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• RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:00:39 -0700
  Actually, we are talking about replacing the nut aren't we? The bolt is a stud with a cap nut, at least in the...
• Re: brass nuts
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:12:12 -0700
  Sounds like i'll be trying to find vw brass alloy nuts for my exhaust (plus a little of the anti-sieze couldn't...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:09:17 -0700
  ...Neither the nut or the bolt head have a washer between them and the bracket. Seems to me that since a loosened alternator bracket...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:25:27 -0600
  John's comments re lubricating (or not) nuts and studs before torquing raised a question or two so off to the web. On Wednesday...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:18:14 -0600
  ...the big nut, loosen the nut, pry the trailing arm by inserting a big screwdriver in the slot, tighten the nut and go. > > Assume...
• Re: removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:02:47 PDT
  ...Just pop the top and you will see the four nuts on the rear edge of the luggage rack. When you remove the rack...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:35:41 EDT
  ...by hand.� I just spent a couple hours cutting 5 lug nuts off of my '85 Westy with a hammer and chisel because some...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:42:03 -0500
  ...Or perhaps he was thinking of a 17.5mm nut? I tried to help him out with the old conversion units in case he...
• Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 11:30:10 -0500
  ...If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it > better to retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:42:13 -0700
  I would just remove the suspect nut and put fresh yellow stuff on it and torque it back into place. Make sure the inside...
• Re: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Sat, 5 Nov 1994 21:00:19 -0600 (CST)
  When once trying to get off the flywheel gland nut on my beetle with a 1/2" K-Mart flex handle, I, too, broke...
• Re: Need Alloy Lug Nuts/NAPA
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:22:42 EDT
  ...In turning these on the lathe, we chucked a 14 mm threaded bolt, shimmed it perfectly staight, then just screwed the nuts on and...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:51:42 -0800
  ...of each division of the castle nut possible...or > double > the number of slots in the castle nut - I believe, plenty enough > choices > for...
• Oil Drain Plug Leaking
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:49:50 -0700
  Hello List, There is a drop of oil per minute leaking from my oil drain nut. It won't tighten down all the way...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:37:17 -0700
  ...or America's Tires) is that they ALWAYS finish the lug nuts by hand with a torque wrench. When I first saw that I...
• nylon head nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:09:28 -0700
  ...They only use nylon cylinder head nuts on their rebuilt engines. They claim that this eliminates the need to re-torque the head. Anybody...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:15:27 -0700
  ...Let us know how much tighter the nuts get. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:28:49 -0700
  ...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > > 7's and 8's are important, > so are 11, 12, and 14. > ( though I can't...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:38:20 -0500
  ...It > sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not pulled rear > tire yet). > > Can anyone shed light on...
• Re: Winter tires: Vredesteins vs. Haakapellittas
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:37:22 -0600
  ...89 westy 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 beetle (for sale) > Dear List, > > Last...
• Re: Extra Screw (fastener, Ben, fastener)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 18:13:59 -0600
  ...ones I always buy new like exhaust nuts, crossover pipe nuts, rod nuts and head bolt nuts/washers. What would you recommend that I...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:52:10 -0500
  ...I took a >> 13mm socket on a 3" extension and put enough rag in the socket that >> the nut was flush with the socket...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:39:30 -0700
  ...nuts/bolts |> |> > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out |the heavily |> > rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:35:25 -0800
  A 1/2" breaker bar with a 19mm socket and 4" extension is still the best for lug nuts. It's easier to store...
• Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:27:43 -0500
  ...If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it > better to > retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:44:45 -0700
  I recently bought one of these after-market lug nut wrenches. Mr. Lugnut - Lug Wrench http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lugnut-4003-Telescoping-Handle...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 20:38:57 -0400
  ...Rear Wheel Nuts! At 06:25 PM 10/6/2011, Rey Wood wrote... >To the wisdom of this prestigious list: >In removing my rear...
• Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:25:45 -0400
  ...I took the nut and lock washer off to find that there are no splines left on the shaft. Bummer. I figured I could...
• Re: Brake line Flare Nut Threads + Antiseize Ok?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:31:28 -0700
  ...seize to threads of new brake line > flare nuts? (and possibly between tube and nut) > > Type A question, but was thinking along lines of...
• Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:57:04 -0700
  ...Haynes says blithely "Undo the large nut that joins the upper control arm to the steering knuckle and remove the flexible brake line." I...
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:08:36 -0600
  ...Then nuts may have to be cut off. On the head nuts I hear that welding on a nut to the cut off bolt...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 22 May 2012 11:04:08 -0400
  ...Is the spec for this nut crazy large? When I disassembled, everything was still fully tight, and the split washer was still completely and...
• Re: UK Single-cabs, leaking bell-housing
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 03:35:37 -0500
  > 4) List folks, can Marcus's friend check the torque on the >nuts holding the case halves together? - ie put a wrench on it...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:55:23 -0500
  I second that, I checked into the price of new lug-nuts, bolts and studs over $100.00 for a complete set. Dan Moy...
• Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:59:41 -0500
  My mechanic must have set his torque wrench set on "bolt sieze" as it took forever to get the lug nuts off my rear...
• Re: Left wheel on Syncro making a clicking sound.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:34:33 -0500
  ...one of them had a lug nut rattling around in it! The stud and nut threads were OK; the nut was reinstalled and all...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:55:04 -0700
  ...IIRC, I put a dab of grease on my middle finger to hold the nut, put it in place, and turned the bolt with...
• Re: need stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:26:11 -0500
  ...They continue to crank on the nut, after it is tight, to get this nice looking compression.The stud snaps. There is a sleeve...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:03:46 -0400
  ...I want to use stainless bolts with copper lock nuts at this connection but had to order them through a Nuts and Bolt specialty...
• loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:03:43 -0800
  Howdy Folks, 90 2WD Has anyone seen a situation where a rear axle nut ( with cotter pin in place ) becomes loose ? I had to...
• Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:29:47 -0500
  Somehow I've been vibrating nuts and bolts off my exhaust system including the Stebro muffler. Latest issue is the Oring gasket between the...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:17:09 -0800
  ...Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success > >Thanks Dennis.� I'll switch the washers around.� I read an explanation on the samba...
• Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:36:43 -0800
  The HH52A (Coast Guard helicopter) had a Jesus Nut, it was the large castellated nut on top of the Main Gear Box shaft, it...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:32:02 -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: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 18:12:30 -0700
  For anyone else checking head nut torque..... This '88 was (is) slated for an engine swap so felt I had "nothing to lose" by...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:23:00 -0400
  ...To Copper Nut or Not? >I ran across these: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT...
• Wheel mounting nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:30:55 -0500
  I need one genuine Vanagon stock alloy wheel mounting bolt and two nuts. I've tried the aftermarket one's and found they didn...
• Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:38:24 -0500
  ...I would go at it with a Dremel cut-off disc or a grinder, then a cold chisel to split/turn the nut. Plan...
• Re: ? lug nuts for stock alloy rims: where to find?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 08:41:44 EST
  ...ORG writes: << Is there an alternative to the stock lug lug nuts for the late model Vanagon alloy rims available. I just called my...
• Sorry to interrupt the Fraud War, but...Exhaust nuts and bolts...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 31 May 2001 14:02:21 -0500
  ...Does anyone know the size of the nuts and bolts needed for the following connections...? Collector pipes to Y-fitting Y-fitting to J...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:42:20 EST
  ...I haven't seen them for the nuts, but I am sure that they are available too, if I call my supplier. Do you...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:49:49 -0800
  ...Missing Exhaust boltsWhere did you get the copper version lock nut? Stainless steel or other? William ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben McCafferty To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - rea
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:44:33 -0400
  I recently acquired a set of Carat alloy wheels less the lug nuts and bolts needed to install them on my Westy. The local...
• starter removal 1986 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:31:46 -0400
  ...After reading the archives it seems there is a nut holding the bolt on the inside. Does anyone know if the nut on the...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:00:51 -0400
  ...is >out so >3XX or zinc plated ?? I'd recommend copper nuts. A quick google give this as a potential source (check the size...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs? Rear Wheel bearings.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:10:06 -0400
  ...If the Drum appears hotter than the axle nut.. Its probably the brake shoes need re-setting. If the nut is hotter… probably the...
• Front Shock Replacement, 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 4 Aug 2012 13:17:01 -0700
  ...4.� Remove plastic dust cap on top of nut and shock stem.� Hopefully the nut is clean (my California car was clean, no rust...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:38:13 -0400
  There are spot welded nuts or tabs that the bolts thread into. Since you have a 14mm (or 9/16") head someone tried to...
• Re: Rear Shocks Bolts and nuts sizes
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:37:27 -0500
  ...The Bentley only shows the bottom nut torque at 65 lbs. What about the top bolt? Or did I miss it? Thanks T Sent...
• Re: Convex sde mirror for early Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:48:56 -0700
  ...Security concious, nut and bolt w/ nut inside door. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Apr 19, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Stuart...