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• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Apr 2014 (#2014-197)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 21:41:06 -0700
  Talk with Christopher from T3 Technique about the wheel adapters/spacers/studs/bolts/nuts required for this swap. Would look pretty cool On Fri...
• Re: Studable Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:36:45 -0800
  ...I have not found a reinforced tire like the Vanagon needs that > takes studs. Anyone out there know of one? > > Try HAKKAPELIITTA 10C. http...
• Re: Studable Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 03:18:01 EST
  ...I have not found a reinforced tire like the Vanagon needs that > takes studs. Anyone out there know of one? >>
• P.R. Retaining wire T4
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:07:16 -0800
  ...down" below the arm assembly and resting on the pedastal?? Also do the rocker arm hold down studs and nuts require locktite? Thanks. plainjane81
• Re: passat steel rims and tires
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:37:23 -0800
  ...For 2wd the centers need to be machined larger and spacers are needed up front along with longer studs but other than that they...
• FS in Salt Lake - 2 Kumho Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:29:57 -0700
  ...Lotsa beefy tread, with studs and WEED V-Bar chains on them. With tension straps. Mounted on VW steel wheels/rims ... the kind with...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:22:27 EST
  ...I'm also wondering if I should be putting something on the case-end threads of the new head studs I'm installing as...
• Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:31:25 +1300
  ...The cost is about double Raimund's, and includes adaptor/spacers to convert to any studpattern & stud diameter you like, with studs (not bolts...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:00:39 -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: Help me get this nut off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:49:10 -0600
  Be real nice and somebody will send you a couple of studs or you can get them for about $4.00 each from VW...
• Re: Changing rotation direction of tires?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 00:58:39 -0800
  ...Studded tires should not be swapped from side to side, as the studs form themselves after wear-pattern. PerL
• Re: idiot DC drivers (was RE: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:09:09 -0800
  ...Bean, Lands End, or REI? Maybe Cabellas?" > > Heavy LL Bean boots are great in the snow, don't need studs or chains, > no worrying...
• Re: about wheelsize--what is the lug nut pattern/size for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:46:30 EST
  ...devices used at tire stores to determine > the distance between the studs---what is the typical size for an 84 > Vanagon/passenger 2wd 1...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:10:20 -0800
  ...Not sure if studs break on their own, but if one snaps off a stud (easy to do w/rusty nuts/studs) they have...
• Re: Battered and beaten heads (graphic pix. NSFS - Not Safe For Shop)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2016 20:07:24 -0400
  ...Look at the studs very carefully. If they are rusted or pitted in any way they will need to be replaced. That will be...
• Re: ZSticks and head corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:27:42 -0700
  ...than aluminum) was > countered with the importance of preventing the head studs from corroding. > Unfortunately the drain hole has to be retapped for the...
• Re: 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:42:35 -0500
  ...He >does not sell the studs however. > >Thanks, > >Troy
• Re: S&S headers -arrrgh!
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 08:04:57 -0400
  ...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: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:32:47 -0400
  ...Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > I now have the Hakka C's winter > tire w/o studs as my all year tire in Maine
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 20:47:29 -0400
  ...bush somewhere and found that the PO had simply welded the exhaust to the studs etc. He was not a happy man. Yours, David
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 26 May 2010 20:23:05 -0700
  ...I felt like sinking studs into the driveway to keep them > in place. > > My plastic ones have a hole at the end, probably for...
• RE: (can do) Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Eugene Palmer
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 00:02:37 -0700
  ...I think that over-tightening the head studs is what whipped that engine case. I'll never try it again. Can't do it...
• Re: 1600 Rebuild Notes...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 06:24:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...I feel like it > could hurt the piston, being hit against the head studs. (note excessive > amount of masculine terminolgy in engines- i'm...
• Re: Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:14:57 -0500
  Well, not so bad now thanks. :) Got studs out, and confirmed that nothing rubbing on drum..... on that side at least! Cheers, Neil. --- BenT...
• Re: Exhausting Exaust
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:01:11 EST
  ...No way you can go there with a drill to drill out the broken studs & bolts. . . . . . . If the nuts and bolts break off the...
• Re: Follow-up on bad exhaust experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:12:36 -0500
  ...He quoted me the price over the phone like he had drilled out > 100's of studs in his days... (he's been in...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:51:38 -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...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:39:32 -0800
  ...Saw the drum move >slghtly towards the ends of the studs. When I do drum brakes ... After getting the first wheel off I use...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:20:14 -0800
  ...With 62mm offset you will need much longer wheel studs (rear) and bolts (front). I am not sure if this is a potential hazard...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:15:02 +0000
  ...Some are designed for Allen head >"tuner" lugbolts and do NOT have the same radius as the ballseats on most >14mm >bolts/studs. I...
• 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:14:31 -0700
  ...They sit on studs on the door mechanism, held in place by circlip. Circlips replaced by E clips. Just a heads up, less expensive...
• Double Van Sighting Boston Area
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:35:24 -0800
  ...two tome blue, hardtop, racks, Oregon plates!, sounded like it was running studs Second: Dark Blue Syncro hardtop, racks, and looked like Zetec or...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:53:31 -0700
  ...I can't stand bone dry wheel studs and nuts myself. Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric luebbers" <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:48:33 -0500
  ...I reused the heads (and studs), "refurbished" by the machine shop. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Tom...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  ...with studs, standard align bore not oversized 72-79 engine mounting $100.00 4) CV Series Type IV Engine case with studs, .020 align...
• Alternator Bracket Mod 1.9 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:42:02 -0400
  ...A potential fix for broken alternator bracket studs are "step-up" studs where one side is 8mm and other side is 10mm. You drill...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:43:27 -0500
  ...The OEM studs are only grade 5.8. The bit will usually follow center. Then work your way up to the size needed for...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:21:16 -0400
  ...Some folks like having the mix of studs and bolts for the exhaust system .... others prefer all bolts. Whenever I've reinstalled a stud...
• Re: trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:53:18 -0700
  ...Don't mess with the studs, if you screw them up you'll have to take the cabinet (and maybe the floor) out to...
• quick and dirty head etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:59 -0700
  ...to try and get the cover plate off the corroded exh. studs. Anyway, after much scraping and brushing I made the engine case about...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:03:01 -0500
  ...Replace the studs as they are also stretched. Dennis
• Alternate Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:12:17 -0700
  ...id= From a look at the archives, failure of those original studs is not unknown. It seems a simple enough swap, but I don...
• '84 Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 16:21:33 -0700
  ...Now it's off to the dealer to get the rims pulled, replace studs and lug nuts as required. Of course the mirror is...
• Re: Mercedes wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Rosen
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:11:52 -0400
  ...Also, longer Audi lug bolts must be used in the front and longer studs installed at the rear. The 6 1/2's are...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:36:43 -0700
  ...How about the studs? any corrosion? Head mating surfaces? The two things I have done are grounding the right head to the major ground...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:47:48 -0800
  ...You can get one from many vendors, Potter has them, with > conversion studs; > > <http://www.parts4vws.com> > (Not Vanagon specific site, but a well...
• Re: Rear main seal replacement/flywheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 20:17:18 -0700
  I used a big screwdriver wedged against one of the studs and the exhaust against the flywheel teeth. Nothing bent. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:40:57 -0800
  ...And get studs and cables. And drive like there's just been an ice storm. It'll still handle lousily, but you'll feel...
• Re: FW: Re: cheap studs for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:48:53 -0800
  Almost as good as the "Head Job" thread that went around a couple years ago. That REALLY got my wife's interest! http://gerry...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:19:36 EDT
  ...but I can't seem to get the tranny off the studs coming from the engine on the bottom. What gives? Any ideas would...
• Re: Rondo Wheels 15x7, five spoke for eurovan
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 01:03:56 -0700
  ...Then you have to chase down longer studs and/or bolts... It can get expensive. =) BenT
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:41:02 EST
  ...the rears to have the caps work? That > would mean longer studs as well, eh? Fronts are fine. > > TIA, > > when you machine the centers...
• SA (South African) Grille advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:48:52 -0400
  The stock north American grilles used 1/4 turn screws whereas the SA grilles use studs or attached pins that push into those old...
• Re: Audi A4 Wheels for '83.5 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 06:21:34 -0500
  ...I know I'll need longer studs/bolts and > different nuts, but will I need front spacers, too? Will I be able to fit...
• Re: 84 head studs; Mobil One (good stuff!)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:40:54 -0600
  ...84 head studs; Mobil One (good stuff!) > > I'm in the process of partially rebuilding my '84 GL's engine with 185k on it...
• Re: audi rim modifications
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 11:34:59 -0700
  ...Without them the bolts and studs could be shorter, but I recommend using the spacers anyway. The Syncro needs the longer studs front and...
• Re: Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:43:12 -0700
  ...yahoo.com> wrote: > Yes easily unless you have installed insanely long studs there. > There should be no issue at all. > > Z > > > On Saturday, April...
• still have alloy wheels for sale $50 each
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:38:42 -0400
  ...need elongated studs for rears, and need to run @5/16 spacer up front. cheap, good looking alternative to the Carat alloys, and you...
• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 01:15:16 EDT
  ...please let me know. >> machine the center hole to 2.5" use audi lug bolts up front, and porsche 911 studs on rear. chris
• Can anyone identify this syncro part?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:13:01 -0400
  ...its twin on the far left), the part with the wheel studs connected to it. Anyone have a part number? How much? Where I...