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• Re: Help with replacement exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:07:03 -0400
  Compromises! I really don't know why the factory does the studs on one side. Studs are nice as the nuts can always be...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:41:57 -0700
  ...it seems both studs and bolts have benefits, but they are > maximized running all-studs or all-bolts. E.g., with all-studs, none...
• Alloy question, was Re: Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 01:32:18 EDT
  ...5 Vanagon (Westy) involve replacing the rear studs with longer studs--or are the existing studs long enough? If they must be replaced how...
• Re: Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:18:58 EDT
  ...10 Porsche studs, 52mm>> Mike, is the knurl the same pitch as the VW studs? I had sourced 14mm Porsche studs for the front...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:47:36 -0800
  David Marshall wrote: > > You need more than the rubber valve cover gasket (93+ 2.0L engines all have > them) - you need the studs for...
• Re: [Syncro] FS: longer wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 00:13:05 EDT
  ...1/2 inch longer than the stick studs. >> OOPS! That's supposed to say "...STOCK studs". BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8...
• Re: Exhaust Manifold Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:51:11 -0400
  How can the studs be in the way? Are the pipes still connected to the elbow? Tap the pipes and pull tem off the...
• Re: Wheel studs- How to change.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:39:19 -0600
  Mike Ray wrote: > > OK, Got my Porsche Wheel studs for the rear of the Vanagon > Can the studs be removed with a hammer or...
• Re: Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Jan 96 11:46:34 CST
  On Tue, 2 Jan 1996 11:04:56 -0600 Pat Walsh said: >really worked on, a '78, ALSO had studs. So out of curiosity...
• 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Josie Lamb Williams
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:55:04 -0400
  ...Getting ready to put new studs on again (today hopefully) myself. I have purchaced some 8mm studs from auto parts store that are rated...
• Re: Help with replacement exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 13:58:59 -0700
  there are pluses and minues to both studs or bolts. What I like about studs is it's easy to get the nut off...
• Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:38:24 -0400
  > "Anybody on here have any experience removing the head and case studs > from a water boxer case?" > For the head studs you can "double...
• Re: studding my Hakkapeliitas?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:23:40 -0900
  ...Lessor quality tires > typically lose > as many studs as my Nokians did in their first winter, and used > tires that > have studs installed usually...
• cheap longer rear wheel studs for the vanagon here!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:10:38 EST
  ...I've searched the archives and > have gotten some good info on Porsche studs. Due to $$ I'd rather skip the > Porsche studs and...
• Are there any Studs in the House?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:26:36 -0500
  ...On the back axle, the wheels are attached with studs. To mount these wheels requires longer studs. I have searched in vain for longer...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 08:01:33 -0500
  ...These studs are VW wheel studs manufactured by > Sway-Away. > > There was no additional drilling or reaming necessary to install these studs > into a...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:47:22 -0400
  Problem I see is getting good quality studs. I mean good hard steel, that takes 10 years to rust. I've orders a dozen...
• Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:05:36 -0700
  Obviously you should be getting studs installed in your van tires, your bike tires and your wheelbarrow tires... ;) On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at...
• Re: Rear Wheel Stud
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:04:56 -0600
  The stock rear studs that I removed from my '85 Westfalia are 33.6mm from the lower face of the "cap" to the end...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:52:24 -0400
  ...Why are bolts >used on some head connections and studs on others? > >Warren >88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) >87 GL "Long John...
• Re: Syncro-rear wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:25:12 -0700
  bob, the rear studs are in the hub, not the drum. you take off the drum, and then pound out the studs. i replaced...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:57:32 -0400
  What is the size of the Studs / Bolts on the exhaust system? Thanks! Rod. At 12:54 PM 4/13/2004, Stan Wilder wrote...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:57:47 -0700
  Yes, both lower studs are 97mm M10 for a manual tranny waterboxer case. I just measured one to be sure. Mark Christopher Gronski wrote...
• Re: Head stud of 91
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:43:49 -0800
  Yosh and all, About the cylinder head studs on the wasserboxer: The new oem replacement head studs sold as a part by VW are...
• Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:02:39 -0500
  ...I took the remnants of my studs into one VW place and they were able to match them up with studs from their parts...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:32:38 -0500
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
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  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:52:54 -0700
  Since the tape measure bridging the 2 lower tranny studs appears to be parallel to the bottom of the 50 degree oil pan, YES...
• Re: What is the correct stud size?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:24:09 -0400
  The original studs were M8X1.25X38 with an unthreaded section in center. One side of each head had studs and the other bolts. Why...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:10:24 -0400
  ...lugs and studs for alloy >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Who carrys the longer lugs and studs (or is it just longer lugs and...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 May 2012 05:00:37 -0400
  ...it seems both studs and bolts have benefits, but they are > maximized running all-studs or all-bolts. E.g., with all-studs, none...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:11:39 -0700
  ...The splines section on these studs are ever so slightly smaller than the stock studs. That should make them easier to install. BenT sent...
• different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 02:30:06 EST
  ...It would seem to me that the heads would correctly have studs with nuts holding the exhaust in place. My fear is when I...
• Rear stud swap... 88 studs into 79 bus?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:08:30 -0500
  Hi Volks, Is it possible to put the studs from a 1988 Vanagon GL fit into a 1979 Bus? Two of the studs on...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:57:18 -0600
  ...I don't blame anyone for putting bolts in instead of studs. The studs often come out, they get chewed up and unusable, they...
• Re: Front hub swap
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 27 May 2010 20:12:46 -0700
  mainly because your syncro rotors do not have studs in them!! there is a hub behind them with the studs in it... and the...
• Re: Front wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 30 May 2007 13:22:26 +0000
  ...With the spacer, I need > front wheel studs of 2.50" in overall length. So far, the only place > I've been able to...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:28:46 -0800
  ...Didn't change the studs, simply used the alloy lugs and never had a problem. Z The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > I...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:58:23 -0700
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the >studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > >Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - David
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:02:37 +1100
  A mechanically inclined freind of mine has suggested to me that I should investigate replacing my head studs with stainless ones. I had the...
• HELP--need torque specs for raceware studs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 May 2010 18:30:21 -0500
  I need the torque progression for diesel vanagon raceware studs. Let me know if you know. Jim
• Helicoil problem
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:14:03 -0400
  When I had my exhaust system replaced last year, my mechanic removed the original studs in the heads, put in helicoils and new studs...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:51:56 -0400
  So that's 2 studs at 97mm each right? On 10/23/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The short one listed is...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:59:13 -0500
  ...Maybe I'm missing something here, but if these are OEM 14" wheels, why would you need longer studs? If they're the stock...
• : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:44:48 -0700
  ...in my experoence studs are like hobnailed boots on dry pavement. Like driving on ball bearings as the contact patch is very small, hard...
• Re: studs and lugs vs. bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:24:49 -0500
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the > > studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > > > > Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:16:14 -0500
  True! I had several cylinder hold down studs to break off during flight. Engine ran fine the whole trip. But the tip off came...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:54:22 -0500
  Break down an buy new studs. If you have to go in and out a few times with bolts it'll ruin the threads...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:29:00 -0500
  ...It would seem to me >that the heads would correctly have studs with nuts holding the exhaust in On 2.1's both are...
• Re: cheap studs for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:58:30 -0600
  Yes, I should have mentioned that these are the longer studs to use for alloys.....14" or 15".... -----Original Message----- From: 80 Westy Pokey...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -0700
  ...http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/2wd-front-conversion-studs/ I did business with him & would do so again. The studs are...
• how to put Audi 15" or 16" wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:53:16 EST
  ...i drove my van like that for a while w/ the stock studs, tho i just put longer studs on the rear eventually to...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:19:29 -0500
  ...it seems both studs and bolts have benefits, but they are<BR>maximized running all-studs or all-bolts. E.g., with all-studs...
• Re: 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips? Have a complete 2.1
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:05:59 -0800
  what do you mean by 'removal kit' ? removing engine from van...or ? or removing the studs from the engine block ? maybe that's it...
• Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:03:20 -0600
  Ken, I changed the studs on the back wheels only. I like the idea of using studs on the front wheels but have not...
• studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:27:56 -0500
  ...Why are bolts used on some head connections and studs on others? Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) 87 GL "Long John...
• lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:11:36 -0500
  Who carrys the longer lugs and studs (or is it just longer lugs and nuts?) for vanagon alloys? -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix...
• Re: Westfalia LP tank question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:19:22 EST
  ...Brian, the tank is held in with studs and nuts. Studs should already be there if it's a Westy. Welded in nuts in...
• Re: 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:20 -0700
  hi, the studs in the block, right ? the two that the black metal alternator mounting bracket fit over ? If I had those breaking off...
• LPG Tank Mounting Studs, PS
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:28:05 -0700
  I just noticed there are two (rear) studs on my PS which appear to be for an LPG tank but I don't see...
• Re: front exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:39:21 -0400
  Well, the studs seem to make it easier to align and put the exhaust back on rather than just using bolts. However, my studs...