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• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:48:42 -0500
  ...Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware? > ymmv but i have had all stainless fastners (stainless nuts on stainless > studs) on my inline 4 conversion for...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:28:05 -0500
  ...My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs) > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > OK, purists: read no further. > > > > Bar's Leak either (a...
• Re: winter driving to Spokane
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:03:08 -0800
  You may want to re-think no studs. Here in the Northwest we frequently get precipitation that freezes after it hits the pavement, yet...
• Re: '86 Vanagon removing/installing flex plate & torque converter
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:25:49 -0400
  The lower studs on the engine are longer on the manual trans engine so you want to swap them to the new motor. You...
• Re: Nokian tire opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:59:23 -0400
  ...Same size, same load rating and the tread is "almost" the same as the C2 minus the holes for studs. I have put about...
• to all WELDERS:advice needed on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:48:31 EDT
  ...I see broken studs happening if I try to remove them. I know it's only a quick, less expensive improper fix and I...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:05:05 -0500
  ...Tin Trivia > > Who has a spare set? Mine are in good condition except for the ears that > attach them to the exhaust studs on...
• Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:29:49 -0800
  ...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? > >5. Spacers? > >6. Any other advice. I'm a good listener and I...
• Re: corrado speedline wheels on a vw?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 18:39:51 +0000
  ...But after >you >factor in cost of redrilling, reboring, spacers, and longer studs/bolts, >those >$150 set of Speedlines would not be a bargain...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:17:45 -0400
  ...I used to take a hammer and go around hitting between the lug studs. Sometimes you have to pry a little with a pry...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:35:28 -0800
  ...Jacking up pulley end of engine to normal position obviously >>> helps to line up studs. Before I did this, the rear portion of the...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2013 22:54:02 -0400
  ...Also due to the length of the studs some twisting will occur while tightening. A "clicker" torque wrench is not the best tool. Use...
• transmission front mount
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:33:05 GMT
  ...Sure enough, the upper of the two studs was missing along with its nut, and the nut on the lower stud was also missing...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
  ...end so-so, but above 3000 rpm- wow!), Z sticks, head studs. Rebuilt 4 speed lubed with mobil 1 synthetic. 27X8.5-14 Dunlop...
• Re: vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:28 -0800
  ...just > before thanksgiving. > These help, though I could do without the studs most > of the time, the snow > tread and compound of the tire...
• Re: What do you guys think about these tires?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:41:11 -0700
  ...Some of the studs are gone now, but they have good tread for this winter. Disclaimer......I am not recommending anyone use tires that...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:48:54 -0500
  ...very good idea overall (and you > should get one *before* your studs break, not after) but I would recommend > using a different bolt. Either...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:44:13 -0700
  ...I learned a lot in the process and had checked into wheel >adapters and longer studs before deciding to ream out the holes to...
• Removal Instructions for the black fender extensions on a Syncro was: Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:27:28 -0700
  ...The nuts attach to studs which are cast into the plastic of the fender extension. I think they are designed to pull off in...
• Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
  Thu, 16 May 2002 15:54:52 -0700
  ...wheels *temporarily* until I get the brake kit > installed that takes studs and nuts. > > Any suggestions for a temporary means of doing this that...
• Winter tire opportunity
  Historical mailing list - Robert Freeman
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:33:44 -0700
  ...nbsp; They are about $136 + shipping each by the way, incl studs.  No connection to seller other than he is willing to order...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:25:01 +0000
  ...machine shop to drill out the centers, buy spacers and longer > studs, Gowesties prices are a bargain. The sliding door also works which > it...
• Re: gas tank; fixing Syncro tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:50:23 -0500
  ...nuts. - If studs are broken, go to home depot and buy new SS hardware and tack weld or JB weld new studs in place...
• Re: Mercedes Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 18:33:44 +0200
  ...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: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:17:59 -0700
  ...I do see that one of the transmission studs that attaches it to the trans mounting bracket had stripped threads which I need to...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 22:39:13 -0500
  ...Most of the corrosion we see on the heads, the liners, and the studs is due more to this cavitation erosion than actual rust...
• Re: Replacing hose on right side
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:32:44 -0800
  ...Pull off studs slowly. Pop new hose on pipe from head don't push too far or it may be difficult to move into...
• The Wasserleaker epilogue
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:15:08 -0700
  ...it's warming up! The good news was that no head studs were broken or corroded so the regular coolant changes counted for something...
• tires, should I buy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:04:05 -0700
  ...vanagon rims with no obvious blemishes that I can see, and studs totally in tact. They would be for an 86 vanagon They are...
• turbo
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:47:46 -0800
  ...It seems the concern was to the extra load on the studs/thread mount on the crankcase halves, perhaps keen serts or heli coiled...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:36:01 -0800
  ...which goes to the >alternator body on one of the small studs around the perimeter usually the one >closest to the switch and also...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 20:49:53 -0400
  ...I reused the > >>> heads > (and > > studs), "refurbished" by the machine shop. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Tom...
• Early Engine Governors Figgered Out
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 07:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The governor is installed between the carb and the intake manifold, using longer studs. It is about 1/4" "thicker" that the cast aluminum...
• Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:27:33 -0800
  ...I got a really nice one, but >> one thing has me puzzled. >> >> It's obvious that the two studs that hold the upper part...
• Re: FS: Mercedes CLK forged alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:14:40 -0800
  ...They do not require longer studs. Some have some minor scratches from normal wear and tear. Keep in mind that new ones sell for...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:57:19 -0400
  ...but I can't seem to > get > the tranny off the studs coming from the engine on the bottom. What gives? > Any ideas would...
• Re: trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:35:54 -0700
  ...Just purchased a new GOWESTY propane tank but am having trouble mounting it > onto the studs. The old one came right out with no...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:29:49 -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: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:38:45 +0000
  ...I do recomend replacing the cap nuts as part of the job and maybe testing the ability of the studs to tighten properly before...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:42:30 -0400
  ...I think that with some >> 16" >> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't be >> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
  ...Waterboxers use the same exact top gaskets but the stretch studs usually give before the gasket or case seats get destroyed. If it wasn...
• Re: wheel confusion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 16 May 2001 12:56:48 EDT
  ...off the old finish and powder-coated the rims), adding new studs to the rear, and developing center hole covers quickly brought the total...
• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:54:25 -0700
  ...I highly recommend Nokian Hakkapeliita C2 tires, >>> especially for those that are not allowed to use studs. I have >>> driven >>> a number of different...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:15:53 EDT
  ...They are a PITA to install ~ remove as the mounting tabs are made to go on the lower exhaust studs which may be hard...
• Re: [vanagon] Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:59:26 -0700
  ...45mm shank > Rear press-in studs 54mm long > > Sources: > 45mm bolts and spacers: www.ezaccessory.com > 54mm Sway-A-Way studs: p/n 8054...
• Re: Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:00:53 -0400
  ...the number 3 port gets studs. If you use stainless bolts they tend >to relax after a heat cycles and I recheck them when...
• Re: Any tips on the last inch transmission mounting?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 May 2011 15:05:42 -0700
  ...I've tried with jack under the after end of transmission > and with it riding on the studs. > > How hard may I shove on...
• Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 12 May 1998 07:50:42 8
  ...However, when I removed one of the original rear steel wheels and placed one of the alloys over the hub, the lug studs seemed...
• Re: Will Rims off a New Beetle fit our Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 21:03:20 -0500
  The Passat 98+ steel wheels have to have the centers machined out 1/4" and they need longer( rear) wheel studs and longer (front...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:14:46 -0500
  ...holes in the wheels, even though made for 12 mm wheel >studs or bolts, are large enough so a 14mm vanagon bolt or stud...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 02:57:06 -0700
  I have seen bad head studs with leakage around them. cause was a head stud that had had leakage around it from bad gasket...
• Battered and beaten heads (graphic pix. NSFS - Not Safe For Shop)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 5 May 2016 16:31:38 -0400
  ...Start pulling the exhaust (you're thinking, "Oh, here it comes, broken exhaust studs"), nope, aside from wrenches not fitting, not one on badly...
• Re: OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:05:41 -0700
  ...or 19 inch monsters from AMG models which require longer bolts/studs plus spacers to fit. By the time you're done with some...
• 50MPH fizzix, tribology etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:27:12 -0700
  ...of the vehicle and V is the velocity of said mass. Studs work by allowing the crystalline destruction of the ice to take some...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:46:27 -0500
  ...The catch > is that you will need to bend one of the heater's two tabs > slightly to fit over one of the studs...
• Re: HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:15:24 -0500
  Are you joking, or what? I've removed head studs. As the matter of fact I have a few that he can have. No...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and ... questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:11:05 -0400
  ...Hakkapelliita's are very noisy...? Are they good enough without the studs? Thanks, Michael At 10:08 AM 1/6/02 -0500, you wrote...
• Engine swap, tranny fill plug update
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:32:13 -0600
  ...While replacing the exhaust studs on the 2L, of course one snapped off in the head. Well, it was a miserable time getting it...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:19:46 -0700
  ...hubs, rotors, caliper adapters, calipers, > brake pads, brakelines, > screws, shims and studs. > > The track width is not changed and the bolt pattern > is stock...
• 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:09:26 -0400
  ...nut you torque to "set head gasket"....WHY always replace? The studs have visible corrison. (3) Piston rings really do not wear - they loose...