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• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:04:36 -0800
  ...When using SA alloys and many others, don't forget to remove the drum retaining bolts so the rear wheel can sit flush. If...
• Re: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:10:54 -0400
  ...smooth? Turn the wheel 90 degrees and push/pull the half shaft again... Check that all of the CV bolts are snug. Hold the...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:50:18 -0400
  ...If the spare wheel is steel and the other wheels alloy, you should also carry a spare set of lug nuts and bolts for...
• CV joint field notes;
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:24:01 -0800
  ...addition to Rhino Ramps and wheel chocks. Try to rock the van before crawling underneath it. Recalcitrant bolts need a drill and easy-out...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:51:17 -0500
  Dears Glenn, I STRONGLY suggest you forget going with EITHER Mercedes or Audi wheels unless you also go with spacers. See: http://www.hsdesign...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:37:03 +1200
  ...you don't want the wheels to foul the suspension or the fenders (I've had both!)... or to screw-up the handling. With...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 10:32:30 -0700
  ...The shoulders (and sometimes the diameter) of the lug > >>> nuts/bolts vary from the alloy to the steel. > >>> > >>> My new alloy wheels came with...
• Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:21:23 -0400
  ...I understand I need 1/2" spacer and longer lug >bolts for the front. I may need longer wheel studs even if I don...
• Re: Trailing Arm
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:27:55 -0600
  ...Hello > > I am having problems removing the bolts between the rear trailing > arm and > the wheel bearing assembly due to tight clearances. Any > suggestions...
• Re: Merkur Scorpio alloys & other wheels which can fit Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:08:49 -0800
  ...I test-fitted a Nissan Maxima 114.3 alloy wheel to my Westy > when the neighbor was installing new struts on his car. It...
• Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:26:44 -0500
  ...I can't even start the bolts on the front wheels and I don't want to have this problem when I'm away...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:48:00 -0700
  ...Do the front hubs on a syncro force >concentricity with steel wheels or is it maintained by the lug bolts as on a >standard...
• Re: Road Story to share
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:08:51 -0400
  ...you speak of the wheel flange are you referring to what I call the "hub" (the part the wheel bolts to)? I didn't...
• Re: Wheel suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 1 Jan 2020 01:40:54 +0000
  ...With spacers you should use longer studs/bolts. Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-402S-Сustom-Wheel-pattern/dp/B07TDQC6Y7/ref=sr_ 1_20...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:36:30 -0800
  I just looked at their website. The $2.95 bolt is a short aftermarket type. Doesn't say size of head. Looks like they...
• Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Sun, 5 Feb 95 12:34:03 EST
  ...pulled the wheel, removed the two 11mm bolts, released the parking brake, and yanked, banged. The drum rotates freely and seems to be frozen...
• Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Fri, 20 May 2011 18:50:40 -0200
  ...However, much to my chagrin I found the steering wheel was locked and the key will not turn in the ignition. I noticed that...
• Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:16:43 -0700
  ...that way he could work the parking brake while you losten 2 bolts, then loosen the p brake, turn the wheels, tighten the p...
• CV joint hard times
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:10:19 -0800
  ...The trouble was aligning the wheel side CV bolts to get them started. Flat on my back under the rig---it is difficult to...
• replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:24:52 -0800
  ...I've rechecked the fluid level, TC bolts, gear & throttle linkage, axle bolts. Everything looks in order. Anyone got suggestions? I guess the next...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:49:26 -0500
  ...The hub portion of the >> wheel bolts to the vehicle. Hub + rim = wheel. >> Anyway, both the OP and the next P use the word...
• Re: cv joint questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 23:32:06 -0600
  ...If you have any loose CV bolts, it will allow the CV to work against the wheel, causing a strange knocking noise as well...
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 09:51:02 -0700
  I have had 15" Steel EuroVan Wheels on My 2WD 90Westy for 10Yrs ~ 1/2" Spacers with 225/60r15 on Front & 3/4" Spacers...
• Re: Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:17:51 -0700
  ...Also, it requires the front inner CV bolts to be a little longer than the rears, so be sure the correct bolts are in...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 1994 12:49:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...If you have one of those axle nut tools, and your brakes wont hold the wheel still, try this trick. Jack the car, put...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 09:30:13 -0500
  ...wheels. I DID need longer studs in back (you also need to remove a scre that holds the rear brake drum) and longer bolts...
• Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed follow-up
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:12:42 -0500
  ...Using a new cutoff wheel was not going to work without chopping up the edges of the screw hole on the block. I keep...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 2 Oct 2019 18:43:22 -0700
  ...torquing wheel > fasteners to 133 foot pounds. That's a lot. I said, "Well then how am I > supposed to get those bolts off...
• [Syncro] - Towing a Syncro - what's best??
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:54:26 -0300
  Volks, I'm about to tow a Syncro "project vehicle" over several hundred miles with the front wheels off the ground on a "tow...
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:21:55 -0700
  ...Not sure if the wheels are sold with bolts or not, but if you > have to purchase these it can add quite a bit...
• Re: diagnosing CV Q's
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:07:46 -0600
  ...Bolts are torqued >properly. > >Also- when checking, I am not sure if I should have the wheel on or off >the ground? > >I'm...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:19:09 -0600
  I got mine from go westy only thing I had to do was have tires mounted then bolt on, came with proper bolts/nuts...
• Re: Will Rims off a New Beetle fit our Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 21:03:20 -0500
  ...steel wheels have to have the centers machined out 1/4" and they need longer( rear) wheel studs and longer (front)wheel bolts.The...
• Re: FS: four (4) Audi 15" BBS wheels w/ so-so tires in SF $295
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:07:57 EST
  ...As in any alloy > installation onto a steel wheel equipped van, you will need different > lugnuts > and bolts. I can hook you up with...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:41:52 -0400
  ...In my 42 years experience with Lobro CV joints, Valvoline Dura-Blend Extreme Pressure grease for disc brake wheel bearings, suspensions, universal joints & constant...
• Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:30:38 -0800
  ...Looking at it it just seems like it screws off on the "van" end and then bolts off on the "wheel" end. I'm...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:55:14 -0800
  ...I use a long pry bar > >>> in > >>> between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while > >>> loosening the bolts. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jan 3...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:06:58 +0800
  ...For example, forged alloy wheels "look" thinner and less robust than a comparable cast alloy wheel. In almost all cases, the forged alloy wheels...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:13:29 -0700
  ...Nice looking BIG > >> wheels. Some road rash. He also has the longer lug bolts. > >> > >> The bolt hole size is good but it appears the...
• Re: Front washer problem
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:24 -0800
  ...Under the left front, driver's side) fore of the wheel, there are three bolts holding the tank to the frame. Loosen those bolts...
• Re: Thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:22:15 -0500
  ...Just replace it if needed and use A4 stainless bolts. Use stainless for attaching the housing to the head also. Oh, and nickel based...
• Re: Grinders and sanders
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 94 9:01:00 CDT
  ...to have rusty bolts and such. Finally, it's much easier to control than a drill with a grinding wheel, and you can get...
• Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:53:45 -0800
  ...The wheels will need longer bolts and studs in either use. mario m <vw_fool@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: This weekend I picked up a...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
  ...Syncro? Jack the wheel off the ground and rotate the wheel/ axle/ cv so that the hard-to-reach bolts are now in a...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:26:20 -0700
  ...Those are the hubcentric wheels with bolts and > thinking back I think they are even more frustrating because as > someone mentioned the hub turns...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 09:22:18 -0600
  ...Jim > On Feb 4, 2014, at 11:12 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > There is no reason the rear wheel bearing can...
• Re: front blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:41:52 -0400
  ...The wheel is attatched to the dash by two "shear bolts". These bolts have heads shaped like a cone with no place to put...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:43:14 -0700
  ...of a wheel on which the tire is mounted. �The hub portion of the wheel bolts to the vehicle. �Hub + rim = wheel.� Anyway, both...
• Steering Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 6 May 2003 11:55:46 -0700
  ...Everything looks ok under the front end - no bends, loose/missing bolts, etc. The wheel bearings are noisy at speed and in need of...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 02:35:20 EDT
  ...that in a frontal impact when your chest hits the wheel and the bolts shear >> On this list, the subject of those damn shear...
• Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 9 Mar 2021 18:50:05 +0000
  I run 16" GoWesty alloys and correct tires.  But I keep a 14" Vanagon steel wheel (with 5 original nuts and 5 original bolts...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:37:03 EST
  In a message dated 3/19/01 6:42:50 PM, cskanute@BITSTREAM.NET writes: << required drilling out two shear bolts >> Chad, Some dashboard...
• For Sale: Carat wheel, trailer hitch, engine, trans, Bentley, and more
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 01:46:56 MDT
  ...Carat alloy wheel. Very good condition with generic P205/70 tire suitable as spare. $135 2. Reese trailer hitch that bolts to tow loops...
• Parts & Stuff For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:27:45 MDT
  ...Carat alloy wheel with tire. VG condition. $125 2. 1.9 waterboxer engine. Low oil pressure symptoms. Best offer. 3. 4 spd. transmission code...
• Re: Spare 15 or 16" tire solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:07:23 -0700
  ...With the Mercedes wheels on Dixie I carry 5 spare lug bolts for if I have a front go flat and 5 lug nuts...
• 5-lug to american rims
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:23:57 -0600
  ...Too bad 9 out of 10 Sears can't balance the >old five lug wheels. Speaking of balancing wheels... I just got mine rotated...
• How-to Remove Brake Booster (also Brake MC and Clutch MC)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:30:51 EST
  ...Remove plastic pieces under steering wheel and under dash around the area of where the booster is. 10. Remove the four 13mm bolts that...
• Re: Reasonable cost alloy wheel option and check out the brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:21:05 +0000
  ...Reasonable cost alloy wheel option Follow the link to some pictures of the Ultra Wheel 402-6722+32S. This wheel is 16" X 7...
• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:24:23 +1100
  ...installing new front wheel bearings and noted that > Bentley calls for 200 ft/lbs of torque on the caliper bolts. I have > found one...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 19 May 2004 03:08:31 EDT
  ...ETKA notes "reinforcement for wheel housing" for mounting the bracket that holds the jumpseat. That is the bracket that mounts to the battery compartment...