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Re: Yes, Synthetic Oil Again - cover leaks
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 23:06:49 UT
...The nuts are a special "sealing nut" that has a plastic seal on the inside edge which crushes into the stud threads when tightened...
Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:37:13 -0400
...I had some nuts like that, back in my old beetle days, that I remember as being brass. Mike Mike wrote: > There is no...
[NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:53:47 -0700
...I have gotten everything off but the nut that mounts the hose on the gear box. I saw orange or yellow paint on the...
Re: removing front fiberglass bumper bolts
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:14:04 -0700
...The nut is welded inside the inner structure. If the bolt is spinning freely, the nut may have broken off the weld. Grinding head...
Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:50:48 -0000
...That is an M10 nut. > > Spin the nuts on to the bolt, then lock them hard against each other. > If you're feeling picky...
Re: differential nut
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:49:14 -0800
Another "low profile" option, that is also cheap, is to use an old 17mm head nut, and a standard 17mm box wrench. Put the...
Re: Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:20:34 -0400
The last 2.1 oil cooler o-ring I changed I did with the double nut method...there was limited room to work, but...
Re: head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:59:34 -0800
...When the final torque is reached, > the nut will continue to turn for a little bit. For me, after I held the > nut at...
Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:30:24 -0700
...This camshaft nut re-setting seems to be for precisely setting the camshaft angle at TDC. (or is there another reason?) > > If I remember...
Re: nut mm rear wheel
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Wed, 5 May 2004 20:17:57 +0200
...nut mm rear wheel > Joe, > > STOP!... > > You don't need to get the big nut off to check the rear brakes (despite > what the...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:34:02 -0500
...2011 12:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: nuts/bolts And how about Whitworth? On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:33...
Re: speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:49:36 -0400
...Is that a hex nut? Anybody know what size? > >thanks! >--sharks That is a 17mm hex head nut. What you need is a 17mm...
Re: OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:04:03 -0600
"But there's a sticker on the bottom edge of the rear hatch that says not to lubricate the nuts/bolts for alloy wheels...
Re: Honking while turning at slow speeds
Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
Fri, 15 May 2009 03:16:13 -0400
Matt, You're going to have to take off the 24mm nut. It's very common for the brass contact ring to wear out...
Re: Whistle sound--Gland nut??f
Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
3 Apr 95 8:44:08 EDT
David, I had seen a reply about the possibility of the gland nut being loose/making noise and had forgotten about that possibility too...
Re: removing luggage rack?
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:09:35 -0500
...four > nuts that hold the aft section of the roof rack on (like Bentley says)? You > mean they didn't weld those nuts in...
Re: Floppy side mirror
Historical mailing list - Brush, John
Mon, 22 May 2000 12:57:38 -0600
>remove the mirror, tighten the nut underneath..and put some loctite on it. >it wont move again.. What happens when someone bangs it with...
Re: wipers won't stay tight
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:48:44 -0600
A word of caution when tightening this nut, I had slippery wipers and tightened the nut right off with the threads. Now I have...
outa the woods
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:07:08 -0800
> Michael, now which is it, Pignuts or Hickory nuts? mark... Vanagon fans, For those who may have missed any of the postings about the...
Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 02:57:27 EST
...To tighten my rear axle nuts, I put my 190 lb weight on the end of a 2-foot bar, to create 380 ft...
Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:14:34 -0800
What is the secret to exhaust nut removal? I doused them with PB, then I prayed, then I cursed, because the darn things would...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:56:08 -0500
...I know I'm going to be almost heat treating the studs/nuts with the heating and quick impacting. thanks again for all the...
Re: Urgent!! Anyone know what size the axel nit is?!?!?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 9 Oct 2000 06:59:22 EDT
...You know that you do not need to remove this nut to remove the rear drum ? Just smack the drum with a sharp blow...
Re: Side Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
28 Jan 1997 08:50:42 -0800
...Once removed, turn the mirror so that the mounting base is bottom side up and locate the 10mm (?) nut. By judiciously tightening this nut...
Re: what size is the Oil Pressure Sender?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:01:01 -0800
...nut (the big one). > thanks > Here are the ones I have which I think covers the full range (not including the rear hub nut...
No need to jump on breaker bars
Historical mailing list - hunnam
Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:40:14 +1100
...Now! recently we have had a lot a talk about the dreader PO and the rear axel nut. All sorts of good info hav...
Re: Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:41:12 +0000
...Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes Thanks for the information. The Bentley only shows the bottom nut torque at 65 lbs. What about the...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 02:22:10 -0500
...How are you going to get a socket on the nut you have just >beat to shit with a mallet and chisel? File. I...
Re: how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Vanman
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 10:35:10 -0700
...This a job easiest done by brial, and there is a nut on the other side of the bolt too. Hope this helps -aaron...
Tinnerman nut was Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:24:39 -0500
Also known as a speed nut. Jim On Apr 30, 2007, at 2:45 PM, PB wrote: > Tinnerman nut, eh? That's good to...
Distributor Clamp Help Wanted
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:13:29 -0400 (EDT)
...More fallout from an incompletely tightened nut. (The Westy's fine now.) So, how tight do you tighten that nut on the distributor clamp...
Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts.
Historical mailing list - Douglas
Mon, 01 Jul 1996 14:02:04 -0700
Chris Chubb wrote: > > If you have not yet begun to fight the rear axel nuts, let > me give you my four cents worth. I...
Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts.
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Monday, July 01, 1996 1:21PM
Chris Chubb wrote: > > If you have not yet begun to fight the rear axel nuts, let > me give you my four cents worth. I...
Alternator torque?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:44:51 -0700
...For tightening the pulley nut, I put a large box wrench on the nut but did the tightening with the torque wrench and Allen...
Alternator torque?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:42:47 -0700
...For tightening the pulley nut, I put a large box wrench on the nut but did the tightening with the torque wrench and Allen...
82 won't crank
Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:39:17 -0500
...There is a 'thing' where a nut should be that is horseshoe shaped and I can find no way to remove this thing. Pics...
Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:26:54 -0700
...Bilstein shock tower nuts Greetings all, In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
Historical mailing list - Orin Salah
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:41:31 -0400
...Bought 36" of that for about $14, a prefect fit over the handle of the breaker bar! Axle nut came off with no fuss...
Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:05:21 -0400
...of the shock from hitting them goes through the bearing (tool > nut > axle > bearing > wheel > ground). That can't be good. A 3/4...
Re: Rear axle
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:53:54 EST
The nut it torqued to 380 ft-lbs, sits for years, and is subject to heat from the brakes. The solution is to get...
Studs & lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Annie
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:37:50 -0700
...Need help locating the appropriate size/length of studs and nuts for these wheels as the ones I use with the stock steelies aren...
Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
Historical mailing list - Tim in Seattle
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:51:20 -0800
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:14:34 -0800, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > What is the secret to exhaust nut removal? > A...
FS: vanagon alloys w/ tires lug nuts/bolts $300 PNW
Historical mailing list - Dan W.
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:38 -0700
Greetings, I Have 4 factory vanagon alloys with truck tires, all correct lug bolts/nuts and 2 center caps. No curb dings. Finish on...
Re: best tie rod ends
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:29:18 -0500
...Sometimes I even got one with the nut and cotter pin and then the other with a fine thread and nylon lock nut. I...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:03:17 -0500
...So, either they're a special single-use design of some sort, or they are ordinary nuts but for some reason they still should...
Re: Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sun, 19 Jan 97 12:47:35 EST
...The drum can't come off without taking off the big 46mm > "castle" nut. After you remove the nut, you could remove the two...
Re: That big nut on the rear hub...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:50:34 -0800
No, you don't need to remove this nut to do the breaks. It just makes the quarters a little tighter with the flange...
Re: replacing engine mounts
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Sun, 22 May 2005 11:09:29 -0700
...All of the nuts on the mounts are 8mm. The key is that you need to loosen the inner mounts from the top - remove...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Paul
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:36:36 -0700
...pr On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > 24mm on steering wheel nut and on oil...
Re: Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:26:33 -0500
At 10:57 PM 3/12/96, Claralw@aol.com wrote: >If anyone wants some, i have a whole bunch of spare assorted nuts...
Re: torquing axle nuts
Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:39:45 -0500
...torquing axle nuts > say > > without the very expensive torque wrench just how does one tighten the > axle nut to 350ft lbs
Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:15:10 -0600
...copper nut I tried to remove, snapped off >> when I tried to loosen it w/ a 1/4" socket. > > I consider exhaust nuts expendable...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:24:05 -0700
...AFAIK, there's no need to re-torque head nuts once head is properly installed. Looking further in Bentley manual, interesting to see that...
Re: tool find
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:18:20 -0500
At 9/29/2013 07:18 PM, JRodgers wrote: >Scott, > >I had a lug nut that way once. Some yahoo at a tire place...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:37:04 -0400
Stock lug nut wrench works nicely especially when coupled with a short section of cheater pipe. I use the top section of a two...
Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Mon, 24 May 1999 17:38:30 -0400
...waterboxer head nuts leak > Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts > from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
stuck shock bolts
Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:51:03 -0400
...The other upper nut came off easier. The real problem is with the lower shock bolts. Nuts come off easily enough, but then the...
Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:14:25 -0800
...They do work well where you must put a nut on steel studs, but where you have a choice of replacing a bolt and...
Re: head nut sealer
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:12:52 EST
The Bentley calls for yellow sealant for the head nuts (which is what I use). $9 a small tube from me. This is included...
Geared adjuster Nut
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:22:33 -0800
I believe it to my soul that BenT IS the "geared adjuster nut"...That not withstanding, visit your local VW dealer and just see...