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• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:39:14 -0400
  With studs to long you may run into a issue where using lugnuts that are closed on one end will pop through the lug...
• Sa alloys onto a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:50:19 -0800
  Will the older style SA 15" alloys fit directly onto a US market Syncro or are longer studs needed? I am just trying to...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:27:07 EST
  ...The studs only go about 40% into the rotors then that of the bolts. Is this going to be strong enough or will it...
• 2.1 Engine Exhaust Stud/Bolt Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:22:07 -0700
  ...Anyone using 8-M8x38mm studs on the block verses the more common, 4-Studs & 4-M8x30mm Bolts used in the stock configuration? I'm...
• Re: No go on ice
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 10:39:00 -0800 (PST)
  >>One tire dealer was trying to dissuade me from adding studs to my new snows. >>His argument concluded with "... and besides, studs are only...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation� � � � � � �
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:28:10 EST
  ...I have looked at BusDepot and Vanagain and did not find info about longer wheel studs very readily. I also looked at GoWesty and...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Feb 97 23:14:14 EST
  ...I DID NOT have to replace any of the studs to mount the >alloy wheels.. Yeah,come to think of it, I seemed to...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:17:15 -0700
  ...I think I have the lower studs in the correct holes but can someone confirm please? Image showing stud distance OC, studs mounted to...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:10:10 -0500
  Another way to do it is to cut the heads off of long screws so that you end up with studs. Then, epoxy the...
• 1.9 alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:37:40 -0700
  The 1.9 VW waterboxer in my '84 westy has the studs/bolts that hold the alternator bracket broken off. I found this problem...
• Re: aircooled exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 19:56:32 -0800
  ...aircooled exhaust studs > > I'm replacing the exhaust on my '81. I have > studs for the crossover pipe flanges. Should > I put them in...
• Re: how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:24:13 EDT
  ...I have heard so many people say that the rear studs need to be longer for the alloys. However when I had some time...
• Re: Lower Engine Stud Needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:49:26 -0700
  ...you only get 2 of the right studs per entire vanagon I believe , so extras come from dead vanagons usually. scott turbovans : > Just stop...
• Re: Exhaust Stud size
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:44:48 -0600
  Ryan, The studs and bolts on my '85 exhaust are all M8. When I fixed mine I used a combination of studs and round...
• Re: New longer wheel bolts for Carat &SA alloy wheels incl. Mercedes &
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:16:07 +1300
  >Ben >Do you also have the press in studs for the rear wheels on a 2WD >Vanagon in longer than stock length? If you...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:04:32 +1300
  ...drill the holes for the larger VW studs, if they are off a Merc with 12mm studs. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
• Re: Wheel studs/spacer kit
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 14 May 2011 10:50:41 -0700
  ...Wheel studs/spacer kit > > I purchased som et30 wheels for my 82 westy and the rear studs seem really > short is the go westy...
• Re: Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 15:18:39 EDT
  ...For example, I can get longer studs for the rears at $2 each new frommy local parts palce. They are $9.98-$14.00...
• Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:37:50 -0700
  ...Need help locating the appropriate size/length of studs and nuts for these wheels as the ones I use with the stock steelies aren...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 14:39:05 -0500 (EST)
  Cory Zumbrennen writes: > > In order to upgrade to the factory alloy wheels you will need longer lug > bolts up front and longer lug studs...
• Re: Michelin Agilis not a snow tire
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 11:24:41 -0800
  It is my understanding that the provision for studs has to be designed/molded into the tire, and you cannot stud a used tire...
• Re: Syncro Update: The Perfect Sleeper, Better Tires, & Stud ?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:13:30 -0700 (MST)
  ...However BBS makes replacement studs for the vanagon that are long enough for alloy wheels, well the carat wheels at least. Sorry I don...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 20:43:42 -0400
  ...lugs and studs for alloy > > Who carrys the longer lugs and studs (or is it just longer lugs and nuts?) for > vanagon alloys? > > > -- > Harmon...
• Re: Winter wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:25:39 EDT
  ...What about studs since they will be winter only tires--any suggestions? >> Chuck, I have been using Nokia Hakkapelliita's for years both on...
• Re: New longer wheel bolts for Carat &SA alloy wheels incl. Mercedes &
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:04:55 EDT
  ...there seem to be a lot of people keen to buy BenT studs... >> Andrew, That's because I'm studly and have nice chrome...
• Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 21:07:19 -0800
  ...Using tapered cone open end lug nuts when I mount the wheels to the van the studs stop 3 to 4 threads short of...
• Re: newbster
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 15:31:24 -0500
  Just curious; why are you replacing the head studs in the first place? Fair question I'd say! The short answer is "I don...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:19:10 -0700
  I was referring to the cost savings and simplicity of the use of threaded holes for the lugs, rather than fitting studs to a...
• New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:11:05 -0500
  ...These studs are a direct replacement for the factory installed studs, and they come with a 100 year satisfaction guarantee." Then, in the parts...
• '88 alternator mounting studs
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:19:45 -0700
  ...Boy was it loose!!! When I went to tighten it, I found the two studs (I think they were studs, not bolts) had sheared...
• Re: Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:42 -0500
  ...SNIP > > > > Can wheel studs be replaced without removing hub? SNIP > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Neil. > > > Neil, > > There is no need to take out the...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:53:47 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/00 8:10:42 PM, dubnut@TODAY.COM.AU writes: << I should investigate replacing my head studs with...
• FS: Longer Rear Studs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:58 -0700
  Have a bunch of extra longer studs for the rear. They are about 13mm longer than stock for those needing to install spacers or...
• rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sat, 30 May 2009 21:52:23 -0400
  ...I did not order the longer studs for the rear. Are these safe to drive with the shorter studs in the rear or are...
• Exhust nuts, bolts, studs & gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Henckel
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:56:58 -0700
  ...1/ What size nuts & bolts and head studs? 2/ Washers - flat, lock, or star? 3/ Bentley shows a 'doughnut' shaped gasket after the exhust...
• Re: Alternator Bracket Studs - The Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:05:36 -0500
  ...Alternator Bracket Studs - The Final Chapter > Can't you get at it with a right angle drill? > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Baker...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:04:18 -0400
  ...Need the two lower studs that secure the >>> > transmission to the >>> > > engine - No P# in ETKA >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> Chris - >>> > >> >>> > >> Actually, these should be studs: >>> > >> VW # N0146752...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:28:06 EST
  ...2) Tires have nothing to do with wheel studs as you seem to suggest above.;) 3) Yes, the longer studs can remain in place...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:38:40 -0700
  it's stock-original for each head to have exhaust studs on one end, and use bolts at the other exhaust port. on the...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:45:40 -0800
  Roland, are you sure thee are 'bolt or stud holes' in the block ? - like you are finding threaded holes there with no studs or...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:15:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You sure you don't have that backward? Now that I think about it, the disk brakes on my old toyota tercel had studs...
• Re: Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:21:54 EST
  ...Some guys will use two studs then pry, twist, say a Novena or two and force two capscrews (bolts) into submission. Sometimes the flange...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:42:09 -0500
  << I should investigate replacing my head studs with stainless ones . . . >What is the thoughts of any one out there in List Land? >> I don...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:26:54 -0500
  """" bolts holing the thermostat housing had to be cut out""" You know what, after the heads/exhaust studs (at least up here in the...
• Re: Removing Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 00:10:32 -0600
  Richard, > >I saw your post regarding the pitted head studs. > >........... > >Knowing what to replace and what to live with is a >judgment call that...
• Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:21:03 -0400
  On an '84 with 1.9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the engine with studs or bolts? I found my alternator...
• Longer studs for rear wheels,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:51:30 -0500
  ...Think I should put longer studs on while its apart. Any one know where and what to order. It has the alloy nuts on...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:14:09 -0700
  ...removing engine studs: more questions > << but sometimes a little judicious heating with a propane torch will > pave the way for the vice grip to...
• Re: aircooled exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:52:15 -0700
  ...What I'm asking is about the studs seated in the threaded crossover pipe flanges: Should I try to lock them in place with...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Q?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:05:57 EDT
  ...is there a certain configuration of the studs/nuts and bolts that hold the crossover pipes on the cylinders? Right now, Cylinder #1 has...
• Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 18 May 2008 10:24:19 -0700
  ...ARP make stainless replacement studs for Porsches and some UK companies make T3 stainless studs as well. If you choose to use bolts to...
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:34:15 -0400
  ...00 (go figure on the pricing) Studs $10.00 Does anyone know if I can get longer (stock steel wheels) lugs and studs? Dan
• Porsche wheel studs? Where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:24:17 -0400
  ...Several people have suggested the longer Porsche wheel studs in place of the OEM VW. Where can I get these and is there another...
• corroded connections
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:30:54 EDT
  ...I bought them without looking at the alternator studs and they are tiny compared to the #2 connectors. Has anyone done this fix and...
• Removing South African Grill - *Summary*
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 23:44:19 -0500
  ...For the inboard two mounting studs I peeled the grill away from the body work as carefully as I could until I had space...
• Re: Front hub swap
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 28 May 2010 07:12:33 -0700
  TJ: � You can get studs from Loogie here: http://t3technique.com/ � Craig --- On Thu, 5/27/10, BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: From...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:10:01 -0400
  ...I did not order the longer studs for >> the rear. Are these safe to drive with the shorter studs in the rear >> or are...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:04:36 -0800
  ...Longer studs for S A alloys? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak...
• Exhaust bolts studs nuts to prevent future corrosion problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:09:42 -0700
  Actually the subject is about exhaust nuts to use but I figured the word bolts & studs would be better for searching. It was a...
• Re: Question re wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:39:09 EST
  ...Is it possible to replace the wheel studs? How's it >done? >TIA, >Greg & Val >86.5 Camper Syncro WLE ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO...