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• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:12:04 -0400
  ...I do like studs and nuts. 2 chances to get it a part and the nuts always respond quickly to the heat wrench. Dennis...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:47:43 -0500
  ...Be sure to get M6 > replacement studs that do not have the widened center 'step' if your > engine uses the cork gasket with 8...
• Re: How the HECK do I turn the back seat into a bed?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:15:41 -0800
  ...Then you can put those rubber caps over the studs on the sides of the van, so you don't brain yourself in the...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:27:18 -0700
  ...stubs. > > just took delivery from benT of a set of longer studs for the hubs, so i can > have more than 6 turns of...
• Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:47:53 -0700
  ...I used one of the four small (4mm?) studs that holds the alt together. I think I used a cable lug with a #10...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:23:51 -0500
  ...but I can't > seem to > > get > > the tranny off the studs coming from the engine on the bottom. What > gives? > > Any ideas would...
• going down for the second time w/ the waterpump
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:14:10 -0800
  ...to the short hose.These bolts are now one quarter inch studs that stick up out of the housing for a 1.9.I...
• Re: Exciting things happening at Van-Again!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:43:45 -0700
  ...Time spent on things like drilling out and replacing broken studs is additional. This is an old car." Book time is also used as...
• Re: Inspection time again - exhaust system blues
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:34:51 -0700
  ...through, and as luck would have it two of the four studs snapped off in the head when I tried to remove them (despite...
• 1.9 available WA state
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:16:48 -0700
  ...The alternator bracket studs are broken. The engine did run fine on our one and only trip with it (down the coast to Santa...
• Re: Sears Disaster
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 25 May 2001 19:08:18 -0400
  ...I saw parts broken and epoxyied back on, >stripped wheel studs go out the door, lug nuts impacted on so tight the >owners couldn...
• how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:40:20 -0700
  ...to be stuck with a leaky exhaust and some sheared off studs that i will never be able to remove. how many people have...
• Re: Da FIX!! Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:28:56 -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: 15" steel rims?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 19:26:50 -0600
  ...work on a > 2wd > Vanagon without machine work or extra long studs.. Or does anyone have any > "steelies" left from an "upgrade" FS within...
• Re: '89 bubbles in coolant refill tank?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 May 2000 16:39:35 -0700
  ...This can be cause by improperly torqued heads or strecthed studs. Poor seating surface.Warped heads or case etc. If you are lucky, the...
• Head Compression Leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:23:38 -0500
  ...I have done a little reading about the studs and the heads and all, and I think that the source of the bubbles in...
• Re: Uh-Oh Spaghettio: Broken Exhaust Bolt Stuck in Block!!!
  Historical mailing list - ID Workshop
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:01:31 -0800
  ...I found a local guy that comes out to your house and removes broken studs and repairs bunged threads on site. He had bag...
• Re: Rocker Bolts
  Historical mailing list - jeremyp
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:06:30 -0500
  ...I was wondering if you all know what size nut I need for the studs that hold the rockers in place on the head...
• transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:08:49 -0700
  ...that I can jack it into place on the transmission mounting studs? I don't have a welder. It would appear that if I...
• Re: Alternator Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 2 Jun 2020 19:45:08 -0700
  ...Alternator Vibration > > > > Bruce, I can attest to what can happen, if/when the alternator > > vibrates and loosens or breaks the studs & bracket holding it...
• Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 19:07:22 -0400
  ...it? Many others have this arrangement, with some reporting only >the studs left on the floor where the reefer went. > >malcolm It sounds like...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:01:55 -0400
  ...machine work done and a set of > spacers and longer bolts/studs ready to go. I just need to find some > tires. > Thanks for...
• Re: How much weight of a load can a 83.5 Westy haul?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:56:32 -0500
  ...load of 20' steel studs. Strapped on to the racks, overhanging both front & rear, and rolling down the interstate. Keep your speed down & haul...
• Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:22:57 -0700
  ...max load >> rating of 1527# and they are set up for studs, but have none in them I >> guess, from what I have found...
• Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 7 May 2000 22:31:44 -0700
  ...I was stupid enough to run straight water instead of 50/50 in the first engine, which eroded the heads and the head studs...
• Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:01:34 -0330
  ...I found nice long studs for > the rear, and redrilled the wheel hubs to accept the larger splining. But > the rear did not need...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:03:08 -0700
  ...Have a machine shop make a hub from solid steel and >> use >> pressed in studs instead of lug bolts. This will also allow the...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:38:36 -0400
  ...I learned a lot in the process and had >> checked into wheel adapters and longer studs before deciding >> to ream out the holes to...
• broken exhaust stud
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 08:24:13 -0500
  ...For exhaust studs on the earlier Type 1 and 2 engines, 8x1.25mm would be common. [Sorry, it's raining now, my Vanagon is...
• 15" SA Alloy Rims and Big Brake Kits In Stock!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 17:39:14 EST
  ...bolt/nut package to properly mount these rims (no longer rear studs are needed). This package is $50. I also have the larger brake...
• Re: Spare Tire Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 07:26:21 -0500
  ...I still need to aquire studs, lugs, and tires to mount my Rheins. But I am going with Michelin Agilis 51 or Pirelli P6000...
• Re: Porsche wheels advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:28:45 -0600
  ...The steel was not even thick enough to catch all the splines on the studs once they were pressed in. If you want to...
• Re: head studs & cv boots
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:36:33 -0600
  Warren, Not a big deal, just messy, and a little time consuming. VERY IMPORTANT - be sure the bolts are torqued properly when they go...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:40:44 -0400
  ...Don't forget to replace those head studs. Few shops have the ability to do this properly. As for heads, I have only used...
• Re: coolant leak story-using the warning light/gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:19:11 -0500
  ...of the cylinders and heads go dry and heat up unevenly. Studs get pulled, the gaskets get cooked, and if driven too long and...
• Re: Center Bore size for Vanagon Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:16:31 -0400
  By the time you are done with spacers, longer wheel bolts front, studs rear etc. why not get wheels that fit? If you have...
• Re: Diesel injection pump setting
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:06:29 -0500
  ...AM, Teresa Reinhardt <TeresaRein@AOL.COM> > wrote: > > > > New head and Raceware studs, no leaks! But: > > shop guy wants me to ask the list if...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:40:42 -0700
  ...Hold it there > while you slip a nut onto one of the lower studs. Done. > > Jacks are for wimps. > > Karl Wolz
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:30:34 -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: disaster
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:17:33 -0700
  ...Anyway. >>> >>> So I need either two head studs and nuts or a used engine case. And I'd >>> like either to be next door...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 15:04:44 -1000
  ...On the left intake runners there are studs ( one or two ) that are built into the intake runners, to which the crossover coolant pipe...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:16:59 -0500
  ...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: click style torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 13:03:26 -0600
  ...twisty bolts or studs take a moment or so for the entire force action on them by the wrench to come to completion. A...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon,
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:08:37 -0800
  ...Also have to wonder how the spacer and longer studs/bolts change the loading applied to the wheel, especially in light of the machining...
• The Right Stuff (2 years later)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:55:41 -0400
  ...the tec stuff about my re-seal procedure: -With the 8 studs removed, the head was still stuck there (they always pop (pushrod tube...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:29:30 -0700
  ...nut you torque to "set head gasket"....WHY always replace? The studs have visible corrison. > > (3) Piston rings really do not wear - they loose...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:08:37 -0700
  ...The > > Waterboxer doesn't not have head gaskets in the conventional sense. > During > > an over heat situation the head studs can stretch enough to...
• Re: Tighten my exhaust manifold?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:03:40 -0700
  ...everything first, or cold? Which is less >> likely to break the studs? >> the motor is an inline vw ( ABA) with dual downpipe manifold. >> I...
• Re: exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Aug 2016 20:35:53 -0400
  ...You wouldn't be the first to have to have the studs or bolts drilled out or the heads removed to do the same...
• Re: A Little Help with Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 19 May 2011 06:33:46 -0400
  ...Rims are $109.00 each plus the hardware, spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc will run around $300.00. �When �you add in the shipping...
• i return, and the questions begion once more..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 17:02:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...snapped off the top of 2 exhaust studs...twisted rright off.. and, on cylidners 3 and 2, err..the heads, where the cyl. and...
• New Alloys and tires (was wheels)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 09:40:59 -0800
  ...I will find out as soon as I get the alloy studs for my Syncro. I am having a set of Agilis tires mounted...
• Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:06:12 -0500
  ...Cheers, MJS JordanVw wrote: > well, if the're "so dangerous" then what will happen? you have to use the > longer studs for the rear...
• Re: Oh no. Exhaust stud breakage.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:02:41 -0400
  ...Without a torch, I paid someone to remove the studs for me. He removed two, and said he pulled pretty hard on the other...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:33:59 -0700
  ...some PB Blaster and douse the rusty baked-on nuts and studs right now. I've never been a user of that kinda product...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:53:21 -0800
  ...middle, and bold it on to one of the rocker arm studs (vertically). Then you can grip each end and gently "rock" the head...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 29 May 2014 10:44:11 -0700
  ...The coolant will have depleted all its anticorrosion additives and the studs will likely be rusty and pitted, along with the jugs. Heads corroded...
• 16" wheel kit
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:24:56 -0900
  ...Bear in mind, that once you start factoring in new studs for the rear, spacers, etc. it can really add up. I think this...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 10 May 2010 22:04:58 -0500
  ...He picked > up the oxy sensor and replacement studs as well as a few other gaskets and > bolts. > > Total bill - $330 including additional parts...
• Engine Out!-'87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 17:45:18 -0400
  ...transaxle without binding on the transmission shaft or the lower engine studs. Now the engines are side by side waiting for me to do...