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• Lug Bolt/Nut Size/Thread Pitch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 09:30:30 -0600
  Conrad, The nuts and the bolts for your vanagon wheels are all the same size. 14x1.5mm. BenT has the longer hardware if you...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:06:05 -0500
  ...of > >> turns is 9.3 for the nut/bolt engagement. > >> > >> In the case of a lugbolt engaging into the brake drum, if the drum...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:18:33 -0800
  ...steel nuts sometime lock up on the studs. Joe On 11 Mar 2003, Mark Belanger wrote: > That's right, David, the lug is snug...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:52:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...a stud? > Can you replace a single stud? Judging from the lugs nuts, it's not > going to be pretty getting the drums off...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:27:59 -0700
  ...replace short wheel studs or lug > bolts with longer studs. Screw a lug nut down over the stud to hold the > wheel on, then...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:46:19 -0700
  I forget ......what kind of lug nut or bolt do the Rheins use ? .......ball face ( lik esteel 145 inc vangaon wheel use ) or 'tapered...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:26:43 -0400
  >>I think you get a real appreciation for the breaker bar/socket AFTER >>the 4 way or stock lug nut tool did not work...
• Re: Torque Wheels? -- 6 point sockets and Anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 05:26:50 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Torque Wheels? -- 6 point sockets and Anti-seize > My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that lug nuts and bolts...
• Re: I need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:11:07 -0800
  I'm with everyone on this, I bent a lug wrench tring to get my " never " removed lug nuts loose, or OVER wrenched nuts...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:30:16 -0500
  ...Lug nut & log bolt torque values are based on threads lubricated with light machine oil. And once torqued to the correct range, the friction...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:30:51 -0800
  ...I listened for over an hour as someone was chiseling off his lug nuts, as his (this was non VW, but applicable) standard bent...
• anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:50:28 -0700
  Quik question can�I or should I use anti-seize on lug nuts? � Eric
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 16:09:14 -0800
  ...The factory alloy lug nuts @ $1/ea from junk yard. And Saab 9000 >alloy lug nuts also @ $1/ea from saab mechanic. I will...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:00:42 -0400
  I have the alloy lug bolts/nuts in stock at all times. They are both aftermarket in chrome. The original ones were just plain...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:59:06 -0800
  ...If you plan on doing any amount of work on your own a torque > wrench is an extremely valuable investment. > In general lug nuts...
• RE: Want new wheels/Rims for 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:25:08 EST
  ...You may have some trouble getting the right lug nuts/bolts as Mercedes uses a smaller diameter and I doubt they use BOTH nuts...
• Re: emergency stuff
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:25:37 -0500
  ...place of the stamped steel and nearly useless stock lug nut "wrench". The spare tire carrier's lock nut is also 19MM. Geo/ATL
• Re: Torque
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 06:41:05 -0800
  ...is immaterial i.e., - the lug nuts are evenly torqued - the lug nuts are torqued _very_ tight - the difference between 123 and 120 ft...
• Re: lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:29:49 +0000
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• Re: Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench - Oops!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:09:18 EDT
  So Jeff, you're also Diane, eh? Hmmmmmmmmm.................... BenT Logic
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:37:10 -0400
  ...lug nut torque? In a message dated 7/11/05 1:46:30 AM, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << 4-way lug wrenches are not...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:49:34 -0600
  ...Removing alloy wheel nuts >To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > >What to use to remove the lug bolts, the manual says 123 ft. Lbs for...
• Re: spinning rear lug nut
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:26:32 -0700
  ...spinning rear lug nut > > evening all, > > i replaced my rear brake drums this weekend on our 86 westfalia. > first one went great - pretty easy...
• removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:48:39 -0700
  Do I really have to remove my headliner (again) just to get to those four nuts that hold the aft section of the roof...
• Lug nut lubrication or not
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:26:03 -0800
  ...Which is correct and why? Surely it is easier to open an over-tightened bolt or nut when it has some "Neverseez" on it...
• 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: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:41:04 -0400
  ...face' shiny new rear alloy lug nuts. >They were sold as being exactly the same at stock alloy nuts, but they >aren't actually...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 08:55:16 -0600
  pensioner wrote: > > er ah Bill? who put the lugnutz on? > > you might want to check the studs with zyglo after that little episode. And...
• Re: Need Vanagon jack and wrench.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:44:44 -0700
  ...Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM> writes: > I thought I saw new jacks and lug nut wrenches at one of the > Vendors. > I need a set. > >
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:57:34 +0200
  ...Some say you have to get longer lugs. The nuts do have to be replaced though as the standards do not fit properly because...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:18:20 -0500
  At 9/29/2013 07:18 PM, JRodgers wrote: >Scott, > >I had a lug nut that way once. Some yahoo at a tire place...
• '84 Problems (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 14 Apr 96 20:39:32 EDT
  > > Well the lug nuts I reported on never did come off. After a 2 weeks of > WD-40 soaking, tapping, and tugging I took...
• Plug for 12V Impact Wrench
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:01:27 -0400
  Last year while battling my lug nuts some list member suggested one of these 12V impact wrenches: http://tinyurl.com/qxz9g . I dug it...
• Re: miserable wal-mart. had a lug nut perma-stuck to the lug..
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:52:09 -0700
  My policy with tires is this: whoever airtooled them on can airtool them off. If they cross-thread, the replacement is on their dime...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:28:57 -0800
  ...Lug nut stripped > Hey neat. Didn't know they existed. Thanks for the tip. > > In light of what Courtenay is asking (120VAC have more...
• Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:03:20 -0600
  ...Along with a > large parts order from BD, I purchased one lug bolt and one (after market) > lug nut for the alloy wheels, just...
• Clunking CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:33:31 -0600
  I would make sure that the sounds are not being caused by loose lug nuts. jp
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:00:43 +1200
  > Trying to determine if a set of rims I've located use 12 or 14 mm lugs. > If I need to > drill out the...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need? The OEM lug nuts-Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:54:26 -0500
  ...but for 2 bucks a bolt or nut, sure can't complain. and I do have to make sure I have a lug wrench...
• Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:11:52 EST
  ...The stock lug nuts for steel wheels have the proper 14mm ball seat for these rims. Inexpensive plastic lug nut covers jazz 'em up...
• Re: Shocks, Lug Wrenches, Whatever Else Comes Up . . .
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 06:37:26 EST
  ...They shut up real fast as they watched him spin off those lug nuts with no problem. Before I could put away the lug...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:55:38 -0500
  I believe those tire store over-torqued your lug nuts. It happened to me every time I visit them. It supposed to be 130...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:21:16 -0700 (MST)
  ...Unless you have syncro which uses studs/nuts all around. The alloy wheel also needs tapered lug bolts and nuts, not rounded. I'm...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:37:21 -0700
  ...their cone shaped lug nuts reach down further into the wheel, and grabs a few more threads that way, thus they get away with...
• Re: lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:54:29 -0400
  ...dont return much torque.If a service station air wrenced your lug nuts,your wife wont get them off(maybe you wont,either. A...
• Re: Rear wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 29 Nov 2015 11:47:14 -0500
  ...NET> wrote: > > Folks, anyone know of a source for original factory lug nuts for my 91 > vanagon new or used? > > Cheers > > ________________________ > > Jaime Forero > > <mailto...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:27:23 -0500
  > Hmmm. Why wouldn't you grease your lug nuts? > Yeah. Same question I asked.
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1224)
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:21:16 -0400
  Lug nuts needed http://www.prestigewheel.com/mainBolts.htm Cheers, Colin
• Re: Has anyone seen plastic cap covers for 17mm lugnuts??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:56:32 EST
  ...lugbolts to pretty them up a bit? > Thanks, > yea all golf/jetta/ect 80's-'90's use 17mm. most alloys w/ exposed nuts...
• Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:47:37 -0500
  Hmm, so I see mention of lots of folks needing a breaker bar to remove their lug nuts (or not as may be the...
• Re: Need Vanagon jack and wrench.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:11:56 EDT
  ...lug nut wrenches at one of the Vendors. > I need a set. > i have jacks for sale $25 ea. also have factory lug wrenches...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:31:08 EDT
  ...As for the hardware you will need new lug nuts and bolts (or just nuts if you have a syncro) because the alloy rims...
• Re: Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:42 -0500
  ...Then you can remove > the rear studs by putting an old lugnut on it and > hitting the nut with a > suitable hammer. You can...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 01:42:47 -0400
  ...LUB your LUg nuts and there taper seats!!!!!!!!!! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta...
• Re: locking lugs for SA wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:58:56 EDT
  ...Are there any locking lug nuts and bolts that work on South African wheels--the Carat2 version? Yes. My local vendor had a few...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:50 -0700
  ...the used a lug nut for the alloys with a 'cone seat' , not a ball seat ........and it's a kinda narrow angle cone...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell---Lug Wrench!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:53:34 -0800
  I use a 6 point socket that fits the lug nuts of the car, it's attached to a breaker bar and each vehicle...
• Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 05:29:56 EDT
  In a message dated 9/4/00 9:26:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:45:03 -0600
  "With a 6 wheel pattern""With a 5 wheel pattern" Do you mean bolt/nut/lug rather than "wheel"? bob
• Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:11:53 EST
  What lug nuts are correct? Bought it used and there is a mixmatch of bolts. Sidney in New Orelans.