48 -0700
  ...11mm brake line wrench > > A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the > proper wrench on the nut, then...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:45:02 -0700
  When I've removed the hubs on my '81 I've always removed the caliper, held on by two big nuts (19mm?) torqued up...
• how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:17:24 -0500
  ...The first, more-accessible "bolt" has a nut that comes off with a socket wrench. I can't see the less-accessible "bolt" but...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 13 May 2002 07:56:26 -0700
  ...On the other side, hold a 3/8" nut with needle nose pliers or vise grips. Thread the nut. Then use a large socket...
• axle nut loose, list does it again
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:07:49 -0800
  ...Sure enough, the axle nut on the side that I was hearing all the noise from turned almost half way around before it was...
• Subject: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 6 May 2003 14:18:06 -0600
  ...inside the drum you do not have to remove the "big" nuts. Take off the road wheels and the two little 11mm bolts on...
• Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:18:12 -0500
  I have just obtained a set of five used 14" Vanagon OE alloy wheels with an incomplete set of wheel nuts and studs. I...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:24:50 -0500
  ...Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got > loose > > > Ummmmm, right. > > The description says 46mm. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:24:18 -0700
  ...Huge Nut on Rear Drum 42mm, I think. Type 1 VW's (bugs) used a 36mm nut, Type IIs and Vanagons use a 42mm...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:20:18 -0300
  ...IIRC, the shop I went to sold > me "forged" nuts. > > On 4/3/15, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote: > >> Also, the nut came off...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 11:17:20 -0800
  ...You insert it over the nut. Attache a breaker bar. Then smack it with a hammer. Again, I don't know if they are...
• Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 16 May 2002 14:02:27 -0700
  ...I've ordered a set of lug nuts with which I will mount the wheels on the rear hubs immediately. My question is what...
• Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:23:46 +0000
  ...I mentioned to the installer that I wanted a torque wrench used to tighten the wheel nuts and he said "OK, no problem". A...
• Re: Swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:02:55 -0500
  ...Which notes that your Nylok nuts will not be airworthy unless at least two threads show past the nuts. Be aware of this if...
• Re: Syncro front hub question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:57:22 EDT
  ...46mm nut. >> Thanks, John. I guess I'm stuck with having the rear hubs machined to fit inside the Syncro front rotor for my...
• Re: rusty nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:23:44 -0700
  ...wrote: > from the type2 list; > > http://www.zl2al.com/blog/2857/rusty-nuts/ > > --- > Karl > 1981 Westy "Jenny" > 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6 > Wilmington, DE >
• To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:52:52 -0400
  So could I get a few of the list gurus to weigh in on this issue? Should one use copper lock nuts on the...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:58:20 +0000
  ...Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success The washers are upside down, the cup should face away from the rubber. Hard to...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:24:51 -0400
  ...No camshaft nut loosening and re-setting of cam timing. Any reason a Diesel would be more sensitive to (very small variations in) cam...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:18:02 -0800
  ...At this point you can move the 3rd nut and the washers against the hole by turning the nut. Once the 3rd nut and...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced? (Correction)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:29:20 -0700
  ...Im not sure if this is >>syncro spectfic but there is a pin that holds a large nut and the hub. Now >>this must...
• Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:04:38 -0800
  ...Is 133 the correct figure? Seems just snug to me, so if this is correct I have been over tightening lug nuts for years...
• Lug nuts off!
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 14:05:15 -0400
  Thanks to all of you who responded to my lug nut problem. I put on a 19mm deep socket that my neighbor supplied only...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 00:44:53 -0400
  ...Technique for Torquing Rear Axle Nut The easiest way to properly torque the axle nut is to use a large socket and breaker bar...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:08:43 -1000
  I would agree with emphasis on making sure the nuts and stud threads are working smoothly. this kind of detail attention to workmanship pays...
• Re: Painting exhaust pipes?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:09:17 -0700
  I use 316 stainless bolts and washers with brass nuts on all of my exhausts. RED locktite the nuts while installing and the exposed...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:49:22 -0500
  ...anti-seize dear nuts i always apply a little bit of grease to the inside of the nut before i spin it on i...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:26:17 -0700
  ...11mm brake line wrench > > A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the > proper wrench on the nut, then...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:48:51 -0700
  ...I know the axle nut is really a pain to get off, having recently > fought with a bug rear axle nut... I have an...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:15:44 -0700
  ...Im not sure if this is >syncro spectfic but there is a pin that holds a large nut and the hub. Now >this must...
• Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 15:47:38 -0700
  ...If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it better to > retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English...
• Bentley 258 ft/lbs Front Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:10:53 -0700
  For 85 2wd Vanagon, Bentley states 258 ft/lbs torque on front axle nut. This must be a mistake, no? *Miguel* *The free soul...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:03 -0400
  ...on the seat surfaces of the nuts/bolts and likewise on wheel. eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Quik question can�I or should...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Fri, 06 May 94 10:48:17 CDT
  ...ideas about how to get a stuck drum off after the nut is removed? I've tried everything except a drum puller, which may...
• How do I stop this oil leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Mon, 1 May 1995 10:38:09 -0700 (PDT)
  I've got a pretty steady oil leak dripping off the little nuts surrounding the oil drain plug on my '71. I've replaced...
• Windshield wiper shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
  Has anyone had to replace a windshield shaft, specifically the driver's side? How big a job is it? I was tightening the nut...
• getting rounded wheel nuts off:
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:19:54 -0700
  ...to make them hard to remove) for which the 'key' (socket for removing nuts with correct pattern) has been lost. Good Luck... Bill D
• Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:34:56 -0500
  ...Rounded off one of my lug nuts whilst trying to get a look at my squealing rear brakes! It's pretty badly rounded. Are...
• size of nut on LP fitting?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:06:40 -0700
  I am removing my cabinet from my 1981 Westy, I was able to get a 17mm wrench on one side of the nut but...
• Re: huh?? (was:Re: 89 JETTA
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 18:45:55 EDT
  ...The front left axel nut was not even finger tight! :( . looks like two sets of bearings CV's, and nut as well (180Kmiles). Is...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:01:52 EDT
  ...a normal nut and bolt on the windshield wiper, > instead of that very finely serrated post? > > > they do have a nut. all wipers arms...
• Re: Is Quebec invading the Outer Banks?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 28 May 2007 18:07:07 -0400
  quebecers or quebecois get it straight :P On 5/28/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > apparently quebecians are absolutely nutty about...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
  ...Push the threadrod through the wristpin without the nut. Using a pair of pliers (I use needlenose visegrips) hold the nut on the other...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 23:48:06 -0500
  ...With the extra ducting on the fan housing for this np> year, I can't figure out a way to get the nut on...