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• 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...
• 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: 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...
• 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: 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...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 16:05:34 -0400
  ...Use long flare nuts only for gas; short flare >nuts are for water, refrigeration lines, etc. Long flare nuts also have >greater vibration resistance...
• 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...
• Re: Lug nuts needed
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:49:03 -0600
  ...My syncro uses nuts on all four wheels, I'm > not > sure about 2wd vans. > What other vehicles used the same ball seat shape...
• 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: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:49:06 -0800
  ...Not just regular old nuts & bolts either. He has cap bolts, studs, socket heads, castle nuts, nylocks, flange nuts, acorn nuts, etc., etc… It...
• 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...
• Passat Rims and Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:18:41 -0500
  Hi Folks, I noticed that the stock Vanagon Syncro lug nuts don't mate up properly with Passat steel wheels. Because of this, i...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:42:37 -0700
  ...For Exhaust port nuts, ask your local VW Flaps for brass alloy replacement nuts. Tom Goff <vanagon@TGOFF2.GSFC.NASA.GOV> wrote: Subject: exhaust...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:34:51 -0700
  I too have seen the "heili-coil" nuts you describe and they do seem to work well over the years. I have used the...
• VW service action
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:26 -0400
  ...If only some nuts have loosened, then by turning ALL nuts 90*, some nuts will now be overtightened. There is no mention of the...
• exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:20:24 -0400
  ...anyhow the exhaust nuts mounting the headers to the heads were unlike any that i have seen before. they are 13mm nuts with what...
• FS: front axle nuts for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 11:39:18 -0700
  I got two pairs (one as spare) of front axle nuts for my syncro when I was replacing the rotors. Turns out you don...
• 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...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:40:41 -0700
  ...What torque for 2.1 rod nuts? > Per bentley, I bought new rod nuts for my rebuild. What to I torque them > to? > The...
• 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: 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...
• WTB: LUG nuts and center caps
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:38:32 EDT
  Anyone have some lug nuts of the Carat variety? I need 20 for my Syncro (to mount the alloys). NUTS NOT BOLTS. I also...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:45 -0500
  ...What torque for 2.1 rod nuts? > > > > Per bentley, I bought new rod nuts for my rebuild. What to I torque them >> to? >> The...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:51:59 -0600
  I think they're just a few dollars each at the dealer, remember the lug nuts for steel and alloy wheels are chamfered different...
• 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: 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 - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:47:07 +0300
  ...anyhow the exhaust nuts mounting the headers to :::the heads were unlike any that i have seen before. they are 13mm nuts :::with what...
• Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:00:17 EST
  ...Of course Syncros don't use lug bolts up front but lug nuts. So I am in need of 10(!) lug nuts, and have...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Oct 2003 (#2003-1038)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:27:02 -0500
  Try these folks http://www.prestigewheel.com/ you can order spacers, lug bolts, lug nuts and studs in a whole bunch of different combinations...
• NEEDED: Stock steel wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:28:44 -0600
  Hi all, I would like to get my hands on a set of lug nuts. 20 of 'em. Just the standard lug nuts for...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:20:09 -0800
  ...http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Exhaust.html#nuts Personally... I almost always use the copper flange nuts, however, both work very well. Cheers, Jeff...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:10:36 -0600
  Back in the day, working on aircraft, special brass nuts were used on exhaust studs. Over time, special heat treated steel nuts were introduced...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:08:21 -0800
  Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . Stuart ----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:37:49 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. Nice for VW exhaust nuts! How much? I know, if you have to ask . . . Stuart ----Original Message----- From...
• Re: DIESEL need rod cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:27:41 -0400
  ...The early non stretch bolts used nuts with a shoulder. The shoulder gets a ding to further lock them. Dennis Sent from my Windows...
• Re: lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:45:30 -0400
  ...High quality, reasonable price! http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/lug-nuts.html Remember torque on alloys is about 90ft pounds too...
• 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...
• Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:56:50 -0500
  If anyone wants some, i have a whole bunch of spare assorted nuts bolts and screw you could have for paying the postage. Bolts...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:18:42 -0700
  ...This is with factory alloys and factory lug nuts. I speculate that there are two factors that contribute to seized lug nuts: 1. Over...
• Re: ok where did i go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc canada
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:57:07 -0400
  ...then i >must install new sleeves & axle nuts & torque nuts to 500 Nm Translation: if your axle nuts have six castellations you're supposed...
• 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...
• Re: Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:40:41 -0700
  Once you get your nuts plated, you might next want to invest in some good penetrating oil. Karl Wolz > No I only like my...
• Re: Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 02:30:19 EDT
  << Once you get your nuts plated, you might next want to invest in some good penetrating oil.>> Karl, If Matt F. ends up with...
• Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 17:50:59 PDT
  > > Drums have bolts in em, Disks have studs for Nuts. (the vans also have > > seats for nuts :) ) > > Are you trying to tell me I...
• 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: 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...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:58:53 -0600
  ...I think the nuts were more bronze than brass. In my experience the brass nuts were the nuts of choice, because experience taught that...
• need alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Brown
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:25:11 -0400
  ...I am short 2 nuts and 3 bolts of the original alloy lug nuts. If anyone has any spares it will be most appreciated...
• Sloppy Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:33:29 -0500
  ...If so, drop the spare and check those nuts! It cost me less than a dollar to pick up new nuts and lock washers...
• Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:46:44 -0700
  ...and I thought only bolts were toque-to-yield, not nuts. It's the bolts, not the nuts, that would be classified as TTL...
• Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts found
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:52:19 -0400
  ...They also have both nylock and all metal lock nuts in those sizes. Consider getting the lower shock bolts or at least the nuts...
• Re: Front License Plate nuts?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 2018 13:33:43 -0500
  There were plastic inserts in there?!? I just used short bolts and nuts. Of course, that means you have to remove the bumper to...
• Re: Friday torque
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:36:23 -0800
  Here's a simple Friday guide on how to torque the wheel lug nuts on a vanagon: Using a 1/2" drive with a...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:47:48 EDT
  In a message dated 8/9/01 11:29:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM writes: > Are the lug bolts and nuts...
• nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:08:08 -0500
  In the illustration of the steering system, (48.4) Bentley notes "always replace" indicating the nuts. I assume from this that these are single...
• 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: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 17 May 2006 22:48:08 -0400
  ...I guess there really is something to tightening lug >nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on >the...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:24:44 -0400
  I use brass nuts on the cross-over pipe, cat, and muffler to tailpipe for this reason. Stick with VW steel on the manifold...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:27:05 -0500
  The outside nuts are 17mm, but inside they are 15mm deep well. Seems there isn't room inside the jacket for the 17mms. Yes...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700
  are the nuts inside the case 19 mm wrench size like the outside ones ? I just looked into a 1.9 block if have...