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• Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:01:51 -0400
  ...The half moon bolt with nut on the top of the starter can only be accessed and unbolted from inside the engine compartment! This...
• Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:31:24 -0500
  ...In an effort to do something simple (remove RR wheel) I have managed to totally butcher two wheel stud nuts (and damage stud threads...
• Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts found
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:36:52 -0400
  ...They also > have both nylock and all metal lock nuts in those sizes. Consider getting > the lower shock bolts or at least the nuts...
• Re: head cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:33:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...I must admit also that I did'nt buy new cap nuts, which I would recommend. Has anyone else experienced the cap nuts not...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:18:29 -0500
  Scott, I had a lug nut that way once. Some yahoo at a tire place must have turned the air way up when the...
• Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:52:24 -0700
  ...When I turn the bolt the nut turns also. Is there a way to hold the nut, or do I have to drill or...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:08:13 -0700
  ...torquing axle nuts > you calculate the torque you exert on the nut. > > torque = force x lever arm > > torque = your weight x the length of...
• Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 8 May 2013 21:25:11 -0400
  Can someone tell me the size of the nut (Item # 7 ) at the bottom in this picture? http://tinyurl.com/cayakoz Thanks, Bryan
• rusty nuts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 10:09:15 -0400
  from the type2 list; http://www.zl2al.com/blog/2857/rusty-nuts/ --- Karl 1981 Westy "Jenny" 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6 Wilmington, DE
• Re: Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 20 May 2002 03:45:22 -0400
  The Busdepot carries this removal tool and the 466mm nuts for a good price. Gary ----Original Message Follows---- From: Edward Nutter <eanutter@POSTOFFICE.PACBELL...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:35:22 -0700
  ...Dealer would have >> to order nuts. >> >> Nut and washer for bolt still available. >> >> A UK site showing long bolt: (they also show the eccentric...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:25:17 -0700
  I have countless Van owners stop by my personal shop for me to use my 3/4 impact on those axle nuts and they...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:55:56 -0500
  ...The main nuts for the bearing get a special seal nut to try to keep oil in. Same for the oil pump nuts. They...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:57:42 -0500
  ...So, that leads me back to the question of what is the 'best' (very subjective) nuts and bolts to use on the exhaust given...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:35:51 -0700
  24mm on steering wheel nut and on oil pressure switches. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On...
• 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: Dash back together.. Murphys law prevails... lost the steering wheel nut.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:36:14 -0700
  Ah, the nut that holds the steering wheel...frequently cited as the major contributing cause of many accidents. Stephen --- On Mon, 10/25/10...
• Re: nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:11:55 -0800
  ...Never had a problem with exhaust > nuts again. The only problem I see is getting a brass nut in metric, but > I'm sure...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 1994 12:49:14 -0500 (EST)
  We also broke are Sears 3/4 Breaker Bar in half trying to loosen our 46mm nut on our Splitty Bus. If you have...
• Re: Who knows? lugs, thanks
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 08:46:17 -0700
  My understanding is that the shape of the lug seat is different on the steel and chrome lug nuts and bolts. One is rounded...
• Re: DPO damage from using the wrong shocks
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:09:07 -0400
  ...Some nuts/washers, and a piece of threaded rod. Rod goes through one hole, then washer/nut/nut/washer, then out the other hole...
• ~ alloy wheel question~
  Historical mailing list - Joe Friedrichs
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:21:27 -0500
  ...My question is, as I understand it I need special lug nuts for f&r (due to their different depths) are special bolts necessary...
• Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 17 May 2002 18:01:24 -0400
  Can anyone tell me the mm socket size needed for the rear axle nut for an '88 Vanagon? thanks Todd '88 Westy
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:57:28 -0400
  ...You can't just "unscrew" the big 46mm axle nut. You need one hell of a breaker bar (like 6 feet) because that nut...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
  ...Leaky Head Nut? > It is not your nut that is leaking but the head gasket. No pressure should > be coming up through the head...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 5 May 2004 13:52:34 -0400
  ...You don't need to get the big nut off to check the rear brakes (despite what the Bentley says). All you need to...
• Re: Simple change for a Power Steering Rack - 1985 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:08:21 EST
  In a message dated 3/16/05 4:11:45 AM, albeeee@MCHSI.COM writes: << the 2 fitting nuts on the rack are extremely...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:55:37 EDT
  ...I have been using anti-seize on my lug nuts and all my customers lug nuts for years without problems. Proper torque of the...
• Re: Tranny leak '89 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:49:53 -0400
  ...Remember to retighten the nut.If you ever over fill the trans, loosen the collar nut again.
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:00:47 -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: rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 23:00:18 -0800
  ...I had to jack up the wheel I'm trying to get the nut off of about an inch off the ground, put the...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:55:20 -0400
  ...I'll be continuing to dismantle my old '85 Westfalia in the coming weeks, and I'll post sizes of nut and bolt heads...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:48:54 -0800
  ...Isn't the procedure for those nuts to tighten to 360 ft/lbs then turn to next slot and put in cotter pin. Its...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:51:23 -0500
  ...It has worked on rusted, > rounded exhaust nuts for me. I have been able to chisel and grind the > waste nut away and rechase...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 21:44:18 -0700
  >Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused >with the brake drum. . . . . Does anyone out there have...
• Re: Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:31:03 -0800
  --- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > Hmm, so I see mention of lots of folks needing a > breaker bar to remove their lug nuts...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:20:00 -0400
  On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Kim Brennan wrote: > Hmm, I thought I remember the Bentley saying to use locking NUTS. Of course, > the locking...
• Re: lug nuts (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:40:49 -0500
  ...I guess there really is something to tightening lug >nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on >the...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:43:42 EST
  ...Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster. Denis, I don't often find the need to disagree...
• Re: Leaking from head nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 06:33:31 PST
  Justin, Best case scenario> re-seal the nut. VW has a special YELLOW sealant for it, then retorque. Worst case scenario> Mr. Rust has...
• Season's Greetings
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 10:30:02 -0600
  ...chapter 89 westy comfy 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 57 ragtop beetle (for sale)
• Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:10:48 -0700
  Are the lug bolts and nuts used with the alloy wheels any different functionally than the ones used on the steel wheels? I assumed...
• Re: More crumbly bits -- sunroof nut covers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:10:40 -0700
  GoWesty has them, search on skylight nut covers On 6/28/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > The little...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 8 May 2013 18:45:54 -0700
  ...Looks like a standard 10mm threaded nut. Dunno what the SW16 stands for, perhaps the Hex Size? (Normally 10mm nuts are 17mm Hex) -- Jim...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:12:54 -0700
  ...Captive nuts that are truly captive—welded to the material part—have to be very precisely aligned. Plus not everyone has a way of...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:11:13 -0700
  ...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: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:33:40 -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: If you are putting the alternator back in........ lesson
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 14 May 2014 09:33:43 -0500
  ...took off nut and put on dipstick support bracket, put all nuts and washers on and started to tighten...then I said to myself...
• Re: Changing from steel wheels to alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:19:15 EST
  ...The alloys came with 10 acorn style lug nuts and 10 lug bolts? My Syncro has studs at all 4 corners. The ones in...
• FW: CONROD NUTS TORQUE
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:42:22 -0400
  ...CONROD NUTS TORQUE I looked and could not find the torques specs for the conrod nuts. This is a 2.1 L regular van...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:46:23 -0500
  Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster. When using lubricants of this type, the torque needs to...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:11:52 -0800
  As long as the nut will unscrew from the stud without breaking it off, You can try draining the coolant, and resealing the nut...
• Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:59:27 -0800
  If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do is snap socket wrentches in two, does...
• starter nut question
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Wed, 28 May 2003 09:07:08 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what the size and pitch of the nut on the starter solenoid is for an 85 Westy w/MT. I...
• Re: rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:22:02 -0500
  ...rear axle nut size? Anyone know the correct socket size for the rear axle nut? It appeared to be 1 3/4", but that...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 94 13:11:10 EDT
  I would normally just cut off the bolts or nuts with one of those cut off wheels that fit on a Dremel tool.
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find! Sold ONLY in canada
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:24:58 +0100
  Per Lindgren wrote: > nut the needle That should be BUT! what a butt, with a dumb ole' nut!
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:44:14 -0500
  ...Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I have countless Van owners stop by my personal shop...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:16:50 -0500
  ...The main nuts for the bearing get a special seal nut to try to keep oil in. Same for the oil pump nuts. They...
• Rear Axle Stub Nut; Some Shops Remove for Brake Work?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:47:33 -0700
  ...Do some shops remove the big axle stub nut in order to save time (and lube bearing?) when servicing the rear brakes? If so...