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• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 01:57:58 -0000
  ...Buy a small bottle of ColdSpray, and get a ball-peen hammer. Spray the > lug nuts with the coldspray, and give a good sharp...
• Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 11:30:10 -0500
  ...If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it > better to retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English...
• RE: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:01:47 -0700
  ...What has always worked for me is positioning the cross wrench on the nut so it is nearly horizontal. Putting a jack or carefully...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:30:47 -0500
  On the nut in the link you sent: I think I could even handle that! Good idea. Jim On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at...
• Re: Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:48:31 -0700
  ...Then what holds them on them? The usual hubcaps (not wheel covers) are mounted just outside the lug nuts. On these do the nuts...
• Re: vanagon rims
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:24:09 -0600
  ...However, they take a smaller bolt and a nut with a different shape of seat. I'm also not sure that the offset is...
• Spoked aluminun wheel covers- where can I get them?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:07:03 -0600
  ...9 spoked anodized aluminum hub caps with 5 fake wheel nuts and a small center cap. They look like mags from a distance. Does...
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:19:14 -0400
  ...This includes the small hub caps and the special lug nuts. The wheels are the original VW alloys and will fit all Vanagons. Sorin...
• For Sale Westfalia Sink Drain valve.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 19:48:41 -0400
  ...Nob is like wing nut turns 90 degrees. 1/4 turn. Barbed Hose end has 4 barbs. Small peice of hose still attached has...
• Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:00:37 -0400
  ...Also there is a small degree of adjustment possible with the small nut on the side. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86...
• Re: Sad News: MSDS is no longer offering the Porsche engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:36:40 +1200
  >Big problem....small demand for all that HP..... A shame, as the van can handle lots of power easily. >Another problem......a 230HP (easily...
• Re: head nut sealer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 07:39:08 -0600
  ...It has been used for years for the case split seam and head nuts on the air cooled engines. In a pinch I have...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:37:50 -0800
  ...but .....they have or may still sell cone seat bolts and nuts that have a smaller surface area in the cone area, than a...
• Re: Have I screwed up this head?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 22:51:37 -0500
  At 9:11 PM -0700 7/31/98, Tom Young wrote: > Since I've never had great luck replacing studs using the "double > nut...
• Re: Best lubricant for Westy Spinny Seats?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 02:22:14 -0400
  ...you have real small hands and a long wrench, you can reach in under the seat an "tweak" the nuts. When you get it...
• Re: 88 GL Oil Cooler Removal - Internal Wrench Size
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 17:30:17 -0600
  John, can you use another of the large nuts as a jam nut? Jim > On Jan 1, 2014, at 4:50 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113...
• Re: Catalina 2500 Awning Installation
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:15:16 -0400
  ...Plus, of course, > I never have to worry about losing the nut. Glueing the nuts is a great idea. The biggest PITA during installation...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:11:40 -0600
  Tabe, there are two small bolts on the face of each drum. Remove the bolts and the drum shoul come right off. There is...
• bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:16:55 -0400
  ...the South African, the nuts are held captive in a cage, are nylock nuts and are one size smaller than the standard bumper brackets...
• Re: Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:54:51 +0100
  ...and retorqued the > wheel nuts with MY torque wrench. > > While it is espressly discouraged by VW, I put a SMALL amount of oil on...
• Rear Shock Hangers, Bay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 96 13:58 CDT
  ...Some PO had backed to bolt out some, then rounded the nut off on the inside, then left it to rattle. It's hard...
• Re: The Bus Depot Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Sat, 29 May 1999 07:32:56 -0700
  ...The small bolt and numerous nuts (8mm, I think) are designed to be used to hold the interior portion of the FRONT mudflaps stable...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:46:31 +1200
  ...A small one may well not do the job... Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 VW Type 25 Caravelle (currently SVX...
• Re: SA Vanagon exhasts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:26:12 +1300
  ...end of the small muffler. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• a recipe for ThanksGiving....
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:42:51 -0800
  ...chopped in quarter - 1/2 stick of leek (optional) chopped in small pieces - 1 chopped garlic clove - 1 egg yolk - 1/4 stick of...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:00:44 -0500
  ...Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut > > A very neat little trick - and a good one. > > For what purpose did you need...
• Re: Help getting lug nuts off
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 10:53:32 -0400
  ...I would also try tapping on the nuts and studs with something/small hammer to break loose any rust...caution here not to mash...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:14:23 -0700
  ...Carefully rotate with a wrench on the top nut in a loosening direction until the pipe wrench handle is against the chassis, then apply...
• Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:01:58 EST
  ...If you get a real skinny one, or make it skinny with a grinder, you can slide it into the small opening in the...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:09:20 -0700
  You can install all the interior items to the floor with just bolts and nuts. I have done so several times. I use locknuts...
• BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:34:50 -0800
  ...7.Remove lower balljoint nut(27mm) to end of thread,place small jack under 3 lowerjoint adaptor retaining bolts(I didn't remove these...
• Re: Guess what?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:48:19 +1200
  > >Hi Andrew, >The Japanese market has the car category that is called peculiar *KEI*. >They are very small. Friend probably used the part of...
• Re: Help! Tie Rod end/ power steering connection...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:48:53 -0600
  The tie rod screws onto the PS shaft and is held securely by the large nut which tightens against the inboard end of the...
• ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:01:48 -0400
  I have a small hydraulic press from Harbor Freight tools. I'm thinking I can use this to remove and install ball joints with...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:13:43 -0400
  ...ON the type that has the one central wing-nut, what one needs to do is to go DOWN from the top (through the...
• Smallcar 2.2L (90 - 95) Exhaust Manifold Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:29:37 -0400
  ...I ordered and received a new stainless steel exhaust manifold from Smallcar and installed it tonight. What a difference between removing this single manifold...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:02:09 -0500
  ...The diameter of the ball they >are >machined to fit is smaller. There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid >nuts >needed to properly...
• Re: generator removal & installation.. Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 14:11:48 -0400
  ...I have 3/4in sockets >but they are all too small. 36mm Socket is required to break loose that nut. Also fits yer flywheel...
• Re: Diesel Engine Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:22:54 EDT
  ...out for the smaller pre-83 bolt or enlarging the mounting slots on the frame and use larger bolts/nuts. I think I paid...
• Re: Thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:37:58 -0800
  ...If a bolt spins, or the nut plate is spinning in the plastic lower part............using a very small grinding wheel, grind the bolt...
• Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:42:05 -0500
  ...The way the oil cooler is held on is by the nut on the center shaft. If your jam nut does not work, don...
• Re: 67 generator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 01:18:00 -0400
  ...I have 3/4in sockets but they are all too small. - - - it's a 36mm, like the flywheel nut. i think its the same...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:19:32 -0500
  ...On another note, I have a very small coolant leak coming from an upper head > nut. I've never heard this mentioned and didn...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:41:31 -0500
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. >> >> Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . >> >> Stuart >> >> ----Original Message----- >> From...
• Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:47:53 -0700
  ...small (4mm?) studs that holds the alt together. I think I used a cable lug with a #10 hole. I found a nut in...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:47:16 -0400
  ...a ratchet) and 19-mm impact socket for the wheel nuts. Works on smaller stuff as well with a half-to-3/8 adapter...
• Re: Now the list sticker is at JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:51:11 -0500
  ...89 westy >64 kombi slow (big nut) >61 panel slower (small nut) >60 westy slowest (no nut) >57 oval (for sale) > Bryan Belman 90...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:40:27 -0600
  ...I've removed the small nut at >> hub >> of >> > the wiper arm per Bentley, but it seems solidly in place. Does the >> 2nd >> > larger...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:28:45 -0500
  ...The set also includes the special lug nuts and bolts necessary to install them and the small hub caps. The price is $500 and...
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:52:00 -0700
  ...smaller than the bolt diameter and weld right in the center so washer is welded to end of bolt, then weld a nut onto...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:38:30 -0400
  ...You can easily fix it with a couple of small bolts with a nut on each - although as Mike points out it helps to...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 07:59:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...The drum is held to the hub by the two small bolts and nothing else. Remove the two nuts and there is NOTHING holding...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 15:18:54 -0500
  ...axle nut and spacer is not hard, comparied to the stories I have heard about rear axle nuts of the breadloaves. A small breaker...
• Re: The new "microbus" sucks ... a misunderstanding
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:13:37 +1200
  ...a large >version for North America and a smaller version for Europe with a shorter >wheelbase and narrower body, a VW source says. " Sounds...
• Re: Exhaust fastener sizes needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:05:22 -0800
  ...4 ea Bolt Din 933 8x30 4 ea Hex Nut 8mm x 1.25mm pitch 8 ea Flat Washer Din 125, 8mm ID Header...
• Re: Lug nut madness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:19:36 -0400
  ...While it is espressly discouraged by VW, I put a SMALL amount of oil on the threads before torqueing wheel bolts or nuts to...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:33:02 -0600
  Is there any relationship between the noise and driving over small road surface changes? Thinking of a loose nut on top of a shock...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 6 May 1998 18:17:25 -0700
  ...Lug nuts off, drum bolts off, it's stuck tight to the hub. >No amount of smacking with blunt objects or sacrificing of small...
• Stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Chris Higgins
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 19:19:57 -0500
  ...You know, the small bar which connects the stabilizer bar to the lower control rod. Is this a common problem? Now that I have...
• Re: And now for the oil cooler....
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:03:59 -0500
  You may just have to tighten the oil cooler nut. (under the filter). This should be checked any time that you change the oil...