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• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...tapping replacement head studs 7", used 4 Self-tapping replacement head studs 8", used 2 Self-tapping replacement head studs 9", used 1 Short...
• Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:53:33 -0800
  ...All VW engines suffer from weak areas -- the old ones were weak on cooling for #3, weak on cases, weak on head studs. "Case...
• Re: Wasserboxer corrosion problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 17:29:35 -0400
  ...The heads are clamped down hard onto thin gaskets, using bolts into a block, not studs that rust out. They last 300K kms with...
• Re: exhaust stud removal broken more info
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 22:41:05 -0400
  ...so after using a chisle and >> center punch to cu the nuts off of 2 studs and thinking im golden the >> last bolt after...
• Re: My first time doing the heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:38:46 -0600
  ...pitted as the moon with craters and one of > the > head studs had been eaten away. For the whole life of that engine I...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:31:50 -0700
  ...flywheel to torque converter driveplate. > > need to swap lower engine mounting studs in block. > > > > need to run back up light wires up front to...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 21:26:02 -0600
  ...Spokane doesn't get a lot of snow, but it is often icy, so I'd get studs if I were you. > > I had...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:26:32 -0400
  ...This isn't something VW thought was irrelevant because if you firmly bolt the entire exhaust to the manifold, your tiny exhaust studs now...
• Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 22:11:59 -0800
  ...I'd hate to have to do one head twice because I was too cheap/lazy/dumb to replace the studs when I had...
• Re: Riviera vs Westy
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:22:59 -0500
  ...Cracked and melted heads are common along with pulled studs and the center case webs being worn from rubbing wear the case halves meet...
• Re: Friday: Let it Snow......
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:59:17 +0000
  ...around, even if I could dump something under the tires (not studs)...   I used the 2wd Vanagon trick...put on the e brake, which...
• Re: 15 inch South African Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:44:04 -0700
  ...van? Did you have to use special <DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; studs <DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; or nuts. What size tires did you end...
• Re: Benz ML alloy wheels for vanagon ...on CL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:45:02 -0800
  ...Since the alloy wheels are thicker compared to the outgoing steel wheels, you may need longer studs and/or bolts to put them on...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:28:20 -0500
  ...only alloy Mercedes wheel that fits without requiring longer > lug bolts\studs is the CLK 16" wheel from about '98-'02, and even these...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 00:52:38 -0500
  ...Over torqueing will destroy the threads in the front rotors or break/strip the studs/nuts in the rear or Syncro fronts. Fretting corrosion...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:34:40 -0700
  ...The vertical axis of the load should be right down the center of the mount.........in line with the top and bottom studs on...
• Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:29:12 -0700
  ...With one nut on the middle lower > studs I bring the head into contact with the gasket and adjust the > push rod > tubes as...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  ...If they were somewhat loose than >>> either they were not properly installed or the engine was over >>> heated to the point the studs stretched...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:24:08 -0700
  ...the chassis that hold the brackets to the body. > The bolts (studs?) seem to be captive and remained with the vehicle on my > '87...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:52 -0400
  ...I think that with some >>>> 16" >>>> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't >>>> be >>>> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:15:49 -0700
  ...but one time a couple of years ago, two broken off exhaust studs in a Factory Euro TD Syncro Vanagon ( that turbo-down-at...
• Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:20:17 +0100
  ...What do you think of the design? How > would you build an adapter seeing how the two studs are basically on top of > each...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:50:03 -0700
  ...I think that with some >>>> 16" >>>> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't >>>> be >>>> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 07:42:54 -0600
  ...This includes the 8 exhaust studs/nuts, >> plus the j-tube bolts/nuts, and the muffler and tailpipe bolts/nuts. I > also >> have a...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:42:17 -0800
  ...them to the intake plenum, >> and the cap nuts on the studs have sealant under the flange. This leaves >> the cylinders, exhaust system, and...
• Re: Water Wetter questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:01:44 -0500
  ...from cavitation erosion but it is >>> very >>> >> common on the head studs. >>> >> >>> >> As for effecting the sensors and the like the thermostat is still...
• Golf/ jetta auto trans can be used with vanagon diffs
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 19:42:01 -0500
  ...The vanagon 8mmx1.25 studs that mate the auto portion to the diff. are shorter and need to be changed **Bentley gives a real...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:27:28 -0500
  ...I fitted studs onto the front discs instead of messing around with bolts, this was 2fold one I could have the same lugnuts all...
• Re: Bigger Brakes was: My thoughts after hearing some responses
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:33:16 -0500
  ...The kit > > comes with new hubs (which are separate from the > > rotors) with studs in them > > like syncro front hubs. The hubs come with...
• Re: Internet Usage on the Road - Verizon Billing Caution
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 06:06:16 -0800
  ...16" wheels that won't fit, long black shiny well-lubricated studs from the wilds of sanfran, we find an offer of customer concern...
• Re: Exhaust problem - inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:46:24 -0300
  ...leaking at the heads and at the joints), and put new studs in the heads (I helicoiled all of them). I also resurfaced all...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:57:55 -0500
  ...face of the drum, and the drum slides off over the studs. It's good to know how to easily get the axle nut...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:09:25 -0500
  ...The guy broke the power studs on the fan, and told me the fan was bad, but he did not know why. He wanted...
• All About 16" Wheels - CV-900s Have Arrived
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:44:14 -0500
  ...NUTS AND STUDS When sending your payment, I will need to know if you will need strait cone style nuts and/or studs or...
• Re: 16" wheel kit
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:24:53 -0800
  ...and the centers need to be bored out and maybe longer studs/bolts too (a hassle). If you are shopping new wheels, BusDepot, Van...
• Low Bank Account
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:16:51 -0700
  ...replace a head on my 1.9 that had stripped exhaust studs. I then Keenserted the problem.) $75 Shipping weight 15# Digijet AFM. A...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 19 May 2003 07:18:01 -0700
  ...but I can't > > seem to > > > get > > > the tranny off the studs coming from the engine on the bottom. What > > gives? > > > Any ideas would...
• Re: Denver U-Pull-It Gigantic Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:39:45 +0000
  ...Someone wanted rear wheel studs the other day, those are obviously still there. The pop top spring bar if not the whole fiberglass top...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:54:49 -0500
  ...The block tends to pull up "hills" around the head bolt holes which leaves "valleys" between the studs, in the very places that do...
• Re: Waterpump replacement on '88?
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:43:10 -0400
  ...the pully itself, in order to get the pump off the studs and clear the small pipe (passenger side of pump). I'm leaning...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:52:19 -0700
  ...As for the bracket studs, >>>> the nuts should match the grade of the stud. >>>> >>>> Dennis >> >>
• Re: Canadian remains was Re: disaster
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:48:42 -0400
  ...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: Head gasket fun
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:05:10 -0500
  ...ft pounds? >> I'm also contemplating doing the oil pump, head studs and rods based on >> the >> high mileage, but haven't decided. I...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:23:20 -0800
  ...them to the intake plenum, and the cap nuts on the studs have sealant under the flange. This leaves the cylinders, exhaust system, and...
• Re: Water Pump Project 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 10 Oct 2015 17:33:01 -1000
  ...Like it was 9 on a scale of 10 for 'loose and floppy and trying to break things like mounting studs. Make sure yours...
• Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:46:08 -0700
  ...With the 5/16" studs and wing-nuts, adding accessories is very easy using 5/16" ring terminals on all the incoming wires. http...
• Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:07:30 -0700
  ...I removed the transmission front mounting , clean bolts ,studs, washers, any point of contacts, I make them bare metal, used deoxit D5 and di...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:13:17 -0400
  ...Heated this combination will cause corrosion and erosion of the cylinder walls, (luckily they are beefy) and pit the head studs very quickly. I...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:46:43 -0500
  """I think that the rubber seal is the real problem. It is just the worst gasket system ever designed."""" I FULLY agree, i have...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 May 2010 13:07:06 -0700
  ...He >> picked >> up the oxy sensor and replacement studs as well as a few other gaskets >> and >> bolts. >> >> Total bill - $330 including additional parts...
• Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:59:24 -0500
  ...Days of saturating the exhaust studs with penetrating oil. I'm looking forward to my non-stop 1,200 mile trip to SWFL. This...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:32:14 -0900
  ...I do sell more lug nuts and wheel studs in the Spring and Fall, but not a huge amount, just enough to cover the...
• Fwd: TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:00:11 -0400
  ...pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com> These are the 14" Hakkapelitta all season tires I got w/o studs from Van Cafe & will run all...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:23:41 -0800
  ...Now alloy lug nuts . ....that's funny, most stock Porsche 911's have steel studs with aluminum alloy lugnuts! ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Hanson...
• Re: low oil pressure/gas in oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 May 2004 17:10:47 -0500
  ...To fix correctly, the following must be done: > Complete disassembly and removal of center studs. Both case halves have > to be machined including the...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:36:02 -0800
  ...property > and I have no intention of tackling the old manifold studs and bolts > while in this location. I always keep in mind the...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:15:35 -0700
  ...be > much, much better. > No adatper. > adpaters can rip apart ..like studs pull out etc........in some cases. > > good to see your note. > scott...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:59:35 -0400
  ...http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23381&category_id=334&category_par ent_id= Is that something that longer studs and spacers...
• Re: Unusual vibration while accelerating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:13:30 -0700
  ...lower engine mounting studs ......I've seen one of those broken , though rarely. 5. CV joints ....easily can cause vibes if they're very...
• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:52:42 +0000
  ...The problem is that on the wbx, the water jacket and the head studs are in *just* the wrong place to allow you to...