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• Re: Cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:59:43 -0800
  ...hooked over the top rail and bolted with two phillips head/locknut >> bolts. I mounted them by using EMT's shears to cut the...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:26:00 -0800
  ...The non-reuseable locknuts should >>> be available in many places other than the dealer. >>> Yours look great, should be fine to re-use. >>> However...
• Re: But no loose change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:31:57 -0700
  ...two locknut washers, one split washer, one marker top, one key to > your ex-girlfriend's apartment, a plant hanger, a windshield wiper plastic...
• Re: Exhaust cylinder studs & threadlock
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:50:41 -0700
  ...I placed medium strength threadlock paste, let > them settle for 24 hrs, but as soon as the locknuts > engaged, the studs went in. It...
• Re: rear brakes 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:42:33 -0400
  ...If you have to use heat it will ruin the nut, so you'll need either a new nut or a locknut afterwards. I...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:23:50 -0700
  I always just use bolts through the floor with locknuts below. Oversize washers are a good idea too. A big advantage of locknuts for...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Sep 2002 (#2002-1157)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:59:54 +0100
  ...If you decide to adjust the pushrod, you will need a very long 19mm socket spanner to undo the locknut. It needs to be...
• Re: Iow idle problem follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:02:40 -0800
  ...on vehicles with carbs in the old days, this > screw, with locknut, I turned it about 1/3 of a turn and that brought...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:49:52 -0800
  ...Only High-temp (all metal) locknuts > are applicable there. > Do you have access to 8mm, grade 8.8, all-metal locknuts? If so, use...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:33:01 -0400
  ...From the factory the nuts were all metal prevailing torque locknuts. I use P.C. 10.9 hardware, bolts up from the bottom with...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:56:19 -0700
  ...From the factory the nuts were all metal prevailing torque locknuts. I use P.C. 10.9 hardware, bolts up from the bottom with...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 06:16:02 -0400
  ...A big advantage of locknuts for this is that > you don't need tighten them that much and thus don't need to distort...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:38:43 -0800
  ...There are no locknuts on the column, just >>> breakaway bolts. The ones I'm talking about fasten the steering column >>> to the dash. >>> >>> Jim...
• Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:39:16 -0700
  ...I have used steel bolts and the factory style "Fuji" locknuts (311101463) that the factory called for with copper anti-seize. Never have had...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:41:53 -0800
  ...Grade C locknuts (all metal grade 8 equivalent) are considered one time use (as is any bolt used with them). This is because the...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:00:17 -0600
  ...The non-reuseable locknuts should >>>> be available in many places other than the dealer. >>>> Yours look great, should be fine to re-use. >>>> However...
• # Freewheelin' power mirrors...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 02:03:23 -0700
  ...Also, the plastic washer (between the locknut and the spring) was broken at one point. Now I tried to screw the nut back on...
• Loud Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:21:50 -0700
  ...just readjusted it properly, which left it back flush with the locknut. Either way, the engine STILL made that same klumpy-thumpy-throaty rumble...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700
  ...A big advantage of locknuts for this is that > > you don't need tighten them that much and thus don't need to distort...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:53:01 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. > Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 > bolt, nut...
• Re: Belt Squeal - Issue Revealed, Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:09:14 -0800
  ...2 inches of Toe Out...they forgot to do up the locknut on the tie rod... So there I was, 3 days of hauling...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
  ...that tool I don't know how one would lossen that locknut...at least with things assembled in the van. Then one can screw...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:42:28 +0000
  ...A big advantage of locknuts for this is that> > > you don't need tighten them that much and thus don't need to distort...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:14:20 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. > Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 > bolt, nut...
• Re: Fitting a Bosch AL33X alternator into a Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:59:02 -0700
  ...However > the problem turned out to be that the locknut supplied with the AL33X, > while small enough to fit over the threaded part, it...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:28:31 -0400
  ...You may want to use a locknut to keep it in place as you can't just tighten it down. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:53:48 -0700
  ...You may want to use a locknut to keep it in place as you can't just tighten it down. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: did I do that-Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0500
  ...Loct tite, lock washer, nylon locknuts are not an answer and more likely can create a false sense of security. Also a defective alternator...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 17:59:52 -0400
  ...10.9) and the rear > carrier > to body mounts, locknuts there. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Help! Need VW diesel shop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:11:33 -0800
  ...the oil pump. > > The stud that mounts the tensioner and its locknut comes out of the > head. The nut itself is 15 mm. Once...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:20:39 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. >> Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 >> bolt, nut...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:06:03 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. > Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 bolt, nut...
• Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:16:53 -0700
  ...Then I get a drill bit for plastic...and stainless screws and locknuts... And I seal the Plexiglas to the roof using white caulking...
• Re: did I do that-Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:11:35 -0800
  ...Loct tite, lock washer, nylon locknuts are not an answer and > more likely can create a false sense of security. Also a defective > alternator...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 01:20:12 -0400
  ...You may want to use a locknut to keep it in place as you can't just tighten it down. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:29:37 -0700
  ...You may want to use a locknut to keep it in place as you can't just tighten it down. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
  ...10.9) > and the rear carrier to body mounts, locknuts there. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 23:08:26 -0700
  ...You may want to use a locknut to keep it in place as you can't just tighten it down. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: Belt Squeal - Issue Revealed, Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:42:29 -0800
  ...2 inches of Toe Out...they forgot to do up the > locknut on the tie rod... > So there I was, 3 days of hauling...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:35:09 -0500
  ...even check the valve > clearance other than making sure the adjuster locknuts were tight. > Additionally I checked the pre-start engine compression which was...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:56:49 -0500
  ...Grade C locknuts (all metal grade 8 equivalent) are considered one time use (as is any bolt used with them). This is because the...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:27:07 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. >> Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 bolt, nut...
• Re: PEX front bearings WARNING-big brake kits!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:56:59 -0400
  ...If you order these nuts (ball joints),from the dealer they are an all steel locknut with the black oxide finish. You know the...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:22:19 -0800
  ...Most folks reuse "locknuts" even though most are designed to be single use and many also require the use of new bolts each time...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:15:51 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. >>> Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 bolt, nut...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:03:22 -0800
  ...Most folks reuse "locknuts" even though most are designed to > be single use and many also require the use of new bolts each time...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:21:28 +0000
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. >> Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 bolt, nut...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:06 -0700
  ...socket ( where do you get one of those ???? ) and loosen the locknut .. and screw out the push rod some ....that will reduce freepay at...
• for you early busers: a little entertainment ... (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Jun 94 12:50:33 CDT
  ...Just suffice it to say that the locknuts on the rockers wouldn't come loose, either. And when I found that I couldn't...