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• New Muffler installed! - 1st time
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 14:22:33 EDT
  ...Having a small chisel (6") was also a big help in cutting the old bolts/nuts off. Happy VWing, Randy
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:39:51 -0400
  ...garcia bus 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 59 standard garcia bus 57 oval [text...
• Re: Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:22:14 EST
  When I did the front shocks on my '85 I started by squirting break free stuff on the nuts and bolts every day for...
• FS(in 21228): NU (new-unboxed) Smallcar Subaru Bellhousing; NUT (new-unboxed-testfit) Smallcar Subaru Adapter Plate; WURP (well-used[with]-royal-purple) manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:30:50 -0400
  See the subject~ The bellhousing is new, and hasn't been installed ~ I would like to get the Smallcar asking price for it ($600...
• Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:40:43 -0800
  ...I found that I could buy small > quantities of the item I was looking for (Riv Nuts) was eBay? In this case, I think...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:11:12 -0500
  ...On another note, I have a very small coolant leak coming from an upper head >nut. I've never heard this mentioned and didn...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:13:24 -0600
  The auto industry used some very purpose designed fasteners like truss head bolts & nuts, but they could afford to because they made or bought...
• Re: How do you paint lots of bolts,efficently?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:45:45 -0600
  ...How does the plating process work that it doesn't make the bolt threads to big or the nut threads to small w/ plating...
• Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:37:43 -0700
  ...Once removed use a small wire brush (toothbrush size) to clean up the threads and new nut when re-installing exhaust. It will be...
• Re: Ramble on Dork, Nutshelling WIZBANG
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 14 May 2000 09:10:11 -0400
  ...See ya, Michael. > 87 syncro > 87 quattro > Hey Mike, what if it is an island of women? All with small wastes?
• Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:53:44 -0800
  ...There's a small unthreaded portion of the shock above the threaded part, but I've not had any success clamping on to this...
• Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:45:50 -0400
  ...Sometimes, a small washer under the nut will allow you to get a little more out of the arm. Once the soft metal is...
• Starter motor solenoid wires
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:35 -0500
  On my 87 I have removed my starter (to do a clutch job) and I forgot which of the small solenoid tabs gets the...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 08:42:41 -0600
  Sounds like a job for a Sweeney Wrench used on aircraft engines to loosen and/or tighten the big nut that held the propeller...
• Re: power mirrors retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:44:13 -0700
  ...If not soak nuts and stems in oil. Wrap a small piece of cotton around the stems and apply a little more oil there...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 13:22:52 -0400
  ...They co= me with the special lugs and nuts and the small center hubcaps. The price i= s $650 plus UPS shipping. The wheels...
• Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:03:46 -0700
  Hola a todos! I want sale a set of 4 alloy wheels, one a have small dent in the edge other tree are in...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 21:45:34 -0800
  ...We do HO-gauge model trains so we have plenty of small drills. John On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Alistair...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 02:27:23 -0700
  ...have a smaller seat compared to the VW ones. Most have 17mm heads as opposed tothe 19mm heads on VW nuts/bolts. I can...
• Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:30 -0500
  ...I bought the new pump > from the Van Café; German made and came with both needed o-rings and the > gasket for the small...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:19 -0700
  ...The nut that was there, had what looked like a 1 or 7 and a small logo opposite it. The replacement nut of same...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:59:43 -0400
  ...But I agree the risk is very small. Yrs, d
• chris vs. sorin
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:58:00 -0600
  ...set of four which includes the small hub caps in the center and the special lugs and nuts. the wheels are located in Los...
• Re: Removing Captain's Arms
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 1999 14:53:49 EDT
  ...metal of the nut is going to stand. >> remove the allen, slide the armrest off the post, then remove the smaller allen head screws...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:45:58 -0500
  Frank, et al on hydraulic barrel nut couplings that are heavily rusted, take a small dremel (pin grinder) I prefer the 36" flex shaft...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:47:14 -0700
  Be really careful with tightening the tension nut on these mirrors...the 10mm nut rusts, and breaking the threaded shaft while trying to move...
• lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 21:28:39 -0500
  ...They were one size too small. Disappointment reigned. I wonder what the devil they were for. Any ideas where they might be applied?
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:06:21 -0700
  ...hernia trying to get the lug nuts off. They had >never been greased. I usually put a small bit of white grease on the...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 May 2007 16:49:49 -0400
  ...I've used both Victor Reinz and Elring gasket kits and both came with small tubes of yellow sealant for the cap nuts and...
• Audi 15x6 steel rim, FYI
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:28:55 -0400
  ...Remove/discard the two small bolts holding on the rear drums. Ideally get lug nuts that have the same size curved face (smaller) as...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 6 May 2007 15:07:54 -0700
  ...I ended up half destroying and half removing it "properly" with a small slide hammer. IIRC, I made slide hammer by grinding the pointed...
• Re: Engine Cooling Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:32:11 -0700
  If it is an 85 it has the smaller fan motor. The obvious difference is how the wires attach to the motor. On the...
• Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:08:23 -0500
  ...threading the nut back on partway to give a bearing surface, then use a battery-clamp puller or some other small puller. If it...
• Re: smallest Sprinter - and the Dodge!? Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:40 +1200
  ...the other Eurovan (Fleeat, Runoult, Poogot, LDV...). -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: exhaust nutz-n-boltz
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 08:44:33 -0700
  ...A small adjustable crescent wrench might also work. Put that nut on first, since there may not be clearance to put it on if...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:35:31 -0500
  ...A small version would be handy for cranky and difficult Vanagon Axle Nuts. John On 9/29/2013 6:01 AM, Stephen Grisanti wrote...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:45:53 -0700
  ...too weak to do the job. > 380 ft lbs is no small potatoes for torque. > I bent my good stout 3/4" drive bar...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:23:53 -0800
  ...1 size smaller than the nominal size so that there is less chance of slippage and rounding off of the nuts. Should one dispense...
• Propane tank fittings in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rich
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:58:57 -0700
  ...I thought it was a small metal nut holding the clamp that the air con tubing passes through but it's part of a...
• Re: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:47:10 -0600
  ...89 Westy 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 ragtop beetle (for sale) > I am...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:18:46 -0700
  What I have done before is to make the hole in the arm smaller. I did this by putting a socket on each side...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:50:11 -0500
  ...I don't remember the ferrule nuts shearing off when I first started in hplc around 1972. I wound up in R&D management...
• Can't get the @$$#! oil cover off!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 22:25:38 -0700
  ...the studs/nuts that hold the case together nearby, but I *CAN'T* get that cover off. I've used a small (~10") pry...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:57:42 -0600
  ...forget the 36 mm one for helping your VW friends w/ "small nut" axels/trannies-pre 1964+-. YMMV, Mr. BZ-+ the BFH to go...
• Re: Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...nuts are welded together, but that's extra money. - safety pin. a straight pin will do, but i kept sticking myself with it. small...
• A genuine NOS Gedore tool for removing ACVW pull switches.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 96 13:47:32 +0100
  ...It won't fit the baywindow headlightswitch, this one has a smaller nut. This tool will keep us from damaging our dashboards and switch...
• Lobro Front Outer CV Joint Kits Puny Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:09:01 -0400
  ...see) come with a front axel nut that is much smaller than the factory front axel nut--I would guess it is 1/2...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
  ...1 size smaller than the nominal > size so that there is less chance of slippage and rounding off of the nuts. > Should one dispense...
• Re: Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was "Belt too Loose")
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:16:50 -0700
  ...Run a longer bolt THROUGH the hole so that you can thread a nut on the opposite side. Put a lock washer on it...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 14:04:26 -0400
  ...6 holes with the rivets to >> remove the retainer and then reassemble using small bolts and nuts. Does >> that seem reasonable? >> > > Yes. > > Yrs, > d >
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:03:56 -0400
  ...Price is $500 for 5 of them and they come with the lug nuts and small center hub caps. They fit all Vanagons. These...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:31:08 -0500
  ...remains of the nuts off with a torch and some luck. If the bolts or studs do break, a small right angle drill can...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 May 2005 08:40:43 -0500
  ...Why do you need to remove it? It is not necessary to remove the nut to remove the rear drums. There is a small...
• Re: Shocks and brake job, one question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:17:08 -0700
  ...that big rear hub nut to deal with first, and whatever joy that entails. This job started out small, and just keeps growing... -- Shawn...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:12:20 -0500
  ...When loosening a > > corroded nut from a bolt, the thread areas develop these small, > > grit-like > > particles that sieze up by jamming themselves in...
• Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:38:19 -0400
  ...today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives in the center over the large nut was off and...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:29 -0700
  ...force(the taper shaft is small,after all) that > attached the arm, and it will come off.The nut presses the arm onto the...
• Driver side coolant tube.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:29:58 EDT
  ...without rounding off the exhaust nuts ; ) and no head leaks or corrosion. At least i have one small victory. Jim Morgan 86GL "Breadbox" 205...
• Clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 15:13:27 -0700
  ...The original one >was a little smaller, and just had a double nut (old system). So I took >it back to the VW store...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:24:51 -0400
  ...No camshaft nut loosening and re-setting of cam timing. Any reason a Diesel would be more sensitive to (very small variations in) cam...