Date:         Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:17:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Comments: To: Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Hi Ed,

An 8mm bolt is used to secure the throttle linkage.

11mm bolts are used to fasten the slider tube that supports the
throw-out bearing. They are M7 thread, and as such are the only
application of that thread that I am aware of.

14mm is also equivalent to 9/16", and as such may sometimes be used on
propane connections. It is also used to adjust valves on some engines.
(particularly 1972 and later aircooled.)

I do see 12mm exhaust nuts often, but as far as I recall I have not
encountered a 7mm or 9mm fastener in my vanagon-related exploits.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
Engine conversion blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/wordpress/
www.pottsfamily.ca

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On 6/21/2011 3:55 PM, Ed Duntz wrote:
> Thanks to all who have replied so far. I'll be continuing to dismantle my
> old '85 Westfalia in the coming weeks, and I'll post sizes of nut and bolt
> heads just for reference.
>
> In the meantime, can anyone say that they've used 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm
> wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or
> exhaust nuts on some applications).
>
> Ed
>


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