Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 10+: 60 results shown for Chisel.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:03:53 -0400
  ...the entire bolt and hope to remove the remains with a chisel. Easy outs might work on new parts but in the real work...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 19:39:32 -0800
  ...Or, I chisel away at this asbestos/gum material, grip and remove bolt remnants, and then replace bolts and goop. Or I try and...
• Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:33:39 -0500
  ...Corporations make lots of money and the consumer gets "Chiseled". Not enough people notice, or are too tired from working to keep up, to...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:40:24 -0700
  ...more's the pity. > > Second (and possible subsequent) drill bits, the chisel point of a > standard bit (the flat line across the end of...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:20:22 -0600
  ...I am not adverse to even grinding the bolt off, very >carefully, and maybe only to where it is thin enough to chisel it...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:44:13 -0800
  ...body where the bolt passes through by going crazy with a chisel hammer. Then they couldn't find a replacement bolt in the right...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:57:23 -0400
  ...it was > located and cut an access hole with a cold chisel and did the job from > inside the "boot." > > Merdre! C'est la...
• Re: 46mm socket for wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:05:38 -0600
  ...I could probably just trash the nut with a sledge > hammer and a chisel :-) but that still doesn't get the new one back...
• battery tray replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 20:55:01 -0400
  ...Still we needed two 3-pound hammers and a variety of drifts and chisels to get it in place. The welding was messy because...
• Re: checking castor (i.e. caster)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:11:21 -0400
  ...The head of the bolt and its washer would not move downward even with vigorous hammering with a large blunt chisel. Finally after heating...
• Avoiding Routine Maintainence
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 19:59:15 +0000
  ...dremel, heat red hot, and BEND a 1/2" thich cold chisel without removing you can kiss the spindle GOODBYE. So there it sits...
• Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:25:58 -0600
  ...Use a chisel to get a split, then chase around the perimeter with a putty knife. Your family will hate you if you do...
• How did you install power in your van?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:45:42 -0400
  ...The biggest pain was chiselling out the bracket that holds the power lock inside the sliding door. In hindsight, it would have been a...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
  ...to >>> hacksaw the thing into two, and then use a cold chisel to punch it out, >>> apparently works great. Brute force wins again! >>> >>> Troy...
• How To Replace Power Steering Rack (re-send)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:15:47 -0400
  ...Use the 3/8 chisel to spread apart the joint and gently tap the joint off of the splines from the rack. You will...
• Nose job ! (f) (loongish)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Fri, 05 Apr 1996 18:14:12 +2910
  ...spot weld cutter Cut (I used plasma, but Oxy or air chisel should work) windsheld frame open and seperate the dashboard from the nose...
• Re: Syncro- Brake pads, whe
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  16 Jul 1997 14:31:15 -0600
  ...in loose) I would have done myself, but was disgusted at CHISELING off 4 bolts on the throttle valve of SO's '86 Scirocco...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:14:18 -0500
  ...placing it on an anvil, and cutting it with a cold chisel. I really just cant see that method working out well....the end...
• Head Gaskets: A Rite of Passage : A Prayer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:30:52 -0500
  ...All the forward nuts and studs on the exhaust manifolds had to removed with a chisel and hammer. A VERY reputable and revered dealer...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:19:22 -0700
  ...to seven years of 83 Westy ownership I'm pretty much chiseled down to a lump. Her next expenditure is going to be on...
• hose replacement-->coolant dist. replacement-->thermostat housing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0500
  ...When I got them out it was clear one had been drifted with a chisel to get it out in the past and the...
• The only ten tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:53:02 -0500
  ...There's nothing better for prying, chiseling, lifting, breaking, splitting, or mutilating than a huge flat-bladed screwdriver, particularly when wielded with gusto and...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:00:28 -0800
  ...placing it on an anvil, and cutting > it with a cold chisel. I really just cant see that method working out > well....the end...
• Re: What happened?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:53:40 -0500
  ...holes. > Tonight, I tried > to turn the bolts with the air chisel -- no dice. I used the > grinder to cut > a slot in the...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:03:34 -0500
  ...There's nothing better for prying, chiseling, lifting, breaking, splitting, or mutilating than a huge flat-bladed screwdriver, particularly when wielded with gusto and...
• '66 progress, engine in
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:30:49 -0700
  ...above mentioned little plateaus so I got out a nice sharp chisel and my ball-peen hammer and scraped then down. Tried the engine...
• Re: 85 vanagon; Water Pump Leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:04:27 -0800
  ...aim at the bolt to finally > remove it with an air chisel. > Tube is now on bench and the housing, pump, etc. > It's...
• Fwd: Vanagon Tool Box (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:10:35 -0600
  ...There's nothing better for prying, chiseling, | | lifting, breaking, splitting, or mutilating than a huge | | flat-bladed screwdriver, particularly when wielded with gusto and...
• Re: Vanagon heater fan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:06:23 -0400 (AST)
  ...You will need a wood chisel for the fused lugs BUT go easy as the heater core is right behind the lugs!!!!! BTDT (just...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:33:53 -0700
  ...Some you just have to unscrew with a cold chisel though, the really, really stuck ones. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff...
• Fw: Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:59:21 -0500
  ...There's nothing better for prying, chiselling, | lifting, breaking, splitting, or mutilating than a huge | flat-bladed screwdriver, particularly when wielded with gusto and...
• Re: Water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:56:33 -0500
  ...Mine stripped and I ended up cutting a notch in it somehow and blasting away on it with a chisel until it finally broke...
• Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:25:36 -0600
  ...I don't agree with using a hammer and chisel for this part, as it's easy to bend/break a stud. --If you...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:31:11 -0700
  ...sometimes they can be removed with a good cold chisel and nice Ford Wrench aka hammer. that's how to remove those 'lock' type...
• Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:11:00 -0700
  ...raise it. > Corporations make lots of money and the consumer gets "Chiseled". > Not enough people notice, or are too tired from working to keep...
• Re: windshield wiper repair redux
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:44:55 -0500
  ...more's the pity. > > Second (and possible subsequent) drill bits, the chisel point of a > standard bit (the flat line across the end of...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:08:09 -0500
  ...it was > > located and cut an access hole with a cold chisel and did the job from > > inside the "boot." > > > > Merdre! C'est la...
• Re: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:48:43 EST
  ...10) Unscrew drain plug.>> Nah, I always use a hammer and a chisel. Works best. << 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil...
• Exhausted, but quite...finally!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:28:24 -0500
  ...A chisel and mallet were used to bust out the bolts once the flange was cut away. A word about the Dermal tool. If...
• alternate refrigerants will wait...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Mon, 26 May 1997 23:15:34 -0500
  ...I chiseled some out with a small screwdriver and then put the old switch back on... Jim said that this was likely escaped dessicant...
• Re: driver's power window motor removal
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:19:19 -0800
  ...Be advised that you may need a sharp chisel or a putty knife to separate the window glass bracket from the sliding mechanism head...
• The Tool List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...CRESCENT WRENCHES 6,12,18" CHISELS/PUNCHES Center punch, flat-end punch for door hinge pins. Chisels have been seen sold in sets with...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:05:00 -0400
  ...Some you just have to unscrew with a cold chisel though, the really, really stuck ones. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff...
• Re: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:04:03 -0600
  ...10) Unscrew drain plug.>> Nah, I always use a hammer and a chisel. Works best. << 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil...
• FW: [Vanagon-Westfalia] The Possible Answer to A Bunch of Vanagon Problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:16:17 -0500
  ...converter--no light coming through--- I took a 12" long sharp chisel and knocked out all of the rock inside the converter-and reinstalled...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:39:16 -0700
  ...I am a bit leery of using the chisel method someone else > mentioned - I broke a cylinder once that way and had to pull...
• Re: FW: [Vanagon-Westfalia] The Possible Answer to A Bunch of VanagonProblems
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:06:16 -0400
  ...converter--no light coming > through--- > > I took a 12" long sharp chisel and knocked out all of the rock inside > the converter-and reinstalled...
• Re: FW: [Vanagon-Westfalia] The Possible Answer to A Bunch of Vanagon Problems
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:11:02 -0800
  ...converter--no light coming >through--- > >I took a 12" long sharp chisel and knocked out all of the rock inside >the converter-and reinstalled...
• Re: hose replacement-->coolant dist. replacement-->thermostat housing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:10:26 -0800
  ...When I got them out it was clear one had been drifted with a chisel to get it out in the past and the...
• All you want toknow about Auto electrical, was: tracing electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:47:02 -0400
  ...If there IS current flowing into the door, OFF comes the precious door panel (use a pick-ax and chisel to hack it away...
• Re: vw heater
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:32:42 -0600
  ...You may encounter some difficulty when you go to install (besides chiseling open the @##$% case) because of the way the foam is mounted. The...
• Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:00:46 -0500
  ...raise it. > Corporations make lots of money and the consumer gets "Chiseled". > Not enough people notice, or are too tired from working to keep...
• Re: checking castor (i.e. caster)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:26:40 -0700
  ...not move downward even > with vigorous hammering with a large blunt chisel. Finally after > heating the bolt head and surrounding bracket with a cutting...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 08:44:15 -0800
  ...Or, I chisel away at this asbestos/gum > material, > grip and remove bolt remnants, and then replace bolts and goop. Or I try > and...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:10:31 -0500
  ...A chisel and mallet were >used to bust out the bolts once the flange was cut away. > >A word about the Dermal tool. If...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 08:58:43 -0800
  ...Or, I chisel away at this asbestos/gum material, grip and remove bolt remnants, and then replace bolts and goop. Or I try and...
• Early/Late Gas Tank Swap - Instructions
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 10:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But before you try to take the collar off, take a chisel and hammer and CAREFULLY break the spot welds around the collar, between...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:59:37 -0400
  ...A chisel and mallet were >>used to bust out the bolts once the flange was cut away. >> >>A word about the Dermal tool. If...
• Derek's Rust Experience, Tricks, Chemicals
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:36:58 -0400
  ...but not bad, I have sometimes knocked a very wide ended chisel (1" to 2" head) into the seam, up and down the seam...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:01:30 -0700
  ...I am a bit leery of using the chisel method someone else > mentioned - I broke a cylinder once that way and had to pull...