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• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:40:36 -0400
  ...Long grades are still problematic, though, without studs or chains. Mike
• Re: Freeing Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:03:23 -0500
  ...I soaked the studs with penetrating oil and then banged on the drum, but directly onto the face of the drum. But of course...
• Re: Follow-up on bad exhaust experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:04:47 -0500
  ...I think I've recently broken studs on the last Ford truck i installed an oil pump on , my Oldsmobile but fortunately not any...
• Re: Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 22:31:30 -0700
  ...had to deal with the results of someone >> pulling those 8mm studs out of the case, then installing 10mm >> Time-Serts and pulling *them...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:02:53 -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: Alternator brackets
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 21 May 2008 10:49:55 -0700
  ...I've never had a problem with this bracket in use and the > studs in the engine aren't affected. > > I then went to...
• Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:10:48 -0700
  ...Is the only difference the appearance? Do I need longer studs at the rear for alloys? Thanks. Chris ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And...
• Re: 1990 vanagon head repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 00:32:05 -0400
  ...THe > local mechanic told me to clean the studs that hold > the head with a die. does any one know the dimension > die that...
• exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:36:33 -0400
  if your bit has stopped removing material you have work hardened the bolt. use a new bit, plenty of oil, SLOW Speed,lots of...
• Re: Broken stud, anyone has a good one?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 12 May 2005 08:55:20 -0700
  ...The longest kind broke. > > So, regarding broken head studs: why do they break? Corrosion is one way, > from what I read, but what about...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:46:37 -0700
  ...The archives are filled with tales of woe about broken off exhaust studs. Since you were able to partly back out a stud I...
• Re: Pics of my Frankenstein alternator bracket supports!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:40:24 -0800
  ...Of course the right way would be to repair the stock studs, then properly mount a "new" bracket to them. For now it's...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy storage/Propex box install pictures
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:15:24 -0400
  ...the gauge/fill protector guard though) locally and bolted to the studs already in place on the passenger side under the door for the...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 20:07:45 CDT
  ...rear wheels - studs and lug nuts. i thought that was the way ALL the vanagons were, from 1980 onward. now, as i recall, my...
• 15" alloys FS Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:03:51 EST
  ...Add another $20, plus effort >to install new rear studs. ------------ I have an '87 westy * syncro *. Does this make the job any different? ====== >This...
• Re: Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 14:22:55 -0700
  ...Why won't my engine go in? It's an inline-4, has a KEP adapter plate on it, all 4 studs on the...
• o2 sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:00:14 -0400
  ...I took me an hour to get the old out, an hour to remove all the old studs and 30-45 minutes to install...
• Audi alloys on a vanagon was:Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:54:25 EDT
  ...I may need longer wheel studs even if I don't > use spacer for the rear. I already got 10 longer audi lug bolts...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:34:02 -0500
  ...to keep this from happening in the future. ;-) > OR replace the studs with Stainless bolts ala Frank C. Worked fine for me. John Meeks...
• Re: 3 broken studs at exaust ports on 86 syncro HELLPPP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:17:13 -0500
  Cut off the nut or head. Take off the exhaust. Weld a nut onto the stub that is left. Use a wrench and take...
• about wheelsize--what is the lug nut pattern/size for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 07:44:42 -0800
  ...devices used at tire stores to determine the distance between the studs---what is the typical size for an 84 Vanagon/passenger 2wd 1...
• Re: Exaust system replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:29:16 -0400
  ...As for the removal of the studs and bolts at the exhaust ports, this is probably the most challenging job you will come across...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:49:07 EST
  ...Some are designed for Allen head "tuner" lugbolts and do NOT have the same radius as the ballseats on most 14mm bolts/studs. << On...
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:45:37 -0700
  ...These he buys by the hundreds, I expect, because his motors always come with new bolts/studs/nuts, and particularly these types that have...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  ...When the engine is warmed up the rockers looses it lash! The old 40 HP engine had two types of studs holding the rockers...
• 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:26:35 -0500
  ...Longer studs are not needed for rear/Syncro. If you have factory alloys that hardware will work with a thin wall 19mm socket. I...
• Re: Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:03:41 -0500
  ...sleeve would be required -- they are apparently made of platinum and titanium with diamond studs. find someone parting out a '90-'93 vw cabriolet! :)
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:44:20 -0800
  ...The REAL macho dudes who have shiny black studs at their disposal get a 3/4" breaker bar and a 19.09 mm Impact...
• 16" alloys for vanagon For Sale or trade
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:21:28 EST
  ...i have everything you need to mount these on a vanagon, longer bolts and studs etc.. and if your mounting these on a 2wd...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:11 -0500
  ...Then hit it with a heavy hammer and sizable drift in between the studs. That will knock it loose with our distorting or warping...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:51:55 -0500
  ...I suspect that I will have to torch the nuts off, thereby destroying the studs. Is it an OK idea to replace the cylinder...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:58:07 -0800
  ...Jacking up pulley end of engine to normal position obviously > helps to line up studs. Before I did this, the rear portion of the...
• Re: alternator / battery light on question
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:40:36 -0400
  ...I've made the same mistake on > FLAPS alternators that came with no terminals on the back, just studs > and nuts. >
• Re: 2.1 broke head stud...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 03:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Perhaps there would be some use in installing those expensive Raceware studs during a rebuild or head/gasket job? Regards, Jim Davis
• Woody's winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:06:33 EST
  ...purchased four Hakka "C2's," @ $99 installed, plus $14.95 for studs all around. They *look* great, with square shoulders and aggressive tread pattern...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Noise
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:52:15 -0700
  ...In my experience, Hakkas are as sticky as new studs when the road gets 'icky.' Does Michelin still produce the LTX in 14"? Jim
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:43:24 -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: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:28:54 -0400
  ...It whas therefore recommended (in some places mandated) that front wheel dirve cars that ran STUDS had to have studs on all 4 wheels...
• 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:06:05 -0800
  ...Lastly, looking for an inexpensive source to purchase longer studs for the rears. Suggestions? I think I will use Chris (loogy) from the Samba...
• Re: Picture of AAZ or AHU turbo charger down pipe please?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 19:11:18 -0700
  ...The later ones used uneven spacing on the 4 turbo exhaust studs and a curvy flange. The later flange still uses a round pipe...
• Re: vanagon alloys, question re
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:54:18 -0700
  ...The studs are the same.
• Anyone have Audi 5000 lugbolts?
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 19:26:34 -0800
  I just got finished fitting the longer rear studs (Thanks Ben!) to mount my Audi rims, and all I need now are the replacement...
• Re: Broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 06:54:16 -0500
  ...20:10:15 -0800 James Karukas <jk.pnosrv@JUNO.COM> writes: > Should I have insisted on new heads and studs in the first place
• Tire ply
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:21:19 -0500
  I need new tires soon and was thinking of putting my studded truck tires on the van for the winter - the studs are pretty...
• Which States use studded tires?(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:04:20 -0800
  ...so that they can ship tires prestudded, though we are willing to purchase them without studs and stud them ourselves. TIA Mark in AK
• Re: Mercedes Wheels, BTDT ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:59:37 -0500
  ...I had to get longer studs for the rear wheels. Very happy with the result. I have some photos at: http://vanagonproject.page.us...
• Re: Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:44:50 -0900
  Mark, Your Nokian dealer has the option of ordering tires with or without studs from the factory. Our local dealer orders most of their...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:29:36 -0700
  ...I paid less than $400 for my used MB C230 17" wheels and tires, > bought the twenty studs for about $50, two drill bits...
• Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
  Historical mailing list
  19 Jul 96 05:46:32 PDT
  ...If the rusted bolts are truly bolts and not studs, get good wrenches and twist them until they break, or cut off with saw...
• Re: Fw: [ev_update] 2003 evc camper snow tires
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:16:52 -0700
  ...The >number of studs or the percentage of metal in contact with the roadway >cannot exceed three percent of the total tire area in...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:58:50 -0500
  ...They were very helpful before I ordered extended wheel studs. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 17:30:07 -0800
  Look more closely at your inflation sticker. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > Did not see the 195/75R14 on the site. Did see 195/70R14...
• Re: Info for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 20:27:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I had a lot of trouble with them send the wrong studs and not tapping the threads for the oil sensor. My uncle order...
• Re: a mouse in our house...
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:20:06 -0400
  ...Many years of mouse piss had rusted thru about 1/4 of the diameter of two of the head studs.
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:13:45 -0500
  ...get annealed, and then was put in the bin with good studs. > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:06:47 -0700 > From: albell@SHAW...
• Re: Fwd: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:14:09 -0400
  ...No hub boring, no spacers, > no special wheel nuts, no special long studs.
• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:20:01 -0700
  ...The other end of wrench goes on one of the bottom engine studs. I've done this multiple times with no ill effects.
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:25:17 -0400
  ...If any of the head nuts were loose, this would be the time to replace those studs. When the S+S exhaust was installed...
• Re: Nokkia Winter tires Endorsement & quick report
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:07:42 -0700
  ...These are fabulous on snow, without studs. They are probably great on ice too with studs. As it was I did not have them...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:49:34 -0500
  ...The archives are filled with tales of woe >about broken off exhaust studs. Since you were able to partly back out a stud I...