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• Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:13:48 -0900
  ...190E W201 1982-1993 * Bolts 12x1.5 * Bolt Pattern 5x112 E-Class W124 1988-1991 * Bolts 12x1.5 * Bolt Pattern 5x112 C-Class W202...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:24:50 -0900
  ...190E W201 1982-1993 * Bolts 12x1.5 * Bolt Pattern 5x112 E-Class W124 1988-1991 * Bolts 12x1.5 * Bolt Pattern 5x112 C-Class W202...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:14:24 -0800
  many mercedes use 12 mm wheel mounting bolts.... but the hole in the wheel is big enough to take a 14 mm stud or...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:56:54 -0900
  ...Mercedes Rim lug hole size > many mercedes use 12 mm wheel mounting bolts.... > but the hole in the wheel is big enough to take...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:36:19 -0800
  ...and ......now I realize why I grabbed those longer Eurovan front wheel mounting bolts the other day . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy" <colorworks@gci.net...
• Re: GoWesty Van Values
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:49:01 -0700
  ...Home Depot metric bolt: $1.50 Stainless steel bolt: $5 > Vanagon bolt: $10 > Vanagon Westfalia bolt: $17 > Vanagon Westfalia Syncro bolt: $25 > Vanagon Westfalia...
• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 02:47:50 EDT
  What is the function of a sheer bolt as in the two that mount the steering column tube to the bottom side of the...
• Re: Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:55:53 -0400
  ...A Class 10 metric bolt is about the same strength as a Grade 8 US bolt. See this chart: http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:11:09 -0700
  Ummm, are we talking about some bolts made of semi-transparent fabric, like lingerie, or are we talking *shear* bolts, meant to separate when...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:17:18 -0700
  Jeff, Sheer bolts on the steering column are used as an anti-theft device. They're supposed to stop thieves from taking apart the...
• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:32:24 -0700
  Jeff, It is not so the torque is right but so the bolts sheer during an accident. I would reuse them and perhaps use...
• Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 10:47:58 -0800
  ...My Jetta Bentley manual refers to head bolts, crank pulley bolt as "stretch bolts". It's interesting that it specifies 'lightly oiling' threads/shoulder...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:46:42 -0400
  Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? > > Does it have grooves in the threads...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:58:23 -0700
  It is an ordinary bolt, other than VERY short to allow removal with rad installed. VW says M8 x 12mm. If you get one...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:42:51 -0500
  In my limited experience, the allen bolts are used when you can't get a socket on a normal hex head bolt. If there...
• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:05:18 -0400
  Depending on how much access you have to this bolt... You might try the hammer and chisel route. Get a good chisel with a...
• Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:59:51 -0800
  ...The bottom bolt was a 15mm hex head. The top bolt is an allen head type bolt. Is there any reason why I can...
• Re: Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:36:08 -0700
  ...Mark neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission > front mount bracket bolts...
• Re: power steering pump adjustment bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:23:14 -0700
  yes,the pump bracket comes right off the right head with 3 bolts. just loosen belt, pivot pump to the right, and you can...
• Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:21:16 -0700
  ...Further investigation showed that the top bolt was broken and the bottom bolt was just loose. The bolt is broken just below the surface...
• Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:29:57 -0700
  Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? Does it have grooves in the threads to let the...
• Re: FYI - Audi wheels are a DIRECT bolt on for the Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Doyt W. Echelberger
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:54:34 -0400
  ...Information includes bolt circle, offset, and center bore. You need 5 bolt 112 mm circle diameter, with a 35 to 40 mm positive offset...
• Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:03:49 -0700
  ...I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission front mount bracket bolts to the bracket on the frame...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:47:18 +0000
  ...John -------------- Original message from Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>: -------------- > Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? > > Does...
• Head Shield Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:56:43 -0400
  ...Each is bolted at one corner with an exhaust header bolt; the passenger side shield is bolted at the front of the engine and...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 May 2005 12:18:05 -0400
  I would use a Craftsman "Bolt Out" or equivalent. They are fluted and fit OVER the bolt. They grab tighter the more you try...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:30:05 -0500
  Chris, For things like that I use Craftsman impact grade (not the standard ones) "Bolt-outs". The standard ones require that you turn them...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:50:37 -0700
  ...Our shear bolts are specially made and heat treated for us. The Rockwell hardness scale on these bolts ranges from B85-95, with most...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:37:59 -0700
  According to 48.2, they are indeed shear bolts -- as in "tighten until head of bolt shears off." Shear head anti-tamper bolts. -- Jack...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:51:07 -0700
  Top bolt's just a bolt. Bottom bolt is a carriage bolt. studs are on the engine itself. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rennie...
• Re: [T2] Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Burczyk
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:00:11 -0600
  ...It destroys the bolt head but then the bolt is toast anyway. Normally, to remove these bolts, I use a small screw driver to...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:13:19 -0400
  I believe he's talking about the bolts that hold the alternator bracket to the engine, not the bolts that hold the alternator to...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:17:34 -0400
  At 01:53 PM 5/7/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Other than the heads, are there anything magical about these bolts? The price...
• Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 10 May 2007 11:28:31 -0600
  I just bought a cv boot and bolts from busdepot.com for the bolts. Are these high quality bolts? Jeff Olson Martin, SD Paul...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:25:55 -0400
  The first bolt is listed as a M10x140 in ETKA. Be sure you use at least Class 10.9 bolts and nuts. Generally socket...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column - another question
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:51:24 -0400
  Okay - so I just replaced my front heater core, and it removing the whole dash, the bolts holding my steering rack on to the...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:18:53 -0400
  It is my understanding that these bolts are a shear bolt to aid in directing the column in an accident . On Mon, May 7...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:26:39 -0700
  >> Vice-gripping a round bolt head is not my favorite way to >> remove/install bolts. > > But the fact that you *can* demonstrates the pointlessness...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0700
  ...Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs > The first bolt is listed as a M10x140 in ETKA. > > Be sure you use at least...
• Original positive battery terminal bolt with side bolt for red wires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:35:06 -0700
  Am on a probably quixotic quest for an original positive battery cable bolt with the little side bolt for the red wires. Tom
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:59:41 -0500
  At 10:13 AM 11/27/2001, Gnarlodious wrote: >'Course I am a woman and therefore not prone to breaking bolts! Does that mean...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:40:15 -0600
  Maybe got the Bolts from the wrong supplier ~ http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc/cv-bolt-and...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 07:49:49 -0500
  George Averill wrote: > > Have had a discussion with a friend this week about head bolts and thought that some of you might be able...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:07 -0400
  ...Dear John, Since when do UNF bolts come with grade 8.8 stamped on the bolt end? >I wrote: >>Bolt is M11x1.25 grade...
• Re: oil drain AHU diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 18:52:02 -0700
  Only later diesel Vanagon pans got the allen bolt and it comes out all the way to drain the oil, not like most of...
• motormount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Delessio
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:09:38 -0500
  Hello all, I need to replace a broken motormount bolt on my van. I don't know if motormount bolt is the correct term...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:56:01 -0700
  ...Someone replaced three bolts with shorter, substandard > bolts and left the washers off. I've gotten all new bolts but they didn't > include...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:30:26 -0500
  Tom, Remove what bolts you can with the wrenches, cut the heads from the remaining bolts and slip the CV off. Once the pressure...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 19:29:57 -0400
  Original bolt is M12x1.5x20 mm, property class 10.9 which is similar to a Grade Eight bolt in the US system. Since this...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:00:25 -0800
  The top starter bolt is quite long and not only mounts the starter but passes through the trans and block to hold them together...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:38:53 -0500
  I take it you are saying the inside of the bolt head is stripped out so you can't turn it, and you are...
• Re: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 06:29:26 -0700
  ...The spare tire door bolt shares the same head size as the lug bolts but is a totally different thread size. The spare bolt...
• Re: Flywheel Dowel Pins - Continued
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:47:01 -0400
  ...The flywheel bolts are near the center and the clutch bolts are near the outside - for the same torque, the clutch bolts are under...
• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:43:32 -0400
  ...OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited. Depending on how much access you have to this bolt... You might try the hammer and chisel...
• Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 10:53:27 -0700
  The upper two steering column bolts, which bolt the column to the underside of the dash, and shown on 48.2 (not called out...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:50:17 -0500
  If your head bolts are of the "torque to yield" or "stretch" head bolts, they should be used once and replaced when removed. They...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:21:22 -0700
  ...there are no bolts through the top of the bumper. the rear bumper is a different story ..same bolt thread though, to the brackets...
• Re: Dash back in place...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:40:56 -0700
  no problem replacing the shear-off conical head bolts with regular bolts. I believe they are only anti theft devices, not a safety feature...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:32:03 EST
  Mark, All VW models have the same spcification for what to do with that bolt. Mine cost me about $1.50 each from the...
• Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  August 06, 1987
  To prevent the alternator bolt from becoming loose and breaking, the torque specification has been increased. The increased torque specification requires use of a...