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• Re: removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:02:47 PDT
  ...Just pop the top and you will see the four nuts on the rear edge of the luggage rack. When you remove the rack...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:35:41 EDT
  ...retighten by hand.� I just spent a couple hours cutting 5 lug nuts off of my '85 Westy with a hammer and chisel because...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:37:17 -0700
  ...Tire (or America's Tires) is that they ALWAYS finish the lug nuts by hand with a torque wrench. When I first saw that...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:41:45 -0600
  ...Rounded off lug nut, HELP! Hey folks, a little exasperated here. Rounded off one of my lug nuts whilst trying to get a look...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:35:25 -0800
  A 1/2" breaker bar with a 19mm socket and 4" extension is still the best for lug nuts. It's easier to store...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:07 -0800
  ...Re: > Lug wench, steel nuts > > > Lemme say this about that. The REAL macho > dudes who have shiny black studs at their > disposal get a...
• Re: Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 22:10:51 EST
  ...It would appear the seat is a rounded-taper like the Vanagon nut. Is the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm...
• Re: lug wrench- was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:55:55 -0500
  ...Alloy wheels > & steel nuts seem to glue themselves together & if the flat happens > on rain or snow filled night the lug nuts will for...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:55:23 -0500
  I second that, I checked into the price of new lug-nuts, bolts and studs over $100.00 for a complete set. Dan Moy...
• Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:59:41 -0500
  My mechanic must have set his torque wrench set on "bolt sieze" as it took forever to get the lug nuts off my rear...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:33:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...lug bolts versus lugs & nuts? Does it have anything > > to do with self-tightening or tightness? > > I have bolts on the front, and nuts...
• Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:18:39 -0400
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/wheel-accessories/custom-center-caps-3/ $50 for the T3 17mm Nuts & Bolts http://www...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:10:24 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Who carrys the longer lugs and studs (or is it just longer lugs and nuts?) for >vanagon alloys? > > >-- >Harmon Seaver...
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:59:04 -0700 (MST)
  ...The factory alloy lug nuts @ $1/ea from junk yard. And Saab 9000 alloy lug nuts also @ $1/ea from saab mechanic. I will...
• Re: question on alloys and lugnuts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:59:18 EST
  ...experts out there no if an 84 vanagons lug nuts will work with factory alloys? >> nope. you need the special lugs for the alloys.
• Hot nuts up front. was: [Fwd: bosch digifant]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 07:55:42 EDT
  ...After a 2 hour trip I felt the lug nuts to be warm to touch, where as the rears were cool. Thanks. >> Front disc...
• Lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - rea
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:44:33 -0400
  I recently acquired a set of Carat alloy wheels less the lug nuts and bolts needed to install them on my Westy. The local...
• Re: Removing Luggage Rack Pop Rivets
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 16:18:49 -0400
  ...I did this when I had the luggage rack removed. Bought stainless oval head screws and stainless nuts to replace the rivets, although re...
• Speaking of lugs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:29 -0600 (MDT)
  Bolts on the Front; Nuts on the Back. Why? (Makes it sorta hard to get a set of locking lugs) Does this occur naturally...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:45:59 -0800
  ...Porsche 911's have steel studs with > aluminum alloy lugnuts! > > > > > > Ya, und Verbooten! on the racecourse with those aluminum lugnuts in place. Don Hanson
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:21:55 -0500
  ...For the lug nuts themselves, I usually wire wheel them clean, dump them in degreaser for an hour or so , and then liberally apply...
• Re: Lug nuts needed
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:49:03 -0600
  ...wrote: > Folks, > I'm looking for a source for vanagon lug nuts, the nuts which hold the > wheels on. > I want to use these...
• was Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)-now torque stick vs. torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:18:15 EDT
  ...I have had this happen a couple of times which was enough for me to only use the torque wrench on my lug nuts...
• Tire lug nut question..
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:22:48 -0700
  ...Anyhow, when I went to put the spare on, it seemed like the standard lug nuts did not quite fit into the holes on...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 22:47:08 -0800
  Hey Mike, Take a ride over to Cain’s Tire in SR and ask them to show you their ”locking lug nut hall of...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:47:48 -0700
  ...Jim C On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:38 AM, neil N wrote: > I recall chewing up a lug nut REAL good a while...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400
  ...As I expect most of us have been doing, I have been tightening lug nuts on Volkswagens for a bit more than 40 years...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:19:37 -0700
  ...Who's right, list or VW? Price of front lug bolts/rear lug nuts for the alloys from dlr was obscene, anyone have any...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:16:14 -0800
  ...Locking lug nut/high lift jack Vanners, I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause...
• Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:51:48 +1200
  On a 57 Split I once bent a cross-type lugwrench so that the arm ending in the socket used was twisted almost 360...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:51:30 -0500
  For lug nut/bolt removal, I use a 1/2 inch breaker bar and a 19mm 6 sided socket along with a 3 foot...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:37:50 -0800
  ...Nuts and bolts are different sizes, so you need a new lug wrench > with multiple sockets. I like the extending handle type. > > Stuart > '85...
• Re: Tire lug nut question..
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:55:51 EDT
  Last time I addressed this to the list, I had a hailstorm of responses that the stock lugnuts/bolts will work with the factory...
• Does anyone have a set of alloy lug nust FS?
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:37:49 -0400
  I am looking for a set of factory lug nuts to go on my '87 syncro for a ally wheel upgrade. Thanks, Joe in...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:17:14 EST
  ...the old nuts and get new ones. Maybe I'll get a 19mm socket for it and throw out the cracked lug wrench that...
• Re: Trip report- 8,000 nuts in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:13:12 -0500
  ...brasil nuts! at least four peanuts to one brasil nut ... or 2,211,840 nuts.\ lug nuts!! hmmm. i figure one lug nut is...
• Lug Nuts and Shock Helpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:57:03 -0800
  Just got some lug nuts from Volks Cafe.. these are shaped like the oem.. but are solid... without that cap that can come off...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:48:50 -0800
  ...Nuts and bolts are different sizes, so you need a new lug wrench > with multiple sockets. I like the extending handle type. > > Stuart > '85...
• Re: Who knows? lugs, thanks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:55 -0600 (MDT)
  ...What pisses me off is that I don't have the black rear lug nuts. -Blaine
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 06:21:03 -0400
  Wow, nice to see I'm not the only one that can't get the lug nuts loosened! I am going on a trip...
• Re: Lug nut lubrication or not
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 06:23:38 EST
  In a message dated 2/2/2001 8:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Lug nut lubrication or not...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:45:42 -0500
  ...More on TR 16x7 steelies true, true.........but many vanagons are running around centered on just their lug bolts or nuts, without apparent harm...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:47 -0700
  ...Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts are like 9 bucks each or something like that...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 19:27:50 -0400
  ...the lug nuts turning before I got a flat. Do other people have serious > problems getting them to turn? The VW lug wrench seems...
• Re: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 97 08:37:30 -0800
  ...I was able to get the lug nuts off easy after that. When I did the brake job, I used anti seize on the...
• more (interesting) questions about rhein rims
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:27:28 -0700
  ...do most of you running these wheels use the stock lug studs in the rear? because some of the nuts only went on like...
• FS Vanagon Mag Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Fred Johnson
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 19:16:45 -0400
  ...Ten Lug Nuts. Ten Lug Bolts. Four Center Caps. Make me a reasonable offer. johnsonfm@MSN.com Providence,RI
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 07:14:27 +0000
  ...Locking lug nut/high lift jack > > Vanners, > > I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause...
• 5/14" Vanagon alloys for $250
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 3 May 2005 14:34:08 EDT
  ...Catch is there are no lug nuts, (but maybe Ben T can hook you up with aftermarket nuts at an affordable price.) For those...
• Locking wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:46 -0800
  ...I'm looking for a locking lug nut for the rear tire on the rear tire carrier, and while I'm at it, maybe...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:36:21 -0800
  ...Lug nut stripped > One of the most helpful items I keep in my cars is a 12 volt > "emergency" impact wrench. They sell for...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 14:39:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...alloy wheels you will need longer lug > bolts up front and longer lug studs with different lug nuts in the rear. I did not...
• RE: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:01:47 -0700
  ...on the lug, perhaps not a good thing. What has always worked for me is positioning the cross wrench on the nut so it...
• Lug nuts and mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 16:35:28 -0800
  ...problem is the stock lug wrench that over the years has egged out making it tend to round off nuts. Further 12 year woes...
• Re: Nuts and Braces
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 20:47:54 -0700
  Where are you located? I have several sets of lug nuts and bolts , I will be happy to send you what you need. DrRfuo...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 19:24:00 CDT
  On Wed, 28 Sep 94 17:28:19 CDT Stuart Redford said: > Why does VW use lug bolts versus lugs & nuts? Does it have...
• Re: Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:53:33 -0400
  ...I am selling 4 brand new VW 'Carat' alloys, no lug nuts/bolts nor center caps. I have to sell these so I can...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:18 -0400
  I use the tapered (cone shaped) lug nuts with my Rheins. Never had a problem except when the state inspector failed to tighten them...
• Re: Rear wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:41:28 -0800
  ...NET> wrote: > > Folks, anyone know of a source for original factory lug nuts for my 91 > vanagon new or used? > > Cheers > > ________________________ > > Jaime Forero > > <mailto...
• Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 00:42:05 PDT
  ...The lug nuts finally release their tenacious grasp with a >start, accompanied by a sharp retort and a puff of reddish brown dust. > >My...