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• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:45:58 -0400
  ...Underneath is a nut. Loosen the nut, set the wiper where you > want it, then tighten the nut, re-install the cap. Nothing to...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:27:05 -0500
  The outside nuts are 17mm, but inside they are 15mm deep well. Seems there isn't room inside the jacket for the 17mms. Yes...
• Re: head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 08:27:17 -0500 (EST)
  ...Does the nut "untwist" as the > torsion of the stud springs back? I've never seen a nut move "by itself" > before. > > In need...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Oct 2003 (#2003-1038)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:27:02 -0500
  Try these folks http://www.prestigewheel.com/ you can order spacers, lug bolts, lug nuts and studs in a whole bunch of different combinations...
• NEEDED: Stock steel wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:28:44 -0600
  Hi all, I would like to get my hands on a set of lug nuts. 20 of 'em. Just the standard lug nuts for...
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:36:00 -0700
  yes, drain it , take that nut off, hoping that some simple reason explains why it's leaking there... like insufficient goop, or not tightened...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:49:44 -0600
  ...I >> understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there >> 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:42:40 -0600
  ...If that doesn't do the trick, grind the > nut down carefully on one flat, then try to turn the nut. The grinding > down...
• Re: truck nut plate
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:25:52 -0700
  ...But now, as > I look further into the matter, the nut plate itself does not appear to be > locked into one place. Could it...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:17:12 -0500
  Go wild: < https://www.banggood.com/search/rivet-nut/5954-0-0-1-1-44-0-price-0-0_p-1.html?sbc=1...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:20:09 -0800
  ...http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Exhaust.html#nuts Personally... I almost always use the copper flange nuts, however, both work very well. Cheers, Jeff...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:49:05 -0700
  Hi Mike, I had never used riv-nuts until recently and didn’t want to pay for a tool, but I found out how...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:10:36 -0600
  Back in the day, working on aircraft, special brass nuts were used on exhaust studs. Over time, special heat treated steel nuts were introduced...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:02:53 -0800
  The castle nut is cranked down to over 300 ft/lbs. I forget the exact amount but it's in the manual. It's...
• Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:31:36 -0500
  ...This nut is torqued to something like 320-360 ft pounds (gotta check the manual for the exact spec) and can be a bit...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 May 2003 13:12:27 -0500
  ...Pay them to loosen the nuts, put the key back in and drive home, remove the loose nuts, do your work, go back and...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:04:27 -0800
  ...You just unscrew the original nut till it is a few threads > from the end and then add the second nut. Tighten the 2...
• Exhaust Flange Gaskets and torque
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:39:08 -0800
  ...Before I remove the pipes, I rechecked the torque on the flange bolts and nuts. Found at least 2 bolts and one nut that...
• Re: Exhaust bolts studs nuts to prevent future corrosion problems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:27:18 -0700
  8x1.25. �Several vendors sell the copper (or copper-coated) nuts for our systems, and I think they take a 12mm wrench. �I still...
• Re: spinning rear lug nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:50:07 -0400
  Did you replace the drums and not the brake shoes? Remove all the other nuts. Prying the wheel out to push on the back...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:38:17 -0600
  It is not your nut that is leaking but the head gasket. No pressure should be coming up through the head bolt holes. Entity...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:08:21 -0800
  Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . Stuart ----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• NVC: Name for Chain Link attacher thingy?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:05:42 -0500
  ...You can buy what looks like a single link of chain, but one side has a long nut-like thing on it. When you...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 21:05:52 -0500
  ...This will also fit the front wheel bearing nuts and the radius rod nuts. The nut gets set separate from the pipe and it...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:40:26 -0400
  ...But that nut is torqued very tight, and if the nut -- the special 10-slot nut that they put on when they increased the...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:35:27 -0400
  I don't like the peen nut either. As Zoran mention, the late-60s to early-70s VWs used the clamp type of wheel...
• MORE front shock replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:20:05 -0600
  ...Now the new Bilsteins have a little brass spacer and a nut already on them. I know the nut goes on last, where does...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:10:37 -0600
  ...nuts/bolts > >To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a >Vanagon(or other German car) carcass at a...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:41:04 -0400
  ...The proper alloy wheel nuts are called 'bulge' nuts, that's what VW used. I get mine here: www.ezaccessory.com . Very quick and...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 05:12:50 -0400
  ...After that it turned the rest of the way without a problem, but was that axle rusty under that ol' nut. The nut is...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:37:49 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . Stuart ----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 19:22:25 EDT
  I have solved this problem by removing the nut and allowing the coolant to drain and then drying the surfaces and reapplying the nut...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 25 May 1999 06:45:33 PDT
  ...Resist the urge to fill the nut. The stuff will get trapped >and not allow the nut to seat properly. Has worked great for...
• Re: the nuts and bolts of exhaust work thinking like a plumber
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 11:00:49 -0500
  ...New exhaust install - SS hardware? Why, in particular brass nuts? Is there something wrong with using stainless hardware (both studs and nuts) for the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 23 May 2024 20:58:22 -0400
  ...I used red lock-tight, and locked in the nut with > the old nut. I also torque over the recommended 54 ft. lbs, to...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:54:38 -0700
  On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:28 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > John, > > You mean something like this: > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/nuts.jpg...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:07 -0800
  now thats busting a nut or nuts.. he he On 11 Mar 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > 3/4" ??? Es muy macho!! > > > -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:27:26 -0400
  That's what I don't like about the peen nut. In order for it to work as nice as the clamp nut, you...
• Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:47 -0500
  ...I made a wrist pin puller out of a length of pipe large enough for the pin to slide into, some "Allthread" and nuts...
• Re: Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:07:18 -0800
  ...Wheel lug nuts and wrenches Hmm, so I see mention of lots of folks needing a breaker bar to remove their lug nuts (or...
• Re: Rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:24:31 -0700
  In 80 and 81 vans the rear axle nut torque was 253. In late 81 VW increased the nut torque to 360 and fitted...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:16:32 -0400
  ...DIESEL need rod cap nuts AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except for the supercharged Corrado which uses...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:48:50 -0700
  how to you figure 'more reliable' ? there's nothing about the benz clamp nut that could be considered less than a thousand percent reliable...
• Rear axle nut-easy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Nov 94 17:01:34 EST
  > So, what has worked in getting these nuts off for you? How big a > breaker bar, how long a cheater pipe? If I cook...
• rear drivers side upper exhaust nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:55:09 -0500
  ok, so one nut left to remove on the rear collector and i can't figure out how to get to it without removing...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:11:31 -0400
  ...Can > this be corrected by draining coolant, removing nut, inspecting and > cleaning nut/head/stud, applying new sealant, and reinstalling nut to > proper torque...
• Re: lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:45:30 -0400
  ...High quality, reasonable price! http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/lug-nuts.html Remember torque on alloys is about 90ft pounds too...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 01:20:48 -0700
  Ken Bowen askes "How are you going to get a socket on the nut you have just beat to shit with a mallet and...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:29:31 -0700
  ...but I would hope or expect that a smart VW dealer parts person can supply this nut for just few dollars. nuts and bolts...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 15 May 2024 13:48:34 -0400
  ...I used red lock-tight, and locked in the nut with > the old nut. I also torque over the recommended 54 ft. lbs, to...
• Fwd: Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 21:47:01
  ...Nuts!...Axle Nuts! >> >>>Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused >>>with the brake drum. . . . . Does anyone...
• Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:05:31 -0700
  When replacing the timing belt in a Diesel, the VW instructions say to (first to lock everything up) then *loosen the camshaft nut* (Then...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:30:49 -0600
  ...nuts/bolts To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a Vanagon(or other German car) carcass at a...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:30:15 -0600
  ...My experience with nut removal from studs matches what you say. Everything on mine was pretty well rusted over, but the nuts came off...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:16:36 -0500
  ...Once I had a problem nut on an airplane. I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and...
• A "Nuts" question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 18:46:13 -0800
  ...Can I use regular 10mm x 1.25 nuts here, or is there a higher-grade nut I should be using in this application...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:45:09 -0600
  ...Rounded off one of my lug nuts Use a cheep 12 point half inch drive socket that can be hammered over the bad nut...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:58:10 -0500
  Just try a smal nut splitter. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, February 13...
• Starter bolt at top of engine
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 16:59:28 -0800
  ...Today I noticed that the top bolt that holds the starter onto the engine is missing a nut. Looking toward the front of the...
• Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:56:50 -0500
  If anyone wants some, i have a whole bunch of spare assorted nuts bolts and screw you could have for paying the postage. Bolts...