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• Re: airconditioner belt changing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:54:47 -0800
  ...The last is an adjusting bolt that goes through the top of the bracket and threads into the front hold-down bolt. Loosen the...
• [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:14:03 -0700
  ...Our shear bolts are specially made and heat treated for us. The Rockwell hardness scale on these bolts ranges from B85-95, with most...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:30:25 -0700
  ...Otherwise, you'll need to contact an aircraft bolt supplier. > <http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ha/bolts.html> as they actually KNOW > the specifications...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:40:05 -0700
  Like Stan and a couple of others said, when this happened to me, I drilled off the end of the bolt with a GOOD...
• Re: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:46:15 -0400
  --- Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > By pivot bolt,arent your refering to the 11mm > exterior bolt that holds the > driver side bearing in...
• Re: bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:55:45 -0700
  ...The bolt have corrodeing and shearing of. The question is if I use stainless bolts in stead of what is there will they still...
• Re: Starter Bolts 91 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:17:56 -0700
  it's an 8mm allen head bolt. Use an 8mm socket and a long extension and hold it from the far side of the...
• what kind of bolt do I need
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:36:39 -0400
  ...This shelf and A/C box are bolted onto the van in various places. One place is that on the left, it bolts to...
• Re: tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:18:37 -0500
  > b) Has anyone replaced the 12pt ("star-pattern") CV-joint bolts with plain > ole hex-head bolts? Looks like they are M8 1.25pitch...
• Engine Bearer Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 19:44:55 -0500
  I'm getting ready to install my new rebuilt engine in my 81 Westy and have lost the bolts which attach the engine bearer...
• Starter bolt at top of engine
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 16:59:28 -0800
  ...It seems to be coming from the top of the tranny where the starter bolts on. Today I noticed that the top bolt that...
• Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:19:49 -0700
  ...Removing CV bolts today, got over-confident and rounded out one of the Allen-head bolts. Thank goodness it was on the trans side...
• Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 May 2007 23:10:21 -0500
  I use new 12 point Porsche bolts when I change out a CV. Bentley specs apply. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matthias Kuster wrote...
• engine bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 20:09:21 -0700
  Hi all, I'm getting my first experience with bolts and studs on my 2.1 block and have a question. I have found...
• Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:45:03 -0800
  ...The problem with using > anything > in this area is getting the blade to the bolt. The bolt was recessed maybe > a little less than...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:06:36 -0800
  > > > I had exactly the same thing happen except it was me, who torqued the > bolts properly, but unwisely used bolts that came with some...
• Exhaust Pipe Q?
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:31:56 -0700
  ...Kind of tough� original exhaust pipes, nuts and bolts rusted pretty well, etc. Here is my question: is there a certain configuration of the...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:56:42 -0400
  Aha! So I may not have stripped the bolt head or the bracket. What year did they make the switch? I've got the...
• Re: Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:10 -0500
  ...I >paid about $.90 per bolt at PEPBOYS and saved many $$ and time in agony >trying to get broken bolts out of the reduction...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:25:42 -0500
  At 08:05 PM 12/29/2009, dylan wrote... >worst case, if the bolt is that bad, just cut the head off with a...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:21:52 -0800
  ...Maybe you were expecting 1.75 mm thread pitch on a bolt that size? I believe the lug bolts/nuts are same 1.5...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:13:12 -0500
  The easiest method I have found to deal with stripped CV bolts is to drill them out. Use a bit that is about the...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:41:51 -0500
  So Bentley does in fact have a specified torque value for the bolt in question. But that is for a factory supplied bolt. When...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:20:40 -0700
  ETKA shows that every mounting point uses a bolt, except one that is vague in the picture. The top alt bolt is a special...
• Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:16:49 -0600
  ...Use the bolt/nuts as the allen. Engine to transmission top bolts are the right size. Hope that helps, maybe get you out of...
• Rod Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:17:09 -0500
  ...However, this doesn't work when reusing a bolt. Does this imply that these bolts must always be replaced, or is there a torque...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:43:45 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-05-07, at 2:18 PM, jeff ensing wrote: > It is my understanding that these bolts are a shear bolt to...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:02:23 -0600
  Dan, i am the one that asked the "nuts/bolts" question... as a very amateur vw owner...i rely on manauls, blog, and trusted...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:43:31 -0700
  dear bolter you know one could always go to a wreck westie and pull the seat belt bolts form the machine and there you...
• Rear Camber Adjust Q's '80
  Historical mailing list
  20 Jun 97 05:08:42 PDT
  ...According to Haynes & Bentley the large bolt simply needs to be loosened, a screwprybardriver inserted to lever into another position and bolt tightened. However...
• Re: Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:44:15 -0500
  If the bolt is part way out then you need to know that the threads are most likley damaged and you will coninue to...
• Re: bad bolt head on front syncro cv
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:41:45 -0600
  ...I've tried several removal techniques (vise grips, etc.) > to get this bolt out with no success. Normally at this point I'd remove...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:20:08 -0800
  ...The chisel digs in but the sideways torque always loosens the bolt before the chisel goes through the bolt head. I have never not...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 06:32:56 EDT
  ...Malcolm, that bolt may or may not have a groove cut in the threads to allow easy bleeding. I always remove the bolt and...
• Re: Removing the three torque converter bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:00:57 -0700
  On 6/2/06, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi- I'm removing an automatic transmission and the bolts are 10 mm - > are...
• removing front fiberglass bumper bolts
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:41:15 -0400
  ...I am thinking of grinding off the head of the bolt. Does anyone know if these bolts can be bought anywhere (hardware store, vanagon...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:47:48 EDT
  In a message dated 8/9/01 11:29:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM writes: > Are the lug bolts and nuts...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:21:30 -0700
  Hi All, IMHO since the bolts are so long and the Allen is self centering just drill the head off (using a drill just...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:29:35 -0500
  In a message dated 2/27/2004 9:04:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, gull@GULL.US writes: > Are Vanagon caliper bolts of the...
• Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:41:38 -0800
  ...As I kept turning the bolt, I felt no click on the wrench. Since the bolt was so hard to remove, I keep reefing...
• TIICO: drive plate confusion
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 07:28:19 -0400
  ...This means you need 2mm longer bolts to connect the torque converter. These bolts are not included in the kit. It was hard finding...
• How to drill-out broken bolt extractor?
  Historical mailing list - Glenn Britton
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 09:33:23 -0500
  ...Tried using a bolt-extractor made of chrome-vanadium steel and snapped it off too...and of course it broke flush with the head...
• lower front shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:17:07 -0600
  I took my van in for a front end alignment yesterday and when it was finished I got a call saying the lower bolts...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:31:33 -0700
  ...The main caliper bolts on 80-85 vans are 19mm head and use less torque than 86+ with larger caliper bolts and 22mm heads...
• snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 May 1999 02:24:58 EDT
  how do you get out bolts that have snapped off flush in the rear axle (outer CV bolts) ? any ideas? thanks chris
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 May 2012 05:31:07 -0400
  ...When I attempted to remove > one of the 6mm bolts, I broke the head off the bolt. I thought my > only option now was...
• front shock removal problem
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:40:09 -0700
  There is a "spacer/sleeve" inside the rubber bushing which the bolt passes through. It sounds like the bolt has sized/rusted to the...
• Re: Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:42:58 EST
  ...this is the reason armrest bolts come loose - the armrest bracket is bolted OVER the vinyl. this must be done obviously to keep the...
• Re: snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 28 May 1999 02:30:16 -0400
  Is the broken bolt tight in it's threads? If not, try turning it out with a pencil eraser or a straight-bladed screwdriver...
• Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 2 May 2013 09:52:48 -0400
  So I've got all of the flywheel bolts broken loose but one (of course). It's getting to the point where the hex...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:10:36 -0400
  ...The tool slipped in the first two bolts! Next came the bolt out. I had gone to Sears to buy a set of their...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 00:51:59 -0400
  ...I was never able to get one of the bolts back on so my alternator bracket has been attached with one bolt and two...
• Carriage Bolts for Poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:27:49 -0700
  I want to replace the poptop and luggage rack bolts on my '80 Westy (Cdn.) and affectionally called the "Aus Haus" as they are...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:34:26 -0400
  ...Metal Bumper Bolts Hello list, Can Anyone tell me the appropriate specs for the bumper bolts on an 85 vanagon. This one has the...
• unclas bolts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:22:50 -0500
  ...The bolt have corrodeing and shearing of. The question is if I use stainless bolts in stead of what is there will they still...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:25:25 -0800
  ...The large one is for a bolt for attaching the engine and the transmission together. This bolt is one of the 4 such bolts...
• Re: Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 19:42:06 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the general name of this type of bolt so I can see about sourcing a hex-head bolt for the...
• Re: Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:48:21 -0700
  ...Pacific Fasteners > doesn't carry metric carriage bolts. Tobin, I ordered these from the dealer when I bought my Westy 8 years ago. About...
• source for AT sump bolts
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 23 May 2007 15:45:46 -0700
  Other than the dealer, is there a source (List vendors?) for the newer type bolts (longer with different head) for the AT sump pan...
• Re: pop-top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 13:25:04 -0700
  ...pop-top carriage bolts > > > There is a hardware store near me that carries all sorts of metric bolts, > even carriage bolts, many in stainless...