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• Answers(was questions...)
  Historical mailing list
  15 May 96 21:23:00 +1900
  ...I read with interest kyle's description of a failing master >cylinder. <snip for brevity> Sounds like air in the system. If you have...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:49:36 -0800
  ...cylinder first ) remove those two support brackets that pass over the master cylinder. If they've not been touched before two of the bolts...
• Re: Clutch slave bracket - diesel and boxer
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:41:39 -0800
  ...So is the flat > > support arm that bolts to the side of the tranny and runs up to one of > > the slave bolts. > > > > Mark...
• Re: Heads/Cylinders somewhat naive question!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 21:30:44 EST
  ...the cylinders do not come off with the heads, once the tension on the cylinders has been released by undoing the head bolts these...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 26 May 2009 23:54:35 -0700
  ...With the s**t storm I created, I tried a makeshift press using my vice + old socket + 13mm bolt, to press out the bolt...
• Rear Exhaust Bracket on Cross Pipe. Sleeve needed?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 May 2012 16:20:12 -0700
  ...Started to remove this bracket to paint it, expanded it about 1/3 then stopped; cross bolt is tack welded, saw no point in...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 07:41:11 -0400
  ...Nyloc nuts or equal used on U bolts of course. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
  ...If it was only a small part of one cylinder bore, especially near the center, (near the other cylinder) the real problem is the...
• Engine install question
  Historical mailing list - Buffy & Philip Simmons
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:14:44 -0700
  ...Just put the motor in over the weekend, gonna bolt the intake and exhaust this week and hopefully will be able to crank this...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:33:15 +0100
  ...I saw a case where one of the cylinders on an > aircraft engine separated from the case because the cylinder flange hold > down stud...
• Re: Info on Vanagon/Audi 5 cyl Bellhousings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:09:00 -0700
  ...cylinder transplant. That's interesting -- the diesel bellhousing will work for an Audi 5 cyl conversion. So I guess the block to bellhousing bolt...
• Brakes updated - Changing fluids (reduction, tranny, brake) [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 15:20:40 +0000
  ...Can I easily remove the reservoirs without removing the master cylinder? I have everything disconnected from the master cylinder but it's extremely well...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 12:01:56 -0400
  ...The cylinders aren't level, so bubbles collect at one end, where they can't be bled. If you remove the bolt that holds...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 24 May 2012 00:47:13 -0400
  ...to add 2 more cylinders --Porsche got more than 200 hp from it's 2.2 > liter 6 cylinder. (and for the interested over...
• Re: Conversion Commotion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 23:16:10 -0800
  ...The Subaru engine really is two two-cylinder standard engines bolted together. No magic there. I sure hope that Porsche did a better job...
• Re: 1.6 TD torque specs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:43:32 -0700
  ...lb) Manifolds to cylinder head (nut or bolt)....25 Nm (18 ft. lb) (Same as for non-turbo.) Source: Bentley's Rabbit/Jetta Diesel...
• Re: Clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:04:31 -0800
  ...it off the clevis pin, then slip on the new cylinder and bolt it up. Put lots of newspaper on the floor along with...
• Re: Maybe a Good Deal? (1.6 TD Vanagon $2000 Vancouver BC Craigs List)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:19:17 -0700
  that or didn't run a tap into all the head bolts holes like one is supposed to. plus use an extra good lubricant...
• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:43:54 -0600
  ...have two cylinder head temp gauges with the long "sensor" that > has the circular crimp on the end. Where do I bolt this to...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:13:09 -0700
  ...Nyloc nuts or equal used on U bolts of course. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups...
• Re: Joining the Wasserleaker Club.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 21:57:46 +1000
  ...In my case it was a slow leak at the front RHS cylinder head bolt, fairly easily seen from under the van but no...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:17:24 -0500
  ...DO NOT forget to replace those 2.1 rod bolts or get a set of diesel bolts. They cannot be used twice. Jim On...
• RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:46:26 -0500 (CDT)
  >The ground strap normally connects to a boss on the left cylinder head near >the hose connector at the top back of the head...
• RE: VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 30 May 1996 16:51:33 EST
  ...Sign me up, Steve, and you can drive my (properly German) six-cylinder conversion at the same time. I'm sure others on the...
• Re: How does clutch slave cylinder attach to clutch lever arm?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:07:42 -0600
  ...The slave is bolted into a bracket with two > 13mm >> bolts/nuts (they can be difficult to remove and replace). Then the whole >> bracket...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:04:01 -0700
  ...Tightening the case bolts will now distort the bearing saddles and > the case where the cylinders seat. What, cylinders leaking at the base! > Happened...
• a thought on bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:31:45 EDT
  ...It had a bleed screw upstairs, but in the basement there was a little cylinder on top of one of the pipes. If I...
• Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:51:34 -0700
  ...hard to R to access bolts on d-side), wheels on > > ground brake on etc., crack the calliper bolts loose. This worked for me...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:30:32 -0700
  ...No, it is not a bolt-in swap. > > > > The linkage is different, the nose mounts have a different bolt pattern > > and length. > > Is it...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:58 +0000
  ...Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX? Ok, so it is now Thursday in Osnabruck, Graz, and SA, and it...
• Strut Bar Removal Tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:20 -0800
  ...removing the bolts) if not needed. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:12:13 -0700
  ...ring, a flat gasket is used for the seal against the cylinder head. > What, if anything, should I use on this gasket? So long...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:36:58 -0400
  ...one clutch slave cylinder bolt missing. Other bolthole cracked. Slight problem: clutch release bearing contact surfaces worn square on release fork. Good news: clutch...
• Re: Time/effort to replace clutch master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:54:29 -0500
  2 bolts, 1 hose, one pressure fitting. Hardest part is usually bleeding it. Get the new one and look under the steering column. 1...
• Re: what size wrench for bleeding clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:44:50 -0600
  ...In the process my clutch slave >cylinder assembly fell off and the bolt hole that held it all to the >transmission had to be...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 08:56:55 -0700
  ...Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:05:19 -0800
  ...lifters belong to which cylinders? 2. My vanagon has auto trans, do I turn the center large pulley bolt to rotate the cranshaft with...
• Re: Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:47:24 +0000
  ...get to those outer CV boot bolts while installed. Challenge #2... I stripped the upper #4 cylinder head threads for the exhaust. (A mechanic...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 01:11:40 -0400
  ...Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX? It's the 1800cc 70's air cooled engine with somewhat better metallurgy...
• Update: where'd my clutch go??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 09:12:41 +0100 (MET)
  ...with the findings above? 5 - Harvey suggested that the bolt holding the slave cylinder to a bracket mounted on the transaxel could have come...
• Favorite Fluid for Unsticking Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Hajasz
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:01:01 -0500
  I thought with all the problems people are having with drums, cylinders, etc, it was time for a new thread. Fluids we use to...
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:00:04 -0700
  ...Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie >> tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off >> plugs, orphaned hardware...
• Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 16:40:48 -0700
  I just re-torqued my cylinder head bolts to see if it would help my overfilling reserve tank, but now need to get ahand...
• questions...
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  15 May 96 20:25:04 EDT
  ...What may cause this condition? drum brakes out of adjustment maybe? failing master cylinder? I really hate brake work but if my master cylinder...
• Re: Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:16:14 -0500
  True! I had several cylinder hold down studs to break off during flight. Engine ran fine the whole trip. But the tip off came...
• Re: i've become a true vanagon owner [HELP!!]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 May 2001 17:56:27 -0700
  ...about 4 miles) on two bolts, across from each other. Look for collateral damage to the clutch slave cylinder, etc. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:00:35 EST
  ...Anyway, if they wanted to make it hard to remove, they would have used something like a Huck bolt. <<If the bolts themselves are...
• KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:49:56 -0800
  ...Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when tilting tranny down/out. Drawing a blank, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Source for metal clutch lines
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:49:07 EDT
  ...the slave cylinder. The connectors on these lines are bullet nose shaped with M12X1 threads. I can't even find bolts with this thread...
• Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 20:00:04 -0800
  ...Last week, the header pipe from cylinders 1/3 lost the bolts where it joins the collector. (1.9 wasserboxer) When the bolts fell...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 16:39:54 -0400
  ...removal & more > >The clutch slave cylinder is mounted on a bracket with two small bolts, >and is typically really difficult for me to remove...
• Re: compression tests-- good enough?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:27:26 -0700
  ...in and for the heck of it re-torqued the > cylinder head stud bolts, to 20 N/m as specified in Haynes > manual. Wasn...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:35:55 -0600
  ...Getting them back in wasn't too bad, I packed newspaper under the bolt heads (you'll see what I mean when you look...
• RE> Excessive Oil Usage/15 Inch wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 13:51:14 -0500
  ...this assembly has a bracket which the case bolt went thru and somehow thru time and probably overtightening of the oil drain bolt, the...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:19:25 -0500
  ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
  ...If it was only a small part of one cylinder bore, especially near the center, (near the other cylinder) the real problem is the...
• Re: VW tools
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:07:05 +0000
  ...cylinder sleeve puller # 3159 piston pin bore reamer Total: $350.00, all new I also have #3149(3 pieces), for the crank pulley bolt...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:37:26 -0500
  The head bolts and the heads do two things simultaneously, and do only one of them very well. They hold the aluminum ring that...
• Re: Rebuild longevity
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:06:47 -0400
  ...valves > New lifters > New cam > Top quality new pistons, rings and cylinders, matched and assembled > Rebushed, balanced (matched) and resized rods > Reground (not just...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Make 'em!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:58:51 +1200
  ...Use reasonably stiff rubber hose, block the far end thoroughly (a bolt pushed in up to the head does the trick); use a scalpel...