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• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 01:25:53 -0400
  As for the nut, I actually thing that it has fused with the brake drum. The nut looks as though it was beat off...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Thu, 9 May 2013 09:22:18 -0500
  If it's not self locking and your concerned about it working loose, "double nut" it. Place a second nut (just a plain nut...
• Re: axle nut won't budge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:04:53 -0500
  You don't have to remove the nut to change the brakes. Remove the locking screws and then remove the drum. If the nut...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 May 2013 10:57:28 -0700
  ...Place a second nut (just a plain nut will do) on the shank, > tightened against the first nut, locking to two on the shank...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:26:33 +0200
  ...One nut has six (6) cotter pin grooves, tighten to 350Nm/258 lbft. The other nut has ten (10) grooves, this nut should be...
• Help me get this nut off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:45:21 -0800
  ...But the other nut is stripped and just spins. I know there's "nut-cracker" tools you can use in this case, but I...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:21:54 -0500
  ...Like you said, tightening the nut in an attempt to improve the terminal-nut connection doesn't work if the nut doesn't have...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 16:05:34 -0400
  ...Install the flare nut. Use long flare nuts only for gas; short flare >nuts are for water, refrigeration lines, etc. Long flare nuts also...
• Re: Who has exhaust header pipes in stock(and studs too)
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 23 May 2004 09:32:14 EDT
  To get off iffy nuts the best way is to use a acet. outfit , Heat the nuts up red then let the red go...
• Re: Trip report- 8,000 nuts in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:13:12 -0500
  ...or 4,423,680 nuts. brasil nuts! at least four peanuts to one brasil nut ... or 2,211,840 nuts.\ lug nuts!! hmmm. i...
• Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:26:27 -0400
  ...I understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:53:12 -0400
  Years ago in a LeCar (LeWreck) I forgot to tighten some lug nuts. Well they only had 3 anyway. Wheel flew off but all...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:45:18 +0200
  Southard wrote: > Jay: > > Bentley, 42.4, says: > > "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362, install new sleeves and > axle nuts and torque nuts...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:35:20 -0400
  ...Ok -- I've got the '91 Bentley which has the note above, but omits any other mention of the old nut and has a...
• Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 14 May 2024 09:28:40 -0400
  Last summer my Upper Control Arm Camber nut came loose again, following a "profession" VW mechanic alignment. It was totally disengaged, and the whole...
• Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:20:35 -0700
  Anybody know where I can find 14mm conical lug nuts that have a wider base than the std. VW alloy lug nuts? I'm...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:59:05 +0100
  Carl Hansen wrote: > Ummm, Rounded off a nut, frustrating, try to get at the rounded off nuts > BEHIND the engine on the exhaust of...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 May 2024 19:30:53 -0400
  Hi Jack, Two summers ago, after a lot of front end work was done I hade several nuts come loose resulting in clunks. They...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:01:13 -0700
  ...I > understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there > 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• Lug nuts needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:18:01 -0700
  Folks, I'm looking for a source for vanagon lug nuts, the nuts which hold the wheels on. I want to use these for...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:22:54 -0400
  At 12:04 AM 4/14/2011, neil n wrote: >Just confused as nuts/washer on both sides were the same. > >The nuts don...
• Re: Help me get this nut off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:49:10 -0600
  ...But the other nut > is > stripped and just spins. I know there's "nut-cracker" tools you can > use in > this case, but I...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:35:29 -0600
  ...I had installed the nuts a couple of months ago when I discovered all the nuts loose & no gasket left, & I didn't have...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:42:37 -0700
  Tom I've used galvanaized nut and bolt combinations on my VW's exhaust for years.. I just go down to Home Depot's...
• RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:13:47 -0700
  ...From what I can clean stud thread, nut threads spotface on head where nut presses and face of nut. Apply goop to stud thread...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:09:52 -0700
  Dennis can chime in on this, but I think the only way to do it properly is to drain, remove each nut one at...
• Bosch rebuilt starters
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:02:42 -0700
  These come with a replacement nut to tighten down the wire connections to the solenoid. For some reason this is a half-width nut...
• Re: tie rod jamb nuts
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 02:01:30 +0000
  ...tie rod jamb nuts feel a bit silly asking this question. but are the lock nuts on the tie rod ends special 'jamb nuts...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:15:15 -0700
  This style of nut has been in constant use on VW exhaust systems since the 25hp air cooled days and when I can find...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:49:51 -0400
  ...The nut and washer is special. The nut is a class 10.9 all metal (prevailing torque) lock nut. Also note the eccentric washers...
• Help me split the case!!! (amended)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 19:55:46 -0700
  ...Cumulative ----------------Description---------------------- --Count-- 1 small bolt/nut at lower front of engine behind flywheel 1 1 small bolt/nut even lower at front of...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:57:42 -0700
  ...If the poster means the nut grabs and twists the line using a tubing nut wrench ....that could be warping of the nut ...though...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:49:06 -0800
  My local Ace guy is kind of a hardware nut (pun intended). He literally has 3 aisles of hardware. Each aisle is approx. 50...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 00:04:14 -0400
  ...Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused with the brake drum. . . . . Does anyone out there have...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 18 May 2006 10:39:54 -0400
  ...There is a product from vendors called a nut wacker(?).It is for the large 46(?)mm hub nut. It is a flat cast...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft help/input needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:53:26 -0600
  ...If you mean the nuts and bolts for the flanges at each end of the prop shaft, google "stover nut" and you'll see...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:51:55 -0500
  ...I found two bolts holding the exhause to number 2 cylinder, normal nuts on number 4 cylinder, odd bolts/nuts on the J to...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:19 -0700
  ...The nut and > washer is special. > The nut is a class 10.9 all metal (prevailing torque) lock nut. Also note > the eccentric washers...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:13:24 -0600
  The auto industry used some very purpose designed fasteners like truss head bolts & nuts, but they could afford to because they made or bought...
• nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:17:27 -0600
  When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having trouble finding...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:19:33 -0700
  A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the proper wrench on the nut, then clamp the wrench with...
• Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 18:40:36 -0300
  ...As for the nut, I actually thing that it has fused with the brake drum. The nut looks as though it was beat off...
• Re: tie rod jamb nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 19:54:13 -0500
  I actually prefer full width nuts. The trick is to find them in the fine thread. Dennis, And I still can't type on...
• Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:10:50 -0700
  ...Image, new nuts installed: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmNuts.jpg Those nuts are also lock nuts. Turn each a bit at a...
• Re: Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:04:13 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-12 11:17:44 EDT, wesn@ESKIMO.COM writes: << in fact, the lug nut from the steel wheel...
• Re: mouse attacks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:54:45 -0600
  "Perhaps this will inspire you and Bob to submit your Mouse Recipe :)" > > http://www.roadhaus.com/Recipes/Louisiana_Nutria.html AREN'T NUTRIA DIRTY...
• Re: Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Barker
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:49:00 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Lug Nuts Anybody know where I can find 14mm conical lug nuts that have a wider base than...
• Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:33:15 -0400
  ...What lug nuts are you Audi wheel rollin' Syncros using? The wheel is a ball-seat but all of the VW alloys use cone...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:12:10 -0400
  Whatever method you use, think ahead ,and remember that you will need to accurately retorque da nut. File a small match mark on the...
• Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:47:46 -0500
  In the aviation world we used brass nuts on the exhaust pipes. These didn't require anti-seize compound. It did happen once in...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:31:51 -0800
  I think it's really a peen nut because that's cheaper to make, than a castle nut and spindle with a hole in...
• 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:03:39 -0400
  ...Tried several sets and all the same, they spring open when subjected to the force needed to break the nut loose. The nuts have...
• Re: Locking wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:51:00 -0700
  I don't recall the "brand" Malcolm, but I have a socket-type of locking lug nut set on mine. Rather than the McGard...
• tie rod jamb nuts
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:29:17 +0000
  ...but are the lock nuts on the tie rod ends special 'jamb nuts' or just a regular run of the mill 14x1.5 nut...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:45:15 -0700
  ...I guess it just seemed strange that one nut came off easily, fit back on w/o any typical lock nut "tension", the other...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:54:33 EST
  In a message dated 1/14/04 7:38:06 PM, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << As for the nut cracker, they won't fit...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:04:00 -0700
  Hear Hear! I heard! ;) Just confused as nuts/washer on both sides were the same. The nuts don't "feel" like locking nuts, but...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:48:49 -0400
  ...I had > installed the nuts a couple of months ago when I discovered all the > nuts loose & no gasket left, & I didn't have...
• current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 00:55:23 EST
  I've noticed on the new VW products (say 2001-2003) with factory alloy wheels the lug nuts and/or lug bolts are decidedly...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:53:38 -0800
  ...You just unscrew the original nut till it is a few threads from the end and then add the second nut. Tighten the 2...