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Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:08:44 -0000
...The tire/wheel price is fixed. I would have paid the same if the lug bolts were in the deal or not. Tires=x...
Re: rear cv boots
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:09:01 -0500
...Take out the bolts one by one on the outside (wheel side), then rest the outside CV in the unibody frame. Then work on...
Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
Historical mailing list - BenT
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:38:11 -0800
...Steel wheels are at about � inch. Many alloys are �+ inches. That means you will need longer bolts or studs. Not only that, if the...
Re: stranded
Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:33:56 -0500 (CDT)
...BTW my '84 Vanagon has bolts all around. I always put some copper never-seize on my wheel bolts. Tends to make it a...
Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:28:41 -0700
The observation here regarding the problem the small bolts in the drum might present to aftermarket wheels sounds like a winner. However, since you...
Re: rear cv boots
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:34:11 -0600
...help rotate and then stop the wheel. > >Take out the bolts one by one on the outside (wheel side), then rest the >outside CV...
lug nuts and bolts
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 7 Jul 2021 21:28:39 -0500
I was digging thru accumulated Vanagon stuff today and found a bag of maybe 25 or more wheel bolts for ALLOY WHEELS. They looked...
Re: 15" wheels
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:24:08 EDT
...for that matter, if you are running stock steel 14" wheels or ANY wheels remove those bolts and throw them in the garbage also...
Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:07:34 -0500
...My question is do I torque these wheel bolts/nuts to the VW spec of 130 ft./lbs. or use whatever Mercedes recommends? P...
Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:13:49 EDT
...Perfect for those wanting to install non factory alloy wheels or wheel spacers. If the bolts are 14 mm, can it then be surmised...
Re: FS: H&R wheel adapter/spacer
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Wed, 19 May 2004 21:19:26 -0400
...These are the type of adapters that bolt on to the hub with your stock wheel bolts, then have their own set of 12mm...
Re: Mercedes Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 07:53:15 -0700
...There is a steel insert in the wheels so drilling will not harm the wheel. The big thing is the lug bolts and studs...
Re: Vanagon wheel and TEMP guage questions
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:58:28 +1200
...of removing the rear bolts that position >the brake drums on a Vanagon? I have some 16 Inch MErcedes wheels that are on >my...
Re: Audi turbo 15" alloy wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:31:43 EST
...i took off those stupid 2 bolts that hold the drum on the back wheels. (they serve no purpose) in the pictures i was...
Re: oh no, Wheel offset again! Help!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 02:04:06 EST
...turbo 15" alloy wheels on the vanagon, and all you need to do is machine the centers of the wheels (center hub hole) and...
Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
Historical mailing list
Thu, 01 Sep 94 13:11:10 EDT
I would normally just cut off the bolts or nuts with one of those cut off wheels that fit on a Dremel tool.
Re: Syncro vs. 2WD Wheels - interchangeable?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:26:32 -0800
The stock 14" wheels are the same ones, 2wd or Syncro. The nuts and bolts that hold alloys on are different than the ones...
Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:35:51 -0700
...At the front, with 12mm spacers > plus another 5-6mm for thicker wheel seat area means at least 15mm or 20mm > longer bolts. > > For...
Re: Broken CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:53:38 -0600
Craig, I had 3 loose CV bolts that had backed out of the outer wheel flange but stayed in the CV, and 3 that...
Re: 89 Hunter's Special pictures
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:57:15 -0500
...and keeps the actual wheel arch area clean. The gate brush bars are attached with 3 bolts each. The bolts are actually placed through...
Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:30:30 -0800
...Carat (alloy wheel,) so they are bolts, not lugs (as with all 2wd Vanagon, I believe,) but cone (for alloy wheel,) vs ball profile...
Re: Mercedes Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:21:31 -0700
...Spacers can be used > to position the wheels farther out but longer bolts will be needed. The > thicker alloy wheels may need longer rear...
Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:55:57 -0700
The wheels from GoWesty come with both new nuts and bolts (depending on what one needs), I have to assume they are correct for...
Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:54:49 -0600
...Will the narrow lock washers cause the wheel to > distort? Horace, Me again. Remove the two little bolts and toss them in your nuts...
Re: Lug nuts and bolts
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:09:40 -0700
...Need lug nuts/lug bolts for alloy wheels BTDT last week, check the online vendors, best price I found was volkscafe.com, arrived 2nd...
Re: VW Alloy Wheels
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
05 Feb 97 14:00:05 EST
...I used the alloy wheel lug bolts and nuts to put the steel wheels on with. So, it is not necessary to have an...
Re: Locks for Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:00:25 -0400
...since most two-wheel drive vanagons and westies use bolts up front and nuts in the back, that means you have to buy a...
Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:31:52 -0800
...Carat (alloy wheel,) so they are bolts, not lugs (as with all 2wd Vanagon, I believe,) but cone (for alloy wheel,) vs ball profile...
Re: Noisy rear wheel bearing or CV joint
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:39:44 -0500
...bolts to work loose twice in my history of owning van. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver michael johnson wrote: > Recently repacked all rear wheel...
Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:04:41 -0700
...At the front, with 12mm spacers > plus another 5-6mm for thicker wheel seat area means at least 15mm or 20mm > longer bolts. > > For...
Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES - front mounting bolts for
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:28:49 -0700
...Also have some factory conical seats -- SA bolts. BenT
Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
Thu, 16 May 2002 15:54:52 -0700
...Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc. > > I'm expecting a set of SA Carat 2 alloy wheels and a big brake kit, soon. > > I'd like...
Re: rear wheel nuts for alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 22:00:33 EDT
...wheels found on the rear of the 2WD Vanagon? Any other vehicles that use this size and style? I found front lug bolts easily...
Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:35:41 -0500
...I use a long pry bar in between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while loosening the bolts. On Jan 3...
Re: Rear wheel studs
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:01:51 -0700
...Have yet > to size up wheel on the rear yet, the wheels came with new bolts and nuts. >
Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
...As a consequence alloy wheels >require a longer stud (and bolts for 2wd). To solve this problem, VW went >to >conical seat lugnuts and...
Yes, I'm really asking this.......
Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 12:46:19 -0700
...moons ago I changed a flat tire, tightened the bolts, drove away and the wheel almost came off miles later, it was just held...
Re: [vanagon] SA Alloys?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:13:27 EDT
...The stock steel wheel nuts & bolts are not a correct fit for the alloys. >> Ron is right that you cannot use the stock lug...
Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:36:51 +0800
...As for Mercedes wheels, they do not all need to have their lugholes rebored. Some are made to accommodate both 12mm and 14mm bolts...
Re: What do I need to install 15" wheels?
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 22:07:23 -0900
If you're replacing steel wheels, you need longer bolts, as well as different nuts, as the seat taper is at a different angle...
15 inch Alloy Wheel Deal!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 17:29:13 EST
...I believe these caps cover the lug nuts/bolts so that you don't need alloy wheel lug bolts/nuts. These are 15x6.5...
15" Tire Rack Steel Mercedes wheel for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:00:31 -0700
These wheels will bolt on to any Vanagon without modification to the wheels. The center hole and lug holes are already the correct size...
Re: Mercedes Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 18:33:44 +0200
...Spacers can be used > to position the wheels farther out but longer bolts will be needed. The > thicker alloy wheels may need longer rear...
Re: Alloy wheel torque specification
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:38:33 -0400
...My Vanagon has the factory alloy wheels with the >original (presumably steel) lug bolts. What is the recommendation regarding >use or nonuse of an...
Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Thu, 29 Sep 94 20:07:45 CDT
...front wheels - lug bolts. rear wheels - studs and lug nuts. i thought that was the way ALL the vanagons were, from 1980 onward. now...
for sale: leather wrapped a1 vw GTI steering wheel made to fit vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 May 2004 04:09:27 EDT
...http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/steering1.jpg but unlike Yoshi's, this steering wheel ALREADY has the mod so it bolts right onto...
Found: alternative longer lugbolts
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:06:58 EDT
...Perfect for those wanting to install non factory alloy wheels or wheel spacers. If the bolts are 14 mm, can it then be surmised...
Longer studs for 15" Wheels
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:48:18 -0500
...To fit the 15" Wheels to the 2WD I needed to get longer studs in rear and buy longer bolts up front. I have...
Wheel torque specs
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:38:48 -0800
Can someone tell me the torque for the wheel bolts for the ALLOY wheels? Also where in either the Bently or owner's manual...
Re: Porsche wheel studs? Where to get?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 02:22:37 EDT
...you can use the longer audi bolts in place of the vanagon carat bolts, for the front. theyre the same length as the longer...
Re: Wheel alternatives...
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:00:01 -0400
...Besides the overall diameter, wheels have a number of different specifications. Bore diameter (for hub centric wheels, which Vanagons don't have), # of bolts...
Re: more choices in custom wheels.
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:14:00 EDT
...John C, The wheels you are looking at will fit after a few modifications. Fist the CLK's used 12mm bolts. Your Vanagon uses...
lug bolts
Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:28:33 -0400
...factory alloy wheels when I had a horrible thought-do the stock 14" steel & alloy wheels use the same lug bolts?? I don't...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:38:17 -0400
...Loosen the wheel bolts enough so they're "sloppy," but not so much that the wheels will fall off. Go forward at about 10...
Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:58:40 +0000
Ben , Thanks for the info on the wheels . I have found that 14mm ball seat bolts for audi 100/5000 alloys fit the seats...
Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:44:03 +0000
...wheels on my van without destroying the wheels by countersinking the lug holes. I have found 14 mm ball seat lugs and bolts ,but...
Re: alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:57:58 -0400
...front Vanagon Carat alloy lug bolts, with the Carat Alloys, and will work when mounting Audi TURBO wheels on the front of a Vanagon...
Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
Historical mailing list - David Luddy
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:33:01 -0400
...Perfect for those > wanting to install non factory alloy wheels or wheel spacers. > > If the bolts are 14 mm, can it then be surmised...
Audi turbo 15" alloy wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:19:26 EST
...i took off those stupid 2 bolts that hold the drum on the back wheels. (they serve no purpose) in the pictures i was...
Re: purpose of shear bolts
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:03:43 -0600
Mark, If those bolts shear in a frontal impact, I have big news for you----You'll be eating wheel and column. No way...