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• Re: carat wheel torque
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 06:27:16 -0800
  ...Here's JW's research/summary on Vanagon lug nut torque from 1998: <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9803&L...
• Re: Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:35:55 EST
  ...figured out the proper lug nut for these rims. After a quick inspection I thought a VW steel wheel nut will work. The ball...
• FOR SALE: Vanagon alternator, five alloys, tow hitch, 90 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 21:12:15 PDT
  ...alloys $100 each (no caps, a few lugs) Flat bar tow hitch, with new stainless bolts, nuts, fits on rear tow loops, painted flat...
• Re: Source for wheel spacers and extended bolt kits
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 17 May 2004 21:26:37 -0500
  >>Does any one have a source for wheel spacers (need 10 mm) and extended >>bolt kits/wheel lugs to fit our Vanagons? Chris, I...
• Re: Vanagon-Mercedes wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 18 May 2005 23:29:12 +1200
  >Anyone happen to know which Mercedes models might use a 16" wheel with >23-28mm offset, and of course with the 5x112mm lug pattern...
• Re: getting my van inspected in MD (headache)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:55:16 EST
  ...and now just to get it fixed and > inspected before the end of the month. :D > > hey Sudz - use some grease on those lugs...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:49:41 -0700
  ...First,loosen the lug nuts and retighten them > correctly. Do the front rotors ,too. Did you do any recent maintiance or > repairs? > Roger, He...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:02:09 -0500
  ...There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid >nuts >needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the >larger diameter lug...
• Re: Lugnut worries + Repost of Secret to removing stuck nuts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:28:18 -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: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:32:38 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > That can be changed. > http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/2wd-front-conversion-studs/ > I did...
• Re: FS: SA wheels 6.5Jx15 ET 30
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:30:52 -0700
  ...Center caps and lug nuts not included. If interested please contact me off list. Mark McCulley Seattle WA '87 Syncro Westfalia __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
• Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:06:17 -0400
  ...maybe 2mm of thread sticking out of the nuts. 6.. Aftermarket lug nut from Karl. These have a different crown that look like they...
• How do I pull the rear drums?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:07:26 -0800
  ...I don't have to remove that huge 462mm nut >just to get the drums off, do I? Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:56 -0700
  I'd disconnect the battery ground wire, loosen the right rear lug nuts, jack up that rear corner, put it on jack stands, pull...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:01:05 -0800
  Original design was to use the lug wrench. It is 19mm. And it's a big bolt, I think 14mm, so you can really...
• Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:26:36 -0400
  ...They cover the center area of the wheel (but not the lug nuts), and fit '71-91. Price is $24.95 for the set...
• Re: Lost Oil Drain Bolt
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:26:10 -0600
  ...behind me did a temporary fix by using an > air-cooled lug > nut to staunch the flow and it got me home. > > Tomorrow I...
• Re: Luggage rack restoration tips requested
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 Jan 2022 10:03:00 -0600
  ...Another word of caution is to handle the row of bolts across the rear of the luggage rack very delicately so as not to...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:07:43 -0700
  ...With the lug nut/bolt choice, both values are published by reputable sources and thus both would then be considered acceptable. alistair On 2011...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:56:19 -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...
• Reasonable cost alloy wheel option
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:54:49 +0000
  ...These use cone shaped lugs and I recommend the smaller heads or spline lug nuts/bolts. For the 2WD the plastic hub cap needs...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:43:52 -0500
  OK, does "obscure nut-headery" apply to those of us who participated in the lug nut discussion? Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 Our...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:05:00 -0700
  ...the lug nut over the threaded bolt and onto the wheel, and Voila! a spare tire mount! (Use a locking lug nut for security...
• Re: Rim Capacity Rating -- used rims from an Audi A5 -- 1430 lbs
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:33:48 -0700
  ...You will need a set of the small ball seat lug bolts and nuts (which are completely different than the large ball seat lugs...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs. wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:38:40 -0400
  ...They can use stock alloy lug > nuts/bolts as long as you have thin wall sockets. Tuner spline nuts/bolts > work real nice. These...
• Transmission Change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 1995 18:25:30
  ...when climbing long steep hill one is either lugging in 3rd or racing in 2nd. We do a lot of mountain driving in California...
• Re: Tire weiredness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:04 -0500
  ...Also check to make sure your lug nuts are tight. Eric Jim Morgan wrote: >Hello all. >A new craziness has appeared on the van...
• Re: Trade BMW wheels for Vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:00:20 EST
  ...5-lug 'bottle cap' w/ tires Reply to: anon-21091058@craigslist.org 4 good condition factory wheels from a 1995 325i. Michelin tires with...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:04:38 -0800
  Ed, Van-Cafe in Santa Cruz has them...p/n 251.853.684A $0.85ea "Expanding Nut for Air Intake Trim Plate" Gowesty likely...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:20:46 -0700
  ...nut off and just remove the drum and the whatsit in the center there instead of trying to remove the thing /w the lugs...
• Re: Question re wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:39:09 EST
  ...I then pulled in the new ones with a lug nut. No big deal. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW...
• 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: Alloy wheel deal 2 (real picture finally!)
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:38:57 -0500
  ...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: still lokking for some factory alloys
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:15:01 -0400
  ...that they have the larger, flatter center cap that covers the lug nuts too. I just noticed that the pic on the site is...
• Re: Mercedes rims...I have a question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:51:37 EST
  ...you'll also most likely have to tap out the inserts for the lug holes as well. chris
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:01:38 -0800
  One more thought on the stock jack, mine is actuated with the same socket for doing the lug nuts. If I'm at home...
• Re: fastener seats - was Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:46:53 -0800
  ...cast into them some where. (probably near the center beside the lug nut holes) If they are "real" Audi A8 wheels then the dealer...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:03:32 -0700
  ...have it wrong and you don't need to torque lug bolts/nuts to spec. alistair On 2011-09-25, at 5:54 PM...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 12:55:00 -0700
  ...Breaker >>> bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) >>> Baby wipes. Lots and lots of baby wipes. Disinfectant wipes...
• Re: Rear Studs
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 1 May 2009 08:58:30 -0700
  I think this is what your looking for. � http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_792/lug_bolts_and_nuts.html Danny '84...
• [Fwd: bosch digifant]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 23:18:33 -0700
  ...After a 2 hour trip I felt the lug nuts to be warm to touch, where as the rears were cool. Thanks. R.Feuerriegel...
• Vanagon parts (1.9l and 2.1l) $15ea (in Portland, Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:46:46 -0700
  ...coolant hoses, ECMs, etc.) Body parts (sliding windows, bumpers, door panels, lug nuts, etc.) Interior - (handles, mirrors, etc) for grey and brown decor 14...
• Re: Hope for REAL new VWs? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:21:02 +1300
  ...It should have more luggage room than the New Beetle. Now, c'mon, VW, get moving on a REAL van with underfloor rear engine...
• Re: FS: SA wheels 6.5Jx15 ET 30
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:07:11 -0700
  ...Center caps and lug nuts not included. > > If interested please contact me off list. > > Mark McCulley > Seattle WA > '87 Syncro Westfalia > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo...
• Re: Syncro-rear wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:12:28 EDT
  ...If you can get the castellated Axle Nut off of both vans why not swap the wheel hubs and leave the studs in 'em...
• Re: Will the wheel fall off?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 1 May 2006 15:01:10 +0000
  ...and can only get about six turns out of the >rear lug nuts. Which doesnt seem like enough thread to hold on the wheel...
• GEL Tools ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:14:27 +0000
  ...I carry a Craftsman breaker bar & socket (paid > regular price) for the lug nuts, and real vice grips. At the 'day after Lately, each...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:06:21 -0700
  ...Then I don't have to keep steel wheel lugs n' nuts in that van for the steel spare. On 4/10/2013 8...
• was: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 05:29:42 EDT
  ...If they set a price on the wheels alone without knowing he wanted the nuts, and then he told them, they might have said...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:40 -0500
  ...There five black "lug nuts" and an aluminum nipple with the Wolfsburg castle emblem in the center. Two are in good shape and the...
• Re: Sears disaster - Larry's approach
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 May 2001 18:18:31 -0500
  ...not > after they scratched all 4 alloys doing an alignment > and ruined most of my $13 lug nuts. Now, I take 4 > wheels into...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:46:20 -0400
  ...Anti-Seize on the taper of a lug nut! CV joints man I have seen my share of those come loose. This is acritical...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 18:00:21 +0000
  On a parts '73 I once had to use my 3/4" drive socket (after breaking a 19mm Craftsman) with a 6+ foot cheater...
• Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:29:50 -0400
  ...Had a brief bad moment when I got to the 5th lug nut which was not the stock 19mm. My wife asked me what...
• 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...
• The Flat Tire Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:53:14 -0800
  ...case a lug nut is really stuck, which happens quite a bit. Then you can leave the flimsy original VW lug wrench that came...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 06:20:13 EDT
  ...The brake drum is not held on by this nut rather by the wheel lug nuts and two 11 mm bolts. If it does...
• Re: Survey--shower mod
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 1 Feb 2026 10:55:07 -1000
  ...Survey--shower mod > > > > > I'm surprised some of modification nuts out there haven't rigged up a > > shower > > > using the little used luggage rack...
• Re: Wheel Stud length
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Kevin
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:13:49 -0800
  ...Are the alloys the stock ones that came on later model vans? You need to replace the steel lug nuts with an 'acorn' style...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:16:17 -0700
  ...Lug nuts 2. Huge chunks of rubber from tires that suddenly blow 3. Big steel rings from "split rim" style tires 4. Broken leaf...