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• Fix loose CV bolts!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 12:27:15 -0400
  Here's a potentially VERY BAD thing that can happen if those bolts get loose. I know because it happened to me. This was...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 07:49:49 -0500
  George Averill wrote: > > Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought that some of you might be able...
• Re: It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:44:35 -0600
  ...But the bolts that hold the front of the luggage > rack are metric. 6mmx1. Now, finding stainless hardware is a bit of a > challenge...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:29:08 -0700
  When replacing these bolts you have the opportunity to adjust the horn contact by moving the housing up or down. This is how you...
• Re: Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:42:58 EST
  ...the armrest bolts break because people leave the armrests down ALL THE TIME and they try to squeeze between the front seats or whatever...
• removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:54:46 -0400
  I'm interested in hangining my exhaust in an all-bolts configuration on the rebuilt 2.1 I have going into my 1.9...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:33:35 -0500
  ...We do this quite a bit on rounded out CV bolts and it always works. Good luck, Jim ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering Engine Systems Voodoo http...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:19:38 -0700
  ...Header bolts broken >I have been there done that with stainless bolts I have installed. Not > seized into the head but rusted to the...
• damage from missing upper bellhousing bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 21:38:22 -0500
  What affect would driving around with missing upper bellhousing bolts produce? I bought a 1970 bus and later discovered that the previous owner(s...
• diesel blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - sean fleener
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:59:40 -0700
  ...bolts and if you do rings the rod bolts are also torque to yield which requires rod sizing after you remove and replace bolts...
• HEAD BOLTS AND NEW HEADS
  Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
  Wed, 27 May 1998 16:15:39 EDT
  HEY ANY BODY OUT THERE WHO HAS A LINE ON FACTORY OR THE LIKE HEAD BOLTS AND HEADS? THANKS, BYRON.
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:02:09 EDT
  In a message dated 8/13/02 6:51:00 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: >you dont need to put these 4 bolts in...
• Re: hanging second propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:40:06 -0600
  ...I'll have to double check my bolts. I can't imagine mistaking nylon bolts for steel, but crazier things have happened. Thanks for...
• Re: First Timer - Dash Removal, heater R&R
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Nov 2020 10:44:57 -0800
  I did this back in 1996 and used a vice grips to get the special bolts out. Do you know what size bolts are...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:42:20 EST
  I have sold a set of locks before for the front (lug bolts). I haven't seen them for the nuts, but I am...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:49:49 -0800
  ...Missing Exhaust boltsWhere did you get the copper version lock nut? Stainless steel or other? William ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben McCafferty To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0700
  ...Generally socket head > bolts are Class 12.9. Carriage bolts from big box stores are usually > junk. > Buy from a specialized fastener supplier (either...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:54:23 -0800
  ...nuts/bolts When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
• Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:59:26 -0600
  ...The outside of the bolts look kind of threaded which makes me think whoever messed with them last used a tool...but I have...
• HEADS AND HEAD BOLTS
  Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
  Wed, 27 May 1998 22:10:11 EDT
  Does any body have a good source for new heads and head bolts? I have tried the busdepot, anybody else? Thanks, Byron.
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:28:34 -0400
  Wes, My recommendation is to use all studs on the heads instead of bolts. The big issue I have had with bolts is alignment...
• Re: Need a torque value, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:38:32 -0800
  ...They don't look like > tri-squares, though, more like typical hex bolts, and only three of them. > The allen bolts that hold the...
• Re: CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 31 May 2025 15:44:38 -0400
  ...I highly recommend getting good bolts and washers. The triple square ones not the Allen head ones. Look at the T3 sight for good...
• CV bolt - 6 or 12 point?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:45:11 -0600
  Hi, Thanks very much for everyone who has over the ages repeatedly said to make sure your CV bolts are cleaned out before you...
• Re: Need torque specs for AC bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:54:23 -0400
  ...It looks like you're talking about the bolts that get 35 Nm or 26 ft lbs of torque. Mike Jim Felder wrote: > I...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 23 May 2007 11:19:31 -0400
  ...Screws and bolts are avaliable with painted heads from some bolt sellers.If they dont sell painted bolts, they all can refer you to...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:42:19 -0500
  ...I JUST did the exact same thing- > rebuilt a 1.6L diesel and I reused the flywheel bolts w/ loc-tite. > > I'm not...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment tips
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:16:16 -0700
  ...Tighten the bolts and remove the jack. if it looks OK, you're done, if not repeat. to raise the door - open the door...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:49:09 -0800
  Dennis, others what's your opinion on using stainless steel bolts in an aluminum engine, regarding galvanic corrosion? John � �
• What size bolts for 1.9l catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:14:52 -0500 (EST)
  Hi all, What size bolts does the cattie on the 1.9s take? Both sides please! TIA, David '85
• bolts
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:36:23 EST
  on a 76 van does any one know the length of the bolts that hold the muffler on i know they haft to be...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:27:41 -0400
  The diesel rod bolts are M9X1.0 Thread pitch. The early non stretch bolts used nuts with a shoulder. The shoulder gets a ding...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:54:22 -0500
  ...If you have to go in and out a few times with bolts it'll ruin the threads in the aluminum heads and cost...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:43:42 EST
  ...Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster. Denis, I don't often find the need to disagree...
• Re: TIICO: drive plate confusion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:57:51 -0400
  ...This means you need 2mm longer bolts to connect the torque converter. These bolts are not included in the kit. It was hard finding...
• Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:10:48 -0700
  Are the lug bolts and nuts used with the alloy wheels any different functionally than the ones used on the steel wheels? I assumed...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:29:00 -0500
  ...Funny thing on the '85 I think it is mostly bolts, but previous idiot mechanic may have done that. look at Bently John vwbus...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my- source for bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:18:18 -0600
  ...CVs and bolts and washers, oh my- source for bolts? > Do any list vendors have bolts (tri-square type) and washers new in > kits...
• Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:12:55 +0000
  Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced a problem with vanagon rear axle bolts breaking? I have a 1986 2.1 auto trans...
• Re: Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 1994 12:11:08 -0400 (EDT)
  Don't expect any....assuming you have removed ALL the case-half bolts... I knew of a guy who didn't remove the flywheel...
• Re: CV joint bolts...clunk clunk
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 10:05:41 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...The bolts on only one of the four CV joints loosen and if > given a chance will pop out and _hoo-boy_. The threads...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts - Why are they 12 point?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 16:39:14 EDT
  JCLC Thomasson wonders: << Why are the CV joint bolts multi point when the hex that fits is of course 6 sided? Is there a...
• Need a torque value, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:23:00 -0800
  ...The van is attached to the pulley via 4 bolts with "triple-square" heads, similar to CV joint bolts. Does anybody know the proper...
• Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:53:58 -0800
  So If you are like me & tend to really use the driver side arm rest & the bracket bolts are are going on 25 years...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 94 13:11:10 EDT
  I would normally just cut off the bolts or nuts with one of those cut off wheels that fit on a Dremel tool.
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:07:30 -0600
  we have some very nice 12 point EXTERNAL serrated CV bolts, that use a conventional 12pt socket. Much easier IMO. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: Your advice worked!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:58:56 -0700
  Remember that the length on those bolts is the important thing... whatever head size you settle on, they can't be any longer than...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:16:55 -0700
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard > bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't > include...
• Re: Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:26:33 -0500
  ...whole bunch of spare assorted nuts bolts and >screw you could have for paying the postage. > >Bolts to hold reduction gear boxes to spring...
• Re: damage from missing upper bellhousing bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 14:18:07 -0500
  >What affect would driving around with missing upper bellhousing bolts produce? > >I bought a 1970 bus and later discovered that the previous owner(s...
• Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 May 2007 23:10:21 -0500
  I use new 12 point Porsche bolts when I change out a CV. Bentley specs apply. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matthias Kuster wrote...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:49:06 -0800
  ...Not just regular old nuts & bolts either. He has cap bolts, studs, socket heads, castle nuts, nylocks, flange nuts, acorn nuts, etc., etc… It...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:49:16 -0500
  ...Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust Dennis, others what's your opinion on using stainless steel bolts in an aluminum engine, regarding galvanic...
• Re: CV star head bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 17:29:33 -0400
  ...CV star head bolts > can someone please confirm the bit for the star headed bolts on cv joints? > is it a torx 40? > > > thanks...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 22 May 2012 21:57:55 -0400
  ...seized bolts > > A lot of heat. > > I use heat every time I remove these bolts on the first try. > > The attachment doesn't come...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:03:50 -0800
  ...IDK about copper bolts - I would expect stainless steel but IDK about heat exchange/transfer between copper and ss. --- On Mon, 11/28/11...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:05:37 -0500
  First off, before you drill out those bolts, try a visegrips. Helps if it's not all munged up. Usually you can grab at...
• Re: Help with replacement exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:07:03 -0400
  ...You can with bolts ...but sometimes the bolts get stuck in the head, and that gets a little nervous-feeling, gettting those out sometimes...
• rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 21:34:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
• Re: flex plate bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:22:17 EST
  ...Maybe I missed it but the flex plate for the automatic vanagon's are fastened by Allen head bolts. I do not remember the...