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• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 12:27:31 EDT
  ...2.5" > > use audi lug bolts up front, and porsche 911 studs on rear. > > Chris, > I had to bore mine at 2-5/8...
• Optima Battery: where to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:53:56 -0700
  ...the deep cycle version is the exact same as the yellowtop, but it has wing nut terminal fasteners instead of the typical studs. The...
• Re: Help me get this nut off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 19:06:32 -0800
  ...Help me get this nut off!!! > Be real nice and somebody will send you a couple of studs or you can get > them for...
• Re: wheel question
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:26:16 -0600
  ...I had the centers milled out and used longer bolts and studs. I had a local machine shop make up some 13mm thick aluminum...
• Re: WTB: Vanagon 14'' alloys
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:23:55 -0700
  I may have some for you . . . :( 6 Total, with the 2 snow studs. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Chris S...
• Re: A Little Help with Rims
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 May 2011 07:17:27 -0700
  ...The Rims are $109.00 each plus the hardware, > spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc will run around $300.00. When you add in > the...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
  ...Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 11:18:22 -0500
  > You'll be threading/unthreading directly into the aluminum head with the > steel bolts - not a good idea (head should be Heli-Coiled). Austin...
• Re: Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:26:46 EST
  ...Inexpensive plastic lug nut covers jazz 'em up. >> Christopher, The stock lugbolts will fit but the studs are usually too short for safe mounting...
• Open Letter to GEX
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:39:28 -0500
  ...Then, when the studs sheared off with little effort, I realized that it was going to be a long night. The good part is...
• Re: Alloy Wheels ?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  25 Jan 97 20:47:49 EST
  ...If anyone's interested, I have a complete set of 15" Audi turbo wheels for sale already machined, and come with the elongated studs...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:41:17 -0500
  ...Steve On Feb 5, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > It's four nuts and studs and four bolts...
• Re: Alternator Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 2 Jun 2020 14:51:07 -0700
  ...Alternator Vibration > > Bruce, I can attest to what can happen, if/when the alternator vibrates > and loosens or breaks the studs & bracket holding it...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:01:41 -0500
  ...To remove the shield I would need to loosen one or more of my > studs to the exhaust manifold. Is there a quicker and...
• engine swap memories...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Dec 1995 08:57:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...when i put the motor in and was pretty for into the switch, i realized that the studs on the bottom of the engine...
• Maybe this will work?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:24:09 -0500
  > >> well, if the're "so dangerous" then what will happen? you have to use the >> longer studs for the rear, and just use audi...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 12:11:56 EST
  ...Would appreciate my list friends' advice on.... -Front bolts and rear studs (changeout, replacement, etc) -Offset (spacers needed?) -Machining (hub clearance) -Typical junkyard pricing...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:15:25 +1300
  ...In USA this sort of material may go under a different name, I don't know, Use it on exhaust studs etc too!
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:39:50 -0800
  I missed the start of this thread, but in addition to the other factors mentioned already (differing strength, galvanic in-compatibility), stainless suffers an...
• Re: NVC - Venting over messages
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 13:09:13 +0000
  ...Just picked up a pair of Vredstein transport snows with studs and on vanagon wheels for $40. Like new condition. there are good deals...
• FS: Audi Turbo alloys
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 29 May 2001 23:28:26 EDT
  ...Longer studs and bolts needed to install them depending on your application available at additional cost. Make me an offer that I can't...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:09:26 -0500
  ...If you use anti seize and torque the nuts to the specs for "dry" then you could risk disaster from stretching the studs or...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:26:50 -0400
  ...this issue? Should one use copper lock nuts on the exhaust studs, stainless, or the standard ones that typically come in a hardware kit...
• Help!! Weld hole in engine? Expert advice needed ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:40:34 -0900
  ...Due to fixing broken studs holding on the alternator bracket to the crankcase on a 1984 1.9L (and the installation of a Heli...
• Re: Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:35:55 EST
  ...I machined the front rotors for long studs and replaced the rear studs with longer studs but I haven't figured out the proper...
• Re: Rebuild longevity
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:48:42 -0700
  ...oil pump OEM gasket set with OEM sealant All corroded case studs replaced (probably most of them) New cam, rod, and crank bearings Careful...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Tue, 21 May 2002 11:31:26 -0700
  ...Mike Garske Richard Bias wrote: > > Good afternoon All, > I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs > (permanently) into...
• Re: the nuts and bolts of exhaust work thinking like a plumber
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 11:00:49 -0500
  ...Good Morning, Fred E-mail message Damon, ����������I think in particuliar the nut and bolts should be of unlike materials. � The studs should be...
• Re: Exhaust stud & bolts removal problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 2 May 2006 10:40:12 -0400
  my heads eventually went to the machine shop to have the studs drilled out and helicoils installed. they hit me 10 per stud. jonathan...
• Audi wheels again :<) was: Re: 16x7" et35 5x112mm wheels! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:44:38 EST
  ...for 4wd: -no machining of the wheels is necessary. - longer studs need to be used if using ALLOYS. steels dont need longer studs. - im...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket-what I found
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:03:00 -0800
  ...The studs go two > ways: The four on the > top are corroded. Only one of the lower group is. > One of the lower studs...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Tue, 21 May 2002 15:40:06 -0500
  ...JB Weld exhaust studs?... Good afternoon All, I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs (permanently) into their...
• Re: alternator posts, dip stick tube, OXS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:39:58 -0600
  ...Both of the studs that mount the bottom of the alternator bracket broke of on my 85 Westy as well. I wonder if this...
• Re: Alloy Wheels - again!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 23:42:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...I sold a complete set including center caps and lug bolts and studs for 450 (was asking 5, but came down)... also, why don...
• FS; Set of four SA Sunburst with Agilis 51 fitted, balanced...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:04:10 -0800
  ...I also have a set of the longer bolts and studs to make them fit right. I live in the Seattle area. $900 OBO...
• Helicoils
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sat, 18 May 2002 00:10:44 -0400
  I need to install a helicoil to repair threads on the block where one of the exhaust studs screws into. Does anyone know where...
• Re: bolt sizes for exhaust
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:02:35 -0400
  ...Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:13 AM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] bolt sizes for exhaust > Replacing my exhuast... > After I remove the studs (fingers crossed...
• Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:08:58 -0800
  ...vanished from this hemisphere? Or are 2WD drivers with bolts up front instead of nuts n' studs just SOL? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:39:40 +0000
  ...https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.t3technique.com%2Flug-nuts-studs-and-bolts%2Fwheel-studs%2Fpress-in-wheel-studs...
• Re: OT: how to check Bug engine is a 1.3 or 1.6 externally
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:36:29 -0800
  ...40HP - Studs are vertical, straight up. 1300-1500-1600 - Studs are at angle (about 15 to 20 degrees) Barrel Heights: 1300-1500-1600 Barrel...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:53:57 -0700
  ...With studs, you have something to hang the heavy >>>> tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift >>>> and...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 15:13:44 -0800
  ...I do have > chains of course, but haven't carried them in summer before. > > Here in Washington we are allowed to drive on studs...
• torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:58:18 -0800
  ...am going to take off my rotors to replace the wheel studs, and will need to undo/redo these. and i can borrow a...
• F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:49:25 -0500
  ...The engine and the tranny are separated by about 1/8", but I can't seem to get the tranny off the studs coming...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:58:21 -0400
  ...The goal is making sure they're relatively easy to remove, especially without damaging "costly" parts, like welded studs. The time saved by having...
• Re: retorquing heads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:54:12 -0400
  ...This keeps fatigue away, not so much in the studs as in the thread roots in the case! Time to stop lecturing. Terms (almost...
• Re: Help!! Another broken alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 08:28:20 -0800
  ...The studs/nuts must be loosening, that is the only way I can figure that the studs or brackets would be breaking. If they...
• Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:39:28 EDT
  ...Are copper nuts the answer? (once the studs are repaired!) Stainless Steel BOLTS and NO STUDS is the answer I have used with 100...
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...designs so you have to solve that and the 2 wheels = studs, 2 wheels = bolts problem. I always look at the tire/wheel deals...
• broken exhaust header
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:59:36 -0700
  ...In the meantime I'll be soaking the head studs with penetrating oil twice daily if possible or more and ordering gaskets. Do I...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Tilli-Pauling
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:55:05 -0500
  If you run the 18s from a E55 you don't need spacers but you do need the longer studs. It was a cheap...
• Fw: 15" alloys FS Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:31:30 -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...
• 84 head studs; Mobil One (good stuff!)
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:30:47 -0600
  ...3 or 4 of the head studs have some pitting. Does anyone have recommendations on replacing them? If they should be replaced, is there...
• Re: Rebuild longevity
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:11:03 -0700
  ...By the time you replace these and the case studs you are in it $20O-$300 before even getting into the other major parts...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:00:42 -0500
  ...As for the bracket studs, > the nuts should match the grade of the stud. > > Dennis
• Head gasket replacement time and caveats
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 14:55:25 -0400
  ...of the job? 3) I have the gasket set, and new studs and nuts for the exhaust. What else did you have to go...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:33:50 -0400
  On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Your right, the head studs on the waterboxer do...
• Re: Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 15:11:48 -0400
  ...Why won't my engine go in? It's an inline-4, has a KEP adapter plate on it, all 4 studs on the...
• warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:15:15 -0400
  ...When I replaced this not-hard-enough bolt, I replaced the nuts on my alternator bracket studs with 10.9 versions at the same...
• Re: Broken exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:39:45 -0800
  ...Broken exhaust studs Hi all, ! I was just applying my last nut to install one of the exhaust manifolds on my recently reconditioned heads...