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• Is RE-USING front spindle nut OK....??? 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:59:57 -0700
  ...I could slightly turn the nut back and forth. I punched in the 2 notches on the nut and the nut still had slight...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:50:41 +0200
  ...When I turn the nut, it just turns the shaft. I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold...
• Strut Bar Removal Tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:20 -0800
  ...I snapped a nut off. Easily. The nuts are metal self locking. 2x YO dirt/rust/crud combined with these nuts didn't help...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:07:44 -0800
  have you tried a nut splitter? I have a Snap On splitter and can get to a few of the exhaust nuts with it...
• Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 26 May 2011 19:25:10 -0700
  ...Richard ----------- Richard, Sorry to hear of the frozen nut on your parking brake. Perhaps try a nut-splitter to remove the stuck nut. Run...
• Re: Lug nuts needed
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:49:03 -0600
  ...My syncro uses nuts on all four wheels, I'm > not > sure about 2wd vans. > What other vehicles used the same ball seat shape...
• Front Spindle Nut Interchangeability Question?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:46:54 -0500
  Does anyone off hand know if the bus spindle nut will fit the vanagon? I have 4 bus knuckles at my parents, none with...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:18:42 -0700
  ...I've never had a problem getting a lug nut off. I've never lost a lug nut. I don't use any anti...
• Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400
  On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:40:00 -0400
  Tony, You can try resealing the nut, BUT- I have seen more than one cylinder head actually develop a hairline crack exactly around the...
• Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:02:45 -0700
  ...On nut at rear "T", used hook pic to carefully scrape out rust between line and nut, and where nut meets block. Added penetrating...
• Re: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:03 -0400
  ...From what I can >tell by reading the manual, there is no need to seal the stud, just the cap >nut. And is there...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 00:29:47 ADT
  ...Hold it with vice grips and hammer it into the nut so that it is trying to loosen the nut at the same time...
• Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:48:27 -0700
  ...There appears/feels like there are nuts that those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the nuts captive nuts...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:33:03 -0500
  ...I know the axle nut is really a pain to get off, having recently > fought with a bug rear axle nut... I have an...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:47:07 +0300
  Maybe they were designed by an exhausted nut? J. **************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For musings about life and the vanadventures: http...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:06:59 -0700
  ...but what about the 46mm axle nuts on a > Vanagon? Tom B.- Big nuts allow you to go over 60 mph w/o overheating...
• nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:28:39 -0500
  Back in the old days us greasers used brass nuts. The brass is soft and needs to be torqued to the right spec. Never...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 19:37:11 -0400
  ...Also, is there any chance that all this torking on the axle nut will damage the shaft/reduction box/ or trannie? >> What you want...
• Re: starter nut question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 May 2003 22:07:02 -0400
  I'm assuming you mean the nut nut for the battery and alternator cables. 8mm X 1.25 pitch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Passat Rims and Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:18:41 -0500
  Hi Folks, I noticed that the stock Vanagon Syncro lug nuts don't mate up properly with Passat steel wheels. Because of this, i...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:21:02 -0400
  ...If you use regular 8mm nuts with split > or wavy lockwashers, the heat virtually desintegrates the washers, thus > making loose nuts (apropose [sic?] for...
• Re: Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:35:41 -0700
  yer nuts are loose Loren. it is not that hard, my tips are: - small step stool even if you are tall -10 mm gearhead...
• Re: rear axles nut
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 May 2002 12:56:09 -0400
  ...Hung wrote: >Reading the thread about the 46 mm rear axle nut... > >I bought a tool for the rear axle nut. The tool is...
• Syncro Front Axel Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:16:00 -0400
  Ooops mistake in previous post on pricing, it is $11 per 10 nuts, not $11 per 100 sorry. =============================================================== It appears that ever time you...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:22 -0500
  ...The best tool for removing the axle nut is a proper 3/4" short form socket. You can either uses a 46 mm socket...
• Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:51:49 -0400
  ...If you have a ten-slot castle nut, use the higher torque value. If you have a six-slot castle nut, throw it away...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:42:07 -0500
  ...Once I had a problem nut on an airplane. I discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut and...
• Re: Locking wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:44:16 -0800
  ...All are closed end chrome, use the same 19mm lug wrench as stock nuts and are very similar to the stock Vanagon alloy nuts...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:34:51 -0700
  I too have seen the "heili-coil" nuts you describe and they do seem to work well over the years. I have used the...
• Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 04:23:13 +0200
  ...1991) has an axle nut torque value of 360 ft lb > with 10 slots in the crown nut. It also has warnings of only...
• VW service action
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:26 -0400
  ...If only some nuts have loosened, then by turning ALL nuts 90*, some nuts will now be overtightened. There is no mention of the...
• Porsche clamp nut fits Vanagon front spindles
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:49:38 -0400
  An alternative to the original Vanagon crimp nut for the front spindle is the Porsche clamp nut (Porsche P/N 911 341 673 00...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:50:35 -0700
  ...Crank your propane torch way up and heat the nut as quickly as you can. You want to get the nut as hot as...
• exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:20:24 -0400
  ...anyhow the exhaust nuts mounting the headers to the heads were unlike any that i have seen before. they are 13mm nuts with what...
• FS: front axle nuts for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 11:39:18 -0700
  I got two pairs (one as spare) of front axle nuts for my syncro when I was replacing the rotors. Turns out you don...
• Re: Retorqing Vanagon Waterboxer Heads
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:04:49 -0400
  ...What do you think? Larry <<Step Three � Retorque Head Nuts Take your torque wrench and torque all 8 head nuts. (Some people say you...
• Another 2.1L nut/case question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:11:43 -0500
  ...To me the nuts on the left look like sealing nuts without a seal and were installed with the inset side up. These were...
• Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 15:05:48 -0400
  Hi, I'm trying to remove the upper nut on the driver side front shock (to remove the shock). When I turn the nut...
• Re: WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:30:00 -0600
  ...http://www.fastenermart.com/html/stover-lock-nuts.html ETKA codes the propshaft nuts as "stover" but not the self- locking nut you have...
• Re: Axle Nut is nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:36:15 -0400
  ...I ordered a special axle nut remover tool, I believe 46 mm, that fits over the axle nut and has a place for a...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:27:41 -0400
  ...DIESEL need rod cap nuts AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except for the supercharged Corrado which uses...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:40:41 -0700
  ...What torque for 2.1 rod nuts? > Per bentley, I bought new rod nuts for my rebuild. What to I torque them > to? > The...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:17:42 -0400
  ...The >problem that I'm having is with the lower mount nut... what do you >suggest to get this stupid nut loosened and off...
• Re: Steering Wheel Nut
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 00:03:58 -0700
  Is it the nut behind the wheel that is loose? This nut takes very special care and perhaps a monkey wrench. Patrick Phoenix '85...
• Re: Tie Rods
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:19:11 -0800
  ...Once nut torqued to spec, the collar of nut is drifted into slot to lock nut in place. To turn the nut, that part...
• LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:41:21 -0700
  ...From a design standpoint, for parts using nut & bolt fasteners, since one tightens the nut to the bolt, are captive nuts more or less...
• truck nut plate
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:07:32 -0400
  SO here I am, working on the tool panel door frame when a nut plate fallls out due to rust. "Oh Poo," I say...
• RE: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Lowe 356-7589
  Thu, 01 Sep 1994 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
  Sami If solvent, penatratin' oil, and torches don't work, go out and but yourself a 'Nut Breaker'. They look like magnifying glasses without...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:07:48 -0400
  ...Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock? > > Hi, > I'm trying to remove the upper nut on the driver side front shock (to...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:27:57 -0600
  ...Only a couple times have I used a nut cracker or other tool on the nut. Once on a jetta I used a vice...
• Re: Exhaust Stud Nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 10:27:38 -0700
  >I have read in various places that bronze, brass or copper alloy nuts >with copper based anti-seize are the desired thing to have...
• Re: rear axles nut
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Sat, 18 May 2002 10:34:42 -0500
  Reading the thread about the 46 mm rear axle nut... I bought a tool for the rear axle nut. The tool is a flat...
• castle nuts/tie rod ends?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:20:34 -0600
  ...Do I use the castle nut without the cotter pin? Should i put a second nut on to make sure it does not come...
• the nuts and bolts of exhaust work thinking like a plumber
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:06:36 -0700
  Damon, I think in particuliar the nut and bolts should be of unlike materials. The studs should be stronger than the nut and the...
• Syncro Front Axel Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 14:08:50 -0400
  ...In McMaster Carr (www.mcmaster.com) I see they sell such a nut on page 2625 at $11 per 100 nuts, a good deal...
• Help me split the case!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:55:51 -0700
  ...Cumulative ----------------Description---------------------- --Count-- 1 small bolt/nut at lower front of engine behind flywheel 1 4 studs/nuts along bottom of engine 5 1...
• WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:12:39 -0700
  ...For checking, re-torquing WBX head nuts (I think it's the first one): - in Bentley torque sequence, check torque of each nut, re...
• WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:53:49 -0700
  ...I appreciate the warnings and info. > > "(prevailing torque) lock nut. " �Google image searching that term > shows different kinds of nuts. �http://tinyurl.com/3w5m6c2...
• rear axle nut - thinking ahead
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 6 May 2005 12:02:47 -0400
  The right rear axle nut appeared "loose" after removing cotter pin, although it's not actually loose...but did move 1 inch. back and...