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• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:02:53 -0800
  ...or a small (4 lb) hand sledge. Here's how I use them. 1. Remove the cotter pin from the nut. 2. With the...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 5 May 2004 20:17:57 +0200
  ...nut mm rear wheel > Joe, > > STOP!... > > You don't need to get the big nut off to check the rear brakes (despite > what the...
• Vile Lower Control Arm Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:36:40 -0400
  ...nut and the Syncro frame). I used a wrench, an air gun, two break bars, two pieces of pipe, a grinder, a small air...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:38:00 -0400
  ...garcia bus >64 kombi slow (big nut) >61 panel slower (small nut) >60 westy slowest (no nut) >59 standard garcia bus >57 oval _______________________________________________ Derek...
• Re: Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:17:00 +0000
  ...smallest qty available..100! Appreciate your response though! >From: wilden1@juno.com >To: marybiba@HOTMAIL.COM >CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Nuts...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:19:06 -0500
  ...Lug nut stripped Ok, my 120volt impact driver, is rated for 240 ft/lbs of power, which I believe, it whipped off nuts on...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:16:25 -0700
  ...A small coffee can with nuts-bolts-washers-clamps-screws can be a lifesaver. Rob becida@comcast.net
• Re: Gas time line: nuclear nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 18:21:16 +1200
  ...I'll bet only small ships use gas turbines. And hoo boy, if one catches fire, watch that baby burn! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New...
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:44:41 +0100
  ...nut rivets in the holes, and screw the bracket on. P/n for the bracket is: 251 951 095. These are for the small...
• Re: removing wrist pin on #1 & 3
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:37:48 -0400
  ...Also pick up two nuts that will screw onto this threaded stock. Now grind one nut until it is small enough to fit in...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:27:07 -0500
  ...What's the > story? > > NO! NO! NO! Do not try and remove that big nut for rear brake > work!!! > > There is a small bolt...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:04:16 -0600
  ...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: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Gary Duncan
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:25:08 +0000
  ...Slip the guy a $20 ( a 10 spot, if ya think ya can get away with it :) & have him break the nuts loose. With...
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:14:31 -0400
  making small mistakes is a serious part of major mechanics. Everyone does it. You deserve to think that that's an isolated little problem...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:47:38 -0600
  ...It's long enough to stand on and bounce if the nuts are particularly testy about coming off. And of course, a cheater pipe...
• Re: homemade center console??
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:29:37 -0500
  ...89 westy 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 oval > Steel horse makes a decent...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 01:10:12 -0400
  ...Stan 87 Syncro MacLachlan, Bill wrote: > Be really careful with tightening the tension nut on these mirrors...the > 10mm nut rusts, and breaking the...
• Syncro fuel sender ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:26:55 -0700
  After fighting the rusty nuts, I took out the sender unit from the Syncro. The little plastic connector piece broke off, otherwise the whole...
• Re: exhaust header studs on heads
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:43:39 -0400
  Squeeze each nut hard with vise-grips before and after soaking, in all three directions if possible. If they are not copper and have...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:23:25 -0500
  My apologies, here, but did I see someone write that the huge castle nut does nott need to be removed to service the rear...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:21:22 -0400
  ...large 22 FT/lb, small 15 ft/lb sound wrong to me also.... 22 ft/lb is nothing... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:40:01 -0500
  ...Instead of the flimsy <1/8th" plastic pin I used a small metric machine screw,3 or 4 washers, a nut, and blue LOCTITE...
• KYB Clunk-o-rama
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 5 May 2003 17:47:56 -0500
  ...I took off the nuts, stacked up some washers that fit perfectly over the top of the shock, and then snugged the nuts down...
• Re: Ooooo......small blue puddle !
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 16:37:08 -0600
  ...a small blue > puddle under the front of the engine!! > Visions of lots of work, rusty exhaust nuts etc, flash before me !!! > Upon closer...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:57:16 -0400
  ...spray a small amount of water on the outer part of the brake drum: does the > water > > vaporize? Spray that axle nut and see...
• Re: List smaller, Vanagon sightings, not a gear-head (yet)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 May 2002 21:45:36 +1200
  ...You can't be a gearhead AND computer nut. Or one will cannibalize funds necessary for the other. I know this all too well...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 19:47:07 -0500
  >I got home, heated the nut [which had been soaked with penetrating oil >the night before...again] one more time for good measure, put...
• Re: 251mph Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 May 2004 15:50:06 +1200
  >It turns out that when you're doing high-buck, small production run >exotics the tooling costs for custom building things like tail lights...
• Bike rack - ball hitch mount recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Spinoso, Tom
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:58:20 -0500
  Hi, I have a small hitch mounted to the tow loops on my 91 Carat. It was told it would support 1500 lbs (for...
• Re: Freeware to reduce image file sizes for my Vanagon website?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:09:50 +1300
  > > > The average size of my uploaded images to goolepages is 150kb. >> > >> > Could I make the same size images smaller in file size w/o...
• Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:18:39 -0400
  ...50 for the T3 17mm Nuts & Bolts http://www.t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/lug-bolts/small-ball-seat-lug-bolts.html...
• Re: Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:16:10 +0000
  ...smallest qty > > available..100! > > Appreciate your response though! > > > > > > >From: wilden1@juno.com > > >To: marybiba@HOTMAIL.COM > > >CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > >Subject: Re: Nuts...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:31:16 -0500
  ...I store these and other essential tools in a small tool box which fits nicely under the rear seat. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 12 May 2007 05:51:50 -0700
  ...Head sealants?? --- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Coat the nut face and place a small bead on the stud thread. > Final torque should...
• Re: Rear Drum - the list
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:45:00 -0000
  ...If everyone with a question had to ""STAY THE " " off the list"", this would be a small list. Charles Michaux '91 Westy (61,000...
• cracked head
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 06:20:01 -0800
  ...on no sealent under the head nut, I am wondering what else might be wrong. Have a small oil leak on top of the...
• Re: look out Felder Industries! - westy table mod
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:10:18 -0600
  ...We're bringing the smaller table for outside use only, sans the factory mount, so I tried a t-nut first but feared it...
• Re: 88 GL Oil Cooler Removal - Internal Wrench Size
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 14:48:39 -0600
  ...The internal pipe wrench would be the safer approach, not sure there's enough room in there for even a small chain wrench..... DM...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:17:59 -0800
  Depending on the brand of shock absorber you'll need either a small wrench to hold the flats at the end or an Allen...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:14:59 EST
  ...yet small enough on the outside to fit in the block opening. Then, wit the 3/8 threaded rod use another nut and washer...
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...Mercedes wheels (14, 15, even 16" aftermarket wheels) are also said to have same bolt pattern, but the lug nuts have a smaller head...
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:16:28 -0600
  ...The guys at > Discount caught this and wouldn't install the wheels until I Dremeled a > couple of small divots in the back of...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:33:50 -0400
  >How do I remove the hubcapon the driverside (the one protecting the >hub nut on the steering knukle /spindle) > It just pulls off. You...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sat, 6 May 2000 10:45:41 -0400
  ...The hole in the washer needs to be big enough to cler the splines, but small enough to still be contacted by the nut...
• Re: for Friday (Swivel Seat Fix)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 19:32:52 +0000
  ...Only tighten the 4 nuts until the swivel doesn't wobble - they are nylon nuts & won't come loose. 6. Reinstall the seat (after...
• Re: Best lubricant for Westy Spinny Seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 23:46:18 -0700
  ...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: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:59 -0230
  ...If the > end of the pedal toward the back of Matilda has two smallish holes (a > bit smaller than 1/4 inch), then you...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:05:37 -0500
  Any time you are tryingbto remove a large nut - heck, even some smaller nut or bolts - some extra precautions are in order. Dennis covered...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:07:06 -0800
  ...Most common Nuts 'n Bolts? It does not seem worthwhile to save a few grams of weight and risk not having the correct tool...
• Clutch Tube Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 20:58:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...So what did I do about the adjustment? Took a slightly bigger nut and washer and put them in front of the adjusting nut...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 06:16:46 EDT
  ...This is a very good argument for those 12mm ATF copper nuts. These are made specifically for this application. They will not rust. Drive...
• Re: Does a broken mirror bring bad luck?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:28:17 -0500
  ...Then > I removed the mirror, tightened up the nut to increase the friction and > put the mirror back on the door. The mirror flopped...
• Re: A small part request
  Historical mailing list - Steven Brower
  Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:24:37 -0500
  Hi Eric- Is this the part you mean? https://gowesty.com/products/expansion-nut-for-air-intake-grille?_pos=54&_sid=1d0f6e82f&_ss=r...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal (OOPS!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 16:51:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...The drum is held to the hub by the two small > bolts and nothing else. Remove the two nuts and there is NOTHING holding...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:02:21 -0700
  ...I use small amount of oil in all wheel lug nuts on > all vehicles I've ever owned. Never have a problem. Always hand...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:18:29 -0500
  ...had a small grinder. We strung one long extension across the road and I ground and ground and ground on that nut. Took me...
• Small Oil Leak 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:19:36 -0500
  Can anyone take a sec and advise, please? Started getting a small oil leak right on my rear engine support after an oil change...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
  ...got a nut with a large outside diameter. If by chance, it does not pass the circlip, either find a smaller one or grind...
• generator removal & insallation.. Question
  Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
  Sat, 01 Jun 1996 10:35:46 +0100
  ...that nut on the back of the generator that holds the fan... I have 3/4in sockets but they are all too small. When...
• Re: Rear hub tightness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:42:57 -0600
  ...with a small air wrench. Did that tool make it tight enough? What's > the > specs on that large axle nut? > > Hope that makes...