← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 27+: 60 results shown for nut.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Re: *CORRECTION* Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 00:12:45 EST
...One thing, Willi von Wiener, my mechanic, told me that if a wrench fits a 3/4 inch nut, then it is nearly 1...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:16:38 -0800
...COM> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:24 PM Subject: Re: nuts/bolts > Dear rolls Royce person > > My next door neighbour and mechanical mentor...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:43:01 -0700
...Washer & nut... not too tight but tight enough. Good to go till next time. Rob becida@comcast.net At 9/19/2011 11:25...
Re: striking caution by dennis
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 8 May 2016 06:21:52 -0700
Incredibly, when I was once trying to remove the axle nut from my 84, after getting it all up on jackstands, etc..... ....I got...
Re: Painting exhaust pipes?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:08:37 -0500
...The absolute way to secure a nut or bolt is to install a properly made safety wire tie. There is no way a nut...
Re: At long last finally and looking at lots of little problems to come
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:55:31 -0800
...The nuts cannot be self locking or Nylock BECAUSE the carriage bolts suppled will turn in the Fibreglass and not allow you to ever...
Re: Exaust system replacement
Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:01:54 -0400
Alfred, Soak all nuts in some heavy duty penetrating oil for as long as you can before you start. Brush up on all the...
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:47:33 -0700
...that way the bolt can't turn...........as you tighten the nylock lock nut that is on the other end of the bolt. The...
Re: exaust removal
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0700
...exaust removal > > >> Its common place to turn a rounded off nut with a sharp chisel >> I first point the chisel straight into the nut...
Re: Rear wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:49:57 -0500
...I haven't yet had to deal with axle nut, but I have applied the principle to a propeller nut holding the propeller of...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:46:56 -0400
...The drum splines and nut threads take the first wear (easiest parts to replace), while the axle stub splines or threads would be last...
Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
Historical mailing list - Ed
Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
The 1 13/16" socket I bought from NAPA for $14 works great for the 46mm axle nuts. The 3/4" flex drive handle...
Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:19:18 EST
...This is alloy wheel lug bolts in the front and nuts in the rear or nuts all around for the syncro crowd. Just FYI...
Re: Rear axle nut socket
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:00:48 -0700
...wrote: >Hi; >Has anyone been able to find a rear axle nut socket >(I think it's 46mm?) in a 1/2 in drive...
great brake line flare information here
Historical mailing list - robert feller
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:59:30 -0500
...British cars have a bubble flare (aka Girling flare) backed up with a male swivel nut or a 45 degree double flare backed up...
Re: shifting anomaly...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:12:16 -1000
the nut that holds the lever that's on the side of the trans ..holds the lever onto spines. Is that nut tight ? how...
Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:58 +0000
Ah, good point! Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- > No re torquing! The nuts have glue on then and if you re torque you will > break the...
'Nother Head Gasket Question
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 2 May 2014 13:54:50 +0000
...Couldn't see where at first, but on the way home it became obvious, it was leaking around the front, top head nut, the...
Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:18:33 -0400
...Some 10-24 all-thread, a coupler nut and two jam nuts and a couple of small acorn nuts (for the ends, so the...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:36:54 -0500
...Next remove the nut from the bottom of the tie rod end and then thread it back on just a bit to give yourself...
Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:11:12 -0500
...Those 8 nuts are fully needed, one loose and the head may move. 50/50 chance i would say, who knows. Good luck, Ben...
Re: Riv-nuts for light install
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:37:41 -0700
...Riv-nuts for light install >I pulled the front bumper off expecting to just bolt my stock from VW > fog light brackets on and...
Removal Instructions for the black fender extensions on a Syncro was: Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:27:28 -0700
...I think that there are 5 nuts that have to be removed. The nuts attach to studs which are cast into the plastic of...
torqeuing Big Nutz
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:57:45 -0800
In a nutshell - I use a wrench, cheater and a bathroom scale. For example, if you hold the cheater 3' from the nut, divide...
Re: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:38:35 -0700
...There appears/feels like there are nuts that those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the nuts captive nuts...
Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:25:15 -0700
...Method to be used after tightening the nut as tight as easily possible without using the cheater: 1) Weigh yourself on the scale and...
Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:39:29 -0500
...However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B > > >> and nut 113105427. The 2.1 uses bolt 025105425A and nut 056105427. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Dennis > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> From: Tom Lambas...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:56:29 -0800
...2011 04:01:35 -0800 >> From: vwdash80@YAHOO.COM >> Subject: Re: nuts/bolts >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> now that most manufacturers are world...
Brakes
Historical mailing list
Mon, 09 Oct 95 11:35 CDT
...Section through brake line fitting //////////////////////////////| //////////Master Cylinder/////| _ /////_________________________| ___________| | ////( ( | |<--Brake line nut ///( |<--flare ( | | __( |_______________________(-------------| |__________ brake line __ _______________________ _________ //( | (-------------| | ///( | ( | | ////(_________________________ (___________|_| //////////////////////////////| //////////////////////////////| At any rate, I did consider changing master cylinders on my...
Re: How do you paint lots of bolts,efficently?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:45:45 -0600
...How does the plating process work that it doesn't make the bolt threads to big or the nut threads to small w/ plating...
Re: Rear wheel lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:41:28 -0800
...wrote: > > Folks, anyone know of a source for original factory lug nuts for my 91 > vanagon new or used? > > Cheers > > ________________________ > > Jaime Forero > > <mailto:jaime...
Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar? (13)
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:40:57 -0400
...buy a new nut they are cheap and worth it the next time it has to come off. if the nut is too tight...
Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:07:34 -0500
...My question is do I torque these wheel bolts/nuts to the VW spec of 130 ft./lbs. or use whatever Mercedes recommends? P...
Nuts and Braces
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:35:26 -0500
...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- I need two lug nuts for my '85 GL Vanagon, and one wheel stud. I also need the...
Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 21:53:26 -0500
"you don't take 4 wheel lug nuts off leaving the last one at full torque ..right ?" Sure I do. Everybody does. Except maybe...
Self Locking Nuts--"Always Replace"
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:07:51 -0400
Tim and Dennis, the manual says to replace all self locking nuts (the kind that are deformed thread or crushed type). I notice that...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:30:42 -0700
...Like a rubber band, metal is elastic, and will > stretch a little as you tighten a nut. If you over tighten a nut you...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:57:07 -0700
...but try doing it at night, when its raining and cold, and the lug nuts have not been off the van for a while...
Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:39 -0800 (PST)
...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, a > 32mm? socket for the axle nut, a breaker bar to help get that axle...
Re: That big nut on the rear hub...
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:20:24 -0800
...Ok now for the big nut. I was holding on the the brake drum to loosen the friggen allen bolts when I noticed alot...
Exhaust Pipe Q?
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:31:56 -0700
...Kind of tough� original exhaust pipes, nuts and bolts rusted pretty well, etc. Here is my question: is there a certain configuration of the...
Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:00:27 -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: Help removing fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:32:02 -0800
...the nut securing the fuel pump bracket to the rubber mount just spins in place, and it seems to be the only nut I...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:29:58 -0500
...Like a rubber band, metal is elastic, and will > stretch a little as you tighten a nut. If you over tighten a nut you...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:39:51 -0600
...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: Bilstein shock tower nuts
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:20:44 -0400
...Bilstein shock tower nuts > > > > Greetings all, > > In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old > > shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:35:48 -0800
...It it held on > to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs which go > into the manifold. I really...
Re: steel/alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:26:53 +1200
...Most have 17mm heads as opposed >tothe 19mm heads on VW nuts/bolts. I can have a few VW South African >lugbolts for 2wd...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:25:50 -0800
...2011 12:06 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: nuts/bolts > > And how about Whitworth? > > > On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:33...
Re: Bearings or moronic PO
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:18:55 -0800
...Where the slop is coming from is between the nut and the > hub. > SO there are two possibilities. The PO put the nut on...
Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:36:32 -0500
I haven't really looked at this thing, but there are steel self locking nuts used on airplanes in some places. Wonder if those...
Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
Historical mailing list - marcus
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:33:06 -0700
Gary Welcome to the club.I don't leave the tire shop until I'm sure I can loosen the lug nuts.They use...
Re: Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:30:08 -0400
...Then what holds them on them? The usual hubcaps (not > wheel covers) are mounted just outside the lug nuts. This is what results from...
Head-Nut Sealant - alternatives?
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:30:39 -0800
...an alternative to "AKD 456-000-02" the official VW head-nut sealant? I'm guessing that I can't use the gasket sealant...
Re: How do you remove syncro mini flares
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:46:56 -0700
There are three small nuts that hold the flare. You can access the little buggers from inside the wheel well. Be very careful when...
Re: differential nut
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:39:14 -0500
...Mike Jeff Clayman wrote: > Hi, > > I have a female type nut in my differential fill hole for my 87 a/t 2.1. Anybody...
Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:47:42 -0500
...quantities of the item I was looking for (Riv Nuts) was eBay? For nuts, bolts, hardware, fittings of various sorts, McMaster-Carr usually has...
The Return of the Lug Nut
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:06:59 -0800
...the earlier thread on the life expectancy of lug nuts, damage to same, etc; I got new tires for the beast for Xmas (more...
Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
...Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels >Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:20:51 EDT > >In a message dated 10/24/2003 7...
Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:22:27 -0500
...However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B > > >> and nut 113105427. The 2.1 uses bolt 025105425A and nut 056105427. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Dennis > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> From: Tom Lambas...