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• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:02:21 -0700
  ...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: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 14:53:03 -0800
  ...However, I naively assumed it would be easy to get the > wheels off--I could not remove even one of the lug nuts. I...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 15:25:09 PDT
  > > Have been told and confirmed through experience that Vanagon lug nuts are > self tightening. After a while on the road you will need either...
• question on alloys and lugnuts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:37:45 PST
  Any of you brilliant vanagon experts out there no if an 84 vanagons lug nuts will work with factory alloys? The guy has steel...
• Re: Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 22 May 2006 14:54:26 -0400
  ...Also, I hear that a warped drum is 95 percent of the times caused by improper tightening of the lug nuts. Try loosening each...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 18:00:51 EDT
  ...between the different terms being tossed around, now I am unsure - lugs, nuts, bolts etc.....DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University...
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:41:30 -0500
  ...lug nuts >> loosened! >> I am going on a trip and went to Tire Kingdom yesterday to ask them to >> loosen the lug nuts and...
• Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:17:17 EST
  ...The lug > nut holes are not really big enough and the lug nuts don't go on far > enough. But I'd really like...
• Need Vanagon jack and wrench.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 13:47:13 -0500
  I thought I saw new jacks and lug nut wrenches at one of the Vendors. I need a set.
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:03:47 -0400
  ...ERic Debbie Walters wrote: >Wow, nice to see I'm not the only one that can't get the lug nuts loosened! >I am...
• Re: Studs/Spacers for Audi 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:24:47 EDT
  ...then just use the stock van lug nuts. who told you that you need to drill out your front rotors to put in studs...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:00:45 EST
  In a message dated 3/11/03 3:06:23 AM, belanger@FLUID.COM writes: << folder lug wrench >> Martha, Thanks ever so much for...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:15:53 -0400
  You can try cleaning the drum and then reinstall the wheel, torquing the lug nuts to 129 ft-lbs in a star pattern with...
• Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:27:14 -0400
  ...Now I am looking for a full set of lug nuts & bolts as well as a set of 4 center caps. If anyone has...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:48:53 -0700
  ...I know you can do it one at a time, and pull them > into > >>> place by cranking down on a lug nut, but thats...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:30:18 -0700
  ...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: Tech tip #2
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:47:35 -0400
  ...For instance, the "gray" stick torques to 100 ft-lbs for cars with 19mm lug nuts. The "brown" stick also torques to 100 ft...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:10:01 -0400
  Ah, good point, and yes, I use the cone shaped lug nuts with the Rhein's. On May 31, 2009, at 9:06 PM...
• Re: Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael ...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 20:38:45 -0800
  ...It would appear the seat is a rounded-taper like the Vanagon nut. Is > the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm...
• Re: 15in wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:56:01 EST
  ...if you have money to burn, then you can purchase a set of Carat wheel lug nuts/bolts from VW. at around $15 apiece...
• Re: Studs/Spacers for Audi 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:19:40 EDT
  ...IIRC only the turbo has five lugs. << What length studs should I use in the rear? Do the Vanagon lug nuts work?>> See the...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 09:49:35 -0700
  ...I went to get a locking lug nut just cause. > > I could only find them in sets of 4. If they were a buck...
• Re: Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:46:50 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/03 9:21:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, Jeanon@AOL.COM writes: << What lug nuts are correct? Bought...
• Syncro GL: keep your eye on that wheel!
  Historical mailing list - Chris and Alina
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:22:18 -0900
  ...I jacked it up and looked at the lugs. No lug nuts, of course, and the threads were in poor shape. I borrowed a...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:42:53 -0800
  ...nuts from alternators & such. > Jim C > > On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:38 AM, neil N wrote: > >> I recall chewing up a lug nut...
• Re: Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 11:31:51 -0800
  ...product? Also, I'm a bit confused as to why the lug nuts one would purchase with a set of wheels would not properly...
• chris vs. sorin
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:58:00 -0600
  ...don't you think? Hey, Chris! Lighten up! %) At $13 per for lug nuts and $11 per for the caps, that's only $346...
• Re: Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench - Oops!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:02:55 -0400
  ...Jack & lug-nut wrench Diane Gigler and all those responding to parts offers, Please remember to click "reply" and not "reply all" when responding...
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 10:47:59 -0800
  I out a set of 16" Passat steel rims on my son's GL... no spacer needed, using existing lug nuts too..
• Grinding Bad...
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 00:05:29 -0600
  The noise could be caused by loose lug nuts. Even if they are an unlikely source of the noise it is easy to check.
• lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:21:40 EDT
  ...In prepping for my road trip in my 86 syncro, I wanted to make sure I could get the lug nuts turning before I...
• Re: i need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:32:47 -0500
  ...rusty nuts or bolts. 19 mm is almost exactly 3/4". You might be able to find a big old Cadillac lug wrench that...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:31:24 -0500
  ...It sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not pulled rear tire yet). Can anyone shed light on...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:33:50 -0700
  re stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts in the front just like a Beetle or Split. are...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:15:01 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- >> >> >> Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug >> bolts >>> in the front just like a...
• Re: FS: 15 inch alloys/tires
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:18:37 -0400 (AST)
  ...Lug nuts, wheel locks included. Mid-late 80's Audi 5000 Turbo wheels fit, 15x6, 6 spoked alloys, 112mm x 5 bolt pattern. The...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:59:05 +0100
  Carl Hansen wrote: > Ummm, Rounded off a nut, frustrating, try to get at the rounded off nuts > BEHIND the engine on the exhaust of...
• 14" VW Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:32:19 -0500
  ...My next question is that some of the hardware are just lug nuts and others are lugs with a threaded stud on them. What...
• Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:57:30 -0400
  ...Drill out the lug openings to fit Vanagon lug nuts, get proper balls seat nuts, mount and measure. My guess spacers of about 7mm...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:00:49 -0700
  --snip-- >for 1 ton trucks, which the Vanagon is one > of. --snip-- Really? I thought it was 3/4 ton- no? Cya, Robert
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:49:22 -0500
  ...With a 6 wheel pattern, number the lug nuts or bolts clockwise 1 - 6 in your head. Then snug them down in this order...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:03 -0400
  ...eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Quik question can�I or should I use anti-seize on lug nuts? > � > Eric > > > > -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:33:56 -0500 (CDT)
  The other car that also uses lug bolts are SAABs. They went from lug bolts in the old days, to nuts and studs in...
• Re: Front coolant hose and alloy wheels (mounting bigger spare in carrier)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:48:42 EDT
  ...I have a spare set > of lugs (nuts/bolts) stashed in w/ the jack. > > you can use the alloy lugs to mount steel wheels...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:42:44 -0600
  ...That is the only thing that holds the drum on besides the lug nuts themselves. Adjust the shoes so they are pulled away from...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:23:37 -0500
  ...set on "bolt sieze" as it > took forever to get the lug nuts off my rear wheels to put on the > snows. I ended...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:40:13 -0800
  ...This has a hammering effect that breaks the lug nut loose, sometimes with enough force to remove it completely from the stud. The first...
• Re: Wheel studs/spacer kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 May 2011 10:38:15 -0400
  ET does not give information for wheel lug nuts or bolts. What type of wheel and what are the lug requirements? The lugs has...
• 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...
• 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: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 09:22:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I just tried to rotate the tires on my van, and got a knock in the head trying to turn the lug nuts. What...
• Re: Lug wrench size and other questions charset="iso-8859-1"
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:27:41 -0700
  ...lug wrench. Apparently the PO had a > >wrench which doesn't fit! None of my sockets are large enough to fit the > >nuts, so...
• Re: It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:44:35 -0600
  ...the luggage > rack are metric. 6mmx1. Now, finding stainless hardware is a bit of a > challenge. Try Lowes- They have stainless nuts & bolts, etc...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 13:41:35 -0600
  It is the same as the stock lug nuts so the "special tool" lug wrench will work just fine. Jim On Sat, Mar 5...
• Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:02:39 -0500
  ...Well, I never got past getting the wheels off! The @#$! shop that last worked on the rear brakes must have put the lug nuts...
• Re: miserable wal-mart. had a lug nut perma-stuck to the lug..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:27:17 -0700
  Ouch! The idiots at Wal-Mart not only overtightened the nuts but must have cross treaded the one you stripped out the stud on...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:54:55 -0400
  ...If it is this, the sound should go away under braking > but so will the abovementioned lug nut problem, sometimes. Check with the > handbrake...
• 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...
• Mangeled lug nuts (slight rambeling)
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:07:10 -0600
  ...The simple cure for mangled lug nuts is, a 12 point 18 mm socket and a hammer. depending how badly mangled the size may...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:48:51 EDT
  ...Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts are like 9 bucks each or something like that...