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• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:44:53 -0700
  ...Your experience is the first > I've heard about bending 14" alloy wheels. Remember Dan's experience with > the Audi Turbo wheel at first...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 21:47:36 -0500
  ...Removing the bolts from that end of the shaft first allows easy removal of the U-Joint at the rack. Once the steering shaft...
• Re: Greasy Mess
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 17:38:47 +0600
  >VWers, > >Made it trough my first experience greasing the wheel >bearing and CV joints in the rear of my '75 bus. All-in- >all...
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 09:15:57 -0400
  ...Im tired of working with all wires under the dash with just the tach and steering wheel off... hard to reach in there. thanks...
• Re: wheel bearings questions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:24:30 -0500
  ...Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:38:58 -0700 > > Is there a secret to innstalling front wheel bearings. From doing wheel bearings on various cars...
• Re: Stranded in Portland OR UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:27:56 -0600
  ...re-tork CV bolts after servicing. > I Actually clean them with degreaser before I do the final installation. Get all of that slippery p...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:23:50 -0700
  ...been using lube - first grease, then anti-seize on my wheel nuts/bolts for 38 years and I haven't had one come off...
• Re: Paint Questions - Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:13:54 -0700
  ...Required machining center hub opening to fit front grease cap ($50 at NAPA) Required spacers and special bolts/studs for correct offset (about $125...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0700
  Yep, removed them both right after I removed the wheels. -----Original Message----- From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Sunday...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:21:58 -0500
  ...Mcneely wrote:<BR>&gt; VW engineers obviously liked the bolts for the front wheels, as do a number of other makers. Other vehicles I...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:44:48 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts | |My german ones are the worst. I can't imagine what those from |a big...
• Re: Roof Rack Options - ladder
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:39:57 -0400
  ...With these mounted on the hinge base itself >> using longer carriage bolts you have a slightly tilted "raingutter" platform >> that articulates with the poptop...
• Re: My CV problem has escalated!
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:42:36 +0200
  ...Good luck, please don't drive on less than 6 bolts -- per wheel. Alan. On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Chris Gkikas wrote: > Hoooboy! > > First...
• Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:39:42 -0700
  ...bolts. It's an...... 'at least one wheel in the air, and tire off, job.' So it's not like four solid wheels in...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:13:18 -0500
  ...But I keep a 14" Vanagon steel wheel (with 5 original nuts and 5 original bolts) with correct rated tire in the clamshell. Brand...
• Brake help, please
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 17:12:57 -0500
  ...pull the other (drivers side) rear wheel off my 80 Westy. I removed the two 11mm bolts holding the brake plate to the guts...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:18:54 CST
  ...Ordered Wheel bearing seals for the front and rear wheels from > > Rocky Mountain Motor Works. Will go to a salvage yard in Lincoln >Nebraska...
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 14:34:13 +0000
  ...This is a direct fit wheel designed for light truck, 2,200 load rating up to a 32" tire. Splint tuner nuts/bolts are...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 15 May 2021 09:52:23 -0400
  ...my rear bolts I have in there could be a bit larger. >> >> >> The Sounds like it is either in the center, wheels or front...
• Re: Set Of 4 Vanagon Alloy Rims For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:59:01 -0400
  I picked up some wheel boxes from a local tire store to pack the wheels I sold. I could not ship them for less...
• Re: Snapping Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 11:19:40 -0600
  ...They also have the metal strut which bolts to the wheel well rib. This is for the front. JB 88GL GUIDO -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Tow Hitch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 95 13:48:37 EDT
  ...things (wheelless trailer). My only problems were: The fit was so-so, so what should have been a 30min swap (the 6 bolts to...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c, Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 7 May 2002 17:24:12 +0200
  ...This setup > >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels. > > > >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, > >hydraulik...
• Re: ok where did I go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc Canada
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:10:47 -0400
  What is a "fluted" hex key? The CV joint bolts either use a 6mm "Allen: Key or the 8mm triple square, 12 point, or...
• Re: Drivers seatbelt on west
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:19:07 -0600
  ...Spray > some rust buster stuff on end of bolt, in wheel well, just for good > luck :) > On 25-Apr-11, at 9:56 AM...
• Re: Back on the road
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 08:57:51 -0500
  ...few good licks BEFORE you get under it or take the wheels off. If it's unsteady or going to fall, THIS is the...
• repair procedure: starter on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 14:21:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Remove the CV joint at the transmission housing by removing the six 6 mm allen bolts. Rotating the rear right wheel as necessary to...
• need help identifying cause of noise
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:53:57 -0800
  ...Now, the mechanic is thinking it may be wheel bearings. So, for anyone who's had wheel bearings go out, what kind of a...
• Fwd: Is the Vanagon drive able with dash and cluster removed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Mar 2020 17:36:14 -0500
  ...wheel, but it's perfectly fine for steering with power steering and usable for non-power. I've done both. Make sure the bolts...
• Re: Fan noise?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:06:40 -0600
  ...Note; I recommend removing the front bumper and dousing the 4 radiator mounting bracket bolts/ tinnerman nuts with penetrant before attempting to remove the...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:11:40 -0500
  ...I was worried about stripped or broken > bolts. Especially the ones on the outboard joint which is hard to > get to inside the box...
• Re: Bilstein shock installation
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 May 2006 17:37:32 -0700
  ...With the back end on stands, and the wheels off, I thought I'd check bolts > for rust, just to test the water.....and...
• Re: spare tire compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:04:06 -0500
  ...Spline nuts and bolts are readily available. I sell them for $165 but if you try you can get them for less. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 Jan 2020 12:29:39 -0500
  ...longer studs/bolts. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUltra-402S-%D0%A1ustom-Wheel-pattern%2Fdp%2FB07TDQC6Y7...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:12:00 -0700
  ...Hub (part with the wheel studs) is bent > 3. Something wrong with wheel bearings > 4. Something wrong with proportioning valve to rear wheel > 5...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:06 -0500
  ...replace short wheel studs or lug bolts with longer studs. Screw a lug nut down over the stud to hold the wheel on, then...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:03:10 -0500
  So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts or nuts ? Probably they have very many...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:23:48 -0500
  ...But I keep a 14" Vanagon steel wheel (with 5 original nuts and 5 original bolts) with correct rated tire in the clamshell. Brand...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 29 Sep 1994 12:45:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the lug bolts; ya done good, Stuart! ;-) I was going to post that question to the list. When I took my wheels off I...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:29:02 -0700
  ...That repair > got done but in trying to take off the wheel I found I couldn't budge > the lugs with a four way...
• RE: WTB CV Joint and fr. wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve SD-MS
  Thursday, June 20, 1996 4:39PM
  ...Do these symptoms sound like a CV joint? Absolutely. >Also, Bow Wow wants $80 for the CV and $10.50 for each front wheel...
• RE: WTB CV Joint and fr. wheel bearings.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:07:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Do these symptoms sound like a CV joint? Absolutely. >Also, Bow Wow wants $80 for the CV and $10.50 for each front wheel...
• FS - 81 Westy East Coast
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:25:53 GMT
  ...rubber lines & some steel lines replaced, new rear wheel cylinders, front calipers. Gas tank, painted, sender and all vent lines and seals replaced. New...
• SVX-powered crewcab pickup blows trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
  ...This setup would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels. Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, hydraulik...
• Re: New Noise coming from under the body
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:30:40 -0400
  ...to be sure all the lug nuts/bolts are tight, especially if you > > have done any wheel work lately or if you have had...
• Re: no power to tranny??
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:41:23 -0700
  ...decoupler engaged and kept on > driving with fnt wheels only. May just be loose bolts..They should be > retightened after things have been apart...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:42:02 -0500
  ...Note the clearance specs at top btw wheel and housing. J) Make up your mind whether to a) replace shear bolts from dealer at...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:47:02 -0800
  ...Maybe you were > expecting 1.75 mm thread pitch on a bolt that size? > > I believe the lug bolts/nuts are same 1.5...
• Re: Audi 5000 alloy wheels any comments?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 21:01:40 -0700
  ...on 2wd Vanagons if the machining is done and longer lug > bolts are used with 9/16" spacers. > >> > > Mark, > > Just two comments here. > > First...
• Re: Power steering rack install?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:26:20 -0700
  ...It's getting a Subie & I'm wondering if the PS rack bolts in or what... plus what else HAS to be done to...
• Re: Big snow tires on automatic westie
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:55:51 -0800
  ...If you have a vanagon with the alloy wheels, and are using steel rims, you have to get different lug nuts and lug bolts...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800
  ...Bentley states that the two bolts that hold the caliper to the brake carrier are: "Self locking bolts - always replace." P. 46.5 Todd...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:16 -0700
  You have narrowed it down to the wheel. Pull the brake assembly and see what it looks like. Sometimes a piece of the pad...
• dashboard removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:08:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...With said vise-grips I was able to extricate the bolts. The bolts are of a rather soft metal, so it may be possible...
• Re: Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 09:34:13 -0700
  ...I always replace those outers with complete CV kits, including new German bolts and spezial washers, so the next guy/gal in there has...
• Re: Roof Rack Options - ladder
  Historical mailing list - Shane Eddy
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:43:31 -0400
  ...With these mounted on the > hinge base itself > >> using longer carriage bolts you have a slightly > tilted "raingutter" platform > >> that articulates with the poptop...
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:03:32 -0400
  ...Being able to turn the rear wheels will make removing the CV joint bolts easier. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:48:11 -0400
  ...nuts and bolts off really wasn't too hard. Remove your drivers side rear tire to gain access via the wheel well. You should...
• Re: Bug Hubcaps work for us.. Hubcaps $29 for 4
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:38:06 -0400
  ...If your have your wheels painted body color > or white, the chrome hubcaps look really sharp on the Vanagon. > Nice point, Matthew! Just to...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:36:55 -0500
  ...rebuilt 1.9 2.1 rod sets with new 1.9 bolts $140 1.9 crank shaft std polished ready to install $100 no...