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• Re: B Bob needs help with archives
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:01 -0400
  ...some of the replys I have > made about tightening WBX head studs the Boston Bob way > > I some could give this a shot I...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:14:46 +0000
  ...high strength.(Heat may be needed for removal)Green is for studs and sleeves.(May need a torch to removal) Then there are variations...
• Re: HELP. Hose leaking in Sharon, CT
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:07:45 -0700
  ...Be > careful not to stress the pipe or you may tear the studs out of the > intake manifold. > > Yours, > David Beierl > 401 225-5004
• Re: 1977 bus
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 01:31:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...The engine has the > exhaust studs broke off, but that is the only thing that I know is wrong with > the engine. A few...
• stripped stud hole
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:42:30 -0400
  ...what it looked like from underneath) I had to remove the studs so I could take off the header without removing the pump. I...
• Power window motor remove / install
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:59:12 -0500
  ...there was a plastic cover over the door limiter strap which when removed gave me much more room, and the studs on the gearbox...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris 90MV
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:39:05 -0400
  ...of money is in the removal of the exhaust bolts or studs. The guy who removed mine (Meyer Import repair) has worked on vanagons...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:49:06 -0800
  ...He has cap bolts, studs, socket heads, castle nuts, nylocks, flange nuts, acorn nuts, etc., etc… It’s kind of a distraction though. Every...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:48:13 -0500
  ...my rear axle and it has the 12 point "allen like" >> studs in there. Nobody in the state of Ohio seems to stock 12...
• Re: Exhaust System Options
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:25:07 -0500
  ...Replace the head exhaust studs with stainless bolts while you're at it. John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://WWW.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon-Rescue...
• Re: Mercedes Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:21:31 -0700
  ...The > thicker alloy wheels may need longer rear studs and front bolts even > without the use of spacers. > > Many people have used Audi and...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:11:58 EDT
  ...no problem being at the same ground potential with all the studs and surface contact between them! Maybe the left side gets hotter due...
• Re: Exhaust Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 10:54:45 -0700
  You could have studs loosening, but if tightening doesn't fix it most likely your pipe is cracked, a common occurrence after 16 or...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:32:36 -0600
  ...were designed as exhaust nuts they still seize on the exhaust studs and cause all kinds of grief. Trying to remove a seized nut...
• Re: alloys on big sale, not sure if they fit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:41:20 -0800
  ...fit, drilling out the bolt holes to fit, new lugs and studs front and rear and they aren't strong enough to start with...
• Re: Cheapest way to ship a transmisison
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:03:51 -0800
  ...Put extra cardbord at fnt and rear to keepit from damaging the input shaft and nose studs. Its all on the FAQ page of...
• TIICO: Conversion Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:35:12 -0400
  ...For instance, my conversion is for an automatic transmission and the lower bell housing studs were about an inch too long. So after scouting...
• Re: Quick question: Removing the passenger expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:49:24 -0400
  ...Two studs would have been more secure and practical IMHO, but oh well... You have to wiggle it vigorously and pry gently at the...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:37:43 -0400
  ...Still working rusty exhaust and cradle to avoid shearing bolts and studs. I'll post some pix of the internals when I get to...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardwar
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 May 2009 06:06:41 EDT
  ...I have made up special drill bits for use with a small air powered right angle drill to drill out the rear studs/bolts...
• Re: Leak Down Test, define ?
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:46:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...toodles, dwight 85GL 100K last week 1.9 heads/studs died @ 75K 2.1 swap fire rebuild @ 90K
• Re: /syncro/ tires
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:23:07 -0400
  ...Bolt >on (after widening centres), no spacers, no longer studs, but I want >better fitting nuts. Fender lips would be nice, my money went...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:05:56 -0500
  ...are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs that are sticking out. There are 2. They bolt the center of...
• Re: ...and speaking of BusDepot mufflers....
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:55:22 -0700
  ...To avoid heartache and rejection I cruised over to FLAPS and bought bunches of 8 x 1.25 mm bolts/studs/washers/nuts and...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for air-cooled Vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:37:09 -0500
  ...The po gave me the > >old exhaust, crossover, converter, muffler, but some > >studs are busted off the crossover. i would love to go > >back...
• Re: flywheel locker?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:47:51 -0700
  ...I suppose you could use two pieces of angle iron, just to spread the load across two studs, but I had the flywheel on...
• Re: TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:48:16 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just got 14" Nokian Hakkapelita C's w/o studs from Van Cafe & they seem > the...
• 15" steel rims?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 17:40:46 -0700
  ...work on a 2wd Vanagon without machine work or extra long studs.. Or does anyone have any "steelies" left from an "upgrade" FS within...
• Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 10:34:33 -0800
  ...Looks like the previous mechanic did not use anti seize on the studs--may the fleas of a thousand camels infest his/her arm...
• Re: Follow-up on bad exhaust experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:23:10 -0400
  If the mechanic was not versed at drilling out studs in place, you should have been informed. This is really a machinist, not normal...
• idiot DC drivers (was RE: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:31:34 -0500
  ...Heavy LL Bean boots are great in the snow, don't need studs or chains, no worrying about what's legal, last a long...
• Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:36:21 -0700
  ...on both sides > >>> > >>> > >>> That is correct & the Rear Pair of Mounting Studs are Already there > just > >>> waiting Patiently ~ > >>> > >>> Also there are a couple of...
• Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:25:13 -0500
  ...T3 fixed me up with the right length studs for the front rotors(although they might've been a bit long in relaity, I...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:19:09 -0700
  ...And get sockets for the wheel nuts and studs and torque them to spec too! My Bentley is not handy or I'd look...
• Re: chains
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:42:05 -0800
  ...For hard ice studs may grip better than chains. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Woody Halsey <WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon...
• JM060356@AOL.COM
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:04:30 -0800
  ...I have been to the archive and I am well aware of the pit falls (snapped studs, stuck cylinders ect..) just want to touch...
• Re: in vehicle head repair
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:49:47 -0800
  ...archive and I am well aware of the pit falls (snapped > studs, stuck cylinders ect..) just want to touch base before I make the...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:47:00 EST
  In a message dated 14/02/2007 3:07:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Gary, i think i...
• Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:25:26 -0700
  ...On a Syncro that > also means longer studs which up front means wheel bearings. > > Dennis > > From: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net<mailto:mwmiller6@att...
• Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:22 -0700
  ...pump is bolted to the block ..and those 3 nuts on studs are not > 'the problem' .. > If anything is, it's the two allen...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:23:26 -0800
  ...Replace the studs as they are also > stretched. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > HotelWestfalia...
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:57:34 +0200
  ...the wheel). > You do not not need > to replace the rear studs, not even sure if you have to replace the lug > nuts, but...
• 1.9 exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:05:04 -0400
  ...hardest part? Getting the old nuts and bolts off? Getting the studs out of the header? I don't want to mess anything up...
• Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:29:31 -0400
  ...jb weld? (Kidding) Im always careful to not over tighten exhaust studs but this one never gets good and tight sorta tight but I...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:22:43 -0800
  ...I have got some long wheel studs taken off from some Porsche wheels. They range from 45mm to 70mm long. For my Audi wheels...
• Re: clutch takeup
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:39:31 +0000
  ...Options there include the disc lining separating, clutch fork bending or getting ready to break, pressure plate binding, broken engine to transmission studs, etc...
• Re: group (of 2) purchase;
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:37:45 -0800
  ...the only one tiny detail that matters which type of trans the engine goes onto next is the lower engine mounting studs... auto trans...
• Re: When little Jobs Go Wrong
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:06:51 -0800
  ...when I > attempted to test > it and one of the two studs that the tach face screws into > had > dissolved into small pieces.� The...
• Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:23:15 -0800
  ...I ended up getting all exhaust studs out - except for one. I don't think it's drillable in the engine and would require...
• Oil Sump Gripe
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 1995 21:09:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Same problems, namely the threads are very poor quality, the ones for the sump plate studs. With the stud all the way in, they...
• Re: Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:11:55 EST
  ...2" plate to them so he could add the Porsche pattern studs and avoid the adapters. The 61 was a lightweight compared to my...
• Re: Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:56:08 -0700
  ...I'd also like to buy > a set of longer wheel studs for the rear. > > Thanks, > > Jim Huskins >
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:42:53 -0700
  Keep in mind the alloy case will have a greater rate of expansion as it heats up than the steel studs. How tight will...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:09:20 -0800
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point the studs stretched...
• exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:17:59 -0400
  ...and file the head slightly without having to remove the head studs and without having to break the entire exaust system. They told me...
• Re: 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:32:59 -0700
  ...OD 22mm, ID 8mm, thickness 7mm. >> >> They sit on studs on the door mechanism, held in place by circlip. Circlips replaced by E clips...
• RE: Drain Plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 18:34:32 PST
  ...The plate itself is held on by the usual handful of studs, and >looks to have been made this way. Almost like somebody didn...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:57:02 -0700
  ...just took delivery from benT of a set of longer studs for the hubs, so i can have more than 6 turns of my...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:18:07 -0700
  ...I then noticed that all of the studs can be moved about a > bit in the head, except for one, which seems to be...
• Re: vanagon short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:53:54 -0800
  ...The nuts are screwed down into the studs in your van. The bolts are then used to bolt the shifter down instead of the...