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• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:02:30 -0500
  i've run anti-seize on lug nuts and bolt for 13 years or so and never had a problem. just my personal experience...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 17:59:06 -0600
  ...Yes, John, you can take the pipe out with the nut on it. You MIGHT be able to reassemble with the nut on the...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:00:23 -0400
  At 12:45 AM 4/14/2011, neil n wrote: >I guess it just seemed strange that one nut came off easily, fit back...
• Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 26 May 1998 21:46:09 -0700
  ...when you try to snug up the nut holding the guide pin to the > transmission, the whole assembly spins, meaning you can't advance...
• Re: Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:09:09 -0700
  Hey Annie, The alloys use a completely different type of lug nut/bolt. Here are a couple of links to new ones: http://www...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:28:15 -0800
  ...most all of them have a tool for removing stripped nuts and even wheel locks without the key. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Stuart MacMillan...
• Starter bolt at top of engine- progress?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:07:51 -0800
  ...It went on wtih soem difficulty and got more dificult so I backed it off and removed the nut. As I suspected I stripped...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:29:18 -0800
  Maybe I'm slow or something, but why not just take off that nut and slide the cooler off the nipple? I'm pretty...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:50:05 -0400
  ...You have to be able to turn the nut by hand to set it, then lock it in. Yrs, d
• left upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Wed, 6 May 1998 20:05:11 -0700
  ...Are there any tricks to getting those nuts loose? I have a 19mm socket that fits the shaft nut but there isn't a...
• 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: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 17:50:02 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . Stuart ----Original Message----- From...
• Axle nuts is nuts is stuck
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:05:31 -0400
  Thanks to all those who replied about my axle nut problem. I was fortunate that the Maintenance shop at my place of work happened...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:12:33 -0500
  ...I know that the diesel rid bolts are a desirable replacement fir the waterboxer bolts, but I know that the diesel bolts and nuts...
• removing ball joint nut
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:13:11 -0600
  ...removing ball joint nut? > > Ok so it's on my 99 turbo beetle but this list has been so helpful > for my Vanagon. > > I...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 06:44:14 -0500
  Back in my days as an aircraft mechanic, brass nuts were used on exhaust studs because they do not seize on the stud after...
• BC Campout
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:20:02 -0600
  ...Speaking of VW nuts check out the NUTS site (Northern United Transporter Society) www.nuts.commercial-air.com George, '85 Westfalia
• Re: Oops Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 06:31:01 EDT
  ...Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose? > One of the reasons this nut comes loose is that the spacer between the inner and outer...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:15:08 -0800
  ...nuts in steering linkage and rack Unless specifically designed for the purpose such as a Grade C prevailing Torque locknut, nuts should never be...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 May 2012 06:34:03 -0400
  Why replace the lock nut or use Loctite when you can just weld it? Yep, weld the nut in place on a fine thread...
• Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:33:24 -0800
  ...Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust So, while doing the head on my van (1990 2WD Westy), I was able to 'safely' remove...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:39:12 -0800
  ...There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid nuts needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the larger diameter lug...
• Lobro Front Outer CV Joint Kits Puny Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:09:01 -0400
  ...I take a skeptical view if this tiny LOBRO nut and recommend Syncro owners use either a factory nut ($8ish each) or order a...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 10:00:56 -0700
  Have you tried a flare nut wrench? In my limited brake line experience, if the nut is so rusted that even a flare nut...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:24:15 -0700
  ...if american size nut - sounds like it's a 11/16's. Assembled in Mexico , that car, I believe. Should be metric you'd...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 20:04:31 -0600
  ...But there MUST be a torque value for the nut - because that pressure is what holds that seal properly. It needs to be not...
• Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:26:41 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 5:47 AM Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote: > I drill holes, then put tee nuts on the inside...
• 12 Step program
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:34:38 -0600
  ...Der Busbesitzer Gruppe's home page, a Neato chapter 89 westy "the couch" 66 deluxe Garcia bus 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel...
• Front shock installation
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:57:31 -0400
  ...fronts As it is now, the top nut turns, then it grabs (nut has nylon insert) and turns shaft, leaving no thread exposed at...
• 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: castle nuts/tie rod ends?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:46:07 -0500
  ...Do I use the castle nut without > the cotter pin? Should i put a second nut on to make sure it does not > come...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:40:09 -0700
  ...I didn't have another nut to use as a > lock nut, so I cut the top off of an oil filter, and used...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:31:08 EDT
  ...As for the hardware you will need new lug nuts and bolts (or just nuts if you have a syncro) because the alloy rims...
• Re: Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:12:32 -0600
  ...The half moon bolt with nut on the top of the starter can only be accessed and unbolted from inside the engine compartment! This...
• removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:49:37 -0400
  ...I need to remove the ball joint, problem is the nut is right under under the CV joint and I can only use an...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:32:01 GMT
  ...With the > extra ducting on the fan housing for this year, I can't figure out a way > to get the nut on the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:50:48 -0500
  Mr.Damon, Stainless studs with brass nuts will not corrode together. Stainless on stainless will in time lock together, as will stainless on steel...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:47:35 -0700
  ...When I turn the nut, it just turns the shaft. I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold...
• Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:38:16 -0800
  Weld a nut to the top of the lugnut. The heat will help remove the lugnut, and once cooled, put a GOOD 6 sided...
• Catalina 2500 Awning
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 08:04:36 -0700
  ...There are no lock washers or locking nuts on those 5/16" bolts, just some funny nuts they call "weld nuts". Looks to me...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:52:58 -0400
  you calculate the torque you exert on the nut. torque = force x lever arm torque = your weight x the length of the breaker bar...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:39:53 -0400
  Tom, Instead of using the orginal 13mm ATF(across the flats) nut I used a 12mm ATF . This is the copper plated exhaust nut...
• Re: That big nut on the rear hub...
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:50:13 -0500
  Hi all, Check the bearings! The only time I experienced a loose rear axle nut was when the bearing had started to disintegrate. I...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:01:35 -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: stranded
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:33:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Drums have bolts in em, Disks have studs for Nuts. (the vans also have seats for nuts :) ) > > -- > Gerry > Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu...
• Woody's axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:41:03 -0400
  Dear List, Thanks so much to all of you who wrote with solutions or expressions of sympathy in response to my stuck axle nut...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:45:52 -0500
  ...The trick is, you want to heat up the NUT not the bolt. The nut will expand (ever so slightly) and will be able...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:32:27 -0400
  ...It needed maybe 1/3 of a > turn. > > *** NOTE *** There is a cotter pin in the nut, so it's not like the nut...
• Re: Vanagon alloy wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:50 -0700
  ...the used a lug nut for the alloys with a 'cone seat' , not a ball seat ........and it's a kinda narrow angle cone...
• Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:01:36 -0700
  ...I know the axle nut is really a pain to get off, having recently fought with a bug rear axle nut... I have an...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:36:59 -0700
  it's suppossed to be a 15mm hex wrench size, nut, and when it is, there's room for a box wrench to go...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:56:52 -0600
  ...Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose? At 03:38 PM 10/18/2001, Max Wellhouse wrote: >This isn't specifically a Vanagon problem...
• Re: Lobro Front Outer CV Joint Kits Puny Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 07:48:32 -0400
  At 07:09 PM 10/13/98 -0400, Derek Drew wrote: >I take a skeptical view if this tiny LOBRO nut and recommend >Syncro...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:13:57 -0300
  ...I assume this nut has the same inside thread size? (Answer: of course it does Tom you moron, otherwise I would not recommend it...
• Re: Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 18:55:46 -0500
  ...studs all round. >1971-1979 - lug nuts all round. >1980-1991 - lug studs on front, lug nuts on rear. >eurovans - ???? < what do you guys...
• steering wheel nut size
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 21:02:17 +0000
  Vanhooligans, The Samba says the nut is 24 mm. I'm going to the hardware store with that info. Mike
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:00:34 -0500
  ...vibrate the nut with a punch and light fast sharp raps with a hammer. heavy blows will get you nowhere you want vibration not...
• 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: Exhaust Flange Gaskets and torque
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:02:36 -0800
  Those nuts need to be the exhaust-specific copper ones. They will deform slightly at ~15 ft/lbs torque and stay in place forever...
• Re: NVC: Name for Chain Link attacher thingy?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:36:52 -0800
  ...When > you unscrew the nut, it opens up a gap (so now you > have a 'C') enabling you to slide chain through that > gap...