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• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon (snow tires)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin White
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:37:07 -0800
  ...My wifes' Passat wears good studs, period. She drives faster than I do, and they have saved her in some situations that I wish...
• Re: Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:27:53 -0700
  Is the air cleaner housing properly seated? The two studs at bottom of air cleaner housing should seat into holes at body metal (grommet...
• Re: engine do's
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:31:20 EDT
  ...letting it hang down so that you can get to the studs better? If you are letting it hang down be sure to becareful...
• Re: 16" alloys for the vanagon, check this out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 May 2001 15:58:45 -0700
  ...I can't even imagine how long the studs would need to be to make these work on a Vanagon. The spacer looked to...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:58:33 -0600
  ...No way you can go there with a drill to drill out the broken studs & bolts. Jeff writes: I did it last summer WITHOUT...
• Re: Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:35:14 -0600
  ...I got real tired of the studs pulling out. If in the 600k miles you driven you would exceed the speed limit you to...
• Re: VW recommends 205/65-15 or 225/60-16 tires
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:34:25 -0700
  ...Longer studs and bolts can be used to compensate but cost may offset savings on wheels. Greater detail can be found in the archives...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand (
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 May 2002 23:12:28 -0500
  Robert Donalds wrote: > I have seen the WBX broken stud problem once or twice > the studs become corroded etched mostly at the base of...
• Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:33:02 -0600
  ...The rubber donuts that fit over the studs when the seat is down look to be exactly the same because the studs are the...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:48 -0500
  ...torque will ensure multiple broken studs. What should be used - the stock Bentley torque of (I think) 37 lb-ft, or some other value...
• oil pump stud - never seize?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:04:29 -0600
  ...together when I found that the end of one of the studs wouldn't take a nut. I took it all apart and pulled...
• Re: Tires again! Please help!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 21:11:50 -0400
  ...BBS copy) 5.5" x14" w/5x112 bolt pattern.I put studs on the front discs and used chrome acorn nuts all around.Had...
• Re: thanks and questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 08:28:17 -0700
  ...thanks and questions > KIm, > Yes you can use bolts, instead of the studs, if you want. > > The factory fuel filter is square. > If the...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 01:45:45 -0700
  ...they call "Z-sticks" which (I believe) are basically zinc head > studs. They say that these are supposed to help with the corrosion issues...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:53:06 -0800
  ...The REAL macho dudes who have shiny black studs at their disposal get a 3/4" breaker bar and a 19.09 mm Impact...
• Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:00:11 -0800
  ...If BenT does it it'll be 45$ each but you get a set if shiny black studs too. If Jordanvw does it who...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:49:17 -0700
  ...What a sorry system this is - mild steel tabs bolted to exhaust studs... And another question - do the exhaust hangers/struts bolt under or...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:57:56 -0400
  ...No studs to mess around with when > tilting tranny down/out. > > Drawing a blank, > > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:15:54 -0400
  I"m not trying to drill out broken studs at this point. The problem arose when the mechanic broke a tungsten carbide drill bit...
• IT IS OUT! was: Broken stud, anyone has a good one?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 12 May 2005 08:47:05 -0700
  ...The longest kind broke. >> >> So, regarding broken head studs: why do they break? Corrosion is one way, >> from what I read, but what about...
• RE: Type 2 Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But some older >>engines (maybe 1300cc and smaller?) had 6mm studs holding the oil pump >>cover on instead of the stronger 8mm studs used...
• Re: GEX Vanagon Engines-where to get a good engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:21:14 -0700
  ...New heads, upgraded valves? How is the case align bored? Are the head studs tested-replaced? Camshaft-lifters new or reground? Crank, rods, pistons...
• more (interesting) questions about rhein rims
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:27:28 -0700
  ...do most of you running these wheels use the stock lug studs in the rear? because some of the nuts only went on like...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:41:30 -0600
  If keeping stock set up to make it easier you can get some studs to put into the water pump,its a pain trying...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:57:43 -0500
  I use the normal permatex anti-seize that comes in a bottle with a brush applicator in the top for the exhaust studs and...
• Parts CD
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:11:20 -0500
  ...I was so excited when I got past the minimum resolution screen, but now, 8^( Thank you everyone for the advice on Studs. Tom...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:42:09 -0500
  ...The 2 lower are > studs with nuts on the tranny side. The 2 upper are bolts from the > tranny side with nuts on the...
• Re: Wheel Offsets
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:17:16 -0500
  ...I had to go with longer bolts in front and longer studs in rear. Empi was the manufacturer of the studs. I remember having...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:47:17 -0700
  ...Mark ralph meyermann wrote: > If keeping stock set up to make it easier you can get some studs to put > into the water pump...
• Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:21:18 -0700
  ...Also, I got a set of 14" VW alloy wheels along with this rig, but no studs/nuts or center caps. Any ideas where...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:33:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Drums have bolts in em, Disks have studs for Nuts. (the vans also have seats for nuts :) ) > > -- > Gerry > Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu...
• Re: which Audi wheels fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 14:26:47 -0600
  ...8" to fit on the front, the rear hubs need longer studs, and they may require spacers if you put big tires on. (Illegal...
• Re: wheel question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:53:12 EDT
  ...you will have to machine the centers to 2.5" and use spacers and longer rear studs. you can use the audi bolts up...
• Re: wheel confusion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 May 2001 09:04:07 EDT
  ...machining, etc to get them to fit, buy the spacers, longer studs, and bolts, you are going to almost get to the price of...
• Audi wheel spacers
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:27:03 -0400
  ...choose from? Also would anybody know the specs on the Porsche studs that are required on the rear? These could get pricey as well...
• How do I put South African Big Brakes on an 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:00:28 -0500
  ...For 1986 to 1991 2WDs you only have to replace your wheel's hub plus wheel lugnuts (to fit over the studs in the...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:15:11 -0500
  I have removed that pipe insitu from both my 1.9s and both have the 3 belt pulley. It's not easy and you...
• Differences between 81 and 82 Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:09:57 -0500
  ...hey at the very least I would have lots of wheel studs --- ;^) Please and thanks, Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac...
• warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:49:51 -0800
  ...The result is that the steel head studs are extremely long. Steel expands and contracts at a different rate that aluminum alloy. Over short...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:38:44 -0800
  ...start spraying exhuast nuts/ studs with penetrating oil right away .. and frequently. they secure the upper tabs (they'll work just fine with only...
• Solenoid Type Battery Isolator. Insulate Posts? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:21:59 -0700
  ...Are these cut pieces of heater hose on the studs a bad idea? Retain moisture? Please and thanks, Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image...
• Re: Is there a difference in the 2.1 engine for auto trans vs standard transmission?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 16:14:03 -0700
  ...One thing you will need to change is the lower studs, the 2 that hold the engine to the tranny. They are different lengths...
• ???Vanagon engine replacement???
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Potts
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 21:13:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...On which nuts/bolts/studs do I use Locktight and on which should I use just an anti-seize compound? 2. Installing the clutch...
• Re: Raceware Head Studs (coolant again...)
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Fri, 20 Dec 96 23:19:53 CST
  At 06:01 PM 12/20/96 -0600, you wrote: >Shawn Wright (VWnut@smus.bc.ca) writes: >, but I can't find one!) Should...
• Re: bolt pattern
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:54:11 +1200
  ...Mercedes uses this pattern, as well as some Audis (not those with 4 studs, needless to say) and Ford Granada. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 01:07:30 -0500
  ...On the inside the studs are sender terminals for the water-level > LEDs -- the hole at the bottom appears to be the outlet fitting...
• Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:17:17 EST
  ...audi centers machined to 2.5 dia and run spacers on the fronts and get longer studs for rear and bolts for front. chris
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:20:49 -0700
  ...These should bolt > right on to a Vanagon 2wd or Syncro w/o any mods except maybe longer > bolts and studs. Centerbore should work...
• Re: muffler repair in Chicago area
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:28:46 -0700
  I just replaced everything from the cat back, including six studs, for about $1250. CDN On 4/23/07, Jenny Fontaine <jensmiles2@hotmail.com...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:33:48 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- >>> >>> >>> Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug >>> bolts >>> >>>> in the front just like a...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 13 May 2002 21:09:43 -0700
  ...One of the studs looks long enough to > remove without much trouble, the other snapped leaving only about an inch of > stud showing. Is...
• Re: Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:07:44 -0800
  ...Unfortunately I broke one of the long studs that hold the head on while trying to do the final torque. It is broken leaving...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:46:13 -0700
  ...Sometimes this can be > corrected by > re-tourqing the heads but if the studs are stretching the problem will > return. Once the internal leak...
• Re: 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:06:03 -0400
  ...He does not sell the studs however. > > Thanks, > > Troy > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
• Wheel suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:26:45 +0000
  ...With spacers you should use longer studs/bolts. Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-402S-�ustom-Wheel-pattern/dp/B07TDQC6Y7/ref=sr_1_20...
• HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:45:28 -0400
  ...How about putting the head back on enough to start the studs and use compressed air in the cylinder?? For what ever reason the...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:43:29 -0500
  ...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: 16" Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:46:58 EDT
  ...The cost of spacers, longer bolts/studs will likely make even bargain priced wheels expensive to install. BenT
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:08:26 -0700
  ...Includes hubs, rotors, caliper adapters, calipers, brake pads, brakelines, screws, shims and studs. The track width is not changed and the bolt pattern is...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:12:53 -0500
  On 2/16/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > OK, purists: read no further. > > Bar's Leak either (a) does nothing or (b...