Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:30:49 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: nuts/bolts
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You'd be surprised at how many "Old Country" VW parts were actually made
elsewhere.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
www.stir-plate.com
www.towercooler.com
www.kegkits.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Max Wellhouse
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:54 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: nuts/bolts
To me, the best source of nuts and bolts for a Vanagon is a Vanagon(or other
German car) carcass at a U Pullit. I wouldn't trash a decent one, but the
rusto matic Syncro I cut up yielded dozens, maybe hundreds of fasteners, and
I semi organized them into those little red AKro MIlls bins. Most of those
nuts and bolts at the FLAPS and even HArdware stores these days are made in
China and I'd rather have the stuff made in Old Country.
YMMV
DM&FS
At 10:43 PM 12/19/2011, Hector Zapata wrote:
>Check out the big chain auto parts stores (Auto Zone, Pep Boys,
>Advance), that's where I get mine. Auto Zone sell small plastic
>cases/organizers with nuts, bolts and washers; Pep Boys sells them
>individually, they have a large selection. And down here we have
>specialized stores that sell all kind of fasteners, you may want to check
your yellow pages.
>
>Hector
>
>
>
>
> > Subject: RE: nuts/bolts
> >
> >
> >
> > tom, i agree....but where do i get them from??? lowe's and home
> > depot are coming up short in many cases...
> >
> > in rare cases i am only replacing nuts so i have to find metric but
> > i cannot find an exact metric nut to fit
> >
> >
> > thanks for your help!
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: thargrav@hiwaay.net
> > > To: jabin_n@HOTMAIL.COM
> > > Subject: RE: nuts/bolts
> > > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:49:54 -0600
> > >
> > > Stay with metric - not only are the bolt head sizes different, the
> > > bolt shafts are different too. So, for anything tight fitting you
> > > are
> > defaulting
> > > to a smaller size.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> > > www.stir-plate.com
> > > www.towercooler.com
> > > www.kegkits.com
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> > > Behalf
> > Of
> > > Jabin Newhouse
> > > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:17 PM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: nuts/bolts
> > >
> > > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the
> > > heavily
> > rusted
> > > nuts and bolts as needed. I am having trouble finding the
> > > identical nuts/bolts in metric sizes that match my owner's manual
> > > (the existing
> > > nut/bolt) and the general internet instructions for repairs. Not
> > > only is this compromising the integrity of this great vehicle, but
> > > also I think long-term this could be an issue by swapping out
> > > metric for SAE sizes and possibly stripping out nuts/bolts during
> > > future repairs by not realizing
> > its
> > > a SAE nut/bolt or creating a problem for the next owner (my son
> > hopefully).
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > > jabin
> > > 1987 Vanagon Transporter =
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