Thanx for the info, Daryl from AA Transaxle has been kind enough to get one
from his bone yard and mail it to me. You can't beat that kind of help, man
I love this list. In fact if it wasn't for this list I would be up that
infamous creek without no means to go forward. Thank you one and all.
paul rogers

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote:

> The longer stud is for the Std Trany and I get them at the dealer it seems
> to be the only one listed in the edka at 96.8 MM length
> The WBX Automatic needs what I would call the bug Std trany lower stud N 14
> 525 1 at 85 MM I buy these in the after market they come out of Mex or
> Brazil
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> Bob Donalds
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Daniel - Shazam" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Lower Engine Stud Needed
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>  I just checked to see if you could get away with using a bolt instead of
>> a stud- nope.
>> the manual trans takes the longer stud, the auto the shorter.
>> you only get 2 of the right studs per entire vanagon I believe , so
>> extras come from dead vanagons usually.
>> scott
>> turbovans
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>>> Just stop in at a local Vanagon repair shop, they should have one
>>> lying around.
>>>
>>> Remember, the manual tranny studs are a different length than for the
>>> automatics.  You may want to take the  one you have for comparison.
>>>
>>> You could also try a bolt/fastener store.
>>>
>>>  Hi All,
>>>> I'm ready to install my rebuilt transmission, thanks to Daryl, but I'm
>>>> missing one of the lower engine studs.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>