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Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:33:30 -0700
...wanted to comment on this one part ... 'Get a longer 14mm Bolt (same diameter and thread pitch as the lug-bolts > but longer)" I...
Re: Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:11:55 EST
...Had a 71 balljoint/disk brake frontend (same bolt pattern as Vanagon) and a Bus Boys IRS rear with Type 3 4-bolt drums...
Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 May 2002 01:20:20 EDT
...invest in a set of front bolts so to be able to > use audi 5000 lug bolts.. theyre longer. theyre usually cheap at your...
Re: flywheel bolts stuck
Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:16:40 -0500
...I have some easy-outs but it looked tight to get them around the bolt-head. I'll give it a look in the...
Re: vw tools?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:20:01 -0700
In a pinch, another homebrew solution to hold flywheel is to install a longer bolt in one of the pressure plate bolt holes. Then...
Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:51:38 -0700
...Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's. > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Mark Hineline > <hineline...
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...
Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
Historical mailing list - dr
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:40:24 -0500
...I determined there are 2 ways to get the bolt out. I used method 1: 1. remove the front section of the cooling tin...
Re: Converting '88 Vanagon into a mobile office
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 2 May 2007 17:32:27 -0700
...Seeya, Jake On 5/2/07, Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > here in Germany, Volkswagen offered the Caravelle Carat as an...
Exhaust port bolt size needed
Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:42:21 -0700
...What size bolts are used to secure the exhaust pipe to the head? Did VW use the same bolts in any other H2O models...
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: flywheel bolts stuck
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:58:37 -0500
Scott, If you drill the heads off the torque will be released so the remaining bolt should, theoretically, come out easily. Ken Lewis http...
Can I bolt it in?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:18:21 -0800
Hi guys, I was wondering if I can just bolt my removable swivel chair to the floor if I don't have the tracks...
Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:50:13 -0500
The bolt is a fine thread bolt. I can get them along with the nuts. That hole in the body will require a welding...
Re: '75 in CV hell (epic - part 2) pieces & parts
Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
Tue, 6 Feb 96 10:09:08 gmt
>Then of course, there's the LAST bolt, the one that's rounded so badly I >can't get a grip on it with...
Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Thu, 23 May 2002 18:56:10 -0400
...I believe it was a M10 Fine Thread Bolt. I found that a 1.5" bolt worked well with an large heavy washer and...
Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 07:24:08 -0700
OK; I'll admit that I'm kinda crude, but I've never had a problem with simply torquing the bolt till it breaks...
Re: Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:37 -0500
Dustin; I don't recall this being all that difficult either, but I seem to remember two 10mm bolts that hold the motor to...
Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:01:58 EST
For that bolt, I use a very cheap and very narrow wrench. If you get a real skinny one, or make it skinny with...
Re: Painting exhaust pipes?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:19:15 EDT
...as for the bolts non-magnetic stainless is the way to go. My experience with stainless steel bolts in the exhaust system is they...
Re: Front heat always!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:52:38 -0700
...VW has a habit of using one common 12 mm thread for most applications - like diesel starter mounting bolts and diesel head bolts - those...
Re: Fastener wizard?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 May 2011 21:33:11 -0400
At 08:49 PM 5/24/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >cut the bolt and drill a new hole... Better do it carefully. Counting the...
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...
tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 02:55:33 -0800
...b) Has anyone replaced the 12pt ("star-pattern") CV-joint bolts with plain ole hex-head bolts? Looks like they are M8 1.25pitch...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:40:02 -0400
Guys, 'Triple-square' and 'hex' are not the proper terms used for VW's internal-wrenching bolts. It "6-point' or '12-point'. Here...
Stripped Bleeder Bolt (Postmortem)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 23:59:35 -0600
The bolt wasn't stripped at all on the '85 Vanagon radiator! The bolt and the fitting it is bolted into were both turning...
Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
Sun, 18 May 2003 18:34:09 -0400
...Let me re-phrase, this is the "proverbial" > last > bolt!! The bolt is now somewhere between 1/4 and 6.5mm in size and...
Problem: While Removing from Disc Brake Pads the top Caliper Receiving Bolt Wont Slide In & Out of the Carrier - Siezed
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:18:32 -0400
...The second one on the passenger side was going great, I removed the top caliper bolt and rotated the caliper down leaving in the...
Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:31:52 -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...
Re: transmission/front differential filler bolt removal
Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:28:43 -0700
...thought of the bolt idea first (much cheaper), and i think that would work. an M10 fits fine; i bought a 30mm bolt and...
Front bumper removal conundrum
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:31:35 -0400
...The two bolts on the rear bumper and one of them on the front, are 13mm bolts and came off easily. The second bolt...
Re: oil drain AHU diesel
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 18:11:05 -0700
Drivers side, horizontal bolt goes on perpendicular to the direction of travel (unless you can talk your diesel into a four wheel drift). The...
how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:17:24 -0500
I'm trying to replace the starter on my '87 automatic Vanagon, but I'm having a problem with the less-accessible "bolt" that...
Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:47:28 -0400
...google shows that there are many references to shear bolts which are clearly designed to shear under impact; but that references to bolts in...
Re: will these wheels fit???
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:14:23 -0600
Jonce, What is the diameter of the 5 bolt/stud holes? Remember that the Vanagons use 14mm studs/bolts. Most other vehicles use 12mm...
Removing the rear AC top cover
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:54:06 -0800
...I removed the side panels, the rear plastic screws...and there's the 4 bolts on each side... now if I remove the last...
Re: Syncro Fuel Sending Unit
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:45:09 EDT
...bolts holding the sender to the tank,disconnect the wires,wait awhile for the penetrant to work,and VERY carefully remove the bolts and...
Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:52:52 EDT
...Prospect, IL? My bolts all look like triple square. BenT >> Ben, He said he needs something to fit the square drive of the E...
removing ground strap bolt
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:40:10 -0500
...Have any of you removed this bolt? Any advice? Thanks, Jake 82 AC Westy
Re: WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:10:08 -0400
If you can remove the housing from the engine(I bet you can), use a torch to remove the 10mm bolts.Those 10mm bolts...
Re: Burnt Van Photos
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:27:57 -0500
Enough - is it like Halloween or something? I'm going to have bad dreams tonight for sure! On 7/6/07, Christoph Boltze <C...
nuts and bolts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:07:38 -0700
Knock yer selves out, if you want, with a nice little document explaining nuts and bolts, types and grades etc. here, on my blog...
Bolt Size
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:54:04 -0800
Greetings, I need to buy a socket for the bolt at the end of the crank (pulley end.) What size is it? (1990 GL...
Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
...ON the last bolt, move the vice grips to one of the loosened bolts to break torque on the last bolt. This gives you...
Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:47:17 -0700
Here is a good chart of maximum bolt torques based on grade http://www.dansmc.com/torque_chart.htm On 6/14/2012 6...
broken alternator brackets
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:18:00 -0600
...6) tighten bottom bolt on the skinny bracket where it meets the case 7) tighten the long bolt beneath the alternator. 8) check pulley...
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: Rear Bumper removal
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:49 -0700
...Getting the bolt out could likely be done with a sawsall as long as the bolt does not just spin when you try to...
Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:54:33 -0800
Sometimes the bolt holes in the wheels, even though made for 12 mm wheel studs or bolts, are large enough so a 14mm vanagon...
Re: Vile Lower Control Arm Bolt
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:18:11 -0400
These bolt/sleeve assemblies can rust into place really fast. BTDT with the shocks also. Lawson Products sells a saw blade line called "Hardflex...
Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:03:03 -0700
I ordered stainless steel from boltsandnuts.com enough bolts and nuts that will do it for every part of the engine. Took the studs...
Removing Trailing Arm Bolts
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:26:41 -0700
...The issue is that the bolt is siezed in the bushing, but not for the reason you might think. It's not that the...
Rear Seat Re-installation question.
Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:54:59 -0400
...I bolted the static end of the shoulder belts in with the rear bolts of the seat when I installed it originally, but tonight...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:18:59 -0400
...Place a BF screwdriver (or > prybar) close to the axle above one adjacent bolt and below another > adjacent > bolt so that the forces of...
Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:42:06 -0800
...it's a 12mm thread bolt. and ..oddly .. VW uses a 'normal' fairly course thread for most of their 12mm thread bolts.. such as...
Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:44:26 -0600
...on them anywhere. >> The harder you turn to loosen the bolt, the tighter this extractor bites >> into it. I am SO going to Sears...
Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:47:00 -0700
Surprises continue! Turns out only the first of four CV boot kits I got from Busdepot has the new multipoint/XZN bolts. When I...
Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:35:35 -0500
I used a Dremmel saw and cut the head off that rear bolt. It was the only way I found to make progress. ------------------------- Laurence...
New diesel oil pans
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:57:26 -0700
...Was wondering what current diesel owners experiences have been with the drain bolt leaking? Then I just wanted to confirm that the new oil...
Re: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:17:14 -0700
...Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec Well, I'll second that. I seem to re-call someone saying that the bolt is the same as...