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• Re: re cleaning pop top
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:01:17 -0400
  ...With your helper -- get the luggage rack seat on the four protruding bolts ahead of the poptop opening. Put the nuts and washers on...
• Studs/Spacers for Audi 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:16:22 -0400
  ...What length studs should I use in the rear? Do the vanagon lug nuts work? What type of studs do I use in front...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:27:36 EST
  ...last two nuts off. > imho > Patrick > I've got one for you! :-) Well, I admit I can't find a lug nut torque spec...
• Re: Friday torque
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:36:23 -0800
  Here's a simple Friday guide on how to torque the wheel lug nuts on a vanagon: Using a 1/2" drive with a...
• Re: Lugnut worries continue
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:46:45 -0600
  BTDT with the lug nuts. Like I said, the nuts have a hardened washer on the back side. You pro'lly won't get...
• Re: more (interesting) questions about rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:26:49 -0700
  ...do most of you running these wheels use the stock lug studs in the rear? because some of the nuts only went on like...
• Re: Need Alloy Lug Nuts/NAPA
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:22:42 EDT
  ...I found that NAPA auto parts stores sell 14 mm thread lug nuts intentioned for some GM trucks. They are really beefy and sell...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 02:11:51 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-07 13:20:12 EDT, raven@HALCYON.COM writes: > I always > loosen and retorque all of the lugs...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:17:06 -0500
  ...lug nuts torque- > >>> > >>> > >>> Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug > >>> bolts > >>> > >>>> in the front just like a...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:21:46 +0000
  > VW, I have found, has a real problem with over tight lug bolts. > I think this is because of the precision of the bolt...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:11:43 +1200
  >When using the Mercedes wheels you MUST use the Mercedes lugs. The taper on >the VW lugs is different from that of Mercedes and...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:29:08 -0800
  ...the lug bolts with. Mark David M wrote: > Nut looks to be like 19mm but my 19mm socket is a bit loose. Nut is...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:19:07 -0700
  ...nuts/bolts for alloy wheels." >.... would the location of that sticker give evidence that a good place for >storage of the jack/lug wrench...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 14:19:56 CDT
  ...the head >trying to turn the lug nuts. What insanity. I noticed that there was a >lug that was broken off in the left...
• Re: Shuddering Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 14:19:56 -0500
  ...On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 13:31:28 -0500, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Try loosening the lug bolts/nuts a little and...
• Re: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long) :-,
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:53:19 -0400
  Stan Wilder wrote: > > My Reply. > Short. > Duh! I was expecting #1 through #10, you must have skipped something. Nope. Like I said: > > I think...
• Re: about wheelsize--what is the lug nut pattern/size for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:02:37 -0500
  Maybe you can find a set of cragers w/ L60X14 tires.Of course you will also need gabrial hijacker air shocks. Wow what a...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:43:22 -0700
  My machinist made a ball-seat cutter out of a new Vanagon lug nut. With it, he modified two different sets of Audi wheels...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:07:55 -0600
  ...Oh, I still need new lug bolts and nuts. And the hub > caps at > $20 each? > > David They are around. I got almost a...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:00:32 -0600
  ...It > sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not pulled rear > tire yet). > > Can anyone shed light on...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:33:42 -0500
  ...Then the drum just slides off over the lug bolts and the axle nut. You may need to whack the drum a bit or...
• Ball Seat vs Cone Seat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:26:12 -0600
  To WhomEver knows the answer,, Is it OK to use OEM Vanagon Ball Seat Lug Nuts on Cone Seat Cast Aluminum Wheels (In this...
• Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:54:19 -0700
  There's been some discussion lately about the pattern of the lug nuts on vanagon wheels. Would a vanagon spare tire fit on a...
• Re: removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:00:00 -0400
  ...four >nuts that hold the aft section of the roof rack on (like Bentley says)? You >mean they didn't weld those nuts in...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:21:08 -0600
  ...lug nuts torque- > > >> At 6/25/2010 07:57 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>> get the breaker bar as a few of us advised before...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:05:47 -0700
  ...of >>>> turns is 9.3 for the nut/bolt engagement. >>>> >>>> In the case of a lugbolt engaging into the brake drum, if the drum...
• Spare tire bolt resolved, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:02:29 -0400
  ...I tried the lug nut first- no dice, too large. After several tries it was the M12 hex bolt that worked best, with a...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:25:49 -0700
  ...I have, under the rear seat with the jack, an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench. One socket on the wrench fits the...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:33:22 EST
  In a message dated 98-04-01 02:53:31 EST, wntrpcht@MC.NET writes: << I think they're just a few dollars each...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:28:15 -0600
  http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947392000P?mv=rr Most sears stores should have them in stock to pick up >>> . Is...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:38:48 -0700
  ...i have never had a wheel lug nut come off ever ... my personal rule is to tighten to feel then after i set the...
• Re: Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:10:25 -0700
  ...Is 133 the correct figure? Seems just snug to me, so if this is correct I have been over tightening lug nuts for years...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:52:23 -0500
  Do keep in mind that wheel hardware especially lug nuts are consumables. They only last so many cycles. The Vanagon Lug nuts and bolts...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:30:32 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug >>>> bolts >>>> >>>>> in the front just like a...
• FS: wheel locks for SA & Carat wheels for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 May 2002 13:46:31 EDT
  ...Syncros use lugnuts. A possible cast savings can be realized if two listees with two wheel drives split a two sets (one nut/one...
• Re: Friends don't let friends... /F
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 23:39:04 -0500
  ...friends encourage friends to raise VW busses? from the dead, yes. ---------- If you plant lug nuts you can raise a whole orchard of them......
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:43:38 -0400
  ...The price is $600 for a set of four with lug nuts and hub caps. Sorin
• Re: It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 18 May 2005 22:10:23 -0400
  ...http://www.boltdepot.com/ Lot's of stainless items, including nuts and bolts for exhaust. Also here: http://www.mcmaster.com/ - Kevin
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:16:44 -0700
  ...Amurka is they used SAE threads on their lugnuts/bolts. It will be mighty difficult to find metric flat bottomed ... err.... wheel nuts BenT
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 05:12:50 -0400
  ...i once renting the kind of puller that screwed in with the lug nuts, and well, it pulled the lugs right out of their...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:44:20 -0800
  ...bar and a 19.09 mm Impact Socket to do the nut wenching deed. Cheap and it can be used as a self defence...
• 15 inch Alloy Wheel Deal!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 17:29:13 EST
  ...I believe these caps cover the lug nuts/bolts so that you don't need alloy wheel lug bolts/nuts. These are 15x6.5...
• Alloy Wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 17:30:10 -0400
  ...The set includes the special lug nuts and bolts. The wheels are used but in good condition. Sorin (650)298-8823
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:17:35 -0500
  ...from a Carat. > It sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not > pulled rear tire yet). > > Can anyone...
• Re: Locks for Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:00:25 -0400
  i had access to some wheel locks for these type of lugnuts. the problem is the vendors will only sell them in sets of...
• Re: '83 rear shocks replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 13:39:51 CDT
  ...thread the nut on the back side. tighten it all up, and torque the bolts/nut. put the wheel back on. put the lug...
• Alloy wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:03:06 -0500
  I have a set of original Vanagon Aloy wheels for sale complete with the special lug nuts and bolts for them. They are in...
• Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:27:42 -0700
  ...Yes I have discarded wheels due to the seats reaching a point the lugs > wouldn't hold. Lug nuts while very durable on the...
• Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:58:40 +0000
  ...If you enlarge those > > >holes to fit the 14mm lugbolts/nuts, you will find that the "bowl" or > > >contour of the 14mm ballseat lugbolts...
• FS: 15" Whls, Hitch, & Wasser Mtrs in KC
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:50:35 -0800
  ...4 15" x 6" 98 Passat Steel Wheels $160 & shipping includes 22 re-shouldered aftermarket lug nuts (not lug-bolts). 20 nuts are need...
• fastener seats - was Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 21:16:49 -0600
  ...cast into them some where. (probably near the center beside the lug nut holes) If they are "real" Audi A8 wheels then the dealer...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:39:02 -0500
  ...George>> Why is it folks refuse to " A Little dab will do Ya" as far as applying anti seize to the lug nuts / studs...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:40:49 -0800
  ...of the band cars had a blow out. (rotted sidewall)The lug nuts were *really* tight. Someone suggested putting a support under the tire...
• Re: about wheelsize--what is the lug nut pattern/size for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:46:30 EST
  ...Cragar > set of composite rims would look on my 84 5 lug "14 vanagon----I > > have seen those little plastic devices used at tire...
• Re: Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:07:39 -0700
  ...BTW, assuming you have the correct hardware to match the contours of the lughole. For example, you put a ballseat lugnut in a conical...
• Re: Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:48:31 -0700
  ...Then what holds them on them? The usual hubcaps (not wheel covers) are mounted just outside the lug nuts. On these do the nuts...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
  The 1 13/16" socket I bought from NAPA for $14 works great for the 46mm axle nuts. The 3/4" flex drive handle...
• Re: Tranny Oil, a new tool!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 00:07:22 -0800
  ...Lug bolts (male) also work - just thread on two nuts and tighten against each other; insert head in hex bolt, wrench on the nuts...
• I Need 1 "Fake Mag Wheel" vanagon hubcap
  Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 16:14:42 EDT
  It is the one with the four fake black lug nuts and the VW logo on the center cap...If anyone has an extra...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 11:46:05 -0700
  --snip-- > Why break your back with cave man techniques --snip-- > This is 2005 , not 1905 > Right? Now, we all know that George just recently...