Access to gas cap lube points, Hubcaps are generally held on with that
spec hardware. The magnetic declination indicator uses them for
adjustment and installation. Many many of them on the van. Part of the
treaty that ended WW II.

mike

On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Never seen that on Vanagon.
>
> Dennis
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Miller
> Sent: 12/20/2011 12:06 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: nuts/bolts
>
> And how about Whitworth?
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
>> Metric as applied to fasteners covers a lot of territory. Multiple
>> standards such as DIN, JASO, ISO all with different threads, heads,
>> finishes etc. Many vehicles use more than one standard depending on
>> the part. there are still vehicles that use variations of metric and
>> American.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:01:35 -0800
>>> From: vwdash80@YAHOO.COM
>>> Subject: Re: nuts/bolts
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>
>>> now that most manufacturers are world market I would expect metric
>>> to be more common than SAE. all of Detroit outsources components
>>> and subassemblies from beyond the states ...
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 11:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: nuts/bolts
>>>
>>> Almost all VW hardware conforms to DIN specifications and with some
>>> effort
>>> is readily available. Depending on application you need to be aware
>>> of not