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• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:30:47 -0500
  On the nut in the link you sent: I think I could even handle that! Good idea. Jim On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at...
• Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:47:40 -0700
  I drill holes, then put tee nuts on the inside surface. https://mcmaster.com/tee-nuts/secure-grip-tee-nut-inserts-for-softwood/ Here...
• WTB: LUG nuts and center caps
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:38:32 EDT
  Anyone have some lug nuts of the Carat variety? I need 20 for my Syncro (to mount the alloys). NUTS NOT BOLTS. I also...
• Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:32:54 -0700
  Flare nut wrenches are imperative as is judicious use of the 'Hot Wrench'. Just as with plumbing, it helps to drain the lines before...
• Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:39:47 -0700
  ...Was able to save threads on shaft, ("whew") with another nut having cleaner threads, penetrating oil, careful back/forth. I don't know if...
• Oops Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:45:50 -0400
  ...But that nut is torqued very tight, and if the nut -- the special >10-slot nut that they put on when they increased the...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:10:26 -0700
  ...Regardless, the flange helped keep nut aligned flat to the parent metal. I either bolt the nut to the work then weld it or...
• Re: WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:49:50 -0700
  ...My parts guy consulted ETKA, and provided me with what it specified; stover nuts. They are not Cadmium plated, as the nuts for steering...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:10:49 -0500
  ...Propane torch to slow, will both the nut and stud. Real torch will get the nut red hot quickly, and then it will turn...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:20:00 -0500
  In my 1984 Haynes on page 151 it says "Wheel hub to wheel shaft (castellated nut) ...... 350nm 258 lbf ft". In my 1985 Bentley...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:54:23 -0800
  ...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: nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:28:49 -0600
  I'm glad to know someone besides me used the brass nuts on the exhaust studs. Me on airplanes. It's still a good...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:43:18 -0400
  ...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: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:45 -0500
  ...What torque for 2.1 rod nuts? > > > > Per bentley, I bought new rod nuts for my rebuild. What to I torque them >> to? >> The...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:02:53 -0500
  If a once sealed head suddenly starts leaking at a head nut, you have have to consider one of two things happened. The head...
• Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 01:11:02 -0400
  Oxy-acetylene torch will get the nut loose. Be careful nut to twist/break that threaded rod. Note that nut is rounded to allow...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - gratefulphisher
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:22:48 -0600
  What works for me, without fail as long as a previous owner didn't round off the nuts beforehand, is heating the nut red...
• Re: Axle nuts is nuts is stuck
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:50:45 -0500
  The axle nut removal tool that you pound on with a hammer will work. Mark Ingalls 85 GL with new rear brakes. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:41:07 -0800
  ...I'd say heating them really hot is the only thing to try before splitting the nuts. Can you back the nut WITH the...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:18:46 -0500
  ...Captive nuts that are truly captive—welded to the material part—have to be very precisely aligned. Plus not everyone has a way of...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:42:52 -0800
  ...Once I had a problem nut on an airplane. I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and...
• 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: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:18:42 -0400
  ...The nut and >washer is special. >The nut is a class 10.9 all metal (prevailing torque) lock nut. Also note >the eccentric washers...
• Re: nylon head nuts?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 01:22:16 EDT
  In a message dated 10/15/03 8:12:55 PM, jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM writes: << They only use nylon cylinder head nuts on...
• nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 5 May 2004 09:51:17 -0700
  ok something is weird i checked a nut size on a website it showed 30mm, but I'm almost sure my 85 is 45mm...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:51:59 -0600
  I think they're just a few dollars each at the dealer, remember the lug nuts for steel and alloy wheels are chamfered different...
• Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 9 May 2005 08:32:01 -0400
  ...Couple ? after reading the "Been There, done that" instructions for real wheel bearing: (1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? Now tighten...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 14 May 2024 23:49:43 +0000
  ...Hi Jack,         Two summers ago, after a lot of front end work was done I hade several nuts come loose resulting in clunks.  They...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:00:43 -0700
  AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except for the supercharged Corrado which uses the diesel rod nuts you...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:47:37 -0500
  At 10:06 AM 1/19/2011, neil n wrote: >What is the most fool proof method for acheiving the correct torque on >nut...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:28:04 -0800
  ...I think the nuts were more bronze than brass. In my experience the brass nuts were the nuts of choice, because experience taught that...
• Re: Question??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 07:16:24 -0700
  The tiny tube of yellow sealer is for the nuts that hold the head on. Make sure the nuts are clean and dry, even...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:07:45 -0400
  ...Bentley, 42.4, says: "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362, install new sleeves and axle nuts and torque nuts to 500 Nm...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700
  are the nuts inside the case 19 mm wrench size like the outside ones ? I just looked into a 1.9 block if have...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:15:45 -0500
  Yes, I put new self-locking nuts at front axles while I was replacing the outer boots. I also put new circlip for the...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 01:35:23 -0700
  ...Removing head nut > > > > Ok, I went to reseal one head that had a leaky head nut that I > > just could not seem to seal...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:58:53 -0600
  ...I think the nuts were more bronze than brass. In my experience the brass nuts were the nuts of choice, because experience taught that...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:54:11 -0600
  To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a Vanagon(or other German car) carcass at a U Pullit...
• Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:45:28 -0400
  With all the discussion on lug nuts and impact wrenches I would like add a few comments of my own: 1. When I buy...
• '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:03:24 +0000
  http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/901951.jpg Finally succeeded in getting the nut on the anti-sway bar down-link threads. After...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:54:02 -0700
  ...When you said "...the nuts on one rim just broke in half..." do you mean the NUT itself? I've found from experience that...
• 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: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 21:35:07 -0700
  Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused with the brake drum. . . . . Does anyone out there have...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:30:00 -0400
  ...Image, new nuts installed: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmNuts.jpg Those nuts are also lock nuts. Turn each a bit at a...
• Re: Motor Mount Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:08:01 EDT
  ...If you use stainless steel nuts a magnet does not work to get the nuts out, so put a piece of sticky tape on...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:59 -0800
  ...nuts/bolts To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a Vanagon(or other German car) carcass at a...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:04:31 -0400
  ...The loose nuts will be obvious and you can only make this better. If a nut continues to turn and you feel like the...
• Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 13:47:26 -0700
  ...1991) has an axle nut torque value of 360 ft lb with 10 slots in the crown nut. It also has warnings of only...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:59:00 -0400
  ...Removing head nut > Ok, I went to reseal one head that had a leaky head nut that I > just could not seem to seal...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 5 May 2011 09:04:47 -0700
  ...Essentially, if it's a torqued nut then the torque setting is defined by the type of nut and stud - stainless (or different grade...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:44:46 -0700
  ...Dealer would have to order nuts. Nut and washer for bolt still available. A UK site showing long bolt: (they also show the eccentric...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:04:51 -0600
  ...I think the nuts were more bronze than brass. In my > experience the brass nuts were the nuts of choice, because experience > taught that...
• axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 09:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
  In response to Tim Maddox's question on the size of the rear axle nut: I think it is 46mm not 36mm. I bought...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:59:52 -0600
  ------------------------ Hi Todd, I broke a 3/4 inch breaker bar using a 10 foot pipe on my vanagon axle nuts. I thought my 3...
• Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:42:05 -0800
  I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the last step to 36 ft...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:24:51 -0500
  ...Leaky Head Nut? I have just replaced the head on 90 Vanagon with a 2.1L engine. I have a leaky cylinder head nut...
• Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:00:17 EST
  ...Of course Syncros don't use lug bolts up front but lug nuts. So I am in need of 10(!) lug nuts, and have...
• Nutty Question...
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 12:26:02 +0000
  ...Notice today that the Bentley (OUR BIBLE...) says, "alway replace" on the connecting rod nuts. Does everybody do this? Are these nuts a standard...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:59:20 -0600
  California Imports (cip1.com) has a 46mm nut removal tool for $10.95 CDN and a 46mm x3/4"drive socket for $20.99...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:52:55 -0600
  ...If that doesn't do the trick, grind the nut down carefully on one flat, then try to turn the nut. The grinding down...