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Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 16 May 2002 14:02:27 -0700
...I've ordered a set of lug nuts with which I will mount the wheels on the rear hubs immediately. My question is what...
Strut Bar Removal Tips
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:20 -0800
...The nuts are metal self locking. 2x YO dirt/rust/crud combined with these nuts didn't help IMO. A few tips: pre soak...
Re: Swivel seat
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:02:55 -0500
...Which notes that your Nylok nuts will not be airworthy unless at least two threads show past the nuts. Be aware of this if...
Re: rusty nuts
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:23:44 -0700
...wrote: > from the type2 list; > > http://www.zl2al.com/blog/2857/rusty-nuts/ > > --- > Karl > 1981 Westy "Jenny" > 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6 > Wilmington, DE >
Proper torque of lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:04:38 -0800
...Is 133 the correct figure? Seems just snug to me, so if this is correct I have been over tightening lug nuts for years...
Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:27 -0400
...waterboxer head nuts leak >Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts >from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 5 Dec 2019 15:47:38 -0700
...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: anti-seize
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:03 -0400
...on the seat surfaces of the nuts/bolts and likewise on wheel. eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Quik question can�I or should...
How do I stop this oil leak?
Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
Mon, 1 May 1995 10:38:09 -0700 (PDT)
I've got a pretty steady oil leak dripping off the little nuts surrounding the oil drain plug on my '71. I've replaced...
getting rounded wheel nuts off:
Historical mailing list - davidson
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:19:54 -0700
...to make them hard to remove) for which the 'key' (socket for removing nuts with correct pattern) has been lost. Good Luck... Bill D
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:02:27 -0500
...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: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:34:02 -0500
...2011 12:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: nuts/bolts And how about Whitworth? On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:33...
Re: removing luggage rack?
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:09:35 -0500
...four > nuts that hold the aft section of the roof rack on (like Bentley says)? You > mean they didn't weld those nuts in...
outa the woods
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:07:08 -0800
> Michael, now which is it, Pignuts or Hickory nuts? mark... Vanagon fans, For those who may have missed any of the postings about the...
Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 02:57:27 EST
...To tighten my rear axle nuts, I put my 190 lb weight on the end of a 2-foot bar, to create 380 ft...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:56:08 -0500
...I know I'm going to be almost heat treating the studs/nuts with the heating and quick impacting. thanks again for all the...
Re: alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:57:58 -0400
...The nuts do have to be replaced though as the standards do not fit properly because of the above mentioned tapered versus rounded backside...
Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:26:54 -0700
...Bilstein shock tower nuts Greetings all, In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
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: Rear axle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:56:05 -0600
...Gary, maybe I missed an earlier e-mail, but WHY are you removing the axle nuts? If it is to get the brake drums...
FS: vanagon alloys w/ tires lug nuts/bolts $300 PNW
Historical mailing list - Dan W.
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:38 -0700
Greetings, I Have 4 factory vanagon alloys with truck tires, all correct lug bolts/nuts and 2 center caps. No curb dings. Finish on...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:03:17 -0500
...So, either they're a special single-use design of some sort, or they are ordinary nuts but for some reason they still should...
Re: Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:26:33 -0500
At 10:57 PM 3/12/96, Claralw@aol.com wrote: >If anyone wants some, i have a whole bunch of spare assorted nuts...
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
I forgot about those Porsche Alloy Nuts. I have used those on the rear of a 2WD vanagon. they are so light in your...
Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Mon, 24 May 1999 17:38:30 -0400
...waterboxer head nuts leak > Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts > from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:06:59 -0700
...but what about the 46mm axle nuts on a > Vanagon? Tom B.- Big nuts allow you to go over 60 mph w/o overheating...
Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
Historical mailing list - westy1
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:29:59 -0400
...That being said, does anyone know of a good online source for stainless exhaust nuts & bolts? Also what are the sizes required? Particularly, for...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:17:17 -0800
...Allan "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> writes: > Unless specifically designed for the purpose such as a Grade C > prevailing Torque locknut, nuts should never...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:55:46 -0700
...I was thinking about how properly torqued rear axle nuts could loosen up, even if tightened properly .. and thought of the stub axle threads...
Re: Help me get this nut off!!!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:49:10 -0600
...the second of the nuts I snugged down began to "stop > tightening" even though I continued to crank on it. (Looking at the > Bentley...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 2 Jul 1996 19:37:11 -0400
...This is a tool that allows you to use a breaker bar and a hammer to loosen extremely tight nuts. You can get these...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:19:58 -0500
...The parts guy then went on to say that their techs typically re-use the nuts, and use loctite on them, because nobody wants...
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: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Jul 1996 05:12:50 -0400
...i tried plabting them to see if volswagens would sprout, but only one did (it was a 59 nonn sunroof deluxe!) The bigger nuts...
Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:16 +0100
...Now you'll find two 10mm nuts. Loosen the two nuts, still in 2nd, pull the shifter to the left (towards the driver's...
Re: Poptop leak
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:31:50 -0500
...On the handle that you pull down on, there are two 10mm nuts. There slots behind these nuts.With the top popped,loosen the...
Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:39:18 -0500
...Always use an anti-seize when joining stainless nuts to stainless studs or bolts. They even have Bumax 88 if you want extra good...
Running out of castor adjustment
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:06:34 -0400
...The nuts are almost all the way off the radius rods and still it's off by a bit. The bushings are new, and...
Re: Alloy question, was Re: Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
Historical mailing list
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 01:38:38 EDT
...just get the carat lug nuts
Re: Front coolant hose and alloy wheels (mounting bigger spare in carrier)
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:51:39 -0400
...Wouldn't the difference affect alloy nuts w/ steel wheels? Not that it really matters since I already have a set of steel nuts...
Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:07 -0800
now thats busting a nut or nuts.. he he On 11 Mar 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > 3/4" ??? Es muy macho!! > > > -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 14 May 2024 23:49:43 +0000
...Hi Jack, Two summers ago, after a lot of front end work was done I hade several nuts come loose resulting in clunks. They...
Re: Question and parts request.
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400
...As I expect most of us have been doing, I have been tightening lug nuts on Volkswagens for a bit more than 40 years...
Re: ? lug nuts for stock alloy rims: where to find?
Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:44:33 +0100
> Is there an alternative to the stock lug lug nuts for the late model Vanagon alloy rims available. I just called my local dealer...
Re: Frozen axle nuts
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:59:52 -0600
------------------------ Hi Todd, I broke a 3/4 inch breaker bar using a 10 foot pipe on my vanagon axle nuts. I thought my 3...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:03:36 -0800
...removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ? >> > >> > I would use a cheater bar, but I let my friend borrow it to work on >> > his '73 chevy...
Re: Need meaurement of position of Westy seat tracks
Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 22:42:59 -0400
...Underneath there are nuts in the middle of the cargo area, and then nuts with bolts both to the front and rear. These bolts...
Nuts!
Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:05:03 +0000
Could everyone out there please look through their misc stuff and see if they have any 9mm x 1.25 nuts? The van will...
Re: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Feb 97 08:37:30 -0800
...My wheel nuts are frozen!!! I had the same problem when I had to remove the rear tires for the first time in order...
Re: Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:04:07 -0800
...I also carry the stock > lug wrench and 5 stock lug nuts so I can > install my spare when I need to. > > > Don't...
Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:46:07 -0800
I am trying to replace the turbo on my Syncro TriStar.� It it held on to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:30:39 -0400
...Why my rear axle nuts got loose The suggestion to get them tightened properly asap is a great suggestion. I was thinking about how...
Re: power mirrors retrofit?
Historical mailing list - marcus
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:44:13 -0700
...If not soak nuts and stems in oil. Wrap a small piece of cotton around the stems and apply a little more oil there...
Re: NVC: What is the range of a squirrel?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:14:46 -0700
Let's not get nuts over this. Friday is only 4 more days ahead. Thanks, BenT Sent from my mobile device On Oct 5...
Re: Input shaft question
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:30:10 -0500
...Pop off the drive flanges ( after you remove the retaining nuts ) Remove the seals, replace the seals, put the flanges and the nuts back...
Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:43:11 -0500
...I like the copper nuts because they are 12mm >>>. Like anything else it all depends on what your buying. Different alloys are available in...
Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:26:44 -0500
Best tool for getting lug nuts off is a real 1/2 drive breaker bar and a good 6 point socket of the correct...
Back bench latch
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:59:27 -0400
...Can anyone tell me what size are the two nuts 10mm?) that hold the back bench latch mechanism in place in the bulkhead beneath...
Re: alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:34:15 -0400
You are correct the bolts and nuts are different for the Vanagon Alloys. The tapers are longer and steeper. I just looked into the...
lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:45:34 -0500
Several of you indicated that using a 4-way lug wrench one would likely be unable to take off the lug nuts on my...