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• Re: more choices in custom wheels...the term "conical",
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 08:48:23 -0700
  ...It is a 60 degree tapered hole/seating surface. Prestige Wheel (www.prestigewheel.com) is where I purchased my lugs from, they offer 14...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 17:19:05 -0500
  ...The designation is M10x1k, and from what I've gathered the 1k stands for "keg" which is apparently a german tapered thread designation. (The...
• Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 08:55:11 -0700
  ...It's tapered thread, around M16. But is it metric tapered pipe thread? Thanks Alistair
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:39:29 -0500
  ...I have seen on-line dealers advertise them as metric but indeed are SAE tapered. It is real close to the same thread, but...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:53:15 -0500
  Wes, Most likely NOT metric threads if it's tapered. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "pickle vanagon" <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:13:09 -0500
  ...VDO oil sender with untapered threads? Wes, Most likely NOT metric threads if it's tapered. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "pickle vanagon" <greenvanagon@GMAIL...
• VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 18:52:39 -0500
  I ordered an M10 threaded VDO oil sender, and was a little disappointed to find that it has *tapered* M10 threads, unlike the VW...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:09:11 -0800
  ...It is true the all VDO Pressure Senders with 10mm Threads (1mm Pitch) are of the 1K style, which is tapered. They do (or...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 08:57:31 -0700
  ...But is it metric tapered pipe thread? > > Thanks > > Alistair
• CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 15 May 2009 18:18:46 -0400
  Anybody have experience or knowledge of the dangers or benefits of using molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as those...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 09:04:04 -0700
  ...But is it metric tapered pipe thread? > > Thanks > > Alistair
• Distributor drive pin...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:33:18 -0500
  The reason I said that it was tapered was that it ONLY came off when I drove the pin out in ONE DIRECTION. I...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:49:30 -0500
  ...It is true the all VDO Pressure Senders with 10mm Threads (1mm Pitch) are of the 1K style, which is tapered. They do (or...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 04:50:09 EDT
  ...side of the tapered hole' >> Steve, Strike the side of the lug formed into the knuckle to recieve the tapered portion of the ball...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:59:22 -0800
  ...All VW Air Cooled including Type 4 engines were a 1k tapered metric thread for their Idiot Light Senders. The Water Cooled (inline and...
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:23:44 -0500
  ...But I do have an interesting (well, to me anyway) story about tapered roller bearings. One of my ancestors, last name of Tipton, used...
• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:16:30 -0700
  ...big nut to undo ..and get the tapered part popped out. Not bad at all as ball joint jobs go. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan...
• Shift lever question.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:39:57 -0400
  ...The knob has a non-threaded, tapered section to blend it into the shaft, and that tapered piece is too skinny to fit over...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700
  ...dangers or benefits of using > molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd...
• Re: 15 inch South African Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:52:34 EDT
  Tim, You should be able to install them by using the cone tapered Carat specific lugnuts and/or bolts. Ben T
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:55:45 -0600
  ...German, Chinese and American Parts Tapered roller bearings are usually made by Timken, which is an Ohio-based company. Whether they still have them...
• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:42 -0500
  ...Other than getting the tapered pin out of the spindle assembly, its not bad. 3 allen-head bolts IIRC. Then the usual removing any...
• RE: Rear brakes squeak
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 11:43:17 -0700
  Drew, If the surface isn't tapered, the springs should stay on just fine. I think that it would be a very bad idea...
• Re: more choices in custom wheels...the term "conical",
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:19:20 EDT
  ...Are we saying, that this indicates a curved surface? Or, does it just mean cone shaped, or (straight, (flat) ) Tapered? In the machine shop...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:07:46 -0800
  ...Seems to me the same principal might apply to a tapered part on a Vanagon front end. IF so, would it help to start...
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 19:07:42 -0800
  ...German, Chinese and American Parts > > Tapered roller bearings are usually made by Timken, which is an Ohio-based > company. Whether they still have them...
• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:19:09 -0700
  ...the roll pin is flanged or flared on the top end and beveled or tapered on the bottom end. The tapered end must be...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:41:11 -0400
  ...and lock nut on the shaft.The wiper shafts are a tapered shaft(like ball joint shafts). You can remove the nut and the...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:34:35 +0100
  ...side of the tapered hole' >> > > Steve, > > Strike the side of the lug formed into the knuckle to recieve the tapered > portion of the ball...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:39:56 EDT
  ...correct torque properly seat the balljoint? It is a tapered joint, and when the tapered joint is clean and free from burrs, it should...
• Re: Leaky Clutch Slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:42:24 -0800
  ...The bleeder has a tapered seat at the end that seals when it's tightened. If the tapered end is chewed up, just replace...
• Re: Arm rest problem....removing the pin?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:37:17 -0700
  I am not sure, but I believe the hole through which the pin goes is tapered. I know that the pins I have removed...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:08:10 -0800
  ...Seems to me the same principal might apply to a tapered part on a Vanagon front end. IF so, would it help to start...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:56:53 -0800
  you're talking about getting the tapered part out of the top of the whole upright main casting there, right ? if you are, I...
• Front Hub Bearing Removal 2
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 19:46:59 -0800
  ...It was the outer bearing that went bad and I'm not sure what it should look like on the tapered arm (I don...
• Re: Want A List Coffee Mug???
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Nov 1996 01:40:30 -0500
  I'd be happy with a tapered no spill type mug that was ceramic, not plastic. How's that for a possibility? A friend...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:30:51 +0000
  ...You might need a different item for the fuel line, tapered drift pin, etc. Can then use a hose clamp if necessary. John
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:53:47 -0700
  ...And the senders are tapered as well. As long as you're not overly aggressive with the standard thread, you can take it in...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 08:16:22 +0100
  ...It not's clear to me what you mean by 'right along side of the tapered hole' I found the forks useless so try...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 09:11:05 -0700
  ...I can find tapered plugs in online catalogs with with that nominal size. Thanks Alistair > On May 14, 2017, at 9:05 AM, vw...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:13:32 -0400
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com <https://www.uniwerksdesign.com/> makes a printed copy of the original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:27:50 -0800
  ...I had little probs with the allen bolts, but that tapered ball joint was stuck as I have ever seen one. heating the steering...
• Filter confused
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 00:23:53 -0500
  ...I am absolutely confused about round straight, oval, round tapered air filters; what does it mean? Which is suitable for my �84 1.9L...
• Re: drilling through sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 14 May 2004 18:57:40 -0700
  ...rattail file" put it into the drill motor then put the tapered end of the file into the first small hole and turn it...
• Re: Want A List Coffee Mug???
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 09 Nov 1996 19:38:28 -0800
  At 12:46 AM 11/9/96 -0600, Claralw@aol.com wrote: >I'd be happy with a tapered no spill type mug that...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 02:25:19 -0400
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory.
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:38:28 -0800
  ...This being one technique in expanding a >cone when manufacturing. > >Seems to me the same principal might apply to a tapered part on a...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:59:40 -0500
  ...To intentionally screw a tapered, standard pipe thread into a straight metric hole goes against my grain. There is big sign in my garage...
• hubcap puller ...was: Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:25:29 EDT
  ...It's about coat hanger thick and shaped like a tapered U, about 2" long and the ends are turned 90 degrees for about...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:03:34 -0500
  ...you hear a big snap...don't worry, nothing broke, the tapered part of the ball joint just popped out. Should work with knuckle...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
  Wolfvan88@aol.com wrote: > The pin is tapered and comes out one way. Weird. I don't have a micrometer, but if the replacement...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:13:27 -0400
  So Craig got me thinking- that must be the problem with my wiper! I didn't realize the spline was tapered. I took Mark...
• CV anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:52:12 -0800
  ...Is that little ball cage tapered or how do you know it's assembled correctly? Does it bind or not move if assembled backward...
• For Sale Westfalia Sink Drain valve.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 19:48:41 -0400
  ...M16 X1.5 tapered thread (This is very close to, but not exactly, 3/8 X 18 NPT) Wrench Size: 20 mm. Nob is...
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:57:34 +0200
  ...I take it that these have tapered heads in stead of the normal rounded heads (that is the back of the head where it...
• Re: lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:04:26 -0500
  This may have already been covered, but just to make sure, the chrome bolts on my alloy 90 have a definitely more tapered shoulder...
• Oil pressure sender thread size?
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 4 May 2007 22:10:32 -0700
  ...I though it might be tapered threads but the pics at vendor sites looks like it is straight metric threads? Thank you much, Nate
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:18 -0400
  I use the tapered (cone shaped) lug nuts with my Rheins. Never had a problem except when the state inspector failed to tighten them...
• propane line removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:54:09 +0000
  ...my '87 Westy and am having a difficult time removing the tapered nut that connects the copper tube to the tank assembly. Every twist...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 May 2009 20:23:23 -0700
  ...dangers or benefits of using > molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd...