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Help! Cylinder head stud broken
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:42:05 -0800
I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the last step to 36 ft...
Re: Rear wheel lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:41:28 -0800
...wrote: > > Folks, anyone know of a source for original factory lug nuts for my 91 > vanagon new or used? > > Cheers > > ________________________ > > Jaime Forero > > <mailto:jaime...
Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:07:34 -0500
...My question is do I torque these wheel bolts/nuts to the VW spec of 130 ft./lbs. or use whatever Mercedes recommends? P...
Nuts and Braces
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:35:26 -0500
...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- I need two lug nuts for my '85 GL Vanagon, and one wheel stud. I also need the...
Self Locking Nuts--"Always Replace"
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:07:51 -0400
Tim and Dennis, the manual says to replace all self locking nuts (the kind that are deformed thread or crushed type). I notice that...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:57:07 -0700
...but try doing it at night, when its raining and cold, and the lug nuts have not been off the van for a while...
Exhaust Pipe Q?
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:31:56 -0700
...Kind of tough� original exhaust pipes, nuts and bolts rusted pretty well, etc. Here is my question: is there a certain configuration of the...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:39:51 -0600
...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: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:35:48 -0800
...It it held on > to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs which go > into the manifold. I really...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:25:50 -0800
...2011 12:06 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: nuts/bolts > > And how about Whitworth? > > > On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:33...
Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
Historical mailing list - marcus
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:33:06 -0700
Gary Welcome to the club.I don't leave the tire shop until I'm sure I can loosen the lug nuts.They use...
Re: Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:30:08 -0400
...Then what holds them on them? The usual hubcaps (not > wheel covers) are mounted just outside the lug nuts. This is what results from...
Re: How do you remove syncro mini flares
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:46:56 -0700
There are three small nuts that hold the flare. You can access the little buggers from inside the wheel well. Be very careful when...
Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:47:42 -0500
...quantities of the item I was looking for (Riv Nuts) was eBay? For nuts, bolts, hardware, fittings of various sorts, McMaster-Carr usually has...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:15:27 -0700
...Let us know how much tighter the nuts get. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
Re: Running out of castor adjustment
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:14:58 -0600
...The nuts are > almost all the way off the radius rods and still it's off by a bit. The > bushings are new, and...
Re: exhaust nuts and bolts
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:10:45 -0600
...I am soliciting advice from the group concerning the replacement of all bolts/nuts (metric 8-1.25 of various lengths) with stainless steel...
Re: Berg Shifter TOP
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:10:50 -0700
BenT wrote: "As for your other posting, the 3/4 inch tall nuts are available from many good hardware stores. They are used on...
Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 17 May 1999 11:32:21 -0400
Dear David, I'm afraid you still are mistaken, monsieur!! The 6 hex nuts are for mounting the brackets to the main unit. The...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:45:07 -0600
...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: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 09:33:16 -0700
...Todd '88 Westy Rico Sapolich wrote: > What can be done to ease the removal of Vanagon lug nuts? I have always had > a bitch...
Re: captive nut tools
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:49:05 -0700
Hi Mike, I had never used riv-nuts until recently and didn’t want to pay for a tool, but I found out how...
Re: Oil leak...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:53:38 -0800
...Tighten the 2 nuts together near the end. This way you have more room to use standard wrenches on both nuts. Mark Scott Daniel...
Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:43:11 -0800
...I mean, here you all are going nuts about saving them, and I'm goingg nuts trying to keep molds away from the Westphalia...
Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:16:51 -0700
IIRC they're half studs and nuts and half bolts - if they were all studs you wouldn't be able to get the manifolds...
Sharing the 16" Tire Upgrade on my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:18:39 -0400
...http://www.t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/wheel-accessories/custom-center-caps-3/ $50 for the T3 17mm Nuts & Bolts http://www...
Re: Brakes completely died.
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:31:45 -0400
...can I use standard M10 connecting nuts on the ends or are the nuts for bubble flare different than standard end nuts. I want...
Re: Frozen axle nuts
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:42:07 -0500
...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Todd Last wrote: > If your axle nuts are frozen.........!!>> Try some Marvels Mystery Oil (Not the top...
Re: ok where did i go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc canada
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:31:46 -0700
...then i > must install new sleeves& axle nuts& torque nuts to 500 Nm > >
Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:06:52 -0400
What about the brass (bronze?) nuts we used to use on the old aircooled beetles? Such as these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws...
Re: Tire lug nut question..
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:15:56 -0400
...I could > see a lot of thread left over on the spare. > Do Alloy rims use the same lug nuts as standard rims? If...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
...the nuts. > Should one dispense with that and use a dremel thin grinding wheel to > carefully grind off one area of the nuts so...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:55:48 -0800
...So, either they're a special single-use > design of some sort, or they are ordinary nuts but for some reason > they still should...
Re: exhaust header studs on heads
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:08:32 -0700
...Slide under it and try a few of the nuts before attacking it, remember that most of those Copper nuts are 12mm. Stacy Sent...
Austin Vee Dub bad motor #2
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 May 1996 02:19:46 -0400
...gas) nearly all the nuts were too loose, including muffler, engine tin, 17mms holding the motor inetc., except the nuts holding the rocker arms...
Re: anti-seize
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:19:37 -0600
...But, this is just me and could very well be wrong? I hoping to find out myself ! ;o) Had All the lug nuts come...
Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 19:46:06 EDT
...So, you think if I exercise my nuts more often I should be all right? Sorry, I just HAD to do it. By the...
Axle nut is nuts is stuck - thanks
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:13:58 -0400
...I appreciate all the feed back I got about the rear axle nuts. For now, I'm just happy to be driving the Westy...
Re: Please unsubscribe me
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:25:31 -0800
Sorry Paul, No one escapes the Barrage of Nuts on Fridays. Running out of a dress ain't nothin' compared to what goes on...
Syncro Front Axel Nuts--(Let me know if you want in on this deal)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:50:59 -0400
...Metric has those front axel nuts I want and they only cost about $2.30 each compared to, like $8 each or something at...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:36:38 -0700
...Why my rear axle nuts got loose To: "'M. Jade'" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 12:15...
Re: Mr. Metric nuts are in!
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 15:53:46 -0500
Dear Steve, These are replacement nuts for the front axles that Lobro supplies with their CV joint kit. In short, Bentley says you MUST...
Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:04:06 -0400
...tech" six-point >sockets that was ever created, for my axle nuts. It is a combination >breaker and socket, and it consists of a...
Re: Steering rack replacement question
Historical mailing list - zaranski
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 19:48:00 -0600
...4) Removed the tie-rod end nuts (both were pinned-castle nuts) and used a generic puller to push the ends up thru the...
Re: Engine worries return
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 29 Jul 2017 14:01:49 -0700
...It may be that on the 1.9 the socket can be put over the nuts without removing the intake runners. What I recall...
Re: Fw: vc install/alignment?
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:24:28 -0500
...It is a little tighter and can get the nuts off when the regular nuts won't comeoff. > >Also, seems someone mentioned replacing the...
Propane tank removal
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Tue, 11 Feb 97 17:45:45 EST
...I removed the two inboard nuts and loosened the two outboard nuts. The tank came right out and was a lot lighter than I...
Re: Best lubricant for Westy Spinny Seats?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 23:46:18 -0700
...Suggest > replacing if they are worn or chewed-up. > > The torque on the four nuts that secure the swivel is real critical. > Overly tight...
Solution to Minor Oil pump leak
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:52:06 -0800
...In case anyone is interested in my solution to reaching those two top 13 mm nuts on the oil pump of my 1989 Vanagon...
Re: Use of Loctite
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:02:15 +0100
...and yes, it can be used on Rod Cap nuts which only run at nominal temps - about the same as the oil. Clive '88...
Re: "Certifiable Diesel Nuts" (was Re: Vanagon engine swaps(long))
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Sun, 4 Aug 1996 09:16:31 -0700
At 11:02 AM 8/4/96 -0500, Kevin Disse wrote: > >How many other "certifiable diesel nuts" are there on this list ? I'm...
Stuck, corroded,rusted,rounded,nuts
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:38:33 -0600
I work on heavy equiptment, and have run into stubborn nuts and bolts many many times. and I have found that the only, and...
Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:15:25 +1300
...Why wouldn't you grease your lug nuts? >> > >Yeah. Same question I asked. The wheel nuts on my 57, 66 & 75 vans were all...
Re: It is pretty easy to work on, that Inline 4 transplant motor...
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 4 May 2007 03:31:39 -0400
...take the nuts and clamping part off. now put the nuts on then flip the clamp part over and put the clamping part back...
Re: If you are putting the alternator back in........ lesson
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 14 May 2014 08:54:41 -0700
...Take nuts off again and remove dipstick bracket, install arm, bracket and snug the nuts. Install the adjusting screw and start to tension the...
Re: Removing Rusty Exhaust System
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 08:50:04 -0400
...Then use a propane or oxy-acetylene torch and heat the nuts, then re-apply the penetrating fluid. Then shock the nuts with a...
Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 25 May 1999 06:45:33 PDT
...waterboxer head nuts leak > > > >Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts > >from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:07:02 -0800 (PST)
...six foot length of pipe to "ASSIST" in > getting the lug nuts off. Just one more question. Where does > everybody stow these essential devices...
Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:59:04 -0700
How many nuts are there? I had to remove one to pull the left lower tin. The rear end was held by a bolt...
Re: Back bench latch
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 8 Aug 2019 21:05:12 -0400
...I can get a socket onto the nuts to free the latch > mechanism but can’t be sure of the right size. ) > > Thanks, Gabby >