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• Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:12:27 -0700
  ...I got the nut off OK but the LONG THROUGH BOLT is stuck to the old Bilstein shock. When I try to rotate bolt...
• New Parts Deal ( steal )
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 6 May 2003 17:11:20 EDT
  ...Two cylinder heads ( with valves), Mahle piston set ( German made NOT Brazil), Clutch Plate, Clutch Disk, Four Boge Shocks for Syncro, Large Door (black...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:58:12 -0400
  Danno, It may seem like it, but you do not need to remove the large axle nut to get the brake drum off just...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Accelerator Cable hook up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:00:32 -0600
  ...put it into into a bench vice and >drilled a hole in it just large enough for the two cables to go >through. With...
• Re: Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:40:23 -0500
  ...No need to remove the nuts or studs, just loosen them enough to rip the old gasket out and drop the new in. I...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...Next, using a larger bit. the hole was enlarged, and sometimes even enlarged more with a larger bit. Then a reverse threaded device of...
• Re: Replacing water pump - pointers?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:23:15 -0700
  ...large coolant pipe which comes off to the left of pump. I had a lot of trouble getting the socket around the nut as...
• Re: Ramona Rests
  Historical mailing list - corbin blaine connell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 16:09:05 -0600 (MDT)
  ...generator without dropping the engine, you need > a large wrench/socket to get onto the nut that's nearest the fire wall/gas > tank...
• Re: checking castor (i.e. caster)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:11:21 -0400
  ...Using a 22 mm box wrench and large mallet I got the nut loose on the large bolt. As before, it would not willingly...
• Re: How do I test the big end bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:57:18 -0800
  ...large amounts of oil. Cut a piece of Plastigage about 5/8" long. Place Plastigage across the rod bearing and reassemble. Torque rod nuts...
• Re: Thieves - Again
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:41:41 +1300
  ...I keep a rather large crate of scrap metal in >> the back as well, and none of it went missing (not that I'd...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:32:43 -0800
  ...to check that > the > stock wheel nuts seat in properly. That is if the holes are even large > enough--might need to be drilled...
• Re: Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:27:19 -0400
  ...Im not sure if this is >>> >syncro spectfic but there is a pin that holds a large nut and the hub. Now >>> >this must...
• Re: Some NVC to break things up a bit...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:02:41 +1200
  ...She and one of her Indian friends in my kitchen one evening one day dared me to eat a whole large raw chili of...
• Re: How to make a Syncro owner jealous
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 May 2007 23:00:15 -0600
  ...I've seen 'em on large pick up trucks and they make a great camper out of almost anything that can go off road...
• Re: Swapping out the alternator and fun with a pivot bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:45:27 -0400
  ...Once >slightly loosened then the 13mm I'll get back to this. > can be used to loosen the alternator >adjusting bolt and the larger...
• Re: 2.1 Exhaust. P. 26.9 Bentley: "5 Diaphragm Springs" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 7 May 2012 13:29:19 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/exhnut Standard exhaust manifold nut for BMW and MBZ. They work really well on the Vanagon headers due to the larger...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:33:50 -0700
  re stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts in the front just like a Beetle or Split. are...
• Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:56:52 -0700
  ...You clearance drill a hole and the push the T nut in from the back, it then give you a large washer type face...
• re: Tire recommendations wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 95 8:47:49 EST
  ...Anyway the Vanagon's right rear tire is out of commission.; completely flat as a result of a large piece of glass (from a...
• Re: Why remove the crankshaft pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:33:52 -0000
  ...The torque to remove the nut is called a static torque and should not be large enough to hurt anything. John -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Replacing shoft lever bushing/seal with transmission installed?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:40:09 -0700
  ...the tranny case, and bolts to this ear with a single large nut. Mark "Thomas D. Hanlon" wrote: > > Darrel, and other Listees, > >............ > > And, without...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:13:57 -0500
  ...to >> check >> that the >> stock wheel nuts seat in properly. That is if the holes are even large >> enough--might need to be drilled...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:04:06 -0500
  ...Then the side with the nut removed will fall out. For hardware you need to get the correct bolts and nut. P.C. 10...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 20:03:50 -0700
  ...linkage mod. >> >> >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Alistair >> > >> > Years ago I replaced that RollPin with a Larger Bolt & SelfLocking Nut ~ Has never come Loose ~ >> > >> > ORR ~ DeanB
• Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:38:19 -0400
  ...today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives in the center over the large nut was off and...
• Great tool purchase advice,was stripped stud
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:20:52 -0700
  ...Buy the largest metric kit you can afford, but $75 gets you a decent start. I use these all the time- not just for...
• antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:37:41 -0500
  ...bracket behind it, but all I can find is a rubber nut on the back that won't turn. Any and all suggestions are...
• Re: Vanagon Cafe site comments
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 19:10:40 +1300
  ...You must have bat blood in you, and very large eyes, and some kind of >perverse preference for black. Why don't you try...
• Re: SUV ad for Toyota Quest compared to the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 18:40:22 +1300
  ...I'd love to see them attempt some 12 foot long lumber or appliances >like a stove, dishwasher or larger item. I can get...
• Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:29 -0700
  ...Got >> the top nut off with my usual 13mm socket, but it won't fit on the lower >> left nut because there isn't...
• Re: Seating Question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:55:20 -0700
  ...Large Allen bolts, with their large openings, promise to be the most secure. Just select the size that fits the posts on the bottom...
• Steering Wheel Adust/Horn sounds
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:28:58 -0700
  ...How tight do ya'll tighten the large, top nut? Or, how many threads are showing above yours? Given the last three bullets above...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 May 2007 16:49:49 -0400
  ...came with small tubes of yellow sealant for the cap nuts and larger tubes of black sealant for the waterjacket gaskets. I don't...
• Re: Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...useful for retrieving nuts, bolts, and washers from various stupid places, wherein they have come to rest according to Murphy's law ("any part...
• Re: Road Story to share
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:35:41 -0700
  I had a rear axle nut back off a few months ago, severing the cotter pin in the process. Found the splines to be...
• Re: Rattling sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 21 May 2002 23:52:54 +1200
  >Folks, > My sliding door is rattling when closed when I go over large bumps. >When I open the door and shake it from side...
• Re: Jack for 90 Multivan w/fiberglass molding???
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:26:52 -0800
  ...I have a large piece of pretty thick cardboard from an appliance box that I keep under the rear cushion above the engine cover...
• 85 mtr -> 84, Xtra Vac. Lines??
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 24 Dec 1996 09:39:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...These are the larger ones on the air-cleaner side of the motor. On is even has a Y-shaped fitting on it. The...
• 15" SA Alloy Rims and Big Brake Kits In Stock!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 17:39:14 EST
  ...bolt/nut package to properly mount these rims (no longer rear studs are needed). This package is $50. I also have the larger brake...
• Another cup holder
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:27:59 -0400
  Fellow cup holder nuts, Knowing that the number of cupholders you have in your Vanagon is the true measure of a man, my 5...
• Re: 130Mph, or even 90 -- you're nuts
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:02:31 -0500
  ...I would not have felt comfortable at those higher speeds with the stock brakes (especially now since I also run larger wheels and tires).
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:47:33 +1200
  >IIRC Winkler, a German company (aka Das Kraftwerk) still makes the >larger tank. Pricey though. They knocked-off lots of Oettinger parts >for the...
• Re: timing these beasts
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:15:31 -0700
  ...This is a large connector, protected by a black insulator piece, with a 13mm nut on a stud. 12V are always present at this...
• 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: burner replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:04:27 -0700
  ...nut, you can try soaking it in vinegar overnight, but it may be a lost cause. The early valves like yours are larger than...
• Re: Air Cooled Engine Seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:28:43 -0500
  ...you use a cork. > > Or how about a 13mm bolt with nut and flat/lock washers on it? > > Just an idear. > > tim (whose aircools...
• RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:20:00 -0600
  ...The large nuts that hold both bearings were tight .. no concerns of improper torque. 2. Both bearings seem to be greased with CV Molly...
• Re: can I fix my power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:29:39 -0700
  ...4) Put the four retaining bolts and nuts back on. 5) Put the u-joint bolt and nut back on. Put some grease on...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Leo Mulvihill
  Thu, 1 Sep 1994 00:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the 12mm wrench is too large and the 11mm wrench is too > small. Tried using a vice-grip but it slips off. > > I'll...
• FS: Brand New '99 VW Passat 15" Alum Rims & Tires on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:00:49 -0500
  ...Lug nuts included. Mint condition!! Only 80 miles on them. Never been used after the car left the show room floor. The dealer's...
• Re: MB wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 00:37:34 EDT
  ...and do the VW lug nuts seat properly in the M.B. wheels? I am wondering if it is possible with out to much...
• Re: tool source
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:05:55 -0600
  ...After searching and finally finding a nut, the metric fastener place informed me that the thread was messed up about 2-3 turns down...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Rob Wilke: Re: Bad Vibrations from Aug/97]
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 07:38:26 -0400
  ...I have also noted that the large nut on the input shaft seams to be loose on all bad front axles....Go figure?!!! I...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:39:49 +1200
  ...Just don't damage the nozzle or release! >Got me a larger Halon extinguisher. >From H3R > >http://www.h3r.com/products/home_vehicle.htm...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:04:13 -0700
  ...If a LARGE chock is used the van will remain in > place. An additional chock placed at the alternate wheel will also help. > > The...
• Re: Machining wheels. Safe?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:15:14 -0400
  ...Second, the center bore >>is big >>enough even for the 2wd vans, which take an even >>larger center >>bore than the syncro. Third the...
• What is the correct offset for 16 x 8.0 wheels?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 23:06:36 -0700
  ...right on to the Vanagon and the nuts have the same profile as the Vanagon nuts. But, as we all know, the offset 35mm...
• Re: Vanagon name
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:19:46 +1300
  ...For various reasons it's the best van made anywhere, >>and almost anywhere outside northern North America is present in >>large numbers. That sucks...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:36:38 -0700
  ...I will try a large pipe wrench with an extension that I have again this time. Thanks for the tip. MJ --- On Sat, 6...