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• Rear Heat Shield
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:57:29 -0500
  ...Last night, I installed the large aluminum heat shield (behind the muffler/cat) that bolts to the motor mounts and has 4 small bolts...
• Re: several questions about my 1984 westy
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:11:56 -0700
  John Rodgers wrote: > ...One of the reasons for the apparent weakness in the 2.1L is the rod > end bolts on factory engines were...
• Torqueing Head Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:11:50 -0500
  ...Enjoying it so far! I have a question concerning torqueing head bolts. In my previous rebuilding older VW engines experience, I seem to remember...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:32:55 -0600
  ...This is what rounded the heads of the bolts to start with. Especially with an impact driver or gun. Hammer a 6 point socket...
• Re: ok lets talk about wheel vibration now (2wd)...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 2 May 2006 11:50:44 +1000
  ...Do the 10mm bolts need to be removed for them too? Steve in Chicago, 91 GL 7-passenger. Steve, Maybe yes, maybe no...depends...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:57:32 -0400
  What is the size of the Studs / Bolts on the exhaust system? Thanks! Rod. At 12:54 PM 4/13/2004, Stan Wilder wrote...
• CV-joint regreasing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 21:00:55 -0700 (PDT)
  > I always use the porsche star-hole > bolts to replace the old vw-bolts. costs extra and you have to have a > special tool...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:21:30 -0400
  At 03:32 PM 10/21/2003, gary hradek wrote: >Jeff, > It is not so the torque is right but so the bolts >sheer...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 08:37:33 -0700
  ...Shear Bolts? > > > > > Marc, > > > 1. Shear bolts are bolts with a gripping head that breaks off at a > > specific > > > torque. I believe this is done...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:02:22 -0400
  ...triple square axle bolts information for newbie
• Re: Broken Exhaust Manifold Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:04:57 -0400
  Sounds like your PO switched the studs to bolts. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original Message ----- From: KiddPanoscha To...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:11:26 -0400
  Use a pair of needle nose vice gripas and turn the shear bolts off. They are attached to the steering column and have triangular...
• Re: NEW TIE DOWN FOR THE VANAGON LUGGAGE RACK IS COMING
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:45:57 -0500
  ...The GW tie down is $5 with dinky bolts and even dinker washer.The OEM is $3.50 without bolts. GW sells those M6...
• Re: Replacing bolts
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:16:53 -0600 (MDT)
  %%On my '71 bus the %%Bentley says to replace the rear engine carrier bolts. These are the %%ones holding the brace across the back...
• Re: Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:50:11 -0400
  ...you CANT just replace the bolts unless you only want 6k out of the engine my rebuilt rods are $140 exchange with news bolts...
• Re: First Timer - Dash Removal, heater R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:54:10 -0700
  I think those bolts are designed to break-away in event of an accident, so I would use low grade metric, I "think" 8mm...
• nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:17:27 -0600
  When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having trouble finding...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:50:16 -0400
  I got the old shear bolts out with the good old vise grips. I'd probably just go ahead and stick the old ones...
• Re: Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:09:10 -0700
  ...Connecting Rod Bolts >> >> >>>I have heard that the bolts for 2.1 l con rods are not the greatest, and >>>should be replaced on...
• Re: current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 04:31:47 EST
  ...Black metal (not chromed) lug nuts or bolts. or 2. Black metal (not chromed) bolts that have allen head sockets--meaning they need to...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:56:16 -0400
  ...Flywheel Bolts So I've got all of the flywheel bolts broken loose but one (of course). It's getting to the point where...
• Re: lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:34:42 -0400
  HALT! The alloy wheels are thicker, so you'll need longer bolts for the front. Using the bolts from the steel wheels can gall...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:27:38 -0700
  The word from our esteemed expert on things VW, Boston Bob, and several other engine experts besides, is DO NOT REUSE your old bolts...
• Re: FS: 4 TRAILER HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:12:56 -0400
  Support for both fiberglass and metal bumpers? Using metric parts and bolts or SAE? 4 bolts? Or 6 bolts? On Sep 10, 2007, at...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:05:00 -0400
  ...Connecting Rod Bolts > > >>I have heard that the bolts for 2.1 l con rods are not the greatest, and >>should be replaced on...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:31:19 -0500
  ...usually the grease penetrates/leaks over time to keep the bolts well lubed. 9 times out of 10 cv joint bolts only fail to...
• Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 10 May 2007 07:20:52 -0700
  Some of the cheap CV joints (like the "OE brand" that CIP1.com sells) come with new bolts that are so soft they strip...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:20:59 -0600
  When I worked my outer cv to replace a torn boot last year, I did buy new bolts and lockwashers - didn't use locktite...
• Re: Need a torque value, please
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:10:32 -0700
  ...They don't look like tri-squares, though, more like typical hex bolts, and only three of them. The allen bolts that hold the...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:22:07 -0700
  ...There is a Samba vendor who sells used Carat bolts >> regularly for $4 each. Most aftermarket bolts have 17mm hex instead of 19mm. >> >> There...
• Re: longer front lug bolts with 19mm head? where to get???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 02:53:46 -0700
  On Apr 7, 2005 2:35 AM, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > im looking for longer front lug bolts...longer than the...
• Alternative lug bolts/nuts for the Carat alloys
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 02:55:29 -0400
  Hi, I wrote before that you can use the Audi 5000 lug bolts in place of the vanagon alloy lug bolts for the front...
• Re: Tranny Oil, a new tool!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:04:47 -0800
  At 12:07 PM 2/26/98 EST, you wrote: >> > >> VW Lug bolts (male) also work - just thread on two nuts and tighten against...
• How do you paint lots of bolts,efficently?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:20:12 -0700
  ...I need to paint lots of nuts,bolts,and washers.Does anyone have a good way to do this? I Poke holes in a...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:03:54 -0400
  ...Re torquing bolts Larry, Karl, et al I recall threads in the past stating that certain bolts on the WBX (head bolts?) should never...
• 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: 1.9 and 2.1 rod bolt identification
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:49:21 -0500
  The rod bolts can bee seen from the cylinder openings of the opposite cylinders the 2.1 bolts have a taper down to the...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:49:46 -0700
  ...CVs and bolts and washers, oh my > > I don't recall about the washers, but I did have an '68 bus once that > had...
• Re: Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:38:06 -0700
  Mike White said: >Again, the stupid bolts that hold the gear reduction box to the rear >swing-arm have come loose! VanBondo sez: Replacement...
• sealing compound for skylight bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 15:52:43 EST
  After installing a new skylight on my 85 Westy I noticed water leaking from the bolts after driving in the rain. I then reread...
• 2.1 L engine mount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:28:45 -0400
  ...The engine is missing the two bolts on Bently page 13.38 that go through the engine support, labeled 45 Nm (33 ft lb...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:57:18 -0600
  ...I don't blame anyone for putting bolts in instead of studs. The studs often come out, they get chewed up and unusable, they...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:16:06 -0400
  Exhaust Stud length is 38 mm the correct bolts are 30 mm that might seem long but time after time I've had people...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 08:27:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, > > This is good to know but I don't think they are Allen bolts. You...
• Re: longer front lug bolts with 19mm head? where to get???
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 02:54:01 -0230
  ...I'm sure they can be had for a much more reasonable price that the Porsche lug bolts. I do recall that they come...
• 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: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:51:59 -0600
  ...Of course > Syncros > don't use lug bolts up front but lug nuts. So I am in need of 10(!) > lug nuts, > and have...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:23:40 -0600
  ...size of these bolts hi all, I am in the process of removing the dash... 2 odd shape bolts hold the upper part of...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:42:32 -0500
  You can't use stainless for the CV bolts. The proper size is M8 X 1.25 X 48mm. 50mm is fine. Property class...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:04:08 -0500
  ...If the bolts in the trailing arm end (the black hole!) are playing hard to get, just remove the inner joints and drop them...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:25:55 -0400
  ...Be sure you use at least Class 10.9 bolts and nuts. Generally socket head bolts are Class 12.9. Carriage bolts from big...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:28:30 -0500
  ...They don't make 'em in Germany anymore". >Suuure >> they don't! He also tried to sell me 8mm star bolts after I asked...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 22:26:05 -0800
  ...Is there any other >>downside to bolts? You'll be threading/unthreading directly into the aluminum head with the steel bolts - not a good...
• found some new subie head bolts (still in packaging). free to first responder
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:59:26 -0400
  the bolts are BOLT-10x158x30 part number 800210990 cheers, Sudhir
• 85 Exhaust bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Fri, 14 May 1999 10:22:20 -0700
  ...Both of the bolts that hold the exhaust manifold to the head (right-front, #1 cyl?) were gone, and the gasket was halfway out...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 29 Sep 1994 17:25:58 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 29 Sep 1994, David Carment wrote: > Mine has bolts on the back - and bolts on the front as well same as the...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 18:00:51 EDT
  sstones writes: > > On Thu, 29 Sep 1994, David Carment wrote: > > > Mine has bolts on the back - and bolts on the front as well same...
• Re: rear bumper removal steps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:45:41 -0800
  you got it Eric, 2 more 13mm headed bolts under the rubber strips, directly above the ones you found. don�t forget to pop...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 2 May 2013 12:10:52 -0400
  ...Manufactures watch costs and they don't use stronger (and more expensive) bolts unless they are needed. Also, look up the difference between metric...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:09:38 -0400
  ...Do head bolts have to be replaced? > George Averill wrote: > > > > Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought...