Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 40+: 60 results shown for studs.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:20:51 -0700
  ...racer, and didn't have to try too hard to get studs and nuts to fit. The SCCA GT 2 Datsun 510 had the...
• Re: transplant a 2.1 into an 84? worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 May 2008 14:43:39 -0400
  ...If you use 2.1 intake runners, they won't have the two studs on the driver's side for attaching that heater pipe...
• Re: 14" VW Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:45:48 -0400
  ...to put them on but I'm comfused about the lugs/studs. > > It appears that the alloys require lugs with a cone like shape...
• gex rebuilds
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Jul 1995 23:08:26 -0400
  ...spun and became part of the crank. > there are two cylinder studs on #3 that came out in my hands > (no wrench required), two...
• Re: talk me outta this...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 09:55:57 -0700 (MST)
  ...different gear widths> and cases <different sizes of > oil galleries and studs Would you like me to xerox that section > send it to you...
• More on traction
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:59:54 +0100
  ...It took me three winters of driving and maintaining a vanagon to relize this, and I've lost lots of studs on the rear...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:31:08 EDT
  ...South Africa) then you do not need to change your rear studs they are long enough. As for the hardware you will need new...
• Re: Fw: [ev_update] 2003 evc camper snow tires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:55:28 -0700
  ...The number of studs or the percentage of metal in contact with the roadway cannot exceed three percent of the total tire area in...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:13:19 EDT
  ...Also, I do not have them studded because the few instances when I could use studs do not justify the hours that I have...
• FS: Set of 4 NOS Momo 5-spoke star alloys. 15 X 7 ET38
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:22:39 -0700
  ...Stock length studs are all you need. They are packed and ready to ship or pick-up locally in the San Francisco area. I...
• Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
  Historical mailing list - Christopher
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:17:44 -0800
  ...since theyre steelies, then you dont have to change your rear studs. whats the offset stamped on the wheels?? i know the audi 5000T...
• "Toyota made a Vanagon also" according to my local Midas Muffler Manager!
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:28:28 -0600
  ...my favorite vw mechanic do it after I break off the studs? Pax, Tom B.-& just after I "bragged" that my vanagon went 6400...
• Re: removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0800
  ...axle nut on my 89 > Westy (2wd) to install some longer studs for a wheel upgrade. If I recall > this is one of those...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:44:40 -0600
  ...Should work well for breaking nuts, studs, etc. But you gotta be very careful. The stuff can boil and spatter at well below minus...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:41:04 -0400
  ...rather clever about that. >instead of having different and longer rear studs......... >the used a lug nut for the alloys with a 'cone seat...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:19:39 -0600
  ...Many broken studs on those engines come overhaul time. Best gas heaters ever made, too! Jim On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:10...
• Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:18:12 -0800
  ...Maybe apply torque > with a pry bar between the studs at the same time. > Did you set the hand brake when you parked it...
• Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 27 May 2009 11:02:01 -0700
  ...It looks like a > very well taken care of motor, the water jacket and head studs show ZERO > signs of corrosion. I was told...
• HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 05:01:08 PST
  ...I had noted that the head studs didn't look so good and that if I ever did this job again, I might have...
• Re: Canadian Tire Sale on Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:03:13 -0700
  ...Used to use cans of Methyl Salicylate (oil of wintergreen) in order to free corroded studs, bolts, etc. It is also used inside steam...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:02:41 -0700
  ...why a clicker is not accurate enough. >You mention the long studs, so I assume that some how affects the clicker >wrench. If a...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 02:47:21 +0100
  ...And skip the studs unless ice is a normal occurance. I lived in Austria for long enough to have seen this one. The man...
• E Code Headlight Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:27:20 -0700
  ...He basically fabricated an adapter from small angle iron which > accepted the retaining rings of the 5X7's and picked up the mounting studs...
• Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:12:45 -0500
  ...I didn't notice it until I started hearing the click click click of the wheel shifting on the studs. After Christmas I figure...
• Finally! Totoro Lives!
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:58:21 -0700
  ...Decide against replacing the rest of the studs. They look good. August 26(apprx) Tracked down used piston/liner. September 2(apprx) Get used...
• Re: Dial Gauge. Was: Re: Oily Oily Clutch. ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:15:07 +0000
  ...dial gauge >> >> Assuming all surfaces are clean... >> >> Would a thick piece of plate steel mounted to engine lower mount studs >> provide >> a stable enough...
• 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 20:12:31 -0500
  ...stud, "epoxied in new stud" -- actually installed two new 10-mm studs with ?12-mm? diameter going into the case. At least one is...
• Fw: AC Wiring Photo Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:10:35 -0400
  ...He even hacksawed the 6mm studs off >>that attach the bracket!! Not sure how those will get reattached as they >>appear to be welded...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 00:46:18 -0400
  ...VW Westfalia muffler bracket set (without the gold-plating and diamond studs). Just plain bad luck or an example of penny wise and pound...
• Re: Mechanic needed in No. Va./DC Metro Area
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 22:48:22 -0500
  ...The exhaust system is in pretty bad shape > and those exhaust manifold studs are very likely going to break when repair > is attempted. The...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 18:20:56 -0500
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point the studs stretched...
• Re: SNOW CALL
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:36 -0800
  ...No studs or > chains. > Nothing special but not bad at all. > > On Jan 23, 2008 12:02 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > > In a...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:33:39 EDT
  In a message dated 16/08/2008 8:59:14 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: More BS, I tried...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:55:56 -0400
  ...but the terminal connectors are attached to the coil on studs! That's what I was referring to, should have been more clear. On...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:01:29 -0700
  ...My previous car was a 71 bay window and those studs are famous for snapping off. I was white-knuckling the removal of these...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:35:41 -0500
  ...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: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:02:45 -0500
  ...Newer VW vehicles use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the...
• Re: installing a LP tank on a van for use w/ a portable stove or heater?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 09:03:42 -0400
  ...mounting it under the slider door, there are already welded on nuts in the floor to put the attaching studs into.. any ideas? chris
• head post-mortem, and a question
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:03:52 -0700
  ...would a stud longer than a normal bold do the trick? Studs might be a problem with the engine in the car because of...
• Re: Hanging a propane tank ~ for sans tank vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:13:25 -0600
  ...To dispell conjecture, I took a look at a crusty Ol' hacked up Westy at the local bone yard and the threaded studs are...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 19:58:12 -0500
  ...I reused the heads >> (and >>> studs), "refurbished" by the machine shop. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Tom...
• WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:23:10 -0700
  ...I work for an automobile dealership in Anchorage, AK and have driven on many different tires with & w/o studs in the last 25yrs...
• Re: Broken exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:54:17 EST
  In a message dated 11/28/04 2:42:19 AM, jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: << The simple fix would be to drill out the...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:51:38 +0000
  ...What a sorry system this is - mild steel tabs bolted to exhaust studs...> > And another question - do the exhaust hangers/struts bolt under or...
• Re: second propoane tank setup
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:20:12 -0600
  ...Even the "skid plate!" (Thanks, Chris!) On my Westy, under the sliding door, the two rear studs for a propane tank were there. Instead...
• Auto trans wisdom please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:25:30 -0400
  ...Local highly recommended transmission guy put it up, noted non-standard bolts (double-nutted studs, looked like to me) on right side, right side...
• '74 Westie Camper Van $1500
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:27:26 EST
  ...Has exhaust noise due to two studs in the head that hold the exhaust manifold have sheared off. Need to be easy-outed and...
• Flogging way-dead horses
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 18:36:56 -0700
  ...hub? e) does the Passat steel wheel neccessitate spacers/longer rear studs? f) does bright red really trigger epileptic fits? :-) Mark Thoma [text/html]
• Re: 84 update/head job
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Tue, 21 May 2002 11:37:37 -0400
  ...No problems! no broken bolts , studs or knuckles. Once removed I could see the tiny little green O-rings around the cylinders.. they looked...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:50:04 -0700
  ...There are times when studs just aren't enough. Cables go on in five minutes and come off just as fast. DO NOT exceed...
• Re: Exhaust port bolt size needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 02:41:12 -0400
  ...i don't know for sure about the 2.1 but the 1.9 uses a combination of bolts and studs. since the holes...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:01:14 -0500
  ...Inner gaskets usually fail due to an over heating event or for some reason the head studs lost the ability to hold the clamping...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0700
  ...lower engine mounting studs .. > the common manual trans engine studs are longer .. > often people will not get the right studs in the engine for...
• Re: Vrroom!!!! Performance upgrades
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:29:25 -0400
  ...Any case improvements needed? Should studs with any amount of > corrosion be replaced? How about using the $200 performance studs from > FGA? > 3. Advice...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:04:01 -0700
  ...There is only one upper nut lightly seeping oil, so maybe that seal just needs to be replaced? I also noticed that the studs...
• Re: Subaru Boxer Diesel Available
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:12:07 -0400
  ...s old rabbit diesel (three times until I got better head studs installed). Bill M 87 Westy Zetec Turbo On Augi 28, 2012, at...
• Re: Westy Propane tank...can it be fit to a non-Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:19:10 -0700
  ...2 of the holes lined up with existing studs in the frame even! We used electricians duct puddy to fill the holes after the...
• Exhaust stud & bolts removal problems
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 2 May 2006 08:36:05 -0300
  ...I'm trying to get the exhaust bolts and studs out of the heads. I pulled the motor because I knew I would have...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:22:36 +0000
  ...and they are expensive! I really didnt trust, having such Long studs / bolts either! > C) there is no such thing as a free lunch...
• Re: 14" tires, report...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 4 Nov 2016 12:13:08 -0700
  ...I’ve had good luck with Michelin X-Ice on my Scion xB in the > past, but what the studs do in our conditions...