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• Re: Tranny Oil, a new tool!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:04:47 -0800
  At 12:07 PM 2/26/98 EST, you wrote: >> > >> VW Lug bolts (male) also work - just thread on two nuts and tighten against...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:58:02 -0400
  ...Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!! > > > > Hi all: > > > > Removing CV bolts today, got over-confident and rounded out one of the > > Allen-head bolts...
• Re: Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:38:28 -0500
  ...This is a conical washer that goes under the bolt head and develops quite a lot of pressure on the bolt head when compressed...
• Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:26:35 -0500
  ...Now, when I was first removing the alternator the bolt that keeps tension on the belt sheared. YIKES! Now I have a good alternator...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:57:57 EDT
  ...Anyways, I need to try and > bang the metal back into shape and secure it well with the new bolt. > > Thanks, > Shawn. > i have...
• Part Description Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:15:36 -0500
  ...The lower bracket that bolts to the engine appears to be missing a bolt. My local VW guys want to replace it (P/N...
• Re: Pop top bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rinehart
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:30:20 -0400
  If you figure out a way to get all the stainless replacement bolts, please share the sources with the list. Thanks. - Tom 1982 Diesel...
• Re: Broken manifold bolt
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 14:41:30 +0100
  Drilling the bolt :-P Allways awkward, you�re likely to slide a little bit = new threads OK, there is helicoil but..... I'm not...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:43:58 -0500
  ...In other words, they are tamper-resistant bolts. The "shear" part refers to the head which shears off when you tighten the bolt, thus...
• alternator tightening bolt
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:10:17 -0500
  anybody had to replace their alternator tightening bolt? the one that you loosen and tighten to adjust the tension on the alternator belt?? mine...
• Source for Westy pop top bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 14 May 2006 13:54:00 -0700
  ...Folks commonly call them carriage bolts but the poster identified them as some other style of bolts and provided a link to a vendor...
• 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 9 May 2007 20:35:09 -0700
  ...The broken off bolt's threads were wide, boy let me tell you. I reused my bolts after I cleaned them. Bad idea I...
• longer front lug bolts with 19mm head? where to get???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 05:35:18 EDT
  im looking for longer front lug bolts...longer than the carat alloy lug bolts.. the thread shank needs to be 1.5" long.. but...
• Westy table knob/bolt
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 20:26:08 +0000
  ...First off, VW wants $39.50 CDN for this knob/bolt. The knob is made from plastic, and molded over a bolt. The threads...
• radiator bleeder bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:53 -0800
  ...So in the instance that i do need to bleed the radiator, i have a question about the bleeder bolt in the upper right...
• Anchor bolts in an '84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:22:13 -0300
  In the camper the rear bench seat box frame is fixed to the body via three shiny brass 13mm bolts. I'm tempted to...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:46:18 -0400
  When doing my head gaskets I snapped off two bolts, both flush with the head. A local machine shop removed both cleanly for $20...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:19:50 +0000
  ...That said I don't even seek it out anymore, I put a 17mm on an extension, place on bolt, put bolt through wheel...
• Re: CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:54:58 -0400
  CV joint bolts for vanagons/busses are the normal allen head type. Many other VW's have multi point (12?) bolts that are almost...
• Replacement Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:25:11 -0500
  ...If anyone knows the Bolt size for these rear bolts, that would greatly aid in finding bolts as well (I have no bolts). Thanks...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:50:21 -0500
  ...Tighten the vice grips up as tight as humanly possible and clamp them onto the bolts. If the bolts at the wheel end are...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:39 -0800
  worst case, if the bolt is that bad, just cut the head off with a roto tool and slide the CV over the headless...
• Re: Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:12:37 -0500
  ...These bolts works great on 1.8 jetta golf heads because when torqued this way the pressure against the gasket is more consistant across...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:37:08 -0400
  ...Our shear bolts are specially made and heat treated for us. > The Rockwell hardness scale on these bolts ranges from B85-95, with most...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:18:35 -0500
  ...I want to use stainless bolts with copper lock nuts at this connection but had to order them through a Nuts and Bolt specialty...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 00:42:36 -0400
  Don't recall exactly when but VW went away from the carriage bolts and the later, replacement brackets don't have the square hole...
• Loose CV bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 22:06:10 -0700
  Regarding your problem with CV joint bolts, I too have had a similar experience. I replaced the left drive shaft on my '80 convertible...
• Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:37:35 -0800
  ...I'm replacing the bolts. Does each bolt require a flat and "wavy" washer? The old bolts have 2 washers; 1 flat, 1 wavy...
• Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 00:41:46 -0400
  Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought that some of you might be able to shed some...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:20:37 -0700
  Okay, but Courtney, aren't these twelve-points, not allen bolts? Mark On Oct 11, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > OK...
• Re: Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:06:02 -0500
  ...I did a safety wire routine on 68 bus one time when the bolts worked loose. Drilled throught the bolt heads sideways, then after...
• Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:17:57 -0400
  According to their chart, the proof load for a Grade 2, 1/4in bolt is 55,000 psi. Accounting for the threads and using...
• Re: Transplant: Diesel Bellhousing Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 19:27:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...is an eight bolt affair... > The 4 cyl. vanagon diesel shown in the Bentley pictures... ... it seems that they use four bolts to hold...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:14:29 -0600
  ...This means you used either a 12 point , or a terribly worn out Taiwan socket on them bolts. Vice Grip has an open jawed...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:52:33 -0400
  ...Drill the heads of the bolts off with progressively larger bits. Pull the shafts &vice-grip the bolts. May be able to use 1...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:45:59 -0500
  ...Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts Well, the difference is that I'm looking for Carat (alloy wheel,) so they are bolts, not lugs (as...
• Re: Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:09:14 -0700
  ...Size spec for pop-top bolt? > Hi all? > > Can anyone give me the specs for the short carriage bolt that goes > through the westfalia...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:54:29 -0700
  I guess I didn't explain that the shear bolt is supposed to shear under great stress, before the rest of the jack fails...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 2 May 2013 12:10:52 -0400
  ...Also, don't buy critical bolts from your local big box store, buy them from a reputable bolt supplier, either online or locally. Most...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:28:31 -0400
  As bolts usually work in tension the ratings mostly deal with tensile strength. While there may be some correlation, the hardness of a material...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:49:35 -0500
  At 04:23 PM 1/28/2009, neil N wrote... >The lower ball joint adaptor is removed, and I need to drill out bolt...
• Re: tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:00:55 -0600
  ...The 12 point bolts are easily TWICE as good. If you get good boot kits, they always come with new bolts anyway (12 points...
• Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:40:46 -0400
  Can someone please tell me the correct size of bolt for the Spare Tire Cover, under the front of the Car on an '86...
• trailer hitch, bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:45:59 -0400
  i got the trailer hitch from Busdepot (Orig Equipment VW/South Africa) and I am trying to find the right size bolts, which attach...
• Re: Bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:15:37 -0400
  ...It, of course, has a 19mm bolt head. The VW part number is N 900 920 01. Mike JAIME E FORERO wrote: > Hello, I...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:12:49 -0600
  On Jun 17, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote: > dear bolter > you know one could always go to a wreck westie and...
• Re: radiator bleeder bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:25:53 -0500
  The proper bolt has a slot on the side to allow air to escape when loosened. The slot may be filled with rust and...
• Re: busted ground bolt on engine block
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:08:49 -0500
  At 12:02 AM 12/2/2009, Mark wrote: >I broke the original bolt holding the ground wires in place. Now I'm >looking...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:59:31 EST
  In a message dated 3/21/01 6:09:42 PM, turbovans@JUNO.COM writes: << RE shear bolts at the steering colluum : . . . I still...
• front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 14:16:32 EDT
  > The front door edge seals are held in by two screws and one bolt on each > side. You will need to remove the door...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:28:05 -0400
  If the bolt is already stripped, I have had some success hammering in either a Torx or standard hex that is slightly larger than...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:16:43 -0800
  ...Replace with good grade hex bolt or allen bolt. The sheared off heads were to slow down potential thieves. Mark Cunegonde wrote: > In process...
• Re: cause and effect, or not
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:22:08 -0700
  ...Bolts? I don't need no stinkin' bolts! Mine came welded on... Dan Los Angeles, CA "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender On Oct 18...
• Re: Gland Nut Overtorque
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 22:36:56 -0500
  There is a tech note bulliten about some bolt back in there near the clutch that shouldn't be torqued as tight as stated...
• bolts for exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:21:38 -0700
  For those who have had bolts strip on the heads where they hold the exhaust pipes and have retapped the holes in the heads...
• Bolt for mounting 1.9L 84 wasserbox engine to stand or Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:02:11 -0700
  Anyone know the correct size bolts to mount these engines to a stand? I have the stand and the engine just not the original...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:51:13 -0700
  I'd advise trying an impact wrench before cutting into the bolt head. Usually the "impact" part of the impact wrench thing will keep...
• power steering pump adjustment bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:42:12 -0400
  ...The bolt broke off but the ps pump still isn't moving. I figure I might also need the bolt that the ps pump...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 09:22:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >>do I really need to get the upper left bolt on? > I've never used that bolt-don't think I've ever even...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 09:45:07 -0800
  I highly recommend using a little heat and a Snap On bolt extractor. This has worked for me numerous times, without any nightmares. best...