so much discussion over one simple bolt !

it is a 12mm thread diameter bolt.

a 19mm hex head is a very normal size bolt head for a 12mm thread bolt.

It's a rather fine thread and is about the only spot in a waterboxer vanagon
where you will find this fine  12mm thread.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)

> At 12:57 AM 3/8/2011, Karl Wolz wrote:
>>Pretty much normal 19mm.
>
> All except it's a much larger (wider) head than usual for the
> diameter of bolt - so that the lug wrench will fit it.  Wish I had one.
>
> Yrs,
> d