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• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 06:50:45 -0500
  ...2011 10:10 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust I assume based on your previous...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:26:22 -0700
  ...I have gotten everything off but the nut that mounts the hose on the gear box. I saw orange or yellow paint on the...
• Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:03:50 -0400
  ...The problem that I'm having is with the lower mount nut. Its on there and I mean on there. The trouble is the...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki: MODS?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 May 2010 10:33:13 -0400
  ...the search for recovered or saved >material, which should be an open request; and the nuts and bolts of >banging the thing back on...
• Re: Towing a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 10:58:29 -0400
  ...Am I crazy? Nuts? Please tell me I'm not... > >-David of course you're insane, crazy and nuts! You drive a Volkswagen bus...
• Re: carat alloy wheels was Re: Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:58:15 EST
  ...COM writes: > I wonder if he meant by "mixmatch" bolts and nuts? I would assume he knows > he needs some of each. > > > > > could be...
• Re: How to get a pop top without the expense of going to the garage
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:39:47 EST
  ...I thought he was a nut not a bolt? His a NUT who BOLTS at the sight of an AIRplane approaching his AIRcooled Vanagon...
• removing fuel pump from bracket
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:35:02 -0400
  ...I might try to cut off the nut and see if I can slip it through the rubber piece. I'm not sure that...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 03:10:41 +0000
  ...I kept the chassis brackets "loose" while compressing and attaching the bottom nut to the down-link. Then tightened the chassis bolts/nuts last...
• Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 May 2014 08:53:06 -0400
  ...I have seen the studs stretch to the point that the cap nut will bottom out. As a test, test fit the head with...
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:11:06 -0500
  ...Women are nearly always unable to remove the impact-wrench tightened lug nuts, and often we men have the same problem. I was out...
• Re: Broken stud, anyone has a good one?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 12 May 2005 08:55:20 -0700
  Mine broke when I was to take the nut off that would not budge. My question is; what held the nut back? Once the...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:26:48 -0600
  ...I don't recall the thread, I seem to remember using a nut off > another engine. The tube usually isn't very tight, I...
• Re: How do I stop this oil leak?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 14:44:40 -0700
  >> >> I've got a pretty steady oil leak dripping off the little nuts >> surrounding the oil drain plug on my '71. I've replaced...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:07:02 -0500
  ...They don't use spacers. > Only longbolts & nuts. > > 1) Mercedes factory wheels > 6 1/2JJ x 14 H2 ET30 P#1264002102 > Round bolt & nut...
• PEX front bearings WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:52:57 -0400
  ...My point is that the PEX front bearing kits come with the wrong nut. It is of proper grade but does not have the...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:23:50 -0700
  I'll save you a seat by the fire Courtney! =) I've been using lube - first grease, then anti-seize on my wheel nuts...
• Re: wheels binding update
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:50:32 -0000
  ...So turn the nut back to the next slot in the crown nut. KARL ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US> To: <vanagon...
• Re: BC Campout
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:57:08 -0700
  ...Just give us some warning so we can arrange holidays. >Speaking of VW nuts check out the NUTS site >(Northern United Transporter Society) www...
• Re: Sizes of large fastners?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 12 May 2012 12:11:44 -0400
  The rear axle nut is 46mm. Don't know about the pulley off the top of my head. Bill 87 Westy On May 12...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:34:02 -0500
  ...and when you're done get some of those fancy brass exhaust-specific > nuts > to keep this from happening in the future. ;-) > OR replace...
• odd part needed
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 13:12:53 -0700
  looking for plastic nut or thread protectors that will fit over a 14mm nut on my safari rack on the roof of the syncro...
• alloy wheel lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:29:44 -0800
  While searching through the wrecking yard for wheels and lug bolts/nuts that fit my vanagon, I found that the lug nuts from a...
• how to tighten starter wire nut??? Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:05:32 -0800
  what wrench does one use to tighten the starter wire nut? I can get combination wrench over it and but have no room to...
• Re: 3 broken studs at exaust ports on 86 syncro HELLPPP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:17:13 -0500
  Cut off the nut or head. Take off the exhaust. Weld a nut onto the stub that is left. Use a wrench and take...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 20 May 2005 18:54:58 -0400
  A bilge plug? It that one of those rubber stoppers with a wing-nut to tighten it up? (If that's not a bilge...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:16:44 -0700
  ...wheel nuts BenT
• pinion nut tool.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:06:19 -0800
  anybody have a pinion nut tool they wanna let me borrow? I want to rip apart a tranny but am to cheap to buy...
• Re: First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 01:31:13 -0600
  ...Set it in position with the socket on the nut, and stand and bounce a little on the end. That will generate something like...
• Re: Need help with propane valve
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 13:32:42 -0800
  ...Behind the knob is what looks > like two nuts run together but I can't tell if it's just a big single nut...
• Lug Nuts and Shock Helpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:57:03 -0800
  Just got some lug nuts from Volks Cafe.. these are shaped like the oem.. but are solid... without that cap that can come off...
• [F]Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 12:06:09 PST
  ...wrote: >my gorilla hands would not reach the speedo cable nut without major >contortions and scars from the stamped steel edges in the way...
• Re: removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:38:02 -0800
  ...removing rear axle nut Hi there: Looking for articles on how best to remove the rear hub/axle nut on my 89 Westy (2wd...
• BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:34:50 -0800
  ...4.Remove tierod nut(19mm).I used a TieRod End Lifter(a hammer could be used)-back off locking nut 1/8 turn and...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:55:32 -0500
  NEVER tighten your axle nut with an impact driver! 1.) You can never be sure of the exact torque. 2.) You can strip the...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:01:16 -0400
  ...IIRC, the shop I went to sold >> me "forged" nuts. >> >> On 4/3/15, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> Also, the nut came off...
• Re: whiring in syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 10:19:40 -0400
  ...Under the rubber boot at the bottom of the gear shift is a plate with 4 nuts holding it down. Take a marker pen...
• Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:02:26 -0400
  ...A nut splitter, hacksaw, or Dremel tool w/cutoff wheel should let you get the nut off without damaging the threaded piece. A new...
• Re: Rear Axle Stub Nut; Some Shops Remove for Brake Work?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 20:35:22 -0700
  ...that's normal and obviously unrelated) I'll give that big nut a twist. On 6/9/15, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote...
• Re: Lug nut lubrication or not
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 06:23:38 EST
  In a message dated 2/2/2001 8:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Lug nut lubrication or not...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:12:27 -0600
  ...Anti-seize WILL make it easier for a nut or bolt to back off/out! In the aviation industry nuts and bolts in critical...
• Re: Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 22 May 2006 14:54:26 -0400
  ...Also, I hear that a warped drum is 95 percent of the times caused by improper tightening of the lug nuts. Try loosening each...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:49:16 -0500
  ...2011 9:49 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust Dennis, others what's your opinion...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:50:18 -0400
  ...who posted about them, he included the MBZ part >numbers. > > >Regards, Vern > >> you are thinking of a mercedes benz front wheel bearing securing nut. >>
• Re: Floppy side mirror
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 May 2000 15:32:52 EDT
  ...I didn't know there was an adjusting nut. >> yep. most people dont know there is an adjusting nut underneath.. they think when the...
• Re: wheel bearings, how tight
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 11:55:50 EDT
  The old faithful method I learnt years ago (from a VW Beetle manual) is to tighten up the nut fairly snug and then try...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:44:20 -0800
  ...bar and a 19.09 mm Impact Socket to do the nut wenching deed. Cheap and it can be used as a self defence...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 10:44:55 -0400
  I don't know which nuts are getting you so frustrated, but I remember one that nearly defeated me. Frozen, rounded and nearly inaccessible...
• Re: Steering Wheel Adust/Horn sounds
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:37:38 -0700
  ...I loosened/tightened the steering wheel nut by placing a piece of 2x4 under arm in steering wheel. The rubber in arm may flex...
• Re: Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 18:36:46 -0800
  ...home page, a Neato chapter > 89 westy > 64 kombi slow (big nut) > 61 panel slower (small nut) > 60 westy slowest (no nut) > 57 oval >
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:52:45 -0600
  ...Underneath is a nut. Loosen the nut, set the wiper where you want it, then tighten the nut, re-install the cap. Nothing to...
• Oil Leak at Oil Cooler Solved
  Historical mailing list - dennis lockwood
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:12:08 -0800
  ...A quick trip to the Bentley manual pointed to either the oil cooler o-ring being faulty or a loose oil cooler nut. The...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:49:39 EDT
  ...If you cannot get a socket on that nut then the oil cooler is needs to move. DANGEROUS, as once you loosen the big...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:59:19 +0200
  I usually use a tie trap instead of bult/nut. Easy to work with and easy to find small ons. Am 17.10.2016...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 10 May 2010 12:54:00 EDT
  ...The correct answer is to use two nuts of the correct threads, run against each other, and then turn it out. Good luck on...
• Re: Drivers side vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:39:16 -0800
  ...time to replace the rubber....this is driving me nuts? Mine was driving me nuts too. Turned out my noise was coming from the...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:32:19 -0500
  This looks great Uncle Joel - I wonder if there is any effect to surrounding materials - say the rusted nut is in plastic - think there...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:40:39 -0800
  ...Mark John Rodgers wrote: > > Thats BOGUS!!! ?Even in a worst case scenario a nut cracker can be used > to remove a nut without backing...
• Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:46:54 -0800
  ...I use chrome 14-mm lug nuts all around from my FLAPS. I keep 5 of the steel wheel ball seat lug nuts in...
• Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 07:04:01 -0400
  ...Wheel axle nut torqued to 360 ft lbs. I then drove the Westy back to my farm 60 miles away. Remove hub caps and...