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Re: Rear axle nut socket
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:57:47 -0400
...Rear axle nut socket > Hi; > Has anyone been able to find a rear axle nut socket > (I think it's 46mm?) in a 1...
Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:00:23 -0700
...Jim C On Dec 1, 2008, at 7:06 AM, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > For bulk metric stainless steel nuts/bolts/washers, I...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:08:21 -0700
And if you continue to think of the stub axle and castellated nut as a nut and bolt, then look up the torque specs...
Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 23 May 2007 05:49:35 EDT
...Nut should be a Nylock nut. Bolts, nuts and flat washers to hold front & rear bumper to the body. Front requires two 8mm bolts...
Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:38:53 -0400
...Bilstein shock tower nuts > > Greetings all, > In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old > shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
Re: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Nov 1994 08:31:59 -0800
...A friend of mine bought a Craftsman 1/2" handle at a garage sale for $1, broke it on a bus axle nut and...
Re: head sealant
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:39:59 -0600
...I used it on the case split and on the head nuts. Most any flaps will have this mixed in with their other permatex...
Re: odometer mechanism
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:55:43 -0400
...anyway that small nut is gone! am i > correct in assuming there is a tiny nut that goes there? > > any suggestions for a fix...
Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 02:19:59 -0700
...In all of the photos, the castellated nut and the cotter pin remain on the axle. Help! Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia...
Give me a long enough fulcrum and I'll move the...
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 21 May 2003 01:29:19 -0400
...I've been using 1/2 sockets on the nuts. So, I put the sock on the breaker bar and the next 3 nuts...
Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:53:02 -0800
While the Bentley shows removing the nut and hub, all of the usual brake components can be removed and replaced without disturbing them. The...
Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:16:15 +1200
...Friend of mine has a very nice 71 >Westy but the left rear axle nut comes loose every couple thousand miles >despite havingthe cotter...
bumpers
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:04:21 -0400
...I think a few tack welds judicially placed will turn the loose nuts into nut plates. Anyone see a problem with this idea? Not...
Question about rear wheel bearing spacers etc.
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:56:04 -0500
...But upon consulting my bentley, I see on 42.4, "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362 install new sleeves and axle nuts...
Re: First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 30 Jun 1996 18:19:07 -0300
...I am half tempted to get another nut and cut this one off.... Bugs & Things & Bricks...Oh, my! Roy -- Roy Nicholl Atlantic Systems Group...
Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 16 May 1999 08:43:12 -0400
...I am talking about the SQUARE nuts needed to mount the "arms" into the frame. If you look closely, there is nothing to bolt...
Front thrust washer
Historical mailing list - David Parsons
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:49:33 -0400
...I just for a 81 VANAGON and it came with new front wheel bearings,seals,thrust washers and locking nuts in the box. The...
Re: Mine just broke and now I need electric mirror base swivel spring...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:11:54 EDT
...Well, it turns out that the nut holding the mirror on came loose. I had to take the door panel off to get to...
Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 17 May 1999 11:32:21 -0400
Dear David, I'm afraid you still are mistaken, monsieur!! The 6 hex nuts are for mounting the brackets to the main unit. The...
Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:19:31 -0700
...According to my past experience I know it is the axle nuts that are probably loose. So I finally checked them today. Sure enough...
Re: syncro upgrade to 15 inch wheels
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sat, 7 Aug 2004 14:35:33 -0700
...anywho, i noticed that there needs to be some upgrading to the lug nuts or bolts. since the syncro has the bolts already in...
Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
Historical mailing list - Roland
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:12:50 -0700
...Got it all undone, except the 2 bottom nuts on the water pump itself. Got the top nut off with my usual 13mm socket...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:23:57 -0400
...The big nut presses the hub against the inner race of the >outer bearing, which presses against the spacer, which presses >against the inner...
Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:25:14 -1000
...Turns out that whenever the nut gets loose the splines on the hub wears down. Thus the hub and axle has play in it...
Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 05:49:51 EST
...Replace the pipe, two lock nuts and install the oil cooler nut. Tighten well. This nut should be checked for tighness every time you...
Re: Removing rear brake drums?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:18:13 EST
...They frequently remove the axle nut to inspect the brakes. They should have broken any rust out by then. If you want to try...
Re: 1.9 exhaust install
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:31:32 -0400
...you should be able to remove the nuts wihout much trouble and with a simple 3/8"-drive ratchet (or something that better fits...
Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:20:51 -0700
...The SCCA GT 2 Datsun 510 had the same kind of chrome flat bottomed nuts, albeit in a Japanese metric thread pitch, and I...
Lug torque? How about zero?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:11:39 -0800
...Had to take off a nut from the other three wheels I had nuts on. That reminded me of the joke; The guy is...
Re: head nut sealer
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:54:30 -0500
>I've about given up on getting some "yellow head nut sealer" I got mine at Darling's VW in Bangor, Maine. They did...
Re: discount VANAGON parts new!! check this out!!! (f)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:57:20 +1200
Do they sell electric wheel nuts? Automatic or manual? Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting...
Your all Nuts !!
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:33:22 -0500
...And I thought I was NUTS !! HA ! I say---" And this too shall pass" ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Coolant leaking at upper head nut
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:34:30 -0800
On another note, I have a very small coolant leak coming from an upper head nut. I've never heard this mentioned and didn...
Re: Rear axle nut socket
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Fri, 4 Jul 2003 06:38:41 -0500
...Rear axle nut socket > > > >>Hi; >>Has anyone been able to find a rear axle nut socket >>(I think it's 46mm?) in a 1...
Re: Alternate axle shaft locking mechanism for front brakes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:37:37 -0500
Bay window nuts have a clamp. Maybe that? Jim Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 18, 2021, at 9:29 PM, Alistair Bell <albell...
Re: Front thrust washer
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:56:33 -0700
If you are talking about the tabbed washer between the nut and outer bearing, that should be loose or it will make it difficult...
Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:25:55 -0700
...For this inner tie rod nut: http://tinyurl.com/3tl5wl3 How does one torque the big inner "nut" to rack? I imagine most go...
Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:52:58 -0700
...fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp > At 08:01 PM 3/20/2011, Vern in Bend wrote: >>I don't like peen-unpeen...
Adjusting the Emergency Break
Historical mailing list - Paul B.
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:55:11 -0800
...The Break adjuster (for lack of a better term) nut(you know the nut that connects the two break cables to the long metal...
Re: wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:57:09 -0400
...you will be imparting a lot of torque to loosen the axle nut. Try getting the nut loose with van in gear/e-brake...
Re: Relocate LP Tank
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:16:32 -0600
...There are two nuts welded to the body that look like I could just > screw in some studs. Are these strong enough or do...
Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:43:35 -0800
...hits the nuts Should I order the dust cap and the rubber front shock collar bushings shock tower nut cover cap nuts etc etc...
Re: removing rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0800
...The bar and a short length of steel pipe made short work of loosening/tightening the 46mm nut. I had far more trouble removing...
Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:52:47 -0700
Before I got my current Ingersoll-Rand 1/2" drive air wrench, which merrily installs and removes every 46mm axle nut I've come...
Re: Rear Drum
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:28:39 -0700
...Im not sure if this is >> >syncro spectfic but there is a pin that holds a large nut and the hub. Now >> >this must...
Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:50:30 -0400
...New lines, new > T, new nuts. All of the new joints hold pressure fine except for the > joint where the line from the front...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:30:53 -0700
...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > Hi Ed, > > An 8mm bolt is used to secure the throttle linkage. > > 11mm bolts are used to...
Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:42:39 -0800
No nuts. Plastic grommets. <http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_376_167/mudflap-hardware-kit.html> Jim On Feb 22, 2014, at...
Re: Brake Drum Nut
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Nov 1996 06:52:51 PST
...It is an oblong piece of metal that fits over the nut and you give it a few hits with a five pound sledge...
Changing from steel wheels to alloys
Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
Wed, 2 Feb 2000 03:44:23 EST
...The alloys came with 10 acorn style lug nuts and 10 lug bolts? My Syncro has studs at all 4 corners. The ones in...
Re: "dry" sound from wheel
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 15:22:33 -0800
A lister once gave me a wonderful piece of advice on the lug nuts. Go buy yourself an 18" breaker bar and an impact...
Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:13:18 EDT
...Your friend should be replacing his bearings, not just tightening the nut as this may help his problem. However if the hub splines are...
Re: Bumper repairs, fiberglass
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:02:17 -0700
...You really must have fried some brain cells from the fumes > because you are declaring publicly that you like to BJ your nuts. > > Sure...
removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:46:53 -0500
The only thing I haven't tried is a small propane torch on the nut of the rears and the wheel/hub of the...
Re: NY plane into Building
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:04:53 -0500
...In this case it was not "another nut", but rather a horrible accident involving New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, who owned the plane...
Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:50:11 -0500
...I don't remember the ferrule nuts shearing off when I first started in hplc around 1972. I wound up in R&D management...
Rear Wheel Bearings
Historical mailing list
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 13:28:50 EDT
...I found previously that the axle nut was loose and tightening it solved the problem. Not so this time. I eventually removed the wheel...
Re: anti-seize
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:01:18 -0700
...anti-seize > dear nuts > i always apply a little bit of grease to the inside of the nut before i > spin > it on > i...
Re: lug nut torque?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:05:33 -0500
Not trying to address the very best tool for removing lug nuts/bolts, but I use successfully exactly what you reccommend - a long Sears...
Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:57 -0800
...crude wrench quickly twisted off of the nut, > resulting in rounding off the corners of the nut and deforming the gripping > surfaces of the...