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• Bizarre T4 exhaust studs.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:46:47 +0000
  ...are going to Steve Dolan, and while pulling them a few studs instead of nuts had come out and I noticed one of them...
• Re: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:56:36 -0800
  Have the studs replaced with the longer and correct studs. I have never changed them on a VW but if they are like a...
• Re: 16 inch wheel inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:43:54 EDT
  ...The Mercedes rims use 12mm lugbolts/studs. Our beloved Vanagons use 14mm. BenT San Francisco
• Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:17:08 -0800
  ...you need to spacer the rears to have the caps work? That would mean longer studs as well, eh? Fronts are fine. TIA, dylan
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:20:51 EDT
  ...Ben B., The wheels don't care whether you are using bolts or studs. The only thing that matters is the seat. Depending on...
• Re: torque converter carrier plate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:54:53 -0400
  ...Lower studs/nuts coming loose or even breaking. Evidence often the trans bell housing cracking where the lower studs go through. Worn torque converter...
• Re: Cleaning head stud threads question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:29:53 -0700
  ...Cleaning head stud threads question It is widely recommended to clean up the threads on the head studs before putting the heads and cap...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:02:18 -0700
  re These are almost a torque to yield and leakage at the top of the cylinders means the studs no longer maintained enough tension...
• Rusted Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:13:08 +0000
  ...The is a receipt from the PO for "welding exhaust" and weld it they did-nuts and all right to the studs, making it...
• Re: Raceware Head Bolts in a Diesel Vanagon w/o removing anything?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:28:14 -0500
  ...Raceware Head Bolts in a Diesel Vanagon w/o removing > anything? > > > John: > Please report back on how the Raceware studs work on the Vanagon...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:33:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...They went from lug bolts in the old days, to nuts and studs in the 70's and are back to bolts again on...
• 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:27:53 -0500
  So I need to swap out my rear axle and it has the 12 point "allen like" studs in there. Nobody in the state...
• Success!
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:42:12 -0700
  I got the new studs in. Then the liners honed, new rings and pistons in them and now they are in the engine! Woo...
• KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:49:56 -0800
  ...No studs to mess around with when tilting tranny down/out. Drawing a blank, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil...
• Re: Torque Wrench - EUREKA
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:57:15 +0100
  ...But this is all a matter of screwing the studs down in the first place properly (is there a torque for this?). Does it...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:29:34 -0800
  ...Thirdly, I like using vice grips to > get > the studs out. Sometimes the studs come out with the bolt but sometimes > they don't...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:45:10 -0700
  ...was held down with 20 studs with nuts on top of the studs. Looking at that ... and considering it usses a nice robust double...
• Wheels/Tyres
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:24:25 GMT
  ...I vaguely recall somebody suggesting that I will need to find longer wheel studs for fitting alloys on a Syncro? Is this so, and...
• the nuts and bolts of exhaust work thinking like a plumber
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:06:36 -0700
  ...The studs should be stronger than the nut and the entire arrangement must allow some movement as the system heats up and cools down...
• Re: 87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:17:12 EST
  ...Unless you have removed the studs, on the side with studs, and made sure both mating surfaces are flat and clean then you will...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:28 -0500
  ...With studs, you have something to hang the heavy > >> tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift > >> and...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:50 -0700
  ...instead of having different and longer rear studs......... the used a lug nut for the alloys with a 'cone seat' , not a ball seat...
• Re: Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:38:34 EST
  ...i used audi lugbolts on the fronts and 911 studs on the rears (2wd van) used the carat wheel lug caps on the rears...
• take a look a jeff's pictures
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:01:50 -0800
  ...The cylinder head studs and heads were rusty. Should these or all the studs be replaced? In the future what is the best way...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:22:50 -0600
  ...It it held on >> to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs >> which go >> into the manifold. I really...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:55:23 -0500
  I second that, I checked into the price of new lug-nuts, bolts and studs over $100.00 for a complete set. Dan Moy...
• Exhaust Stud size
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:12:24 -0500
  I seem to have lost on of the studs out of one of my heads (85 1.9L). I know I have extras of...
• PS Re: will these wheels fit???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:41:05 EST
  ...You also need to check how big the hole is for the lugbolts/studs. BenT
• Re: 3 broken studs at exaust ports on 86 syncro HELLPPP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:39:05 -0400
  I only advise against drilling because it's so easy to get them off-center or to not drill in straight. I messed up...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 08:25:41 -0400
  ...Also, I used anti-seize (sparingly) on the studs (after removal from the heads) and nuts. I use this on practically every exposed thread...
• Audi wheel conversion- need info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 23:02:31 -0600
  ...Can any of you who have done this one help out? First problem is the longer studs for the rears-none of the stores...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:19:32 -0500
  ...I've never heard this mentioned and didn't find anything in the > archives. > > I know the head studs are in the cooolant jacket...
• Re: GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:17:37 -0800
  ...GoWesty longer rear wheel studs > > So I'm thinking about installing the GoWesty studs so I can put some spacers on the rear wheels...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:42:28 -0400
  ...As for the bracket studs, the nuts should match the grade of the stud. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: 1700CC reinstall
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 8:51:40 PDT
  ...Since these are studs, just remove the stud and put in a new one. If the threads in the head are stripped, you have...
• Re: Tool choice and source
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:35:12 -0700
  ...Well, after > updating my rims to Audi rims, I needed longer studs. While only 10 mm > longer, they were more than long enough for...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:57:42 -0500
  ...I > would add to use the nickel compund antiseize on the studs and nuts. > Replace any stud with new if you have them out...
• Re: Replacing Clock with Tach
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:50:25 -0700
  ...It is held on with little arrow shaped studs. Just be careful prising the circuit off these studs . Take your time and be very...
• Re: Stock Alloy wheels ????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 01:54:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...you just need to machine out the centers, and use longer studs and bolts. chris
• Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:36:40 -0500
  ...ftp://ftp.sailnet.com/tartan/T34/Running%20Late/Rims.JPG Interested in obtaining longer new studs and am wondering about a decent inexpensive 15...
• Re: Fw: [T2] re: Turbo Vanagon, Audi 5000 CS Turbo engine for sale: FOLLOW UP!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 21:46:27 EST
  ...Vanagon.. > > Howard > And the centers have to be machined, and longer studs and bolts used as well as spacers up front if using these...
• 1990 vanagon head repair
  Historical mailing list - Reggie Rainard
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 21:21:00 -0700
  ...THe local mechanic told me to clean the studs that hold the head with a die. does any one know the dimension die that...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:33:50 -0700
  re stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts in the front just like a Beetle or Split. are...
• Re: Finally, Things Actually Happen
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 05:16:00 -0000
  I beleive the engine (head) studs are supposed to stretch as the engine heats up and cools down. They should only need replacing if...
• Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:07:11 -0500
  ...Unfortunately I broke one of the long studs that hold the head on while trying to do the final torque. It is broken leaving...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:37:28 -0700
  ...The 2 lower are studs with nuts on the tranny side. The 2 upper are bolts from the tranny side with nuts on the...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks. Old hash I'm sure...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:10:35 +0000
  I have mentioned the studs on many occasions. Anytime you have internal head gaskets leaks, the initial cause was the stud failing to hold...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 06:44:46 -0500
  ...Then remove the remaining bolts & studs the best way you can. Then drill out the broken bolts & studs, fit helicoil thread repair inserts to...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:03:07 -0800
  ...If the heads do come > loose, it is because the studs are failing. Re-torqueing will only > stretch the studs' further and in the...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:23:00 -0500
  ...I'd guess that there are holes drilled in the >>body >>>that the studs fit into, and if the slots in the studs are...
• Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:53:09 -0400
  ...Karl, my house in Providence was built in 1940 and the studs (and presumably the rest of the "dimension lumber" have the old allowance...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:21:24 -0600
  > It would seem to me that if one of the studs is missing on the head, then that > spot would be a likely cantidate...
• Super-technical question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 11:37:17 -0400
  Does anyone know what type of steel is used in the WB head studs? I'm looking for the Modulus of Elasticity specifically, or...
• still have alloy wheels for sale $50 each
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:08:24 -0400
  ...need elongated studs for rears, and need to run @5/16 spacer up front. cheap, good looking alternative to the Carat alloys, and you...
• Re: Cleaning head stud threads question
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:41:17 -0400
  ...I tried my friends 10x1.5 die on the rest of the studs once I got home and the die goes on much easier...
• Exaust Woes- REVISITED
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:35:17 -0400
  ...All i know is THERE ARE STUDS WHERE THERE SHOULD BE STUDS! AND......the manifold should be back on and it should be running...
• Re: Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:51:14 +0000
  ...https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.t3technique.com%2Flug-nuts-studs-and-bolts%2Fwheel-studs%2Fpress-in-wheel-studs...
• Re: wheel offset question, syncro
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 10 May 2020 10:17:18 -0700
  ...If the wheels you are considering will require longs wheel studs anyway you might as well add spacers to put the ET in the...
• Re: 2WD Westy sucks in mud
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:27:23 -0700
  They are amazing aren't they Loren! Had the C2's (no studs) and they were great in ALL conditions. Know several volks with...
• Re: What do I need to install 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:45:02 EST
  ...I also have longer rear studs if anyone is installing Mercedes or Audi rims on their van and needs these. They are at a...