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• Re: CV star head bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 17:29:33 -0400
  ...CV star head bolts > can someone please confirm the bit for the star headed bolts on cv joints? > is it a torx 40? > > > thanks...
• Re: Fahrvergnuegen
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:47:23 -0400
  ...On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de> wrote: > Some months ago we had the topic "Fahrvergnuegen...
• Re: Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:26:37 -0800
  Jonce, Thanks for your timely request for assistance with the loose exhaust bolts. I am facing the same problem on my daily driver #4...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:27:43 -0600
  ...size of these bolts I have to correct myself, the anti tamper bolts have recessed hex , a hex socket. Yeah it's something to...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -0700
  ...two to lift >and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He >provided that third hand. I'm hoping...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 22 May 2012 21:57:55 -0400
  ...seized bolts > > A lot of heat. > > I use heat every time I remove these bolts on the first try. > > The attachment doesn't come...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:03:50 -0800
  ...IDK about copper bolts - I would expect stainless steel but IDK about heat exchange/transfer between copper and ss. --- On Mon, 11/28/11...
• Re: spare tire tray nut
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:26:32 -0400
  ...Biggest problem I had was that mine broke when I was removing the bolt - so I had to cut the bolt to get the...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:00:14 EST
  The down side to using bolts instead of studs is the wear it puts on the case. With studs you put it in the...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (Auto trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 May 1999 02:14:37 +0200
  ...the outer part of > the axle (not the inner tranny side) where it bolts to the back of the hub - > some of the allen...
• Re: pop-top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:51:25 -0500
  ...pop-top carriage bolts I am in the process of restoring an abused '83 westy. I recently thouroughly cleaned and polished the pop-top...
• 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...
• Re: Startter Motor Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 06:57:41 -0700
  ...To re-install, you can remove parts of the intake, or use some method of hold the nut while threading the bolt into it...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:16:24 -0800
  Zoltan, All I did was torque the head bolts according to the Bentley Manual (35 ft-lb??). I found the bolts on the top...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:05:37 -0500
  First off, before you drill out those bolts, try a visegrips. Helps if it's not all munged up. Usually you can grab at...
• Re: Help with replacement exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:07:03 -0400
  ...You can with bolts ...but sometimes the bolts get stuck in the head, and that gets a little nervous-feeling, gettting those out sometimes...
• Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:31:21 EST
  ...The article on connecting rod bolts was very informative, maybe too much so. Too much knowldge is a dangerous thing. Maybe I misunderstood but...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:51:55 -0500
  ...I found two bolts holding the exhause to number 2 cylinder, normal nuts on number 4 cylinder, odd bolts/nuts on the J to...
• rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 21:34:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:13:49 EDT
  ...If the bolts are 14 mm, can it then be surmised that the wheels from the 1993 (maybe other years too) MB S-class...
• Re: alloy wheel lug bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:52:50 EST
  Warning on these bolts, I got a set from a wrecking yard last year and they are very similar to the Vanagon alloy bolts...
• Re: flex plate bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:22:17 EST
  ...Maybe I missed it but the flex plate for the automatic vanagon's are fastened by Allen head bolts. I do not remember the...
• Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 8 Feb 2017 11:02:21 -0500
  Hello Folks, Does anyone know the size of the rear upper and lower shock bolts for an 85 7 passenger vanagon? Thanks, T
• CV star head bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:20:11 -0700
  can someone please confirm the bit for the star headed bolts on cv joints? is it a torx 40? thanks all Bill M '82GL...
• Broken alternator mount mystery solved?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:26:39 -0700
  I reported a bit ago about yet another (four in less than a year) broken alternator mounting bolts in my 1.9L Westy. No...
• 1.6L diesel eng. mount problem--vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:23:35 -0700
  ...Why? The large bolt which attaches the engine mount to the engine (at the oil pan) had unscrewed. The bolt is still there, bolt...
• Re: 2.1 longblock core FS/Rear Pulley removal?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:31:46 -0500
  ...TIA Max The pulley bolt is torqued to 258pds the best method for the bolt removal is a 1/2 drive air gun and...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 20:27:39 PDT
  ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the > exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
• Re: What size is the..
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:42:10 +1000
  ...When I went to get it back - there was no Bolt..........just our dog staring at me with a puzzled look................. Found the bolt...
• bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 5 Sep 2020 16:47:43 +0000
  ...On a post-trip inspection I found the lower bolt had fallen out of the front right shock. Would anyone know what size bolt...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:42:17 -0500
  > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out > the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having > trouble finding...
• Re: Easy outs
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:53:07 -0600 (MDT)
  A technique I haven't seen anyone post yet is to score the face of the bolt with a chisel then use a punch...
• Re: RE>Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:56:45 -0400
  ...The larger bolts fasten the > tracks down to existing threaded mounting points on the floor, and the > smaller bolts are used with the clips...
• DIESEL: how to get the #$%#$^ crank bolt off?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 17:49:22 -0800
  I'm trying to get the crank bolt off my 83 diesel Westy to get to the seal. I'm having a real time...
• studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:27:56 -0500
  ...Why are bolts used on some head connections and studs on others? Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) 87 GL "Long John...
• Re: Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:31:31 -0500
  I can tell you that it is a problem if you put crappy aftermarket bolts in as I once did. I can't imagine...
• Re: 15" steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:48:40 -0400
  ...hey dosteven, You can firm your Mazda MPV bolt pattern at: http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Mazda___Vehicle_Bolt_Pattern_Reference.cfm As you can...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:55:10 -0700
  Larry, the WBX engine doesn't require re-torque of the head bolts due to it's design. BTW, that engine I did probably...
• Re: Can't remove Auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:48:52 -0400
  ...Maybe use your dremel to make a little shoulder on the head of the bolt and then drift it ccw with a chisel? I...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:42:37 -0700
  Tom I've used galvanaized nut and bolt combinations on my VW's exhaust for years.. I just go down to Home Depot's...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate tograde?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:19:18 -0700
  ...Grade 1 and 2 bolts most likely have less shear strength than the OEM's no-longer-obtainable spec'ced bolt and that's...
• My Solution to Ron's Hitch Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:03:14 EDT
  ...The three bolt per side frame mount went in readily. Bolts are one size smaller than stock, but the use of the front bolt...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:41:53 -0800
  ...But how can you tell if a fastener has been reused once too often? With critical fasteners, like rod bolts, head bolts, main cap...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:59:11 -0700
  When I re-did my heads at 109k(150k now), I shopped our local super market for nuts and bolts and bought all stainless...
• front shock removal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Dix
  Mon, 3 May 1999 15:38:56 -0800
  ...It seems that the mounting bolt for the bottom attachment point for the front shocks is frozen to the shock sleeve that runs through...
• Re: Shear Bolts/Steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:40:23 -0400
  At 12:22 8/9/99 -0400, EMZ wrote: > I think you missed the point of shear bolts. They break off >at you install...
• Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:17 -0400
  ...They are thrust plates and the distribute the clamping load from the bolts. Without them, the bolt heads will distort the metal flange for...
• Brake caliper bolts - why does Bentley says replace ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:51:12 -0400
  ...It says to replace the bolts on the caliper with new bolts. Now I understand replacing seals and bearings, and the castle too because...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:27:53 -0500
  > 4) How "bolt in" is "bolt in?" Can I literally bolt it into my van? The > injection system must change, so what's the...
• Re: Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:17:17 -0700
  > Anyone fluent in > math know the square inch difference between 17mm and 14mm-the 1/4 inch > bolt shank area? What percentage difference? 18mm...
• Alternator bolt!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:46:27 -0700
  How do you get the @#%*! (lower) alternator hinge bolt off? The forward end is flat and the rear side had the nut which I...
• 84 Transmasion hex bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:30:42 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me the hex size needed to remove the fluid level bolt on a 84 manual transmission. Thanks in advance, Michael
• Sliding door bolt
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:34:39 -0700
  Vannites, Any one know the size of the bolts that hold the sliding door hinge to the sliding door? Pretty big and about an...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:48:18 -0700
  ...Instead, that ONE tight bolt held the CV joint fast against the > transaxle flange, and so long as ONE of the other five bolts...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:02:22 -0500
  From the factory cylinders 1 and 4 used the studs and 2,3 used bolts. Why! Maybe for access to get wrenches in place...
• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:46:31 EDT
  ...JB and fellow knuckle busters there are 2 approaches to this one would be to just drill the head off the bolt and remove...
• Bolt Extraction - few successes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 11:15:29 CST6CDT
  ...one drills a hole thru the bolt, tap in this rod, and then place a wrench collar over the rod. the collar grips the...
• Re: Pop top bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:00:03 -0700
  David - Depending on the year, between 18 to 20 carriage bolts are required, all the same size, 6mm dia, 1.0 thread, 16mm in...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:26:50 -0500
  ...Removing the rear bolt on the mounting bracket was a major PITA. You have to hold the bolt on the top side of the...
• Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:28:33 -0700
  ...two to lift and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He provided that third hand. I'm hoping...