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• Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:59:39 -0700
  ...So what's up with the slave cylinder and the hidden bolt head? Is there a smart way to R&R that thing? Tom...
• Fw: Clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:11:01 -0500
  ...to guide that pin into the new cylinder's rubber boot. Then just > > replace the bolts and reconnect the metal tube, refill the reservoir...
• Re: Head stud of 91
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:43:49 -0800
  Yosh and all, About the cylinder head studs on the wasserboxer: The new oem replacement head studs sold as a part by VW are...
• Re: Removing Rusty Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:36:45 -0400
  ...I've been using stainless bolts on those manifolds for years and still no corrosion or problems removing them. I replaced the head studs...
• I-5 vw transplant
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Sat, 5 May 2001 13:25:02 EDT
  will a 87 quantom 5 cylinder engine blot up to a diesel bellhousing? one of my customers just wrecked their cars and I could...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:35:17 +0000
  ...cylinders. Manually turned engine to stop point in both directions. It stops in the same places. I checked all three torque converter bolts. All...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:41:17 -0500
  ...Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:18:01 -0500
  ...bolt. One of the three between converter > and flex plate or something fell in there. Also, if multiple tries to crank > engine the cylinders...
• Re: Need advice inner cylinder sealing ring
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 00:31:38 -0700
  ...All he does is remove bolts and install new ones. So now I have a beautiful new set of cylinder head studs in my...
• Re: Leaking Clutch Master Cylinder Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 04:12:29 UT
  ...Look there and you'll find two bolt heads, one above the other, facing you. These hold the master cylinder. Remove the bolts and...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:32:22 -0400
  ...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > yes 16mm on some power steering ....... > like front engine four cylinder cars. About the only place I...
• Re: Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:59:05 -0700
  ...Place ring between bolt heads and largest boot bellow, 1/2" gap at 1st bolt. Tighten bolt a few turns. While pulling driveshaft, turn...
• r&r clutch master cylinder Q
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:31:38 EDT
  Does the clutch master cylinder simply come out from under the dash after dissconnecting the two mounting bolts, the fluid lines, and the clevis...
• Re: Machining Cylinder Heads a Viable Solutuion Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 17:14:42 -0500
  ...Machining Cylinder Heads a Viable Solutuion to >> Wasserboxer Problem?Dear Readers: Is it possible to repair >> the Wasserboxer head problem by machining flat the...
• redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:55:44 -0500
  ...Easy being putting new connectors on each of the ground wires that are bolted to the left head. Looks like remove bolts, clean/replace...
• slave cylinder movement tolerance (87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Mon, 18 May 1998 09:26:01 -0400
  ...I haven't gotten in to see if there are any bolts missing, etc., but the cylinder jerks about 1/2 or a bit...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:30:24 -0400
  ...Tightening the case bolts will now distort the bearing saddles and the case where the cylinders seat. What, cylinders leaking at the base! Happened...
• RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 01:07:58 UT
  The ground strap normally connects to a boss on the left cylinder head near the hose connector at the top back of the head...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 08:52:09 -0500
  ...The proper way to remove cylinders and pistons is to pull each cylinder-sleeve - starting with the rearmost - until the bolt-hole and bolt...
• Re: Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:10:53 -0800
  ...Now there is slight evidence that the master cylinder is leaking. > Any ideas? > > Don Bolt
• Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 23 May 2012 20:31:40 -0700
  ...to add 2 more cylinders --Porsche got more than 200 hp from it's 2.2 liter 6 cylinder. (and for the interested over...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:58:23 -0700
  ...3 bolts run through the LCA and adaptor. Radius rod attaches to exposed bolt ends at bottom of LCA. On Fri, May 25, 2012...
• Aux. Battery Hold Down Clamp? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:19:25 -0700
  ...Puts undue pressure on battery case? Should battery only be held down with some kind of clamp installed at bolt hole (where bolt is...
• Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:23:54 -0800
  ...Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts? Why must I use a Bar Type Torque Wrench on the...
• Re: Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:55:29 -0800
  SyncroWesty wrote: > Why must I use a Bar Type Torque Wrench on the Cylinder Head Bolts? While I > have 3 click type torque wrenches...
• Re: 84 westy coolant leak - bolt?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:25:27 -0500
  sounds like the upper outer top head bolt is the one your talking about The heads crack in the radius of the bolt seat...
• Re: Exhaust cylinder studs & threadlock
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:50:41 -0700
  ...30mm bolts. I struggled, almost > damaged/stripped the threads of one of the cylinders, > but made it. I ended up saving and using the...
• Re: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  ...Put studs on one cylinder of each set of pipe and use bolts for the other cylinder for that pipe. Hang the pipe on...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:22:40 -0600
  ...slave cylinder from the tranny is the major source of pain... there's no easy way to get a wrench on those bolts from...
• Mark Stephens six-stud system
  Historical mailing list - Brian W. Block
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:30:27 -0700
  ...includes oversize pistons and sleeves and two additional studs to bolt on cylinder heads for each side. I figure this should cure leaks and...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:21:57 -0500
  ...Stuck cylinders A wild thought. If one could make a tool to safely "grab" the cylinder and there was enough play between the case...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:15:44 -0400
  Apologies if mentioned, and Paul has likely have done this, but would he be wise to remove that bolt? If bolt installed in a...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:18:05 -0500
  ...One is sticking it over (or under, to be precise) the bolt head beneath the slave cylinder bracket. Stuff some newspaper inside the bracket...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:51:42 +0000
  ...Actual installation is a joke, having done bunches of these it is simple bolt out, bolt in up front, lay down a good sized...
• Re: Bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:18:06 -0700
  ...7 mm on the rear brakes if it's a german wheel cylinder. ( sometimes 1/4 inch if it's an american el cheapo...
• Cylinder Heads - new or rebuilt- ?? Single /or pairs
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:35:15 -0400
  I have cracked the cylinder head with an easy-out trying to get a sheered off bolt out of the thermostat housing. I suspect...
• Re: Removing engine/transmission
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:18:06 -0500
  ...just tie up slave cylinder with haywire. Put small hydraulic jack under front of tranny mount, loosen tranny bolts, lower jack slowly as you...
• crankcase breather valve?
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:50:58 -0500
  ...But my '87 2.1 only has the "vapor separator" - the large cylinder that bolts to the crankcase with 1" air hose back to...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:12:28 -0500
  ...General engine bolt/nut sizes Sounds like the cylinder head top gasket pushed back allowing a leak to 'torch' the head. Depending on the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:26:23 -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: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:38 -0400
  Thanks Frank and Scott - All bolts and brackets are in place and tightened down. Still I appreciate the pointers - one can't be too...
• Re: How does clutch slave cylinder attach to clutch lever arm?
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Mon, 13 May 2002 13:56:49 -0700
  ...The slave is bolted into a bracket with two 13mm > bolts/nuts (they can be difficult to remove and replace). Then the whole > bracket...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:09:04 -0400
  ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...
• Re: '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:48:42 -0700
  ...I've had the slider and front door cylinders out, but can't seem to find a way to get the rear cylinders out...
• Re: Head bolts on Air cooleds oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 19:39:14 -0400
  ...I would be very wary of > tightening only the lower head bolts. It is possible (though not easy) to > remove the top tin with...
• Re: no compression
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 May 2003 22:39:57 -0500
  ...If your valve seats appear good then pull the cylinder and examine the rings and cylinder bore. You may be able to turn the...
• exhaust removal
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:35:34 -0700
  To all exhausted listees, Is there a special method or trick to removing the top exhaust bolts on the 2-4 cylinders? Do I...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 06:45:25 EST
  I think the reason why people discourage or are discouraged about rebuilding these cylinders is because to do it correctly you have to hone...
• Re: rear bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:08:53 -0700
  ...up those threads. > > for a wheel cylinder, it's do it before the wheel cylinder is bolted > to the backing plate. > for a rear...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 20:28:15 -0500
  ...I saw a case where one of the cylinders on an aircraft engine separated from the case because the cylinder flange hold down stud...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:20:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I had this problem with an engine out of the van and I was completely unable to remove the broken bolt with normal tools...
• Re: helicoils, stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 06:52:20 -0800
  ...helicoils, stripped threads I had the exhaust bolts strip out for the cylinder underneath the thermostat. Those are probably the worst ones to fix...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 May 2012 21:18:44 -0700
  ...The only upgrade to a 2.1 consists of increasing displacement with a larger cylinder bore, and that's likely to shorten longevity too...
• Re: Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:40:06 -0800
  ...Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts? > So I just bought (3 months ago) an upgraded Craftsman Click...
• Re: 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 13:35:37 -0500
  ...Remove the steel line at the cylinder. Them remove the two bolts holding it. Thats about it! Its easier if you get the rear...
• Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:31:42 -0700
  ...Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off plugs, orphaned hardware...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:41:24 -0800
  ...cylinder off the bracket? Or the bracket off the > transmission? > > If the former, how do you get a wrench on the front bolt (right...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:12:40 -0400
  ...Pretty >big crack at the top of the bolt hole/thermostat mount. > >Anyone have any luck tig welding on Vanagon heads??? > >Opinions?....will I...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:21:35 -0500
  ...If it was only a small part of one cylinder bore, especially near the center, (near the other cylinder) the real problem is the...
• what size wrench for bleeding clutch?
  Historical mailing list - jsnyder
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:53:45 -0500
  ...In the process my clutch slave cylinder assembly fell off and the bolt hole that held it all to the transmission had to be...