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• S&S headers -arrrgh!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 18:54:15 -0700
  ...At the moment my suspicions are that I got the wrong system as the header has studs mounted near the rear-facing exhaust flanges...
• Re: miserable wal-mart. had a lug nut perma-stuck to the lug..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:33:39 -0500
  ...one you stripped out the stud on trying to remove. > > The studs are cheap, but may require the hub be removed to replace. > I...
• Re: hydraulic lifter article
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:42:10 -0500
  ...I think > I'll double-nut those studs to get them out. > > Warren Warren the lifters can sound like this. You can put your...
• Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:06:17 -0400
  ...10 Porsche studs, 52mm I think. Found 9 of them used at the local race shop. He gave me one. I took it home...
• Fw: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:28:45 -0800
  ...Add another $20, plus >effort >>to install new rear studs. >------------ >I have an '87 westy * syncro *. Does this make the job any different? > >====== >>This...
• Re: leak down verdict
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:19:35 +0000
  ...The usual cause is the studs lost their tension and the head came loose. This may be the result of an overheating issue or...
• Re: 2wd front stud conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:14:05 -0700
  ...dylan friedman wrote: > Anyone converted the front wheels of a 2wd van over to studs? > Where did you get them in the US? > > dylan >
• Re: GEX Engines
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 09:39:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My short block came with the wrong sized studs for the heads and the oil pressure port was not tapped. They treated me like...
• Re: brass nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:04:48 EDT
  ...go to VW for the parts ask for the five cyl. studs and nuts they also have a really heavy washer. Of course they...
• Re: Oxyboxer Motors
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:16:12 +1000
  Ben, The people in Sydney fit off-set studs (i.e. cut and welded with a bend in them). This would worry me about...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:10:02 -0500
  ...nuts go on to studs which go into the manifold.� I really don't want to break the studs.� I can put enough pressure...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:23:59 EDT
  ...As an example, after applying anti-seize to the studs, the reactor head nuts on a commercial power plant reactor are only tightened hand...
• Re: more choices in custom wheels.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:56:56 -0700
  ...Your Vanagon uses 14mm studs/bolts. That means you will need to enlarge the lugholes and recontour the lugseats. Secondly, you need longer studs...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:19:18 EST
  I don't see the need to go to the trouble of putting studs on the front (how did you do that anyway?). I...
• Re: camp stoves outside but connected
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 3 Sep 2013 05:32:59 -0400
  ...There will be two studs at the back same as on the left side but the forward studs are not there but instead there...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:59:00 -0400
  ...So I have a couple questions: > > 1) Has this ever happened to anyone else?! > > 2) How do the studs come out? Are they replacable...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:02:55 +1300
  ...be turned, the audi 5000T rotors fit over the >studs (same 5X112mm) need longer studs pressed in. I made a bolt on carrier >plate...
• Re: FS: Rare 15" Fuchs forged 5 spoke alloy wheels, fit vanagon and eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:26:59 EST
  ...You can certainly make them fit a > Vanagon the same way Audi rims are made to fit -- spacers, longer > studs/bolts > and enlarging centerbore...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 12:14:03 -0600
  ...In all those years I never put chains or studs on tires on my vehicles. I did, however buy all weather tires, but I...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 21 May 2002 22:58:56 -0400
  ...interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs > (permanently) into their heads? I am looking to replace the rear header...
• Fitting Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:15:11 +0000
  ...What else will I need? Will I need new studs or spacers? I'm thinking I'll fit 205/65-16 XL tires to...
• Re: Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:52:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...and you have to machine out the centers, and use elongated studs and bolts and spacers up front. chris
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  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 23:41:24 EDT
  ...curre >> have the same 5x112 bolt pattern as vanagon, but as with audi rims i think spacers are needed, and longer bolts/studs. chris
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:04 EDT
  Get a hammer and hit right between where the studs are on the brake drum. You can hit here with alot of force and...
• Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:29:12 -0700
  ...The po gave me the old exhaust, crossover, converter, muffler, but some studs are busted off the crossover. i would love to go back...
• Re: Firewood
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:42:33 -0800
  ...Are there melted glass beads or silicon chips left over? I highly recommend you remove case studs before or after the fire (once it...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:38:41 +0000
  ...Westy. > He said when he tried to mount them the rear studs were too short. Is > there a difference in stud length in alloy...
• 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:29:04 -0400
  ...I think that with some 16" wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't be solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:21:31 -0700
  ...Exhaust studs >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> Can't remember if it was this list or another, but someone suggested >> to free a frozen...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:35:48 -0800
  ...It it held on > to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs which go > into the manifold. I really...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:26:53 +1200
  >The rear studs DO NOT need replacement if you are installing VW stock >alloys with 60� degree conical seat lugnuts and bolts. > >VW did...
• Re: Drilling 14mm holes in alloy rims?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:02:20 +0000
  ...I needed rear studs for the rear so I have never gotten around to finishing getting them on. >From: Agent99 <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> >Reply...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:26:39 -0400
  ...I'm using longer 14mm studs in the rear, and the longest 14mm studs I could find in the front. I have the big...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?-now 2x4s
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:57:52 -0600
  ...If you want to drive a nail you have to drill a hole in the yellow pine studs for it to go into. Stan...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
  ...On the scary side :) I did not lengthen my rear studs for the A4 wheels on my Van. I have put the van to...
• Re: solution to HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:36:43 -0800
  Jim, I feel for ya Man! Apparently this is a problem with VW studs because Fast German Auto sell replacement studs made of stronger...
• Re: My hats off to you do it yourselfers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 May 2005 09:02:37 -0700
  ...Now the tank can be forced down without the fuel hose nipple or the plate studs catching on the frame rail edge. It is...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
  ...Could not get the nuts double-nutted tightly enough to break the studs loose without stripping something. Mind you, I've been alternately heating...
• Broadening my Perspective, and head studs
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:00:45 -0700
  ...Where can I buy cylinder head studs for the 1.9 wbx engine? Thanks, -Dyer Lytle in Tucson
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:45:55 -0700
  ...Do you guys knock out the > Mercedes steel lug bolt inserts or ream them out to accept the larger > Vanagon bolts/studs? Also, I...
• 84 Westy AUTO No Engine or Trans $500.00 Nor Cal
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Tue, 25 May 1999 09:32:59 -0700
  ...Seats are in great shape and the Camper Equip is in Prestine shape! Engine had bad studs so we ended up with the van...
• Hey Vendors, looking for oil pump.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 May 2001 15:53:27 -0500
  ...pump mounts into housing 021.115.109a with 4 10mm bolts/studs Stan Wilder 83 VW Vanagon air cooled 2000cc ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:00:32 -0600
  ...What is the die size on the studs? Thanks, Jim On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:00:10 -0600
  This box end tool works well until you put longer studs on for alloy rims. Then it no longer clears the studs.... (BTDT) Chris...
• rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:21:26 -0800
  i am putting benT's long studs onto my van's wheels. i started with the back, figuring i'd have a chance to...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:55:49 -0700
  ...Prior to replacing the head studs and exhaust fastener's with new stainless nuts, studs and bolts, I cleaned out all of the head...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:47:17 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- > > > Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts >> in the front just like a...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:15:42 -0700
  ...Longer lug bolts (front) and wheel studs (rear) are still needed. I got longer Porsche studs from eBay. I also got longer Volvo lug...
• Re: Audi turbo 15" alloy wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:31:43 EST
  ...free cost of machining centers: $40 spacers (2) about $15 rear elongated studs (10): $40 total spent: $140 or so. chris
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:26:30 -0400
  Drilling these studs can be a real bear! You need to start with a very small drill and work your way up. Slow speeds...
• Re: Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:29:38 -0500
  ...Bringing the whole car, or at least the parts that carry the wheel studs, is better. When I can't bring the whole car...
• Re: Sa alloys onto a Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:08:36 EDT
  ...alloys fit directly onto a US market Syncro > or are longer studs needed? > they bolt right on with stock lugs. chris ************** A Good Credit...
• 15" Mercedes Steel wheels anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
  Sat, 24 May 2008 23:52:03 -0400
  ...Is anyone running these? do I need longer studs/bolts to fit 5mm spacers with steel wheels? All the references I see are to...
• Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:15:48 EST
  ...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? No 5. Spacers? No, Ronal R9's are the same with no mods...
• Re: Sparkplug question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 23:48:49 -0400
  The original style wires go directly onto the screw studs. The nuts are only used with American style wires. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Drilling 14mm holes in alloy rims?
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:26:08 -0500
  Would anyone care to share their experiences in enlarging 12 mm holes to 14 mm for lug bolts/studs in aluminum rims. Is this...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:32 -0500
  ...If the heads do come > loose, it is because the studs are failing. Re-torqueing will only > stretch the studs' further and in the...
• Re: Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:35:12 -0800
  Several years ago one of the head studs broke as well. In this case we were simply driving along and the van just died...
• Re: Audi alloys on a vanagon was:Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 14 May 2007 17:41:30 +0000
  ...I may need longer wheel studs even if I don't > > use spacer for the rear. I already got 10 longer audi lug bolts...
• wOW, and head torques
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 15:25:13 -0700
  ...Question for the air-cooled folks; What head torque specs do people have in their various manuals for the 8mm case inserted studs? I...