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• Bolt size
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:59:10 -0700
  Hello, I removed the spare tire clamshell (91 Vanagon GL)to replace the H2O hoses and I lost the bolt that secures the spare...
• Re: Part Description Needed
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:57:03 -0400
  ...I couldn't find the bolt for the right side, but really was lucky when trying the same size bolt as is used for...
• different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 02:30:06 EST
  ...My fear is when I have to change the exhaust those bolts won't move or will sheer. (but maybe the studs would as...
• Re: removing front fiberglass bumper bolts
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:14:04 -0700
  ...I am > thinking of grinding off the head of the bolt. Does anyone know if > these > bolts can be bought anywhere (hardware store, vanagon...
• flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:20:25 -0500
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > > The last time I ordered bolts from VW I recieved hex head instead of the > inside allen head variety. Whats...
• Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:00:06 -0700
  OK, my friend Phil lent me these bolt extractors which are phenomenal for removing the &*(&*^!!!! allen bolts that have been holding up my CV...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:12:27 -0600
  ...Anti-seize WILL make it easier for a nut or bolt to back off/out! In the aviation industry nuts and bolts in critical...
• Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:19:13 -0800
  ...Somehow three of the bolts came undone! I put a new > exhaust gasket (it was missing where the bolts were missing) and put in...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:27:35 -0500
  ...Metric > > bolts in even mm sizes are readily available, so both 10 and 12 mm bolts are > > there for the buying. Not elevens. > > > > > >Just...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 23:36:23 -0500
  I've heard of people rebuilding engines and not replacing a single stretch bolt (including head bolts, as well as the connecting rod cap...
• Re: Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:50:41 -0400
  At 12:12 PM 8/27/2012, Bob Anderson wrote: >I'm wondering if anyone has experienced a problem with vanagon rear >axle bolts...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:42:28 -0700
  ...Shear bolts are bolts with a gripping head that breaks off at a specific torque. I believe this is done as a theft deterrent...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:18:51 -0400
  ...He would need a lot more than a bolt otherwise.... Adam Puzerewski ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Hamm" <ldhamm@xmission.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:10:37 -0600
  Call me when you need one of those 7mm brake drum hold down bolts lol!!!! DM&FS At 06:20 PM 12/20/2011...
• Re: Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:50:42 -0500
  ...Has anyone on the list had a problem with a stuck crankshaft bolt or how do you rebuilders torque this bolt? Do you have...
• Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 15:13:52 +0000
  I had a similar issue on a 1.8 gas engine years ago, and a TD...the bolt on both altho torqued correctly would...
• Re: Pilot Bearing Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:47:27 -0700
  ...The round head of the carriage bolt is the ideal shape for slipping behind the bearing. 2. Stick the bolt head into the pilot...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:19:26 -0700
  Oops, I was referring to the length of the bolt -- should have said so I guess, the GoWesty instuctions just call it an '80mm...
• Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:24:10 -0800
  The crankshaft bolt on my 84GL (1.9 leaker) is stuck at about 1/4" of extraction. Mechanics have told me various ways to...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:47:17 -0700
  ...After I take out one of the three bolts I hand thread the stud into the hole before removing the other two bolts. This...
• size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:25:44 -0800
  ...2 odd shape bolts hold the upper part of the steering column to the dash they have conical head and I don't have...
• Over Torqued Stretch Bolt Image
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 20:43:40 -0800
  Jetta 2.0 Bolt for timing belt sprocket at crank. Bolt on RH side accidentally over torqued using a new untested torque wrench. "Normal...
• Re: Wanted: Rebuildable Diesel Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:03:21 -0700
  ...I know that there are 11mm and 12mm > head bolts. Does my block/head combination positively indicate > one bolt size or the other? If...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:13:58 -0700
  I have never replaced those bolts (unless they came with the shortblock) and never had a problem. 'Course I am a woman and therefore...
• Re: Thermostat Housing Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 20:55:35 -0400
  ...Thermostat Housing Bolts Good Morning, Due to a stuck bleeder I am going to change the upper housing and themostat. The bolts are in...
• Re: Help! Drive shaft broke off at CV joint
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:48:56 -0700
  ...Look at > the bolt hols to see if any are stripped. You might > just try screwing in > a bolt to see if the threads...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:38:23 -0800
  ...The chisel digs in but the sideways torque always loosens > the bolt before the chisel goes through the bolt head. I have never not...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:14:38 -0800
  ...Then unscrew the bolt. VW used many 6mm allen bolts on many of their vehicles. I have used this method lots of times, including...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:27:01 -0400
  ...BZ, but sometimes our old enemy rust creates "tapered" nuts and bolt heads, with no standard size. I live in the land of salt...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:53:35 -0700
  ...bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy > > Depends .. > what's stock is a round carrage head bolt on the forward end of the > altnernator brkt...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:50:06 -0700
  http://www.mysears.com/Craftsman-10-pc-Damaged-Bolt-Nut-Remover-Set-Low-Profile-Bolt-Out-reviews Here you go Dave. Courtney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Always be...
• Need Missing front shock absorber bottom bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kim
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:45:33 -0700
  Today I was surprised to find no bottom bolt and nut for the shock absorber on the driver's side of my 87 Westy...
• Flywheel bolts sheared off
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:20:28 +0000
  ...Todaywe found all five flywheel bolts are sheared off. Do you know the best way to get the broken bolts out?I think the...
• Removing the three torque converter bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 20:02:51 -0700
  Hi- I'm removing an automatic transmission and the bolts are 10 mm - are'nt they suppposed to be 13mm? I can't turn...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:38:45 -0800
  M8X1.5 You need to get a metric thread gauge and some calipers :-) Ps, you can buy those anti tamper conical bolts from the...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:34 -0400
  >Every time I worked on Japanese cars I seem to always >have the issue that Japanese bolts, nuts and screws are always made of...
• 1.9 big end bolt in 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:24:17 -0700
  I think, Boston Bob told me once, that he is using non-stretch bolts from the 1.9 engine in the 2.1, instead...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:54:11 -0600
  To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a Vanagon(or other German car) carcass at a U Pullit...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:34:26 -0700
  M12 -1.5 x 35mm Steve '86 Westy ---------------- Shawn wrote: >Can someone please tell me the correct size of bolt for the Spare Tire...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 03:20:17 -0500
  I have encountered clearance issues on the head of that bolt. Ground off a bit of the head on one side and it now...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 01:20:12 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade? As bolts usually work in tension the ratings mostly deal with tensile strength. While there...
• Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:57:32 -0400
  What is the size of the Studs / Bolts on the exhaust system? Thanks! Rod. At 12:54 PM 4/13/2004, Stan Wilder wrote...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:53:12 -0400
  ...To little and the nut/bolt may loosen, Too much and the wheel/ rotor/ nut/bolt may be damaged. 2. It is the friction...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:59 -0800
  ...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: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:13:47 -0400
  > Anyone know how these bolts could be removed from the block....I remember > some tool my dad use to use for this sort of...
• flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:37:28 -0500
  Hi All, I was just informed that the flywheel bolts for vanagons are NLA, anyone have a substitute they could suggest? I plan to...
• Thermostat Housing Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bollin Werner
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:29:23 -0400
  ...The bolts are in bad shape. Does anyone know the size of these 4 bolts? Peace.....andrew '86 GL Ps. No luck in the...
• Re: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:22:11 -0400
  By pivot bolt,arent your refering to the 11mm exterior bolt that holds the driver side bearing in place?That is what I am...
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:19:35 -0400
  The bolt length is one M8 X 60 and one M8 X 50. The problem here is twofold. Allen Sockets should not be used...
• Re: A throttle puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:50:15 -0400
  ...On the 4 speed, the bolt goes into a threaded sleeve that the throttle cable passes through and the bolt snugs up against the...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:55:48 -0800
  ...triple square axle bolts information for newbie > At 08:05 PM 12/29/2009, dylan wrote... >>worst case, if the bolt is that bad...
• Re: 1.9 big end bolt in 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:07:42 -0400
  ...Changing to the 1.9L > bolt apparently put an end to that nonsense. I have not heard of using > the diesel bolt for that...
• oil drain bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Thu, 29 May 2008 07:37:30 -0400
  Can anybody tell me where I can get a couple of correct oil drain bolts and the washers for an 85 westie? The ones...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:39:00 -0400
  I have decided on M8 1.25 8.8 bolts. I am however going to put high temp anti-seize on them before they...
• Re: Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 May 2011 18:47:04 -0700
  ...Put a nut on the bolt, cut the bolt off, file/grind > one side flat then drill a hole, back off the nut to...
• Re: Your advice worked!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:58:56 -0700
  Remember that the length on those bolts is the important thing... whatever head size you settle on, they can't be any longer than...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:32:03 -0500
  ...Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!! > Hi all: > > Removing CV bolts today, got over-confident and rounded out one of the > Allen-head bolts...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:17:31 -0700
  ...He advised me to clean > the bore and bolts before installing them. When he learned that I had > overtorqued the bolts, he advised me...
• Re: Montreal Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:52:25 -0700
  ...Using one of the long bolts, place the end of the bolt on the pin and tap it in. With any luck and a...
• Re: Bolt size for battery hold down bar
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:35:37 -0400
  Harold Teer wrote: > I have a 91 vanagon and am missing the bolt that holds the bar which keeps > the battery under the passenger...