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• WTB: LUG nuts and center caps
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:38:32 EDT
  ...nuts of the Carat variety? I need 20 for my Syncro (to mount the alloys). NUTS NOT BOLTS. I also need 4 center caps...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:45:58 -0400
  > At the base of the wiper where the arm is attached is a cap. Remove > the cap. Underneath is a nut. Loosen the nut...
• 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: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:18:46 -0500
  ...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: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:12:33 -0500
  ...Does anyone know? Jim On Aug 21, 2011, at 2:06 PM, "pat " <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Jim, are the diesel cap nuts different...
• Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:48:27 -0700
  ...There appears/feels like there are nuts that those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the nuts captive nuts...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:27:41 -0400
  ...DIESEL need rod cap nuts AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except for the supercharged Corrado which uses...
• LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:41:21 -0700
  ...From a design standpoint, for parts using nut & bolt fasteners, since one tightens the nut to the bolt, are captive nuts more or less...
• Re: Haunted Hub Caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:48:28 EDT
  ...This, to avoid the adventures with the plastic spoke and fake lug nut hub caps I have now. Has anyone had luck fitting VW...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:16:32 -0400
  ...DIESEL need rod cap nuts AFAIK, the typical VW gas inline engines use a different rod nut, except for the supercharged Corrado which uses...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:10:26 -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: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:03 -0400
  ...From what I can >tell by reading the manual, there is no need to seal the stud, just the cap >nut. And is there...
• leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:58:02 -0400
  Just like the subject says… Why am I leaking out of only one (that I can yet see) cap nut?? Top driver rear… Draining...
• DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:21:34 -0500
  ...hoping someone reading this list will have a set of 1.6 diesel rod cap nuts in their junkpile. I need all eight. Jim
• Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:18:12 -0500
  ...I also have a complete set of 20 hexagon shaped plastic caps which fit securely over either the bolts or nuts. The plastic is...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:30:47 -0500
  ...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: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:00:43 -0700
  ...06 PM, "pat "<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Jim, are the diesel cap nuts different than the gas motors? >> I always read that VW's...
• captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:54:39 +0000
  hi, please send links to reasonably priced tools for rivet-nuts! thanks mr
• Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400
  On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...
• Head Cap Nuts - part II
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 17 Dec 96 14:44:10 -0600
  ...speaking specifically for the wasserboxer, when you are tightening down the cap nuts you will notice that they continue to turn even when the...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:40:00 -0400
  ...Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut > On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head > cap...
• 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: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:40:48 -0400
  The right stuff must not be used on the cap nuts. The frictional qualities are not known or suitable for torque critical fasteners. If...
• Re: Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:35:41 -0700
  ...There appears/feels like there are nuts that > those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the > nuts captive nuts...
• Re: UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 08:13:20 -0400
  ...leaking cap nut? 1.9er Was that nut loose? Were you able to torque it to 40-41 ft. lbs. and have it stay...
• Re: Westfalia LP tank question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:50:23 -0500
  ...Last time I hung a propane tank on a non-Westy , I used cap nuts from an engine head of a dead watterboxer engine...
• Boston Bob's yellow head cap nut sealer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Sat, 27 May 2000 00:50:08 EDT
  Folks, The head resealing procedure so kindly published by "Boston Bob" refers to a yellow head cap nut sealer. Does anyone (Bob?) know what...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:35:49 -0400
  The swivel seats can be difficult to turn if the nuts that hold them down are too tight. The way to remedy the situation...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 20 May 2005 18:54:58 -0400
  ...stoppers with a wing-nut to tighten it up? (If that's not a bilge plug, then you capless listees might want to try...
• Re: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:18:39 -0400
  ...leaking cap nut? 1.9er > > Just like the subject says… > > Why am I leaking out of only one (that I can yet see) cap...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:52:45 -0600
  At the base of the wiper where the arm is attached is a cap. Remove the cap. Underneath is a nut. Loosen the nut...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:49 -0700
  Those captive nuts are not attached to the frame. They are attached to the inside of the removable bumper mount. You can replace the...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:25:08 -0700
  ...the unneccessary removal of the axle nut. I blame my childrens' ADD. And as to the grease cap question, I have used, with considerable...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:11:31 -0400
  ...Mourkas wrote: > > On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head > cap nut, rearmost right side under...
• head cap nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Dec 1996 15:13:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...Do the head cap nuts have a washer to be installed? When I took them apart They certainly did, however, there is no indication...
• Front wheel dust caps.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 03:13:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...rotors in my westy, but I can't seem to get the dust caps off so I can undo the axle nut. Any ideas?
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:43:35 -0800
  ...hits the nuts Should I order the dust cap and the rubber front shock collar bushings shock tower nut cover cap nuts etc etc...
• 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...
• head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 12:12:52 -0600
  ...but onto your nuts. as these 'head cap nuts' are torqued, greased with a slather of *yellow* sealant from VW (they make a special...
• 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: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:47 -0700
  I happen to need one center hub cap too if anyone knows anything. Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer...
• Re: carring capacity of vannie single cab
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:16:03 -0500
  >>look for "nutzlast" >>...payload, net load, cargo load, vehicle load capacity.... >>alistair Gee Alistair -- I hope all of our "nutzlast" :-) Cheers, Doug On Wed...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 20 May 2005 16:09:08 -0700
  ...stoppers with a wing-nut to >tighten it up? > >(If that's not a bilge plug, then you capless listees might want to try...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:00:42 -0400
  ...Now I am > looking for a full set of lug nuts & bolts as well as a set of 4 center > caps. If anyone has...
• Help! Inaccessible nut in fiberglass sidepanel bracket...
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:08:58 -0400
  ...While the bolt spins, it goes nowhere, so I'm guessing there's a captive nut which broke off the bracket. I tried sliding...
• RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:13:47 -0700
  ...follow up on leaking head >Actually, we are talking about replacing the nut aren't we? The bolt is a >stud with a cap...
• 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: head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:16:16 -0500
  ...Does the nut "untwist" as the torsion of the stud springs back? I've never seen a nut move "by itself" before. In need...
• More crumbly bits -- sunroof nut covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:30:41 -0700
  The little decorative plastic covers which snap over the nuts that hold the sunroof to the roof are disintegrating. Are these available? -- Mike "Rocket...
• Re: 15" SA wheel bolts & caps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:08:47 EDT
  ...caps are required to finish > them off? > you can use the carat alloy lug bolts and nuts and also the carat center caps chris
• spare tire tray nut
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:09:55 -0700
  ...but the captive nut that takes the bolt that secures the tire tray had disappeared. I'm guessing it was a nut tack welded...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:27:59 -0700
  ...nut down over the stud to hold the > wheel on, then use the extra length of stud to secure a container with a > cap...
• UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:02:40 -0400
  ...leaking cap nut? 1.9er >> >> Just like the subject says… >> >> Why am I leaking out of only one (that I can yet see) cap...
• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 06:12:42 EDT
  ...Mourkas" <mourkas@TELPLUS.NET> writes: >On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder >head >cap nut, rearmost...
• Spoked aluminun wheel covers- where can I get them?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:07:03 -0600
  Hi everyone, I've seen a couple early 80's vanagons with 9 spoked anodized aluminum hub caps with 5 fake wheel nuts and...
• Use of Lock Tite
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 22:52:41 -0500
  ...Does LOCKTITE hold up to the high temperatures inside an engine and provide extra holding power on something like the Rod Cap nuts? Stan...
• Re: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:03 -0400
  ...leaking cap nut? 1.9er >> >> Just like the subject says… >> >> Why am I leaking out of only one (that I can yet see) cap...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:35:16 -0700
  Astro Pneumatic Tool 1442 13" Hand Rivet Nut Setter Kit - Metric & SAE W/ 60pc Rivnuts <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TODXQW/ref=oh...
• FS: vanagon alloys w/ tires lug nuts/bolts $300 PNW
  Historical mailing list - Dan W.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:38 -0700
  Greetings, I Have 4 factory vanagon alloys with truck tires, all correct lug bolts/nuts and 2 center caps. No curb dings. Finish on...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:17:12 -0500
  Go wild: < https://www.banggood.com/search/rivet-nut/5954-0-0-1-1-44-0-price-0-0_p-1.html?sbc=1...