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Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:37:21 -0700
...there's a guy on ebay I think that specializes in nothing but studs and nuts and wheel mounting bolts. shoot, thought I'd...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:03:48 -0700
I believe the right side adjusting wheel has left-hand threads. -Dana- Edward Maglott wrote: > > Hi all, > I have been searching in the exciting...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:24:11 -0700
...I did not weld in risers, but used through bolts at the same spots (caulking the hole) where I could. It doesn't work...
Re: [vanagon] Mercedes C220 Wheels
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:59:26 -0700
...wheels. Else you can't get > them to stay centered.) > Front bolts: 45mm shank > Rear press-in studs 54mm long > > Sources: > 45mm bolts and...
Re: 15" wheel options
Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:24:02 -0600
Don You should be able to do that, just depends on the size of the caliper and which steel wheel. I have the go...
Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:16:15 -0800
...wheels! Main reason is the large thickness of the spacers, and they are expensive! I really didnt trust, having such Long studs / bolts either...
Re: Wheels and Tires
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 9 Dec 2006 12:41:57 -0500
...It might also cause problems Correcting that would require spacers, which in turn might require longer studs and wheel bolts. If the offset is...
Re: Common front end rattles?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 19 May 2021 11:02:56 -0600
...my rear bolts I have in there could be >> a bit larger. >>>> >>>> >>>> The Sounds like it is either in the center, wheels or front...
Re: 14" spare on 15" syncro? NO
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:04:35 -0400
...I would loosen all 8 nuts and bolts and lube them and re torque them before the trip to make sure I didn't...
Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
Historical mailing list - John C...
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:22:36 +0000
...wheels! Main reason is the large thickness of the spacers, and they are expensive! I really didnt trust, having such Long studs / bolts either...
Re: 16" alloys for vanagon For Sale or trade
Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:07:11 -0500
...bolts and studs > > etc.. and > > if your mounting these on a 2wd, i have the correct spacers too. i have 5 > > of > > these wheels...
Re: 2002 Passat wheels
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:08:18 -0500
...Looks like the bolts >>> holes are right but not sure about the back spacing on the wheel >>> centers, spacing stc....... >>> >>> Thanks >
Re: I can name this sound in...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:25:45 -0700
Have you worked on the CV joints lately? Could be loosening bolts. If the CV joints themselves, they usually get noisier when they gete...
Re: 80 sliding door stiff
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:36:59 -0800
...Support the door and marke the position of the bolts before removing them. Now you have the L shaped assembly complete wtih crungy wheels...
Rear Bearings R&R
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
...on jack stands and remove wheel. Put your lug nuts in a baggie. 4. Remove 2 little Drum bolts then remove drum with hub...
Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 2 Oct 2019 23:28:22 -0600
...Did a tire shop last tighten the lug nuts/bolts on your wheels? Make sure you can remove them with the lug wrench you...
Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:47:52 -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...
Re: Wanted: 16" Rims
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:10:03 -0500
...for the Mercedes Wheels go for the 20 and be aware that wide tires may be too close to the sliding door. The 38...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:05 -0400
...No, unfortunately. > Say you have the drum >off, and you ran a wire wheel around the edge where the drum meets, or maybe >a...
Re: wheel question
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:53:12 EDT
...you can use the audi bolts up front. chris
Outer CV Joint
Historical mailing list - David
Thu, 11 May 2000 11:22:30 -0400
...the axel w/spile from the hub like in a front wheel drive VW or can I simply unbolt the axel and change the...
Re: wheel confusion
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 May 2001 09:04:07 EDT
...to get them to fit, buy the spacers, longer studs, and bolts, you are going to almost get to the price of what I...
Re: Clunking sound
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:11:47 -0800
David, if you noise is associate with bumps, I've found lower front shock mounting bolts not tight enough a few times, causing that...
Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:38:16 -0800
...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: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 2 Oct 2019 20:16:37 -0700
...Did a tire shop last tighten the lug nuts/bolts on your > wheels? Make sure you can remove them with the lug wrench you...
Re: Rear axle question
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 30 May 2003 15:17:10 +0000
...inside bolts came loose some snapped and twisted, but what a pita but i was able to clean the holes on the wheel side...
4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
...This setup would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels. Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, hydraulik...
Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:49:54 -0800
...You will have clearance problems at the upper control arm, > if you try to omit the spacer. > The wheels will need longer bolts and...
Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:45:34 -0800
...Also note if using a steel or unmatched spare wheel you need to carry the lug nuts-bolts that go with them. No sense...
Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:48:58 -0700
...Some of the wheel inserts I have seen used on > MB > > wheels have a stepped seat wth a flat bottom. Not ideal for a...
Steering: PS Rack U-Joint R&R
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:49:12 -0500
...No doubt more stress on it as it took more effort to turn the wheel all those years. Had a spare once I located...
Re: Wheel stud problem
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:05 -0800
...Vice grips, Cold > chisels, heat, drilling, blah-blah butcher-butcher > curse-curse. > > Can wheel studs be replaced without removing hub? > > I really don't...
CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:40 -0800
...But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head bolts so that I cannot break the last bolt free...
Re: Intermittent noise from rear
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:15:56 -0600
...Could even just be a few CV mounting bolts loose. Drive very close to a tall brick wall (back of Albertsons works for me...
Re: [Syncro] Re: [WetWesties] Split Weld Seam
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:21:52 -0800
...I've used a torque wrench on wheel mounting bolts before.......... and much prefer the 'feel by hand' method with a good breaker bar...
Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:38:36 +0200
...Instead of having to undo just eight bolts to remove the main drive shaft, it's now twenty four bolts and twelve of these...
Re: Putting on tires: three hands
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:28 -0500
...the old man. > >> > >> "I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he > >> said. > >> > >> I can see his point. With...
Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:25:44 -0600
...and on the way home this evening, I looked down at my steering wheel / column, and I hoped and prayed to God, that in...
Re: help needed rear wheel alignment / trailing arm
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:00:20 -0600
...When parked at YB I took a sighting down >the wheels and then I could clearly see the problem. > >My left rear wheel did...
Re: Clunk up front when starting from dead stop
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:55:27 -0500
...I simply tightened the control arm bushing bolts and the slop went away. Hopefully you will be so lucky... > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:18:40 -0400
...bolts? Have you done recent work on the CV joints? Have you raised the van up and checked both front and rear wheels for...
Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 May 2012 17:56:08 -0400
At 05:18 PM 5/7/2012, jeff ensing wrote: >It is my understanding that these bolts are a shear bolt to aid in...
Rear Bearings R&R
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
...on jack stands and remove wheel. > Put your lug nuts in a baggie. > 4. Remove 2 little Drum bolts then remove drum with hub...
Front ball joint on '84 westy
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Tue, 25 Jul 1995 09:54:33 -0700 (PDT)
...The alignment guy was not able to get the right front wheel to align. He said that the upper ball joint was pretty loose...
Re: diagnosing CV Q's
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:45:39 -0500
...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: You wheel fit Gurus...can you give an opinion here, please..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:24:34 -0700
Thanks Everyone....I have withdrawn my offer on the wheels...Too expensive to get them on the rig...more than buying some from Van...
Re: Pulling the transmission from a syncro
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 14 May 2006 17:40:53 -0400
...The decoupler wiring harness gets left in the driver side (left) rear wheel well. You might find the other wiring there too. The engine...
Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 1 May 2012 05:08:43 -0400
...Studs and bolts in good chrome finish can be found at most any good wheel shop. You want these: Lug bolt, CARAT wheel, chrome...
Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:08:16 -0500
...wheel shroud, and you need to have some clearance at the bottom coupling. If you had any faith in those expensive thief-proof bolts...
Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:58:22 -0700
On 8/27/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote: > > You are absolutely right that after adding up the cost for lug bolts, > wheel...
Re: Splash plate behind Rotors
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 7 May 2009 17:00:45 -0700
...Remove wheel, caliper (Temporarily suspend it. Don't disconnect), rotor, and the 3 screws are right there. Because the caliper bolts are on pretty...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:18:46 -0400
...My sawzall and a 12" long metal cutting blade got in there via the rear wheel well. The new bolts were stainless steel! Hang...
Re: Changing Front Rotors
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:33:57 -0500
...bolts hold what you are calling the retainer on. Yuo will also need to remove the small flat head screw between the wheel studs...
Re: Audi A4 Wheels for '83.5 Westfalia?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:09:33 EST
...I know I'll need longer studs/bolts and > different nuts, but will I need front spacers, too? Will I be able to fit...
How To Replace Power Steering Rack (re-send)
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:15:47 -0400
...Next remove the four bolts that hold the steering rack to the chassis. The lower bolts are fairly easy to remove. The upper ones...
Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:45:09 -0800
...Also note if using a steel or unmatched spare wheel you need to carry the lug nuts-bolts that go with them. No sense...
Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 17:40:20 -0700
...Whichever rear wheel has the >>> lesser resistance will spin. Hence, if you raise one rear wheel in the >>> air, the van is not going...
Re: WTB: 15" steel wheels near Victoria, BC
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:33:10 -0700
...some 15" Eurovan wheels in about an hour, and they are supposed to include spacers. Not sure about longer bolts - I assume I will...
Bilsteins, Agilis and SA 15s - A Report (longish)
Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:35:44 -0400
...Sure enough, the rear wheels were wobbling like wheels on a clown car. Removed the wheels and noticed two bolts on the drum which...
Re: Brakes inconsistent
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 06 Sep 1995 09:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
...But guess what I found-- the vacuum servo for the power brakes (master cyl bolts to it) was COMPLETELY FULL of old, grungy-looking...