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• Re: skylight fix redux
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 19:17:14 -0700
  ...The local Home Depot (downtown Seattle) did have the pivots, the 10/32 screws, nuts and starlock washers, but couldn't find the nylock...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:06 -0800
  ...Both of these > are missing, maybe they just worked themselves out, maybe a prior mechanic > forgot lock washers. I looked in the Bentley and...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:56:46 EST
  ...Don't forget abut flat washers, lock washers and the mounting tabs of the push rod tube covers when calculating the length of the...
• Re: Can a Manual Steering Rack Fail Internally?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:40:41 -0700
  ...Since I'd found the upper control arm long bolt/eccentric washers, figured these guys http://shop.vw-bus.com/product_info.php?info...
• Re: battery tray comparisons..opinions?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:27:18 -0700
  ...If you do, I recomend you prime and paint it with oil based paint for wood, use big washers and stainless steel hardware. Cheers...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 00:26:19 -0400
  ...leather boot on the stick shift Locking front differential (in addition to the locking rear differential common on Syncros) Headlight washers. Map pockets on...
• Re: door roller needed
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:54:48 -0500
  ...I know some of the rollers are sold with the nuts and washers as a kit but there are also part numbers for just...
• Re: My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:16:37 -0500
  ...rearmost position in the slots. (use the original bumper bolts and washers or get grade 10.8 or 12.9 hardware) When you have...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
  ...All you need is: - 3/8" thread-rod - buy a one foot length - 2 3/8" nuts - washers of various outside diameters - circlip pliers...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:08:11 -0500
  ...time! > I only use stainless nuts and washers on the studs, and stainless bolts and washers on the bolt holes. > Those exhaust kits ship...
• Re: Leaking luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:38:07 -0700
  ...also be sealant at the 4 nut/bolts (along with rubber washers) holding the rear portion of luggage rack to roof. Neil. On Wed...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 May 2010 15:59:46 -0700
  ...Are people just using rubber washers? Also, my right (drivers) side cardboard air deflector missing and the left (passenger) side seems damaged. I found...
• Why replace? Re: Front Suspension Squeek
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:41:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Note that the eccentric washers are actually shims |and come in three sizes. If there is a gap when putting the arm back in...
• Re: Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 12:17:35 -0500
  Stanley--you are from Warsaw-- You don't have to remove the whole dash to do this update---- I simply drilled out the orifice...
• Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:00:18 -0600
  ...I got some fender washers (very large washers with small holes in the middle) and JB welded them (don't tell anyone) to the...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:12:32 -0700
  would blue loctite or star washers help keep the two nuts from turning? Wobble extensions might also help here? Are you certain there's...
• Re: Rear trailing arm bushing replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:59:24 -0700
  ...The new bushing can be "drawn" in with threaded rod, washers. An old radius rod washer fit pretty good as backing for threaded rod...
• VW Week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:00:18 -0600
  ...I had to add a few washers. 1000 miles later it still works. I am looking for an outer Water Pump pulley with shims...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:15:54 -0400
  ...Bus depot parts include Thermostat, Washers, Pulley, screw (#), Sealing Washer, bracket, cable, and union nut. Just wandering if this would do the job? Thanks...
• Re: Tight Battery Fit
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 19:05:37 -0700
  ...I use the felt washers on the terminals. Keep them clean and tight and spray with silicone. Never had any corrosion problems. Jerry '90...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:42:12 -0600
  ...leaking like the over single oversized plug I had with two washers to keep the oversized plug head far enough out of the recess...
• AC to R134--more struggle, more cost, more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 19:01:59 -0500
  ...Seems there would need to be some big washers under the screws to go in the square slots in the ducts, or that the...
• recall notice 86-91 air conditioning ducts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 17:44:14 -0500
  ...i already had the aluminum strip, but i still used washers. done? then just move forward, do the next section the same way, and...
• Re: Pressing control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:44:40 -0400
  ...done with a large vise or some allthread with >> nuts and washers, or do I need to send the lower fronts and rears out...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...They are small metal > rings/washers that seal the top of the combustion cylander to the head. I would pin-point the leak before...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:59:41 -0500
  ...correctly specified bolt size and grade for the particular joint, correct bolt as per spec, correct washers (hardened if necessary), torque correctly spec'ed...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:38:54 -0500
  My german ones are the worst. I can't imagine what those from a big trading partner would be like. I probably had replaced...
• Great Engine test stand event, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:33:08 -0600
  ...Case in point; I made up a plug consisting of two rubber washers for the big hole (VW throttle body mount) and installed it...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-549)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:16:41 -0500
  ...wrote: > > > > > Any of you hot rodders out there remember the indexing washers for > > > sparkplugs? These were essentially shims that you would use to "aim...
• All engines running
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 10:06:09 +0300
  ...The terminal washers are painted, who does something like this? I got this wire extension from a friend to fit the different starter location...
• Re: Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 17:12:39 -0800
  ...in place, and tried crimping a couple of 1/4 split washers >onto the rivet... (both solutions suggested on the list) but they pop...
• Re: luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 16:07:04 -0700
  ...I used stainless bolts (1/4"), flat and lock washers, and drilled out holes in rack slightly to fit the bolt. They stand higher...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:39:20 -0800
  ...I was told that these different > > thickness washers applied to the non-Synchro's also (although not shown to be > > so in Bentley). When...
• Re: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:28:20 -0800
  ...I tried putting washers on just the > bottom bolts to change the angle. Guess what? It worked. However, then I had > another problem. I...
• Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pruitt
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 13:32:38 -0400
  ...Even after replacing the eccentric washers with 4mm > there was still play for the arm to move front-rear. As I've done I...
• Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:48:12 -0500
  ...sections with all-thread run through and the appropriate nuts and washers. If you use standoffs that are long enough, you can get enough...
• Re: Just wondering - Off Subject
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 00:14:38 +0100
  ...All round a far better solution than air-conn when moving and about a million times better environmentally - air-conn, dish-washers, washing machines...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:38:49 -0700
  ...Also, you can easily stack = > washers between the seat and its bracket to alter the height and angle
• HELP! Separating e-brake cable from rear brake backing plate...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:37:43 -0500
  ...do I need to pull the mounting pins, and insert shim 'washers' under them? Is aluminum good enough, or do I need to pick...
• Re: whoa! loose washer on crank UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:51:18 -0700
  ...If you are replacing with the same flywheel use the same washers as was there and hopefully the backspace was adjusted correctly. You can...
• Re: Syncro Powerflex UCA bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:40:42 -0400
  ...The eccentric washers are (were) available in three different thicknesses. For fine tuning you can add some regular shims between the eccentrics and the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:49:51 -0400
  ...Also note the eccentric washers are available in different thicknesses. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 14 May 2003 06:30:48 -0700
  ...thick rubber washers for mounting the fiberglass luggage rack to the roof, roll pins for the latch mechanism on the wing windows, various stainless...
• Re: Question about 1.6d injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:45:41 -0500
  ...Check the removable fuel input and return fittings on the pump and the copper washers. If suspect replace copper washers. Check all fuel return...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Fri, 29 May 2026 05:06:50 -0400
  ...I have these special washers in a larger thickness and some times that will fix the problem temporarily. You can order them here: https...
• Re: city water
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:33:36 EDT
  ...also replace leaky washers in the city water fittings too. should be a regular garden hose washer. chris
• Re: Oil drain plug and Heli-coil <f>
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 08:02:02 -0700
  ...started playing with today. > > Is it possible to get these crush washers in > different sizes? List > vendors? Or just FLAP-it...? > > Alan Bosch > & Phred...
• Tow bar question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 18:01:08 -0700
  ...two bolts, two nuts and two washers. Do any vanagon listees have or use a tow bar like this one? I found this one...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:13:16 -0500
  I am having my local shop save me some of the metal parts of discarded boots. I am going to try to sew up...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:26:35 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts > | > |My german ones are the worst. I can't imagine what those from > |a big...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 16:51:31 -0800
  ...Other places I used JB weld to attach metal washers. > LMK if questions and I will try to remember. > > Edward > > On Sat, Mar 4...
• Re: Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:10 -0500
  ...Use matching sized thick wavy washers behind the bolts and torque >them down to spec. I know the size because I just had to...
• Re: Front washer problem
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 08:09:45 -0800
  ...I used stainless steel washers and strips of stainless steel to augment the bolts holding on the broken edges of the tank. Tom Hanlon...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:22:51 -0400
  ...On an old Golf that we had, I even set one of the front washers to squirt a little high. Some on the windshield...
• 6. The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness (2)
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:36:26 -0400
  ...Having his(or any capable mechanic) knowing eyes identify the multiple connectors, grounds, washers, etc... that needed replacement, was well worth the install price...
• breather hose:-)|:-(
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 1996 07:27:24 -0500
  ...Tranny boot, lock-washers, air-filter, and breather hose. All correct parts. That's the good news. The bad news is that my $26...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 24 May 2002 15:34:41 -0400
  ...Get the split lock washers too. Pax-- G. Matthew Bulley Mount Olive, NC -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Rubber Matting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:01:07 +1000
  ...251 863 405 ( rubber boot lining complete with retaining strip screws and washers.) Anyone have access to these parts and is willing to ship...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:27:41 -0400
  ...12.9. > > When selecting fasteners, nuts, bolts, and washers need to be matched. > No sense having strong bolts if the washers dish out letting...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:56:58 -0700
  ...later mark d > > I never thought of doing it with sand for the backing, good idea.... > I took some large steel washers (inch or...