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Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:41:14 -0500
...I went to fastenall and asked for the best >>hex-headed replacement bolts they could sell me and nord-lock two-piece >>lock >>washers...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 10:29:40 -0700
Regarding the mid-door opening, if you are building from scratch you might really want to consider magnets on one flap and metal washers...
Re: gear oil - rebuilt tranny
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 6 Nov 2004 09:29:23 -0800
...I can'f find one of those >> felt washers. Hope it is not critical. >> >> But I sure would like to go ahead and run...
Re: Marker light tip wanted-replacement option.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 20:57:09 -0700
...screw nuts or remove them and use #8 screws, nuts and > washers. These are bright and make it real easy to see the road...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:54:50 -0400
...position desired on the windshield and while holding it there, add washers and nut and torque down to the Bentley figure using a beam...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:21:14 -0400
...So I found and ordered parts online..$31 for the headgasket and $27 for new headbolts and washers. When those arrive, I'll be...
Re: brake shoe installation help (long)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 21 May 2009 12:05:10 -0700
...have made to these shoes is to put 3, 1 mm washers at the bottom pivot points so that the center of the shoe...
Re: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:32:01 -0500
...I opted to get some big washers to act as shims or >>>spacers so that the rack would mount flat without any stress on...
Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:42:09 -0800
...Replacement hardware here must be > at > > least grade 10.9 including the washers. The wrong nuts are what > probably > > cuased the failure in the...
Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:10:46 -0800
...Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running > smoothly. > 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
...Best results for the heads would be to replace those nuts and make sure the washers are the proper extra thick through hardened type...
Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:17:25 -0600
...I went to fastenall and asked for the best > >>hex-headed replacement bolts they could sell me and nord-lock two-piece > >>lock > >>washers...
Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:22:08 +0000
...One of the washers jammed up between the bolt and the frame rail. It is a big, thick washer (presumably from the factory) and...
Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 06:16:02 -0400
...Oversize > washers are a good idea too. A big advantage of locknuts for this is that > you don't need tighten them that much...
Leaking Heads - Boston Engine?
Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 20:33:02 -0700
...I bought a set of brass exhaust nuts from CB Performance and replaced all the bolts with stainless steel nuts, washers, and bolts. For...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:32:17 -0600
...The washers will be in soon, and I have repacked the original german joints so I can replace these awful aftermarket parts next week...
Re: FW: it's time to say goodbye
Historical mailing list - shawn feller
Fri, 26 May 2006 22:54:03 -0400
...She served me >faithfully through years of transporting everything you could think of. >I've moved washers and dryers, stoves, even my new refrigerator...
Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 17:44:46 -0500
...Replace the Allen socket screws > and washers preferably with stainless. > > Dennis > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <vanagon@gerry...
Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:43:44 -0400
...I guess I can change the copper washers on the input and output fuel fittings on the pump. If that doesn't help what...
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Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:21:52 -0700
...worth. >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/23/vanagon-all-wipers-and-washers-stuck-on/ >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> Alistair >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>>> On Aug 23, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Alistair...
Re: Slider Hinge -- LONG, REALLY WAY LONG
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 00:36:10 -0700
...I used a small o-ring against the top of the hinge, then a couple neoprene washers to provide a flat surface for the...
Re: Negligent mechanic?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:53:33 EDT
...And there's a new stud, put in on an angle, with about = four washers and a nut on it. Next I saw him...
Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:45:52 -0700
...speaker in the grill enclosure.� I think you can buy >spacer washers if you want; or, you could probably build up >thicknesses of cardboard...
Re: Pop top canvas replecement
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:07:34 -0400
...Remember that I took the pop-top off the hinges, 4 nuts/bolts on each side with plastic washers between the hinges and the...
Where to buy a balanced engine? was: Engine balancing
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:55:17 -0500
...bolts to get >the balance right, or add or remove lead washers in certain parts of the >propeller. > >But i have no idea how...
Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Oct 2014 15:18:01 -0400
...Of course, the posts were easily fixed with nuts and washers, and the radiator guy could have done it had he both wanted to...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:57:25 -0700
...Remove the hydraulic fitting altogether and make � � > sure not to lose the two copper washers sitting on the hydraulic bolt � � > on either side of...
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:52:14 -0600
...stripped spark plug threads, wrong spark plugs, heads without head bolt washers, detonation pits in piston tops and cylinder head chambers, injectors with chips...
Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
...You must use copper crush washers. If every time you torque them in properly, each time will crush the washer just a tad. You...
Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 21 May 2011 13:48:44 -0500
...Or > being *sure* you'll remember what all the various nuts, washers etc > are for, then having to wait a week...baggies and a...
Re: OEM mud flap question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:00:31 -0700
...kits that use a series of metal clips and bolts/nuts/washers. I don't know if they sell separate pieces. >>> >>> I hope this...
Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:15:56 -0800
...Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running > smoothly. > 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other...
Re: Slider Hinge
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:50:30 -0500
...Everything else I needed was cobbled together from stuff at a pretty good hardware store – o-rings, neoprene washers, some nylon sleeve material, a...
Re: Golf Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:30:36 -0500
...the piece that fits a '68 Dodge and use two extra washers under the bolts, it works just fine." Another source is the local...
Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:22:01 -0600
...Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running > > smoothly. > > 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other...
Exhausted, but quite...finally!
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:28:24 -0500
...morning running from FLAPS to mega-home-center, pillar to post, tracking down the correct stainless steel bolts, nuts, washers, and springs necessary to...
Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:08:31 -0600
...Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly. 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other...
Re: Engine balancing
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:48:04 -0600
...bolts to get > >the balance right, or add or remove lead washers in certain parts of the > >propeller. > > > >But i have no idea how...
Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:26:56 -0500
...One of the washers jammed up between the bolt and the frame rail. It is a big, thick washer (presumably from the factory) and...
FW: 85 Vanagon - leaking push rod tube?
Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
Mon, 7 May 2001 15:34:12 -0400
...held on by simple nuts and washers. remove the whole thing as an assembly. do NOT take it apart. put it on a clean...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
...Best results for the heads would be to replace those nuts and make sure the washers are the proper extra thick through hardened type...
Re: Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:03:57 -0800
...to protect the bearings? Would simply adding a high grade >> bolt and thick washers do the same thing with regard to bearing >> protection? >> 6...
Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700
...Oversize > > washers are a good idea too. A big advantage of locknuts for this is that > > you don't need tighten them that much...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:31:12 -0400
...Remove the hydraulic fitting altogether and make > > sure not to lose the two copper washers sitting on the hydraulic bolt > > on either side of...
Re: Where to buy a balanced engine? was: Engine balancing
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:53:08 -0800
...bolts to get >>the balance right, or add or remove lead washers in certain parts of the >>propeller. >> >>But i have no idea how...
Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:23:02 -0400
...out. > >> > >> Also what is the best source for CV bolts and washers as I’d like to > change mine for best quality I can...
Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Sat, 21 May 2011 11:25:51 -0700
...Or being *sure* you'll remember what all the various nuts, washers etc are for, then having to wait a week...baggies and a...
Re: Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:02:23 -0800
...one good trick to help ground connections is to get some of those 'star' lock washers...like with 8 or 10 sharp points on...
Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem (How to replace your slave cylinder)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:54 -0800
...Remove the hydraulic fitting altogether and make sure not to lose the two copper washers sitting on the hydraulic bolt on either side of...
Re: Suspension for Off Roading
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:53:34 -0800
...Once it loosens the shaft can then turn moving the eccentric washers which will change the camber. Chances to Caster or Camber will affect...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:57:39 -0700
...enough (two of the clips are now self-tapping screws with washers on them…). When that happens I will look into putting something in...
Re: 2.1L engine failure? (Side question about the belts)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 May 2010 18:03:36 -0700
...my experience. > > You can get engine cut-off sensors for pressure washers that go on the > pump > head. If the pump reaches the sensor...
Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:24:55 -0400
...I think you can buy > >spacer washers if you want; or, you could probably build up > >thicknesses of cardboard or something to achieve the...
The Official Must-Carry List ; was Zoltan: Re: Halifax to Vancouver & back
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 31 May 2005 20:41:40 -0700
...metric bolts, screws, washers Belts Bulbs/fuses/connectors Circlips Clamps/hoses/adapters Coil Distributor cap/rotor Distributor O-Ring Fuel filter(s) Exhaust System...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:49:42 -0700
...Remove the hydraulic fitting altogether and make >> > sure not to lose the two copper washers sitting on the hydraulic >> bolt >> > on either side of...
Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction? Try UV Tech!!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:20:10 -0600
...Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running > > smoothly. > > 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other...
Re: PEX front bearings WARNING-big brake kits!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:56:59 -0400
I have installed a number of those kits and have had to deal with the spacers (Lawson 5/8 washers 88451) work perfectly. Worse...
Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 20:37:00 -0700
...In order for these bolted >>> connections to work the nut and if used washers need to be matched. The >>> nut >>> has to be strong...
Alignment Specs with 16" rims on my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:45:13 -0400
...He took a quick look at the right front upper control arm, and noticed that the bolt through the concentric washers appeared to not...
Re: OEM mud flap question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:52:51 -0400
...kits that use a series of metal clips and bolts/nuts/washers. I don't know if they sell separate pieces. >>>> >>>> I hope this...