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FS: 15" Steel Wheels
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:43:45 -0800
...Also included are a set of 17 lug nuts that are machined to fit the wheel's lug hole correctly (I lost 3 of...
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: stranded
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 28 Sep 1994 17:41:19 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Stuart Redford wrote: > Why does VW use lug bolts versus lugs & nuts? Does it have anything > to do with...
Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:26:44 -0500
Best tool for getting lug nuts off is a real 1/2 drive breaker bar and a good 6 point socket of the correct...
Re: spinning rear lug nut
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 24 Aug 2015 04:41:42 -0700
...Remove lug nut. Grind tack weld. Remove stud. Replace stud using Loctite stud & bearing sealer. (Green Loctite) Reassemble. Jim > On Aug 23, 2015, at...
Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:35:41 -0800
...Alloy lug nuts or bolts would work....but >> the >> contact area is a lot larger on the alloy nut or bolt. > > > I've seen...
Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:39:12 -0800
...There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid nuts needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the larger diameter lug...
Re: My Lug nut Plea
Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 02:14:46 -0500
Are the lug nuts actually lug bolts. My 84 westy has lug bolts that seem to be very hard to take off no matter...
Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:11:42 -0800
...Go to junkyard and buy a new lug nut. Chris Gkikas wrote: > > Hey folks, a little exasperated here. Rounded off one of my lug...
Re: Need Alloy Lug Nuts/NAPA
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:36:46 -0700
...I have had the misfortune of having lug nuts that don't have the correct angle on the face (on a non-VW vehicle...
Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:17:04 -0800
...There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid nuts needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the larger diameter lug...
Re: steel/alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - BenT
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 02:27:23 -0700
...Who's right, list or VW? > Price of front lug bolts/rear lug nuts for the alloys from dlr was obscene, > anyone have any...
keepin your nuts clean...was Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:03:51 EST
...a side benefit, that tight fit keeps your lug nuts clean! > Seriously...the lug nuts on my '75 bus were pristine. The ones on...
Re: Audi Alloys
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:26:46 EST
In a message dated 1/3/02 6:15:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, Velvetbrown@AOL.COM writes: << The stock lug nuts for steel...
lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:56:16 -0400
Does anyone on the list have 3 rear lugnuts for sale? To fit the alloy wheels? 88 model. Darrel
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:38:41 -0800
I recall chewing up a lug nut REAL good a while back.... The lug nut metal on my '81 was fairly soft. I used...
Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:34:56 -0500
...Rounded off one of my lug nuts whilst trying to get a look at my squealing rear brakes! It's pretty badly rounded. Are...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:58:42 -0800
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_783_549/alloy_wheel_lug_nut_each.html And these nuts are only a buck. Stuart...
My Lug nut Plea
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:20:24 -0400
...had a lug nut perma-stuck to the lug.. My policy with tires is this: whoever airtooled them on can airtool them off. If...
Re: OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:04:03 -0600
...nuts/bolts for alloy wheels." .... would the location of that sticker give evidence that a good place for storage of the jack/lug wrench...
Re: warped SA rotors...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:55:44 -0600
...He says 95 percent of warped rotors is becouse of improper torque >of the lug nutz. I also hear driving through puddles of water...
Re: VW Alloy Wheels
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
05 Feb 97 00:16:37 EST
> The alloy wheel >also needs tapered lug bolts and nuts, not rounded. I'm not sure that >this is absolutly necessary but that's...
Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
...Audi uses lug bolts rather than >nuts, which won't work on VW hubs. Can I use my good ole steel ball-seat >lug...
Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 09:33:16 -0700
...Todd '88 Westy Rico Sapolich wrote: > What can be done to ease the removal of Vanagon lug nuts? I have always had > a bitch...
FS: vanagon alloys w/ tires lug nuts/bolts $300 PNW
Historical mailing list - Dan W.
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:38 -0700
Greetings, I Have 4 factory vanagon alloys with truck tires, all correct lug bolts/nuts and 2 center caps. No curb dings. Finish on...
Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael Modl?)
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:54:35 -0500
...It would appear the seat is a rounded-taper like the Vanagon nut. Is the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm...
Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:10:28 -0600
Carl, the lug nuts on the vans have a specially hardened steel washer made on to the back of the nut. I played hell...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:37:04 -0400
Stock lug nut wrench works nicely especially when coupled with a short section of cheater pipe. I use the top section of a two...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:19:02 -0800
...Nuts and bolts are different sizes, so you need a new lug wrench with multiple sockets. I like the extending handle type. Stuart '85...
Re: lug nut torque?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:43:04 -0400
...lug nut torque? Do Vanagon lugs require being tighter than any other car lugs? Reason I ask is I recently had a front brake...
Re: spinning rear lug nut
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:50:07 -0400
...spinning rear lug nut evening all, i replaced my rear brake drums this weekend on our 86 westfalia. first one went great - pretty easy...
Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:51:54 -0400
...I then got him to loosen the lug nuts with >his expensive SnapOn torque wrench and and watched his face get redder and >redder...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:03:36 -0800
...removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ? >> > >> > I would use a cheater bar, but I let my friend borrow it to work on >> > his '73 chevy...
Spare Tire Lug Nut
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:28:46 -0400
Well nobody replied w/ the spare tire lug nut size..... so I checked at the VW dealership. They sell a replacement for 12$ each...
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...
Re: lug nut lubrication or not
Historical mailing list - Sid Marlin
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:04:50 EST
For 28 years have I used anti sieze compound on lug nuts and hub to wheel contact points.Never a problen with them loosening...
Re: Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench
Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:07:39 -0400
...Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA> wrote: > I salvaged a vanagon jack (and lug-nut wrench) out of canadian 85-6-7, > yours if you want...
Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:00:54 EST
As stated, I was referring to the axle nut in my post (the big one on the back wheels). Nearly 400 ft-lbs torque...
Re: stranded
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Wed, 28 Sep 1994 12:29:00 -0400 (EDT)
...I have broken regular sockets trying to remove tight lug nuts. Also keep on hand some spare lug nuts and bolts. I have broken...
ReRecommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael ...
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:27:31 EST
...Is the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm x 1.5 ? Thanks! Karl >> Karl Discount Tire has the lug nuts that...
Re: Lug nut lubrication or not?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 11:30:03 -0500
For years I've been using anti-seize on lug nut threads and contact surfaces. I feel that I always get an accurate torque...
Re: alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:34:15 -0400
...I just looked into the prices for these items from VW with a discount (priced per each) Lugs $6.00 Nuts $9.00 (go...
Re: steel/alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:19:06 -0700
...Who's right, list or VW? Price of front lug bolts/rear lug nuts for the alloys from dlr was obscene, anyone have any...
lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:45:34 -0500
Several of you indicated that using a 4-way lug wrench one would likely be unable to take off the lug nuts on my...
Re: Cracked Lug Wrenches
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:10:29 -0500
...but you can get most any lug nut off. another neato gizmo is a Vortex Bolt Spanner, part number 000-093-005B. for about...
Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 17 May 2006 22:48:08 -0400
...I guess there really is something to tightening lug >nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on >the...
Re: Tire lug nut question..
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:15:56 -0400
...The alloys do use a different lug nut, which is quite expensive. While I have driven on alloys using stock lug nuts for a...
Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Dec 96 17:41:13 -0800
Hi All, O.K., I'm off to buy a six foot length of pipe to "ASSIST" in getting the lug nuts off. Just...
Re: Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
Tue, 12 May 1998 19:43:10 +0200
...With the original nuts I don't think you need to change the lugs. Theoretically they could be about .5 of an inch longer...
Re: Wheel stud problem
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:05 -0800
...Then you can remove the rear studs by putting an old lugnut on it and hitting the nut with a suitable hammer. You can...
Re: Wheel stud problem
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:21:33 -0500
...That Vanagon > lug wrench should be ditched. It rounds lug nuts off > and skins fingers.Just > try to be successful with it,after Sears...
Re: lug nut torque?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:29:02 -0700
...lug nut torque? > Do Vanagon lugs require being tighter than any other car lugs? > > Reason I ask is I recently had a front brake...
Re: My Lug nut Plea
Historical mailing list - James Wetzel
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:09:18 -0400
...Does over-torquing lug nuts lead to premature rotor warp? I have seen this debate rage among brake experts. One the one side, some...
steel/alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:01:34 -0400
Many thanks to all who responded to my question about the need for different lug bolts/nuts when changing from steel to alloy wheels...
FS '88 Vanagon mags
Historical mailing list - Fred Johnson
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:39:48 -0400
...Ten Lug Nuts. Ten Lug Bolts. Four Center Caps. Make me a reasonable offer. johnsonfm@MSN.com Providence,RI
locking lugs for SA wheels?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:26:43 EDT
Are there any locking lug nuts and bolts that work on South African wheels--the Carat2 version? Best, Jeff 83.5 Westfalia LA,CA
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: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:31:40 -0800
...Alloy lug nuts or bolts would work....but >> the >> > contact area is a lot larger on the alloy nut or bolt. >> >> >> I've seen...
Re: "dry" sound from wheel
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 15:22:33 -0800
A lister once gave me a wonderful piece of advice on the lug nuts. Go buy yourself an 18" breaker bar and an impact...
lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:10:58 -0400
...So in the middle of all these posts about the proper tightening torque for lug nuts (I think there's been a new factory...