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• Haynes Trailer Hitch Installation.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:26 -0500
  ...The bumper is held on the van by 8 bolts. ] Four large bolts bolts anchor the bumper to the vehicle frame. There are two...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:52:50 -0600
  ...I used all new stainless nuts and bolts w/ anti-seize. It has become habit to check the bolts when I crawl under the...
• Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:41:23 -0700
  ...I had two of those bolts snap off on me when re-installing my pop-top. The bolts appear to be about 1-2...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:54:04 -0600
  ...I didn't pay to have bolts come loose going down the road, especially where I was in the middle of nowhere. After getting...
• Re: Connecting Rod Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:07:50 -0700
  Walter, These instructions are for new "torque to stretch" rod bolts. Do not reuse your old bolts, they only stretch once! Buy new bolts...
• Re: Broken CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:01:36 -0500
  Loose bolts will result in sheared bolts if the loads are right. Maybe you found the max load point for loose bolts. Or possibly...
• Re: Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:21:35 -0400
  ...Note the lengths of the bolts before you destroy them so you can grind some of your new bolts to the proper length where...
• Re: Torque specs please!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:22:53 +0200
  "Carrington, Tom" wrote: > Bolts, flywheel to crankshaft. (my guess is 85ft/lbs) 44 ft-lb plus 90� turn > Bolts, pressure plate to flywheel (my...
• Wanted: Alloy wheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:43:54 -0400
  Anyone has the alloy wheel bolts for sale for the front wheels of a Vanagon? THese are the special lug bolts for alloy wheels...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:19:13 -0800
  ...Somehow three of the bolts came undone! I put a new > exhaust gasket (it was missing where the bolts were missing) and put in...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:12:49 -0600
  ...They ARE metric >> bolts, with >> the head marked 8.8 and some other things. David Beierl knew this, >> and >> chastised me mildly for not...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:55:07 -0700
  There is ONLY ONE MAIN REASON for shear bolts. Security, or make it difficult to remove. One of a special group of fasteners designed...
• Question about replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:30:02 -0400
  Hi Folks, How many of you replace those self locking bolts that hold the front calipers on? I recently replaced the front pads on...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:15:50 -0600
  ...Most common Nuts 'n Bolts? The thread on where to get nuts and bolts made me think - What size bolts are the most common...
• 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...
• Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:56:50 -0500
  If anyone wants some, i have a whole bunch of spare assorted nuts bolts and screw you could have for paying the postage. Bolts...
• Re: Sealant on poptop bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:13:32 -0800
  Well, the SS bolts can withstand more stress than the fiberglass can! The hinges have four bolts each to the top, and the only...
• Re: 82 Westy middle seat install - propane bolts welded in??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:36:32 -0500
  ...Pictures to send? Propane tank near the slider? Welded bolts? Short track/long track? Are you sure it's a vanagon? : ) This all seems...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:38:06 -0500
  Thanks again John > > Another annoying pitfall is the four pressed-in threaded bushings the > thermostat bolts go into. If the bolts are rusted in...
• vangon cv axel bolts
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 29 May 2009 09:07:45 -0700
  Does anyone know if the axel bolts on the vanagon (newer style bolts) are the same kind I can expect on the 98 passat...
• diesel torque secs.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Fri, 01 Nov 1996 07:18:30 -0500
  ...for a vanagon diesel flywheel to crank shaft bolts and preasure plate to flywheel bolts, also the oil pump bolts torque.? I am working...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:39:00 -0400
  I have decided on M8 1.25 8.8 bolts. I am however going to put high temp anti-seize on them before they...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:42:28 -0700
  ...Shear bolts are bolts with a gripping head that breaks off at a specific torque. I believe this is done as a theft deterrent...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:32:40 -0400
  What type bolts are using? Regular or the copper locknuts. This is a connection that likes to come loose. From the factor these bolts...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:16:04 -0700
  I got the calliper bolts off - I needed to borrow a breaker bar and then stand on the end of it. And yes, I...
• Re: Engine Mounting Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 08:31:11 -0400
  ...NEVER use hardware store bolts. I have repaired a Vanagon where the bolts snapped and the engine fell on the ground while driving! Mike...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 21:06:29 -0700
  My understanding is that the bolts shear off at a particular torque to meet safety requirements. If under-tightened, they will work loose and...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:27:07 EST
  ...The studs only go about 40% into the rotors then that of the bolts. Is this going to be strong enough or will it...
• Lug Bolt/Nut Size/Thread Pitch
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:24:49 -0500
  Hi, I am trying to confirm the size and thread pitch of the bolts and studs: Bolts 14 x 1.5mm Nuts 12 x...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:56:01 -0700
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard > bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't > include...
• Re: Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 20 May 2002 03:21:29 -0700
  ...I would hit the bolts hard with a hammer. then with > the flywheel locked try turning the bolts with a braker bar > > Bob > > http...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:27:10 +0100
  Per Lindgren wrote: > > Why replace the bolts with Porsche bolts, when the Beetle and Type3 uses > 12-point bolts that fit very well? > What...
• Re: 83 westy overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Nov 94 11:06:05 +0100
  =20 >> I am also considering to tighten all head bolts to see if it can cure it. >> Is this a good idea? > >NO!!! go...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:50:21 -0500
  ...Tighten the vice grips up as tight as humanly possible and clamp them onto the bolts. If the bolts at the wheel end are...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 23:36:23 -0500
  I've heard of people rebuilding engines and not replacing a single stretch bolt (including head bolts, as well as the connecting rod cap...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Engine_Mounting_Hardware?=
  Historical mailing list - derek
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 08:33:53 -0400
  Thank You Mike, I have heard these stories before too, I found a few SAE bolts forced onto my engine after I pulled it...
• unclas bolts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:22:50 -0500
  ...Worked for me in the past and is recommended for places like exhaust manifold bolts. Geoff Thomas 88Westy -----Original Message----- From: steven brendemuehl [mailto...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:27:35 -0500
  ...Metric > > bolts in even mm sizes are readily available, so both 10 and 12 mm bolts are > > there for the buying. Not elevens. > > > > > >Just...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:03:46 -0400
  ...Other vehicles > used shoulder bolts and actual springs on these joints. Anyway, if using > regular bolts, lubed go for about 14 lb./ft. > > Dennis...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:59:01 -0700
  Those upper column bolts are "shear bolts" only in the sense of "tighten until head of bolt shears off," as noted on 48.2...
• Replacing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:27:01 -0500 (CDT)
  I was wondering if someone could tell me which nuts and bolts should absolutly be replaced upon installing a new motor. On my '71...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (Auto trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 02:47:28 EDT
  ...It sounds like a CV-Joint had broken, or the bolts that secure the CV joint to the drive flange fell/stripped out. >> any...
• Source for Westy pop top bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 14 May 2006 13:54:00 -0700
  ...Folks commonly call them carriage bolts but the poster identified them as some other style of bolts and provided a link to a vendor...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:09:31 -0800
  ...Another annoying pitfall is the four pressed-in threaded bushings the thermostat bolts go into. If the bolts are rusted in, you can spin...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:59:41 -0500
  At 10:13 AM 11/27/2001, Gnarlodious wrote: >'Course I am a woman and therefore not prone to breaking bolts! Does that mean...
• Rusty Bolts (was Rust on metal shelf that where propane valve is)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:13:32 -0700
  karen davis wrote: >Also I have rust on bolts on poptop. I sanded them, primed them and painted >white. Rust has popped back on...
• Re: Exaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:29:45 -0400
  Since your going to pay someone anyway, find a mechanic that knows how to deal with rusted, broken, striped bolts and nuts. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:01:10 -0600
  ...Missing Exhaust bolts > > > > The same thing happened on my van too, after I replaced the exhaust. I >used > > all new stainless nuts and bolts...
• connecting rod bolts on 2.1L wasserboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sat, 30 May 1998 14:39:30 -0700
  ...Before attempting to reassmble everything, I ran across a discussion in the Haynes manual about the two types of connecting rod bolts available in...
• Re: 15" SA wheel bolts & caps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:08:47 EDT
  ...bolts > work for these particular wheels? Also, what caps are required to finish > them off? > you can use the carat alloy lug bolts and...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:10:40 -0500
  ...Missing Exhaust bolts > The same thing happened on my van too, after I replaced the exhaust. I used > all new stainless nuts and bolts...
• Re: Need size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm???
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:34:34 -0800
  NO TORX! TORX is 6-pt and will mess up your 12-pt socket-headed bolts. Ask me how I know this. A year...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:08:09 -0500
  ...My understanding is that there are: - 4 bolts holding the tranny to the engine - 4 bolts holding the nose of the tranny to the...
• flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:20:25 -0500
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > > The last time I ordered bolts from VW I recieved hex head instead of the > inside allen head variety. Whats...
• transmission mount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:01:44 -0400
  What are the proper trans mount bolts? Where could I find replacements? -- Bobby Brown
• Re: [Syncro] CV bolts, tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 25 May 2001 17:20:16 EDT
  ...Most use CV's an 8 mm XZN-head bolts. My rear CV's on my 16" actually uses a 10 mm XZN-head...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:14:07 -0700
  ...They use these kind on bolts on many other cars. The nature of the sheer force is in the composition of the soft metal...
• Re: Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:00:26 -0400
  Those bolts holding the CV joints to the flanges on Vanagons (and really all other VWs) are stretch bolts, and must be replaced every...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:43:58 -0500
  ...These brackets are attached to the infamous shear bolts, and they are (intentionally) much weaker than the bolts. Anyone may verify this by inspection...
• Re: Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:48:21 -0700
  ...Pacific Fasteners > doesn't carry metric carriage bolts. Tobin, I ordered these from the dealer when I bought my Westy 8 years ago. About...