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Re: 16" wheel in front spare location?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:33:46 -0400
...The load index is 107. (The whole catalyst for my move to larger wheels is just to be able to run all-weather Nokian...
Re: Set Of 4 Vanagon Alloy Rims For Sale
Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:52:30 -0400
...Sent from my iPhone On Mar 17, 2011, at 12:59, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > I picked up some wheel boxes from...
Re: Paulchen racks and bikes
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:54:31 -0700
...Why? You need to remove/replace the wheel every time AND you need another rack or space to put the now loose wheel. Has...
Fwd: Battery ground
Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:52:07 -0700
...The one that bolts to the body is ground. This > is a simple test and will always tell for sure if your car Neg...
lifter noise update
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:22:41 -0400
...hex bolts, still dealing with that.  i was able to get the pump out most way to examine, sure enough, inside wheel corroded...
Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:28 -0700
...After the original email I rotated the drum brakes to oposite wheels. The pulsation followed the drum and this was verified by clamping off...
Re: engine removal 71 bus
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Fri, 24 Nov 1995 08:21:46 -0700
...knows the most efficient way to remove the four bolts holding the engine : to the transmission. Any help would be appreciated. Well, I use...
Re: Is the Vanagon drive able with dash and cluster removed?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 4 Mar 2020 20:21:35 -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...
Water Temp sender location
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:34:32 -0500
Some time ago I had a wheel bolt welded to my metal pipe that bolts to the water pump with the thought athat some...
Question: ...releasing clutch and *CLUNK-INK noise occurs
Historical mailing list - Peter W. Stein
Thu, 19 Jun 1997 23:10:19 -0700
...I have a leaking (probably dry by now) CV boot on the rear right wheel, and no obvious play in the long drive shaft...
driveshaft difficulties
Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
Fri, 18 May 2001 22:52:09 -0700
...well, the rebuild is done, and i put our new wheels/tires on tuesday. so, i thought i would slip the driveshaft back on...
Re: Question and parts request.
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400
...I always put a few drops of motor oil on my nuts (or bolts) before I tighten them and I always tighten them by...
Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Sep 94 10:01:36 ADT
...I use the 'cup' type not a wheel. Sand out etc. to bare metal then apply a layer of muffler cement liberally. metal fly...
Re: CVJ gaskets;
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:16 -0600
...Can't say if grease from CV's or ? >(wheel bearings?) I would defiantly re-check them I had my bolts come a little...
Big Brakes (install)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:54:31 -0400
...It's held in place simply by being on the studs and being clamped in between the wheel hub and the wheel. But it...
Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:50:34 -0800
...If it is still too > tight you might want to try some washers on the bolts / studs between > the swivel and the wheel well...
Re: Power Steering
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Tue, 4 May 2010 22:02:38 +0000
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > starting at the engine .......... > > PS pump with bolts to mount it to PS pump bracket on head . > PS pump bracket...
Re: eurovan? Any good? Comments please.
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 06:53:20 -0400
...With the middle seat out (no bolts to remove, just latches.) and the rear bench removed (4 bolts) the floor becomes a dance hall...
Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:05:54 -0700
...went away after torqueing the crap out of the shock mounting bolts. So far as the tire wear, talk to a good alignment shop...
Re: brake pad replacement
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:57:33 EST
...BTW, I didn't mention that turning the wheel the direction you are working will make access to the bolts to remove the caliper...
Re: Bad Vibrations 87 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:32:22 -0400
...Got a 4 wheel alignement after I had them on for about 1000 miles because it was pulling slightly to the right. They did...
Re: anti-seize
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:36:21 -0500
...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: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:32:01 -0500
...With front wheels in air; pushing/puling wheels right and left >feels smooth. Which makes me believe that the rack is not binding. I...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:49:00 EST
...NEVER used a torque wrench to set the torque of any wheel lugs. I have always used my built in, years of knowledge based...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:49:17 -0500
...lug nuts off my rear wheels to put on the snows. I ended put striping one of the bolts good. Real good. Is that...
Re: Speedy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 6 Dec 2013 07:52:33 -0600
...Taking shortcuts like not removing the steering wheel, taking pictures of how far the heater cables go past their clamps so you can get...
Re: 14" to 16" Wheel Upgrade User Input Please.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:27 -0700
...Details:� mine were the 16" tire and wheel package from GoWesty.� Arrives balanced, inflated, proper bolts and nuts for the 2WD mounting. Downside:� the...
Re: Unusual vibration while accelerating
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:13:30 -0700
...this one in particular, especially on a 2.1 ...the 3 bolts that hold the rear aluminum 'mount bar' .... ...it's on top of...
Re: Water Temp sender location
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:39:56 -0400
...Water Temp sender location Some time ago I had a wheel bolt welded to my metal pipe that bolts to the water pump with...
Re: CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:29:46 -0400
...from the FLAPS? Any >danger to over-torqueing these CV joint bolts? Also other than clicking >noise what happens when the CV's go...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:58:37 -0400
...This is why I rule out cv > joints (which are brand new, and have no loose bolts---I just checked) and > wheel bearings. Sometimes...
Re: dropping the engine, 81 air cooled
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:31:41 -0700
...If you aren't in running trim, jack up the van far enough to get the ramps under the wheels, or use a cable...
Re: lug nuts too tight
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:11:06 -0500
...But I still had 4 to hold the wheel so limped home on that. That whole episode killed four hours, messing with it. Nowadays...
Re: Big Brake options
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:29:46 +0000
...Yeah....I got the 16" wheels...so it is possible. Still, my instincts and words of wisdom from mechanic: stick with stock. Get them...
Re: Anti-Sway Bar
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:31:15 -0700
...and ball >> joints, but when I turned the wheel to get to the caliper bolts, I heard a >> scraping sound. It looks like a...
Junkyard Wars
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:20:07 +0000
...Beautiful two tone brown paint that looked like a mirror, perfect interior, engine conversion, 16 inch wheels, etc. He told me he had 35K...
floor tracks for single captain's chair
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:27:41 -0700
...bill '87 syncro westfalia http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/ check out the scorpio wheels on my syncro...add scorpio.jpg, scorpio2.jpg...
Re: price diff. between 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:35:21 -0400
...syncro type front hubs, so the front wheel connections go from the current 2WD configuration of bolts, to the syncro configuration of studs all...
Re: Expensive Noises....
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:37:35 -0800
The axles turn with the wheels ie at all times, but when you coast you load them in a similar manner to when you...
Re: Larger tire front storage was fixing the missing posts
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 5 Jan 2020 09:49:18 -0800
...For the spare I > have a GoWesty steel 16 inch wheel with a Nokian eNTyre 205/65-16XL(99) > tire. This combination gives a...
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:39:20 -0500
...bolts on > the drum, then put the wheel back on, put 2 lugs on and tried pulling the > drum off with the wheel but...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:47:48 -0700
...lug nuts off my rear wheels to put on the >> snows. I ended >> put striping one of the bolts good. Real good. Is that...
Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:03:13 -0800
...few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s... > Back cover of Bentley says: > -wheel lug bolts > 1980...
Re: changing auto transmission
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:38:34 +1000
...Raise the car, put blocks under the wheels, raise it again until the wheels are about 9-10" off the ground. FIX the car...
Re: CV Joint ?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:51:48 -0700
...I had the wheel off and the right side up, left wheel on the ground. Stuck it in gear and eased the clutch out...
Re: CV boot seperated
Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:34:12 -0400
...wheel. We'll see. Brien On 3/26/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > Kim Brennan wrote: > Make absolutely sure the CV bolts...
Re: securing the spare tire?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:26:04 -0800
...Look at the hinge points for the thing the tire sits on, the hinge pins, as long as they're not bolts that someone...
Re: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:26:21 -0500
...After you complete the installation, you fill the PS reservoir and, with the engine running, turn the steering wheel from lock to lock several...
Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 5 May 2011 11:47:57 -0700
...Chocking the wheels is the best way. I might gum down a 6x6 some way. Bolts into the concrete, I reckon. On Thu, 2011...
Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Wed, 15 May 2002 10:26:19 -0500
...his front wheels----fuel tanks---battery boxes--- Guess what they are made out of? Alcoa Aluminum--- And how are them wheels held on? Mild...
Re: 15" Wheel Question
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:01:55 -0400
...tire so > the engine will rev higher. > I drive a two wheel drive Westfalia so the load carring capacity is > important. I drive in...
Re: I really hate CPOs.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:42:31 -0700
...Also, where the bracket bolts to the block, those have been none to get loose, or even have the stud/s break off in...
Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Mon, 1 Jan 2024 12:17:17 -0800
...But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head > >> bolts so that I cannot break the last bolt free...
Re: Question and parts request.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:56:51 -0700
...I know for many >> "bolts" there are "standard" torques, but I wouldn't think that would >> apply to lug bolts/nuts. Those values are...
Re: fitting 205/70R14 on 14 X 5.5 wheels?
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:35:55 -0400
...fitting 205/70R14 on 14 X 5.5 wheels? will a tire - 205/70R14 fit on my skinny 14 x 5.5 inch wheel...
Re: Drilling 14mm holes in alloy rims?
Historical mailing list - Christopher
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:21:09 -0800
...I checked with a wheel repair guy first and was going to pay him, and he said a drill would work fine. Because there...
Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 3 Oct 2019 16:32:24 +0000
...I wouldn't use this for cylinder head bolts but it's good enough for wheel lugs. Discount Tire has been very willing to...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:58:27 -0700
Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts in the front just like a Beetle or Split...
Re: Wheel suggestion. Did I send the wrong link? Sorry!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:12:29 +0000
...With spacers you should use longer studs/bolts. Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-402S-�ustom-Wheel-pattern/dp/B07TDQC6Y7/ref=sr_1_20...
Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
...1 outer wheel bearing & 1 wheel bearing oil seal > front wheel bearing > front wheel seal > rear wheel bearing inner > rear wheel bearing outer > Rubber...