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• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:31:12 -0600
  John, I had exactly the same thing happen except it was me, who torqued the bolts properly, but unwisely used bolts that came with...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:42:50 -0400
  The earlier brackets did not have the square hole to hold the carriage bolt head. Regular bolt and you needed to use two wrenches...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:02:22 -0400
  I use a bolt extractor kit from Irwin... http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml?prodId=IrwinProd1 00514 They have a LH...
• Re: Broken Exhaust Manifold Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:04:57 -0400
  Sounds like your PO switched the studs to bolts. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original Message ----- From: KiddPanoscha To...
• Re: busted ground bolt on engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:02:29 -0500
  I broke the original bolt holding the ground wires in place. Now I'm looking for a good spot to ground. I suppose any...
• CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:05:29 -0800
  I found out what's worse than the DPO's mechanic not torquing down the 6 left side inner CV bolts: him torquing down...
• Splittie Reduction Box Trauma
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 14 May 1996 15:23:44 MST
  What I went through only two months ago, my friend Rich is going through today. (A '64 Kombi) Seems all the bolts but ONE...
• Re: Help! Drive shaft broke off at CV joint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:25:12 -0500
  It's not likely that all the bolts sheared leaving the shaft hanging. Those bolts ae hell-for-stout, all together. Most likey they...
• Request for source of technical specs such as bolt spacing
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 07:09:29 EST
  Hi Folks, I'm trying to find an information source for bolt spacing between the front caliper bolts on the Girling calipers used on...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:47:24 -0500
  ---- JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Just asking in general, since an earlier post commented on stripping the > threads on the new alternator bracket bolt...
• Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lug bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:56:16 -0700
  ...Interestingly the stock Vanagon bolt does about 9 revolutions with > the steel wheels. > > Some say if the bolt bites into the hub as far...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:08:54 -0600
  On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > http://www.mysears.com/Craftsman-10-pc-Damaged-Bolt-Nut-Remover-Set-Low...
• Re: help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:14:29 +0000
  ...I thought the bolts were cross threaded for the angle.used a short box wrench to break the galvanic corrosion on the forward bolt...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:10:07 -0500
  ...Removing the rear bolt on the mounting bracket was a major PITA. You have to hold the bolt on the top side of the...
• Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:48:16 -0700
  ...Further investigation > showed that the top bolt was broken and the bottom bolt was just loose. > The > bolt is broken just below the surface...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:22:39 -0400
  ...068 121 253E > > The bolt for bleeding is listed as N 010 237 6 > "Remarks" column says: Screw, hexhd M8X12 > > I think this last...
• Re: Exhaust bolt snapped off...yikes!!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:42:10 -0600
  ...I just got done torching the bolt on the spindle/knuckle while replacing the struts on my son's car, and I merely heated...
• Re: Swapping out the alternator and fun with a pivot bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:45:27 -0400
  ...In either case you simply remove the M8 clamp bolt. You also should loosen the strap pivot bolt until after you've tensioned the...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:34:23 -0700
  Adam, I thought the theory on stainless was that the stainless bolts would corrode much less then normal steel bolts. I too have stainless...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:15:35 -0700
  Well, the difference is that I'm looking for Carat (alloy wheel,) so they are bolts, not lugs (as with all 2wd Vanagon, I...
• Re: 82 Westy middle seat install - propane bolts welded in??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:36:32 -0500
  ...Pictures to send? Propane tank near the slider? Welded bolts? Short track/long track? Are you sure it's a vanagon? : ) This all seems...
• 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...
• Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:58:21 -0400
  the lug bolts do work tho. been using one to hold the spare up for years and it never worked loose... In a message...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:25:13 -0700
  They used to use Allen head bolts. Changed around '85. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <TSmith5041@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:59:26 -0600
  Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint bolt? I'm swapping the transmission on my 85 GL...
• Re: lower front shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:54:09 -0800
  ...Under compression they snap the bolts as the suspension trys to bottom out. Then again I could be wrong. :) --- Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:43:18 -0400
  ...nuts/bolts > > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:49:54 -0600 > > > > Stay with metric - not only are the bolt head sizes different, the bolt...
• Re: behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:37:20 -0400
  That bolt goes into a metal insert. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike Riley...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:53:48 -0700
  Thank you, Dennis, for a concise and helpful answer! On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 11:28 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote: > As bolts usually...
• Re: Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 19 May 2002 13:25:37 -0400
  Tom wrote Would there be any benefit to using the"blue wrench," since the bolts are attached to the shaft, rather than to the...
• Re: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:55:04 -0500
  ...My new bracket is holding on with just one bolt (and has for years now--i should check the tightness of that one bolt...
• Re: Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:32:29 -0400
  ...Drilled throught the bolt heads sideways, > then after installation > and rorquing down, I put air craft safety wire > through the bolt heads in > a...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:21:14 -0700
  ...BZ-plenty of rounded off bolts over the years
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:26:27 -0600
  > > > > http://www.mysears.com/Craftsman-10-pc-Damaged-Bolt-Nut-Remover-Set-Low-Profile-Bolt-Out-reviews > > As usual, YMMV depending on whether you...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:20:59 -0600
  When I worked my outer cv to replace a torn boot last year, I did buy new bolts and lockwashers - didn't use locktite...
• Re: Replacement Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:43:15 EST
  ...If > anyone knows the Bolt size for these rear bolts, that would greatly aid in > finding bolts as well (I have no bolts). > > the...
• Re: Firming up those flabby armrests
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:55:25 -0700
  You can also use two bolts 1/4x20 or so works fine in about 4" length. The split pins that hold the pivot to...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:35:41 -0800
  ...Now, do you mean " *Alloy Wheel * wheel mounting bolts " or do you mean 'alloy wheel mounting bolts.' Stock Vanagon 14 inch alloy wheels are...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:34:11 -0400
  You don't want to re-use the bolts. They are P.C. 12.9 fasteners and they need to be torqued to 32...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2004 to 28 Jul 2004 - Special issue (#2004-695)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:04:19 -0700
  ...Broken bolt on torque converter From the looks of the head of that bolt, the wear pattern on it suggest that the other bolts...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:56:42 -0500
  ...Metal Bumper Bolts Hello list, Can Anyone tell me the appropriate specs for the bumper bolts on an 85 vanagon. This one has the...
• Re: rasumfrasum Starter bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 30 May 2004 19:40:12 EDT
  ...Don't bother with the allen bolt. Follow the bolt from the starter thru your tranny to your motor -- it's about 6 inches...
• 7x12 bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:43:42 -0500
  Malcom I get my metric bolts from www.boltdepot.com high grade and just about any size, and they don't mind small orders...
• Re: Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:00:26 -0400
  Those bolts holding the CV joints to the flanges on Vanagons (and really all other VWs) are stretch bolts, and must be replaced every...
• water pump change
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 10:56:32 -0500
  ...Use two ratchets in opposition to remove the pump pulley bolts, use a long bolt that will catch somewhere to remove the last bolt...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 23:46:35 -0500
  ...Our shear bolts are specially made and heat treated for us. The Rockwell hardness scale on these bolts ranges from B85-95, with most...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:51:57 -0700
  And I strongly suggest finding time to RE Torque the VC bolts after a few hundred miles...just for giggles. Seen more than a...
• stainless stuff again
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:29:14 -0700
  stainless stuff again The first screw comparison is the current replacement ,standard truss head bolt, a large Vanagon Vendor on the west coast sells...
• 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 18:13:06 -0800
  ...The large one is for > a bolt for attaching the engine and the transmission together. > This bolt is one of the 4 such bolts...
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:02:24 -0400
  ...I got my torque converter bolts from a local nut/bolt supply house called Wilder's in Raleigh. Got 10.9 grade bolts with...
• 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: Bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:21:38 -0700
  ...Bolt size > Hello, I removed the spare tire clamshell (91 Vanagon GL)to replace the > H2O hoses and I lost the bolt that secures...
• Re: Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:46:22 -0500
  > Would anybody know the function of a 6mm Hex/Allen > Bolt at the bottom of the crankcase located in front > of the Oil Drain...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 23:48:26 -0500
  The shear bolts are designed to shear before something else breaks loose - this is a case where "better" isn't better and Military grade...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:58:02 -0600
  Thinking more of a lock washer, keeps tension on the bolts On Nov 17, 2016 7:35 PM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:50:50 -0700
  ...It says the 19mm bolts are 116 ft lb torque. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 9:31 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net...
• Re: Trailer Hitch Receivers
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:19:18 -0700
  ...He beefed up the bolts to the frame, and it is now bolted on with 1/2" 6 point hardened bolts. I had to...
• Re: Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:08:37 -0400
  ...On most vanagons there should be two bolts on either side (some may have 3 on each side). These bolts are in the wheel...
• Re: It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 18 May 2005 22:10:23 -0400
  ...http://www.boltdepot.com/ Lot's of stainless items, including nuts and bolts for exhaust. Also here: http://www.mcmaster.com/ - Kevin
• need engine mount bolt
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:58:10 -0400
  ...I need an allen head engine mount bolt from an automatic vanagon starter side ... specs... 10 x 1.5 x 170 mm (allen head...