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• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:40:02 -0700
  Just to facilitate communication, I'd point out that "hubcaps" cover only the center portion of the wheel, where the lug nuts/bolts are...
• Wanted: Alloy Wheel Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 21 May 1998 08:20:25 8
  ...One set of lug nuts (10 ea) for Vanagon alloy rear wheels (I've got the front wheel lug bolts already). Any suggestions on...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Tire Rack Steel Mercedes wheel for Syncro & Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:46:34 EDT
  ...before Mercedes wheels came in two (2) different lughole sizes 12mm & 14mm. Keep in mind that Vanagons have 14 mm studs/bolts. Ben T
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:47:09 +0000
  ...I use a long pry bar in > between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while > loosening the bolts. > > > On Jan 3...
• Re: Locks for Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:16:33 -0700
  ...since most two-wheel drive vanagons and westies use bolts up front and nuts in the back, that means you have to buy a...
• CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:48:04 EST
  Who has the best deal on new CARAT wheel bolts & nuts ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome...
• Re: lug bolts - HALT
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:52:40 -0700
  ...factory alloy wheels when I had a horrible thought-do the stock 14" steel & alloy wheels use the same lug bolts?? I don't...
• Anyone out there installed new lug bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Sathrum
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 16:42:00 -0700
  ...longer ones for alloy wheels with spacers. Does one have to remove the wheel hub? Thanks, Paul 87 syncro-westy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:52:53 -0500
  ...CARAT Wheel Bolts & Nuts Who has the best deal on new CARAT wheel bolts & nuts ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members...
• Re: Wheel torque specs
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:19:16 -0800
  Todd Last wrote: > > Can someone tell me the torque for the wheel bolts for the ALLOY wheels? > > Also where in either the Bently or...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:21:16 -0700 (MST)
  In order to upgrade to the factory alloy wheels you will need longer lug bolts up front and longer lug studs with different lug...
• Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dange
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 07:45:27 -0500
  ...the bolts/lugs. There should be no real problem here. Unwise? Perhaps. Changing the off-set will change the loading on the wheel bearings...
• steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:01:34 -0400
  Many thanks to all who responded to my question about the need for different lug bolts/nuts when changing from steel to alloy wheels...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:14:21 -0700
  ...moons ago I changed a flat tire, tightened the > bolts, drove away and the wheel almost came off miles later, it was just held...
• Re: carat alloy wheels was Re: Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:14:08 -0500
  I wonder if he meant by "mixmatch" bolts and nuts? I would assume he knows he needs some of each. Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Mitsubishi 3000GT 16" alloy wheels on a Vanagon!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 03:15:25 EST
  ...Also the bolts looked different. Harald '90 westy >> well, i was stating that the mitsubishi 3000GT wheels have the SAME lug pattern as the...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs. wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:38:40 -0400
  ...These wheels are 25mm offset > and fit perfectly on both Syncros and 2WD. They can use stock alloy lug > nuts/bolts as long as...
• Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:01:34 -0330
  ...This keeps > the spacers and wheels mostly in place over the holes while I start the > bolts! After I get the first two bolts...
• Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 06:29:37 -0600
  ...tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts???? Ed, a Dremel or Dremel replica with fibre reinforced cut off wheel tool works just great...
• Wheel
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:51:42 -0500
  ---Does any one on the fine list no the spacing ofr the studs for the wheel bolts for an '87 Vanagon? I have 14...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:19:50 +0000
  ...All three vehicles use the wheel bolts. > > > > > > > > > Nah, the trick is the tire mounting stud found standard in Mercedes and BMW > > > (when they had...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:28:06 EST
  ...To fit the 15" Wheels to the 2WD I needed to get longer studs in rear and buy longer bolts up front. I have...
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:03:06 -0500
  I have a set of original Vanagon Aloy wheels for sale complete with the special lug nuts and bolts for them. They are in...
• Re: Taking out Dash w/o steering wheek removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:06:07 -0500
  ...The first time you remove the upper bracket you may have to oar vise grips to remove the breakaway bolts. You can replace them...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:55:25 -0700
  ...the 11mm bolts cannot go in with the new alloys. there the wheels do run straight, and when i dont brake, the van is...
• Re: Changing from steel wheels to alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:19:15 EST
  ...I bought some used alloy wheels off a Non-Syncro Westy. The alloys came with 10 acorn style lug nuts and 10 lug bolts...
• Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:46:57 EST
  Ed, I've used a Makita angle grinder with a cut-off wheel. Depends on which bolt you are trying to get to. Cut...
• Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE (FIXED!)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 19:43:12 -0700
  Many thanks to Mike and all who suggested the 11mm drum retaining bolts. I pulled off the back wheels and sure enough there was...
• Re: New longer wheel bolts for Carat &SA alloy wheels incl. Mercedes &
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:16:07 +1300
  >Ben >Do you also have the press in studs for the rear wheels on a 2WD >Vanagon in longer than stock length? If you...
• 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:26:35 -0500
  ...I usually go with the tuner spline nuts and bolts. Dennis http://www.customwheelsexpress.com/custom-wheel-manufacturer.php?cm=AR95T670 59 http://www...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:51:58 -0800
  ...wheels are just fine. They are forged aluminum alloys which original cost thousands on Mercedes cars. They originally came with lugholes for 12mm bolts...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:48:50 -0800
  ...seat bolts > and nuts ..but for steel wheels and not actually exactly the same as the > ones for 14 inch alloy wheels. > scott > > > > > On...
• Re: ok lets talk about wheel vibration now (2wd)...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:15:31 -0500
  ...ok lets talk about wheel vibration now (2wd)... > > Make sure the back rims are on square. There are 2 (10mm) bolts in > the rear...
• Re: Porsche wheel studs? Where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 23:53:18 -0400
  ...you can use the longer audi bolts in > place of the > vanagon carat bolts, for the front. theyre the same length as the longer...
• Fancy Wheel$$$
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 25 Apr 95 10:15:29 PDT
  ...If the wheels you have are not repro, you will need some xtra long lug bolts or studs. I made studs for mine by...
• 16" wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:42:08 -0600
  ...16" wheels I'd like to put on my westy but I can't seem to find how to get longer bolts and correct...
• FS Mercedes 14" Alloys, drilled, correct offset
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:46:45 -0800
  ...longer lug bolts for the front (easy at $1.00 apiece). The rear studs are long enough to fit the wheels already, so no...
• Re: damage from missing bellhousing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 08:36:15 +0500
  ...upper bellhousing bolts that secure the engine to the >transaxle. With the engine out, jack up one wheel and turn that wheel. The trans...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 19:24:00 CDT
  ...vanagons would undergo more stress on the wheel bolts than the lug/nuts on the rear wheels (since it's a heavy car and...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Oct 2003 (#2003-1038)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:27:02 -0500
  ...wheel rollin' Syncros using? The wheel is a ball-seat = > but > all of the VW alloys use cone-seat nuts. Audi uses lug bolts...
• Re: Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 15:48:38 EDT
  ...wheels which have lugholes w/ ball seats. From what I can see in the pics, they are all conical seat lugnuts and bolts. BenT
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41:37 -0500
  ...Not sure if the wheels are sold with bolts or >not, but if you have to purchase these it can add quite a bit...
• Audi wheels again :<) was: Re: 16x7" et35 5x112mm wheels! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:44:38 EST
  ...obviously Syncros dont have lug bolts so you dont have to worry about that. the problem with the 7" wide A8 et37 alloy wheel...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:36:50 -0500
  ...But there are actual quite a few wheel nuts and bolts that are made from alloy. These aren't acceptable, safety-wise, on racetracks...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:19:02 -0800
  ...seat bolts and nuts ..but for steel wheels and not actually exactly the same as the ones for 14 inch alloy wheels. scott On...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:14:07 -0400
  ...Loosen the wheel bolts > enough so they're "sloppy," but not so much that the wheels will fall > off. Go forward at about 10...
• Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700
  ...hard to R to access bolts on d-side), wheels on > ground brake on etc., crack the calliper bolts loose. This worked for me...
• Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:19:21 -0400
  ...15:35 BenT <syncro@gmail.com> napisał(a): > Wheels bolts from some other cars, maybe. Most Japanese cars use a 12mm 1.5 bolt...
• Re CV joints bolts Clunk x 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 14:23:02 -0700
  ...the bolts connect to the right side and on the wheel end. Last night (6/23) all six bolts were loose; loose to the...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:37:50 -0800
  ...seat bolts and nuts ..but for steel wheels and not actually exactly the same as the ones for 14 inch alloy wheels. scott On...
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...wheel designs so you have to solve that and the 2 wheels = studs, 2 wheels = bolts problem. I always look at the tire/wheel...
• Re: 90 Multivan spare tire - compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:28:52 -0800
  ...The rim will fit, but the bolts are different. The alloy wheels have a flat cone shaped seating surface, and the steel rims have...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:15:42 -0700
  ...Longer lug bolts (front) and wheel studs (rear) are still needed. I got longer Porsche studs from eBay. I also got longer Volvo lug...
• Re: Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:08:37 -0400
  ...On most vanagons there should be two bolts on either side (some may have 3 on each side). These bolts are in the wheel...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:00:37 -0700
  You will need new bolts and nuts both front and rear. They can get pricey, I found best prices at Van-Cafe. On 3...
• repacking CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:04:45 -0800
  ...the area where the CV bolts to the tranny on one end, and where it bolts to the wheel hub on the other end...
• MSW Type 15 16" wheels question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:15:01 -0700
  ...We still need new, longer studs (rear) and lug bolts (front) with conical seats all around. The stock steel wheels use the spherical seats...
• alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:17:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...btw i have a bunch of the appropriate wheel bolts that were sent to me by mistake if anyone from the list has use...
• HUB Caps and Bolt Covers.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 14:11:43 -0500
  ...wheel bolts. Does any one know where I can obtain these items, And are they for specific wheels. I the stock steel wheel that...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:26:53 +1200
  ...seat lugnuts and bolts. > >VW did not want to have to switch studs in order to offer optional >alloy wheels to potential Buyers. To...