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• Re: Propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:52:55 -0700
  ...the rear studs were already in place. I just unscrewed the floor, propped the corner of it up, pulled the plastic plugs, put new...
• Exhaust Stud Nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:56:00 -0500 (CDT)
  ...anti-seize are the desired thing to have on the exhaust studs. Now, can someone say for sure which alloy I want? Also, where...
• Re: Stripped thread, oh no follow up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:02:29 -0800
  ...my 85 Vanagon, I stripped the threads on one of the > studs that holds the rocker-arm assembly in place -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case...
• Mechanic needed in No. Va./DC Metro Area
  Historical mailing list - George Jetzon
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:17:20 EST
  ...The exhaust system is in pretty bad shape and those exhaust manifold studs are very likely going to break when repair is attempted. The...
• Re: Repainting Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:46:17 -0400
  ...I drilled 3 holes into a 2X4 block so the rear attaching studs could allow the emblem to lay flat while I painted them...
• Re: sucks in snow!NVC
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:19:03 -0700
  "I know here in Wa state, the snow is wet and sloppy and its hard for anything > other than studs to keep traction regardless...
• Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:21:23 -0400
  ...I may need longer wheel studs even if I don't >use spacer for the rear. I already got 10 longer audi lug bolts...
• Re: Removing Badging question
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:28:34 -0500
  ...There are small studs which are then pushed onto plastic grommets. That is all. You can carefully pry the emblems off. I find they...
• Re: Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 10:53:36 -0700
  ...I also managed to find some 8mm all thread in stainless and made up my own exhaust studs coming out of the heads. This...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 May 2009 07:09:06 EDT
  ...If the threads of the bolts or studs are seized in the aluminium then you may never get them out no matter what trick...
• Re: Have I screwed up this head?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 22:51:37 -0500
  At 9:11 PM -0700 7/31/98, Tom Young wrote: > Since I've never had great luck replacing studs using the "double > nut...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:53:28 -0700
  ...The front pipe will not go over the cylinder head studs for the pipe, and > I tried a used pipe and it will not...
• Re: 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:32:56 -0800
  ...Longer studs are not needed for > rear/Syncro. If you have factory alloys that hardware will work with a thin > wall 19mm socket. I...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:25:22 -0400
  ...are not held down by a lot of force, just 8 studs per head, >with nuts torqued to 37 ft lbs. But if you...
• Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 10:30:07 -0800
  ...Depending on your driving habits you may need different bolts or studs in the rear. Bj�rn Ratjen 1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized...
• Re: Cracked exhaust manifold questions, and plee for used one for sale, '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:34:56 -0600
  ...if >those straps rust through, there's a lot of weight hanging just on the >manifold studs. YOU hit it right on the head...
• Intake Manifold? Woes
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 21 May 1999 16:47:54 -0500
  ...One of the studs has broken off, leaving a hole, on my '84 Westy, and the local dealer want $500 for a new one...
• Mercedes 16 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:24:56 -0700
  ...They have 17mm studs, so the bolt holes need to be drilled out. How difficult/expensive is this? I measured the bolt pattern and...
• swival seat mechanisms for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:38:24 EDT
  ...includes: -swival seat base - embossed base which is welded to van between your existing seat tracks and has 4 threaded studs in it to...
• Re: Idle at 1900 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:35:17 -0500
  ...something that bolts on and one of the bolts (or studs) had become stripped. It was a couple years ago. Jonathan R. Cooper Brzytwa...
• in vehicle head repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:56:24 EST
  ...I have been to the archive and I am well aware of the pit falls (snapped studs, stuck cylinders ect..) just want to touch...
• fair price for engine transfer?
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:13:38 -0400
  ...in my 86 snycro that currently apparently has busted cylinder head studs. Anyone have a guesstimate on hours/cost for the switch? - I think...
• Re: Drilling 14mm holes in alloy rims?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:16:38 +1300
  ...If even one is slightly out it will stress the studs, possibly leading to breakage. If all are out (which is a 99.999...
• Re: ECU optimization -- one quick question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:13:56 -0700
  it's 6 x 1.0 metric thread. - those little studs on top of the 1.9 intake runners. what your common "10 mm...
• Minor tales of woe/new dead westy (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 16:19:16 -0700
  ...Turns out one of the exhaust studs was either broken or missing. Closest town was Cheyenne, Wy so I kept driving. After much hassle...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:17:35 -0500
  ...What is the die size on the studs? Thanks, Jim On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:51:58 -0800
  ...They originally came with lugholes for 12mm bolts and had to have been drilled for 14mm studs and bolts. They are perfectly delighted to...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:18:45 +0000
  ...Maybe not really loose > but for some reason the head studs failed to maintain adequate tension on > the heads due to combustion pressures or...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:48:17 -0700
  If the broken studs are those in the rear end of the engine it may be tough to get to even with a right...
• On the road again!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 09:59:07 -0500
  ...I started out with the intention of just replacing the heads, but broken head studs and a desire to "do it right" led me...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:39:19 -0800
  ...That is because with the VW waterboxer all of the studs are inside the waterjacket, exposed to the coolant or whatever someone put in...
• Re: Bostig engine coming... My 2.1L for sale in Philadelphia, PA
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:01:14 -0800
  Shorter engine mounting studs....BTDT in 1997 when I upgraded the Westy to it's current 2.1, which is dying a slow miserable...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:34:51 -0800
  ...Reading the TireRack page, it seems it would not be worth it, unless you have been driving in a state that allows studs, but...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 05:51:23 -0700
  ...I would pass but some people do it with spacers, longer studs and matching nuts. The added hardware costs can be substantial to get...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:54:58 -0600
  ...my 87 and 88 buses, the recommended torque for lug nuts/studs was/is 123 ft-lbs (17 mkg). and yes, i carry a...
• Re: rear wheel nuts for alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 22:00:33 EDT
  ...I have access to some of the stock conical bolts too for the front as well as longer studs. BenT S. Tud
• Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:11:10 -0500
  ...I'd stay away from carbon steel studs / bolts to the head. Electrolosis is the main problem. Steel to aluminum is a bad deal.
• repeatedly blowing head gasket-what I found
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:19:48 -0500
  ...The studs go two ways: The four on the top are corroded. Only one of the lower group is. One of the lower studs...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:30:39 -0400
  ...The > two water pipe gaskets they send are just a couple millimeters too small > to slip over the studs on the head. > > Someone got...
• Re: Helicoils
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 18 May 2002 14:58:52 -0400
  ...WVVW wrote: >I need to install a helicoil to repair threads on the block where one of the exhaust studs screws into. Does anyone...
• Re: extra wieght for blizzard
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:51:27 -0600
  ...carry a shovel, or use anti-skid, or have chains or studs, even for my "68 Bus, UNTIL I bought my first Vanagon. With...
• Syncro fuel gauge sender??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:17:57 EDT
  ...I tried searching archives but kept getting "Web site not responding message." Looking for info on how to remove broken studs. I am not...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:41 -0800
  ...wrote: > > The BenT One told me that wheels drilled for 14mm studs will work on > cars with 12mm stude; the nuts will have slightly...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs wheel size
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:56:31 -0700
  ...You will need proportionately longer bolts up front and longer studs in the rear unless you have a big brake kit with studs in...
• care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 10:59:44 MDT
  ...The electrolysis will be prone to attack the "Z-Stick" instead >of the head studs! > >Resolution 2: Use the factory antifreeze! Most of the...
• Re: Audi Wweels On Vanagon Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:22:43 -0800
  ...The longer�studs for the rear that I finally went with were a�larger diameter�in the serrations, and required that I ream the...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 09:54:38 -0500
  ...Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs Did not see the 195/75R14 on the site. Did see 195/70R14. Of course, the 205/70R14 matches...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:23:00 -0400
  ...I hear corroded > studs > are most likely to snap on tightening than when under power...but my > situation sort of blows that theory out...
• Re: subject 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:59:24 -0700
  ...Wheels are available that do not require spacers or longer studs if they bother you. We just went up to 17" wheels on a...
• Winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:47:58 -0800
  ...In Oregon studs or chains are often required to go over passes in winter; we carry cable chains. I recently upgraded to 16” wheels...
• Gowesty Lash Cap Set for Valve Adjusters?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:41:37 -0800
  ...or the rocker arm shim effectively reducing the length of mount studs? Thanks, Neil. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca...
• Re: Passat 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:29:50 EDT
  ...You also need longer lug bolts (front) and studs (rear - FR for Syncros). I just bought a set of four (4) in as new...
• Raceware Exchange w/ Diesel Engine in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 18:24:07 -0500
  ...Basically, it said the short version was to drain the coolant, and then replace the studs one at a time. Can anyone comment on...
• Diesel injection pump setting
  Historical mailing list - Teresa Reinhardt
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:10:34 EST
  ...New head and Raceware studs, no leaks! But: shop guy wants me to ask the list if he set the injection pump right (86...
• Thanks Derek Drew!
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:58:00 -0400
  ...very reasonable charge) and knew to provide the required lugnuts and studs(the wheels have a different seat cone angle). I have no reservations...
• free 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:47:23 -0400
  ...the case still has the studs in it and is usable for a rebuild or build up project. as a note i agree with...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:53:38 -0500
  ...Long grades are > still problematic, though, without studs or chains. > > Mike >
• Re: Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 06:40:54 -0400
  ...If they are turning okay, then they are proabably rusted to the spindle (the thing that holds the lug studs) I usually lose patience...
• Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:14:51 -0500
  ...If replacing the studs, do not use exhaust studs which are only P.C. 5.8. If the case is stripped out is heli...
• Re: Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:00:34 +0000
  ...Get a big file before installing the studs. Where did you get > the studs? Most studs are property class 5, (grade 5.8)or...