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• Re: Wasserboxer piston pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:58:16 -0500
  ...You want it so it just fits > through the hole in the piston pin. (You DID remove the circlip, right?) > > Slide bolt head first...
• Re: Exhaust fastener sizes needed
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:27:43 -0500
  ...kits for this purpose with the following >components: > >Cylinder Head Kit (Both Heads): >4 ea Bolt Din 933 8x30 >4 ea Hex Nut 8mm...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:16:09 -0700
  ...before trying to get bolts off. Use correct bit to remove/install CV bolts. (star or hex) Don't loose the little serrated washers...
• Re: rear bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:01:41 -0700
  ...for a wheel cylinder, it's do it before the wheel cylinder is bolted to the backing plate. for a rear wheel brg job...
• Re: '85 1.9 clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:40:34 -0600
  ...Clutch pedal has no resistance at all - resivoir was way way low - > and there is a lot of fluid under the slave cylinder. > > Any...
• Re: Rear Pillar Bolt Hole. 7/16" 20 TPI ? (fine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:37:29 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas...
• Re: Another Helpful modification
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:52:35 -0500
  I'm pretty sure my son's 5 cylinder Audi had one of those adjusters. DM&FS At 11:00 PM 3/21/2009...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:23:21 -0600
  Your comment about the problem of getting the cylinders back on over the rings reminded me how I have handled this onerous difficulty in...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:31:52 -1000
  ...to pull the push rod cover and remove the drain bolt >> from the cylinder head. It takes awhile due to the small drain hole...
• Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 11 May 2013 10:47:33 -0700
  ...sleeve landing surface/pocket in the head for wider cylinders/sleeves...this is a bolt on tool to the head or case (as I...
• Re: Ignition problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:46:11 -0700
  ...fastened under a 6mm bolt (10mm wrench) on the left cylinder head (front is front) over the #4 cylinder. Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:55:03 -0400
  ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly >> leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:15:44 -0400
  ...You need to remove and install the fastening bolts , blind. You might want to get some recent feedback on bleeding this system,once installed...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:52 -0400
  ...Header bolts broken >I once had to put helicoils in the exhaust header holes for #1 cylinder > with the engine in the van. At...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:35 -0500
  ...The self adjusters operate at the top of the shoes with the cylinder. The bottom of the shoes never get used. In order for...
• Re: rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:25:56 -0500
  ...The drum will have a little bolt on the front of it. Remove the bolt and the drum will separate from the hub flange...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:25:20 EST
  ...they include everything that you need to a bolt up installation of a 5-cylinder longblock into your Vanagon. They include: wiring harness made...
• Re: Head Compression Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:49:26 -0800
  ...gasket at the head/cylinder interface as well as the green o-ring at the spigot of the cylinder. Bolt it back together and...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:18:58 -0400
  ...Nyloc nuts or equal used on U bolts of course. > >Neil. > >-- >Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > >http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > >http://groups...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:49:51 -0400
  ...coolant into the cylinders. Usual cause after head replacement is defective head gasket, improper torque procedure or re-used bolts. Another possibility is local...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:12:40 -0800
  ...cylinder first ) remove those two support brackets that pass over the master cylinder. If they've not been touched before two of the bolts...
• Story (lite vngn cntnt)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:06:51 MST
  ...I was really impressed by the tightness of the through bolts next to the cylinders. Shit they were tight. I look at my grease...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:18:02 -0800
  ...The bolt is a 1/2 inch diameter bolt, actually it is a piece of threaded steel of 1 foot long. They are originally...
• installing self-retracting seat belts in older busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 19:24:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...The problem is to find seat belts where 1) the belt is long enough and 2) where the spooling device can be bolted down...
• Cracked exhaust manifold questions, and plee for used one for sale, '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:31:33 -0600
  ...I found to my dismay the Exhaust manifold on cylinders 1 &3 had completely sheered in two about 3" from where it bolts to...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:18:54 CST
  ...Brake Caliper Bolt Saga >Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800 > >You might want to think twice about getting the caliper bolt...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:47:56 -0400
  ...Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info? > > 4) How "bolt in" is "bolt in?" Can I literally bolt it into my van? The...
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Wed, 22 May 2002 10:50:28 -0400
  ...then cam other head bolts.. no problems there but when I began to remove the head from the cylinders, they were stuck tight! would...
• 2.1L engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 04:08:17 PST
  ...2- sets of 2.1 crank and rods $150 each set 1- set of German 2.1 Pistons and cylinders- $100 1- 2.1L...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:51 -0400
  I once had to put helicoils in the exhaust header holes for #1 cylinder with the engine in the van. At least there was...
• Re: David Marshal. Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:07:50 -0800
  ...I would dig into the Audi 4000 bin and take the bellhousing and flywheel from a mid 80s 4 cylinder - *should* be a bolt...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:49:01 -0500
  ...housing is saved from the snapped bolts... for now. > > How important is it to hone a used cylinder. The internet seemed full > of opinion...
• Re: Will Scirocco Rims Fit My Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:30:18 +1300
  >The Sciroccos if stock only came in 4 x 100mm bolt pattern. The 6-cyl cars >such as the Corrado, Passat, Jettas and GTi...
• Re: adjusting clutch master cylinder pushrod
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 22:51:18 -0400
  If I was going to try to adjust the pushrod in place, I would remove the clutch master cylinder mounting bolts and move it...
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:56:31 -0700
  ...Of course > you'll need to replace the bolts with stainless steel bolts while you are at > it! -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford...
• Re: 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:19:36 -0700
  ...From the engine compartment he put the nut on as I, from underneath, with needle nose pliers pushed the bolt up. If I had...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:32:18 -0600
  ...i squirted liquid wrench in the bolt holes, the lug bolt holes and around the hole the hub passes through, had some beer and...
• Re: Message for Stan- Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Mon, 13 May 2002 14:46:01 -0700
  ...I have > re-checked the oil leak and am pretty sure it is coming mostly from the > cylinder head/cylinder base area. It just...
• All fixed up and passed the test drive
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:49:13 -0700
  ...Anyway it was a bad ground wire to the sensor - the little bolt on top of the motor near cylinder number 4. Simple fix...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:21:38 -0800
  ...I don't enjoy removing the CV bolts if its not needed. Wah. Neil. On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 5:20 PM, David...
• gasket procedure help please
  Historical mailing list - Shaners [KS Div]
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:50:19 -0500
  ...Bentley says to remove the slave cylinder first, but the bolts seem impossible to get a wrench on. Any advice here? Thanks -- Chip and...
• Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 19:53:25 -0700
  ...I meant where the tool goes in the 6mm allen hole in the top of the bolt . Sorry I wasn't clear there. On...
• Re: 85 shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 20:07:00 -0400
  ...Anyone want to >share how to change out the clutch master cylinder and the clutch slave >cylinder? Do you half to remove the instrument...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:00:43 -0700
  ...cylinder in the unlocked position 6 Use a 6mm allen key to remove the bolt from the lock cylinder 7 Pull lock cylinder 8...
• Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:03:51 -0600
  ...I have applied Stan Wilders idea to open the bolt at the bottom of the cylinder (its a hollow bold/gland nut type arrangement...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700
  ...rear wheel cylinder bleed valves .. good german ones use a 7mm. cheap non-german ones may use a 1/4 inch. I havn't...
• Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:35:13 +0100
  ...engines have the same bolt pattern for the transmission. So why not use the bellhousing of a diesel vanagon. You can bolt the new...
• Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:26:05 -0500
  ...Sometimes > you can trash the master cylinder by bleeding the > brakes. If you have not done the master cylinder in > a while I would...
• Re: Brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 20 May 2002 18:01:53 EDT
  ...and I tightened the bolts thinking it would do the trick but the problem was a leaking clutch master cylinder, it was plain worn...
• Source of interior panel fasteners
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 17:54:44 -0700
  ...So, I have the head bolts off of one head, but cannot seperate the head from the cylinder jugs. I spray penetrating oil, so...
• CV Joint repacking- axle removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:23:16 -0700
  ...for syncros are cylinders with flat ends- no splines to worry about- the six in-hex or 12-point head bolts that pin the...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:50:40 -0500
  ...Collector to Header Pipe N01024416 8x30 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty 4 Collector to Collector Pipe Going to Cat N01036112 8x65 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty...
• More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 03:57:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I caught some thread on the #4 cylinder exhaust bolt that the DPO "mechanic" had cross-threaded on installation which lead to a connection...
• Re: Diesel Engine on eBay - Funny Paintjob
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:06:00 -0600
  ...Something didn't quite look right, finally I figured it out. > They > painted the top of the block where the cylinder head bolts on...
• Re: clutch cylinders
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 03:03:44 -0800
  Brian, Are you referring to the clutch master cylinder, to the clutch slave cylinder and to the brake master cylinder, which are all fed...
• Re: Click found, but my mechanic needs your help
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 10:58:26 -0500
  ...Top bolt on exhaust pipe leading to left rear cylinder again had > > fallen out. Supposedly, my mechanic had checked this last Wednesday when he...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:19:25 -0400
  ...cylinders. Manually turned engine to stop point in both > directions. It stops in the same places. I checked all three torque > converter bolts. All...
• Re: failure to fire: the sequel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:08:35 -0400
  ...Remove the solinoid and clean the piston and cylinder with 800or 1000grit sand paper. Grease the piston and cylinder.Use RTV when reinstalling the...
• Re: Rear Pillar Bolt Hole. 7/16" 20 TPI ? (fine)
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:54:56 +0100
  ...I >>> assume it's a bolt hole for shoulder belt on seat belt. >>> >>> Only have an SAE thread checker thing. Metric one is hiding...
• vibrations, wheel bearings, cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Sat, 8 May 1999 22:05:04 -0700
  ...brakes (cylinders and shoes, drums were still okay). The nice thing about taking the whole assembly apart is that you can bolt the outer...