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• CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:49:14 -0700
  Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? I seem to recall reading about both of these once or twice. None of my CV...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:52:33 -0400
  > why did vw have to use so many hex bolts? > every vanagon i have owned, i have stripped the hex bolts trying to > remove...
• Re: diesel head bolt torque specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:35:06 -0800
  Hi Rachel, First off if you are using the 12 mm multi-point socket type of bolts these are not meant to be re...
• Re: Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:03:07 -0500
  Evan Mac Donald wrote: > I have heard that the bolts for 2.1 l con rods are not the greatest, and should be replaced...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:39:56 -0600
  I used vise grips to remove then put regular bolts back in Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 7, 2012 1:08...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:22:31 -0400
  Two other listmembers posted that the earlier style bracket does not have the square hole and carriage bolt. Now I just have to get...
• CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:59:38 -0700
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't include...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:59:02 -0500
  ...However an M-series grade 8.8 bolt > >corresponds to a UN (Unified National) grade 5 bolt, with three > >lines on the head. Using...
• Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  August 06, 1987
  To prevent the alternator bolt from becoming loose and breaking, the torque specification has been increased. The increased torque specification requires use of a...
• Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed follow-up
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:12:42 -0500
  Got the bolt out of the block. This was the driver side motor mount bolt that was broken. Thought someone might be interested. I...
• Steering column shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 07:27:00 -0500
  In a post about heater core and associated steering column removal there is some confusion about the shear bolts that the factory puts in...
• seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - William
  Mon, 21 May 2012 21:51:17 -0600
  ...When I attempted to remove one of the 6mm bolts, I broke the head off the bolt. I thought my only option now was...
• Re: GoWesty Van Values
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:33:56 -0800
  ...bolt: $5 Vanagon bolt: $10 Vanagon Westfalia bolt: $17 Vanagon Westfalia Syncro bolt: $25 Vanagon Westfalia Syncro 16'' bolt: $35 Vanagon Westfalia Syncro 16...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:33:56 -0500 (CDT)
  The other car that also uses lug bolts are SAABs. They went from lug bolts in the old days, to nuts and studs in...
• Re: Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 24 May 2011 18:24:48 -0700
  ...Put a nut on the bolt, cut the bolt off, file/grind one side flat then drill a hole, back off the nut to...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:13:07 +0000
  The easiest way to remove the breakaway bolts on the steering column in with a bolt extractor. This is a tool you can get...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2012 06:51:34 -0400
  ...When I attempted to remove one of the 6mm bolts, I broke the head off the bolt. I thought my only option now was...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:41:57 -0600
  ...If you can't turn the bolt - it simply won't come out - then get a bit one size larger than the bolt and...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:09:38 -0400
  ...Do head bolts have to be replaced? > George Averill wrote: > > > > Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:37:57 -0700
  ...I was using the stock bolts. At least, I was using the bolts that came with stock transmission. Where can I get these 8...
• The Seven Step Method for removing pilot bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:31:46 -0500
  ...The round head of the carriage bolt is the ideal shape for slipping behind the bearing. 2. Stick the bolt head into the pilot...
• Tip on locating 1.9 auto torque flex plate bolts
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 24 May 2005 10:18:43 -0500
  Like a goober, I didn't mark the location of the flex plate bolt holes when I removed the torque converter flex plate bolts...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:45:14 -0400
  <snip> I'd kind of like to see if I *can* get the bolt out properly. <snip> Use a Sears "Bolt Out" or equivalent...
• Screw extractors any good?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:20:34 -0500 (CDT)
  Does anyone have experience with screw/bolt extractors? Do they work? Are they brittle, do they break or crack leaving a half broken extractor...
• Re: Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:44:32 +1000
  ...longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission >> front mount bracket bolts to the bracket on the frame. >> >> The bolt I removed has 8...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 22 May 2012 09:18:39 -0600
  Hey William I like to soak problem Nuts&Bolts with PB Blaster & JB 80. Where in NM are you? I'm in Corrales. ORR...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:28:50 -0700
  ...Removable grade up to 1⁄4" to 3⁄4" (6 mm to 19 mm) bolts Valve cover bolts, water pump bolts, oil pan bolts...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:03:27 +0000
  Hi Dan;Don't fret.  This is not a problem.  Not surprising that the bolts from your OEM bumper don't fit, its flat...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - A2L1
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:27:25 -0400
  ...Works great for me! A J > Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > >> Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? >> >> Does...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1 rod bolt identification
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:49:21 -0500
  The rod bolts can bee seen from the cylinder openings of the opposite cylinders the 2.1 bolts have a taper down to the...
• Re: Engine Mounting Hardware
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 06:24:40 -0700
  In addition to the low grade bolts at some places other hardware stores do sell better grades including the Grade 10.9 metric bolts...
• Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:35:35 -0700
  Wheels bolts from some other cars, maybe. Most Japanese cars use a 12mm 1.5 bolt. Vanagons and newer VW's use 14mm 1...
• Jeep Wheels DO NOT fit Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:05:47 -0700
  ...The bolt circle on Jeep wheels is different than the bolt circle on Vanagons. vanagon bolt circle 112 mm jeep bolt circle 114.3...
• Jeep wheels DO NOT fit Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:57:14 -0700
  ...The bolt circle on Jeep wheels is different than the bolt circle on Vanagons. vanagon bolt circle 112 mm jeep bolt circle 114.3...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:59:35 -0800
  12mm bolts on vanagons come in two differnt thread pitches. those with waterboxer vanagons won't see many 12mm thread diameter bolts on their...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:02 -0700
  ...When I attempted to remove > one of the 6mm bolts, I broke the head off the bolt. I thought my > only option now was...
• Re: Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:08:01 -0400
  ...Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade Hi all. I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission front mount bracket...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:43:42 -0700
  WOW! Thanks for all the advice on how to get at this bolt! As a last resort, before heading to Autozone, I ended up...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:28:10 -0400
  Just use a screwdriver-small pry bar under the alternator to lift it and jam the bolt from turning. It got assembled so it...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:00:40 -0500
  Where can I get these 8.8 grade metric bolts? ------------------ Clip --------------------------- Most hardware stores have3 them. I think you'll find the torque specs...
• Re: Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 May 2011 17:49:49 -0700
  ...alistair On 24-May-11, at 5:09 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I'm holding in my hand a bolt (holds bolt up...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 22:31:30 -0600
  That bolt - is it just a 19mm bolt or is it a special shape, like the shape of a lug bolt? In other words...
• Re: 1.9 big end bolt in 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:20:31 -0500
  Zoltan wrote: > I think, Boston Bob told me once, that he is using non-stretch bolts from the 1.9 engine in the 2...
• alloy wheel lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:29:44 -0800
  While searching through the wrecking yard for wheels and lug bolts/nuts that fit my vanagon, I found that the lug nuts from a...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:02:17 -0400
  That's the size for the front and rear small bolts that bolt the bumper to the brackets. He asked about the bumper brackets...
• Re: fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:43:35 -0800
  ...On my 1982 Westy it turns out that the three perimiter bolts and the center bolt have to be removed. The center bolt had...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:34:57 -0400
  Karl, I doubt you are going to be able to find the longest of these bolts at your local hardware store. 1- 104x10 3...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:23:36 +0100
  Eckie Prater wrote: > I think I remember over on the 'other list'(Type 1 or Type2) that the CV > joint > "allen" head bolts on...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:09:01 -0800
  ...There is a Samba vendor who sells used Carat bolts regularly for $4 each. Most aftermarket bolts have 17mm hex instead of 19mm. There...
• nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:17:27 -0600
  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: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:55:35 -0400
  Whenever applying a lubricant or anti-seize to a bolt or stud that's going into a blind hole (no opening on the other...
• Re: Need size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm or 8mm? The definitive answer
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:19:20 -0500
  THe cv bolts can be either 6 or 12 point, but they are all 6mm. The allen bolts holding the AC bracket to the...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:51:55 -0600
  Actually, I use my 16" lug bolt wrench, with lug socket attached, to tighten my spare bolt whenever I rotate the tires ..... every 3K...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 05:18:42 -0700
  From the looks of the head of that bolt, the wear pattern on it suggest that the other bolts are loose on the torque...
• seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:49:31 -0500
  For those who might be interested, I finally got my seat belt receiver (female buckle side) anchor bolts (rear seat, '91 VW Vanagon GL...
• Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:41:23 -0700
  Hi all? Can anyone give me the specs for the short carriage bolt that goes through the westfalia pop-top to secure the struts...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:08:22 -0400
  The bumper bracket to chassis bolts are 12 x 1.25 x 25. Yes fine thread. The originals were also self threading. Dennis, And...
• Removing stripped cv axle bolts.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:30:59 -0600
  I have never had to drill out one of these bolts. Using a air grinder and a flat fiber cut-off disk, I can...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 18 May 2003 15:25:17 -0500
  ...Inner CV joint Allen bolt... 3 days and $250 in tools later I'm one bolt away from removing the passenger side rear side...
• Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:49:31 -0400
  you can simply use a lug bolt in its place, with a big washer. i use a lug bolt in mine, that way i...