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  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:08:41 -0800
    ...dylan --- Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: > >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? > > > >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special...
  • Re: washers
    Historical mailing list - David Boan
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 14:50:43 +0000
    ...washers those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
  • Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 3 Oct 2012 07:06:16 -0700
    ...I would heat the copper or Aluminium washers and quench them. Well, even Bob Hoover agrees (http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.ca/2006/11/vw-annealing...
  • Re: distributor washers
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:34:10 EDT
    In a message dated 9/22/05 6:09:47 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << One of the black washers disintegrated. What can I...
  • Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:03:27 -0800
    I don't have one that shows these washers... David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3...
  • Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:46:12 -0400
    Those are specialized lock washers. You really should replace the bolts and ideally just get new boot kits. The better ones will include the...
  • Re: whoa! loose washers on crank
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:41:32 -0600
    ...whoa! loose washers on crank > Are you sure there weren't three? One is indeed a thrust washer > and the > others are there to...
  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:00:57 EST
    ...Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special flat serrated type used only on the...
  • Re: CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sun, 1 Jun 2025 12:28:18 -0700
    Thanks Dennis, that is very helpful and I'm sure I can find the Schnorr washers with this info. I'm cc'ing the...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:43:55 -0700
    ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight > washers. > > Comes with all the pieces: > > - Grille w/washers > - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
  • Re: Windshield Washers
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:19:45 -0600
    ...Windshield Washers My windshield washers don't seem to work. I can hear the pump working and there's fluid in the reservoir, but...
  • Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:12:04 -0700
    some old cars use the same cupped steel washers for the upper bold of the shock absorbers. I went to a junk yard, open...
  • Need upper Control arm Eccentric Washers.....Know any online sources?
    Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
    Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:55:27 -0800
    Hi i need Eccentric Washers that are thicker than the stock ones. I remember someone from the list mentioning a place that sells them...
  • Eccentric Washers/squeeks
    Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
    Sat, 13 May 2000 16:15:28 -0600
    ...The space/play between the the bushing and eccentric washers were less than spec 0.5 mm. My eccentric washers are of different sizes...
  • Re: Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:31:31 -0500
    ...If you have trouble finding the right washers (not normal lock washers) use the Nord-Lock washers you can get at Fastenal. Jim On...
  • Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Fri, 9 Jan 2004 08:08:19 +0000
    ...How do you operate the headlight washers? >Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:03:27 -0800 > >I don't have one that shows these...
  • Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sun, 18 Apr 1999 07:15:17 -0400
    ...As a test, mounted rears with lock washers sized the width the bolt protruding from brake drum. Will the narrow lock washers cause the...
  • Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:39:50 -0800
    ...How do you operate the headlight washers? No, the headlight washers use a separate high power pump, hence the relay for them. David, you...
  • Re: Oil Plug - Egg on Face
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:53:49 -0700
    ...When you buy your Mahle or Mann oil filters make sure you get an equal number (or greater) of washers. The TAPE at least...
  • copper washers??
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Oct 1994 12:46:15 -0400
    ...I didn't know that copper crush washers were a one time use thing. I can't find them anywhere locally (Milwaukee, WI) can...
  • Re: door panel pain
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:08:47 -0500
    ...chrome washers. >> > > On page 1234 of a book entitled "Everything Has a Name", I found > this: > Chrome screws with little formed chrome washers = oval...
  • Re: How do you operate the headlight washers? - The Answer
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:50:55 -0800
    ...How do you operate the headlight washers? - The Answer Can I query? Are you sure this is true while moving above 30-40 mph...
  • 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: Need help finding Auto Trans Washers
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:36:21 +0000
    ...needs: > > > > "The 2 plastic washers for the planetary gears, they're red with 3 tabs" > > > > Anyone know what washers he's talking about and...
  • Re: wanted: exhaust part number
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:35:39 -0500
    ...Heavy Duty Bolting Washers: Gasket set or a quantity of expansion or contraction cycles can cause loosening of the bolt and these heavy duty...
  • Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:47:12 -0500
    Last fall I went through a miserable time on the road trying to keep my CV joints on after using regular lock washers. I...
  • Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:52:34 +0200
    ...Will the narrow lock washers cause the wheel to > distort? > > Is a hardened washer a sufficient spacer for this application? Perhaps a > washer with...
  • Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
    Historical mailing list - James Flournoy
    Thu, 4 Oct 2012 07:27:58 -0700
    ditto on my comment about Hylomarbrakes and fuel lines are a whole different story- new washers always, especially on fuel > Date: Wed, 3 Oct...
  • Re: washers
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 13:05:32 -0400
    ...washers those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:54:04 -0600
    I don't recall about the washers, but I did have an '68 bus once that had a CV come loose while I was...
  • Re: eccentric washers
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:50:40 -0500
    ...eccentric washers > > Any list vendors sell the different sized washers? I see van cafe have one > - im guessing its stock 4mm since they dont...
  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:42:32 -0500
    ...dylan --- Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: > >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? > > > >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special...
  • Clutch Bolts, Washers, Note in Bentley
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:22:49 -0700
    ...Washers have been on my mind lately. (Turns out that the Kennedy 3600 adaptor plate, flywheel do not require washers) Neil. -- Neil n Blog...
  • Re; Window Crank Extenders
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:12:37 -0600
    ...Find yourself, some small washers, to stick inside the window crank, where the screw passes through. Unless you have installed some sort of magumbo...
  • 2.1 WBX Cooling System: 2 Minute Details
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Wed, 1 Oct 2014 11:52:20 -0700
    ...When VW upgraded the plastic nipple bit at passenger side head to metal, did they upgrade the washers too? I received this type of...
  • Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:35:02 -0800
    Mine was single flat washers. Be careful with the torque.... On Nov 17, 2016 4:37 PM, "Neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:41:15 -0500
    ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight > washers. > > Comes with all the pieces: > > - Grille w/washers > - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
  • Re: copper washers??
    Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
    Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:11:24 -0700 (MST)
    ...it 'fluffs' the washers back up. and i figure > if it's good enough for his 911's, it's good enough for my...
  • FYI: Rear Brake Hardware Kit -- Update
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:01:50 -0400
    ...Is "washer" the cup that sits in the retaining spring? There weren't any washers in brakes when opened up but if I"m...
  • Re: rubber washers for mounting Westfalia luggage rack
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:54:05 -0400
    ...Anyone know of a source for the rubber washers specified as 8X25X4,5 in ETKA? These are used between the luggage rack and mounting...
  • Re: washers
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 09:26:20 -0700
    ...washers > > those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made > one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
  • Re: washers
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 08:06:40 -0700
    ...washers > > those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made > one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
  • Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Wed, 3 Oct 2012 11:07:13 -0400
    ...I would heat the copper or Aluminium washers and quench them. Well, even Bob Hoover agrees (http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.ca/2006/11/vw-annealing...
  • Re: Front door hinge pin update
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 21 May 2015 17:01:41 -0700
    ...I cannot see any way to get washers in there unless the door is removed, which is why I thought slipping in shim stock...
  • Windshield Washers
    Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:55:59 -0800
    My windshield washers don't seem to work. I can hear the pump working and there's fluid in the reservoir, but nothing gets...
  • Re: Was that your Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Fri, 27 Feb 1998 02:31:54 EST
    ...have a UK Caravelle brochure, and it shows headlight "washers" (shoot pressurized jets of water on your headlites, much like the windshield washers...) chris
  • Re: Cleaning engine case
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:34:15 -0600
    ...Most have power washers like resturant commercial Hobart washers. Stan ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit...
  • Re: rubber luggage rack washer
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
    Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:02:04 -0500
    ...The largest washers that even came close to the right thickness were neoprene rather than rubber. Haven't tried the FLAPS yet, though I...
  • Re: washers
    Historical mailing list - David Boan
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:07:14 +0000
    ...washers those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
  • Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:47:43 -0400
    ...They're called Schnoor washers, and should be available from most vendors. They're lock washers, which work much better than common split-ring...
  • ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:06:38 +0000
    I've pulled together most everything I will need to replace my broken sway bar downlink except for the two cupped large steel washers...
  • How do you paint lots of bolts,efficently?
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:20:12 -0700
    ...I need to paint lots of nuts,bolts,and washers.Does anyone have a good way to do this? I Poke holes in a...
  • Re: CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 31 May 2025 15:44:38 -0400
    ...I highly recommend getting good bolts and washers. The triple square ones not the Allen head ones. Look at the T3 sight for good...
  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:49:46 -0700
    ...CVs and bolts and washers, oh my > > I don't recall about the washers, but I did have an '68 bus once that > had...
  • Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:31:03 -0600
    ...Proper torque >>> >>> >> and proper lock >> >> >>>washers are all that's needed to keep them from >>> >>> >>coming loose. >> >>So these are dealer only items? On...
  • Re: AT internals, plastic vs metal thrust washers?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:36:28 -0400
    ...AT internals, plastic vs metal thrust washers? I'm still working on putting my AT back together. I ran into a couple parts in...
  • Re: eccentric washers
    Historical mailing list - brett rueff
    Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:06:52 +0000
    ...eccentric washers > > Any list vendors sell the different sized washers? I see van cafe have one > - im guessing its stock 4mm since they dont...
  • Re: copper washers??
    Historical mailing list - Evan Estern
    Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:36:05 -0700
    I've been heating and reusing the copper washers on oilfill plugs for years. I used to be a goldsmith, did alot of model...
  • CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sat, 31 May 2025 09:46:29 -0700
    ...Why would the new kit not include the serated washers? Are they no longer recommended? Finally last time I torqued the bolts to 33...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:58:58 -0600
    ...Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers > >  H4 setup, right? > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus...