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• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:29:02 -0700
  ...Was this just the result of a mechanic with an air ratchet and no > thought for the poor owner? > > > -- > > Wil > > > -- http://www.charmfx.com...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:50:58 -0500
  ...set the brakes? > > The reason I asked what year is the ratchets on early Vanagons ('80~mid > '85) are different and the clicks are...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:44:49 -0700
  ...Rope Ratchet! (Well, OK, two words). In case you're not familiar with > > them, they're sold in most hardware and FLAPS as cargo...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:15:01 +0000
  ...a small butterfly > ratchet is wonderful for the right tasks! > > Enjoy your gift! > > Dave > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:09 PM Dennis...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:25:46 -0700
  ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:18:03 -0800
  ...I keep shorty 10, 13mm > ratchet wrenches 6in1, dental mirror (why oh why), calipers (really!), > tweezers, pliers, .... > > Wait. That's almost an entire VW...
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 17 May 2010 15:29:33 -0400
  ...I bought it at Harbor Freight for not much money and it works awesome! You can support the engine from above with ratchet straps...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 23:49:01 +0000
  ...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. > > (NVC) > > >> > > >> I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, > > >> screwdrivers) for decades. The...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 23:37:03 -0500
  ...way, and I don't > see how you could put a ratchet or a bar onto the socket. Anyone done > this? (The one response...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:00:47 -0700
  ...makes it pretty easy to spin the shaft with a small ratchet while holding the nut with a wrench. If anybody really wants one...
• Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:43:16 -0400
  ...It was a real PITA to realign the exhaust flange with the head, but with two ratchet straps and a bumper jack I was...
• Re: Broken exhaust bolt.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:50:16 -0700
  I sheared it with a ratcheting box end. On Saturday, April 30, 2016, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote: > Just so happens that I...
• FS: Mitutoyo Digital Micrometer Set
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 12 May 2003 14:51:19 -0700
  ...Carbide anvils, ratcheting thimbles, top-of-the-line stuff. You can find the details at Mitutoyo's website. Just search the Model Number. The...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:17:13 -0700
  ...Any > thoughts? Could the self-adjustment screws be on the verge > of ratcheting? > [text/html]
• Re: Belt replacement tips???
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:05:27 -0600
  TOOLS REQUIRED 1/4" drive ratchet 13mm deep well socket 13mm combination wrench 12" flat tip screwdriver or small pry bar. small flat tip...
• Re: automatic transmission oil leak - more details
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:30:56 -0700
  ...Remove the 4 bolts with a 13mm box wrench or socket/ratchet, drop all the fluid and replace the gasket. Since you 've gone...
• Community Shoppe in San Francisco (was Re: Need feedback on making a commercial space to fix *your* vehicle)
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:51:07 -0700
  ...could work on > your vehicle? > You could use the tools there, ratchets, impact wrenches, benches, engine > stand, etc. > There would be someone there with...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:02:23 -0400
  ...You > could "fine tune" with a ratchet strap. > > Patrick Spragge > > > On Jul 13, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:20:39 -0500
  ...would you put in > > your > > > > shop, besides a battery impact or ratchet? > > > > > > > > > > adam Butler > > > > > Florence, TX>Close to Austin > > > > > > > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > > > > > > > rob@robertlpeters.com > > > > www.robertlpeters...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 25 May 2010 15:51:30 -0700
  ...I have a couple with the ratchets. They have small feet, though. > working in the street is insane, > it's bothersome ...but if you...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:02:18 -1000
  ...CV joint screw tool, ratchet and extension to go with it. a good solid ball peen hammer assortment of 13mm and other metric wrenches...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:52:37 -0500
  ...Some people use just two lines around the hull, but is that > enough? Myself, I don�t use cam locks or ratchet straps. I...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:56:41 -0700
  ...1) Quality Crafstman allen head socket and ratchet. No way, just spun out. 2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:39 -0800
  ...We said a prayer and with a hand ratchet slowly backed that joker out. A couple of high fives later, and the new axle...
• Redline 75-90 Trans Oil
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:04:57 -0700
  ...With the drain plug there isn't room to get a ratchet in there due to the exhaust pipe. I had to place a...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:12:56 -0500
  ...am shopping for tools, what would you put in your shop, besides a battery impact or ratchet? >> >> adam Butler >> Florence, TX>Close to Austin >
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:50:18 -0400
  ...on em and snug down by hand with a socket, no ratchet attached. (or if it's an old one I'll put a...
• Re: Changing thermostat on 2.1L - Question?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:27:46 -0700
  ...remove snapped off! I was using a 1/4 inch drive ratchet, so it isn't like I was strong arming it, it started...
• Re: folding cup-holder ten-packs on e-bay
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:35:58 -0500
  ...the holders I've had with the ratcheting arms loosened up with use so the arms couldn't hold a drink upright. The ones...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:10:57 -0300
  ...I engaged the stud with the socket on the first try, > >> slipped the stubby ratchet into the extension and drove it home. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> On...
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  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:04:56 -0600
  Of course, one advantage of the internet is that you can find the store nearest you from the company web site. You are probably...
• STOLEN VW BUS IN VANCOUVER WA
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:18:34 -0700
  ...My brand-new Craftsman ratchet's under the seat in a canvas duffel. My green VW repair manual is on the floor. The carpet...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 20:47:03 -0400
  ...http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/28/s-k%E2%80%99s-cable-operated-ratcheting-hose-clamp-pliers/ and it was convenient to get to...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:56:37 -0700
  ...I used a stainless hose clamp for a ring compressor, and used a screwdriver, a 1/4 inch ratchet set with extensions, swivels, etc...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:23:43 -0400
  ...I have a budget, and am shopping for tools, what would you put in your shop, besides a battery impact or ratchet? adam Butler...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:39:37 EDT
  ...1) Quality Crafstman allen head socket and ratchet. No way, just spun out. 2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even...
• Lost Vent Window
  Historical mailing list - John Thrower
  Thu, 11 May 1995 08:25:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...crappy set of ratchets and tools, tire cleaner, fix-a-flat, parts cleaner, a new bottle of synthetic tranny oil, Arggh!, the change in...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 09:29:57 -0800
  ...pushing on the top itself it is easier for step one. Ratchet effect could be considered here. For the second issue, two folks are...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:42:23 -0600
  ...it with a hammer: > > 1) Quality Crafstman allen head socket and ratchet. No way, just spun out. > 2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:14:32 -0500
  ...those sockets is hex, but it should be >> square, like most ratchet drivers. Even my 3/4in breaker bar has a square >> drive. >> Am...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:23:52 -0500
  ...little real room >to move a wrench back there. > >Maybe a ratchet box 13mm would work, I dunno cause I >don't have one...
• Re: Oil Change: I know this sounds ridiculous...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:44:49 -0700
  ...I've got one of those tools that snaps into your ratchet wrench and grabs the bottom of the oil filter - kind of like...
• Re: Why did Schultz decide to use screws? for the dustplates up front??????????
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:22:11 -0700
  ...bit and used that with a socket and 3/8" drive ratchet. I'll bet some people have stripped the heads using the wrong...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:24:27 -0700
  ...a boat trailer part? We > usually use a hoist or 4x4 and ratchet straps.. but a hand winch would > be much faster. Got any...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...Spark plug socket 3" & 10" extensions 1/4 sockets and ratchet 5 mm -13 mm deep metric Allen wrench set 6 mm XZN socket...
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:35:55 -0600
  ...reverse at a certain point (maybe a bad tooth in the ratcheting mechanism). I took it back and this time > > Sears gladly replaced it...
• Re: Sealant necessary for coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:53:15 -0800
  ...a flat cup on the > other one; and of course a ratchet. The combination gives total > control of the clamp under all circumstances. And...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:28:35 -0700
  ...I have a budget, and am shopping for tools, what would you put in your shop, besides a battery impact or ratchet? adam Butler...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:41:46 +0000
  ...I think I found that when the bolts were on the bottom they were easiest to reach with the ratchet extension. Use a hex...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:48:16 +0000
  ...Maybe I read it wrong, but I spent a lot of time trying to interpret the description... > >BTW, my method of using the "ratchet...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:23:14 -0800
  ...My '85 > > Westy has the "Old style" emergency brake handle and ratchet, metal > > coolant pipes (not plastic), but cast lower control arms and the...
• Re: Changing the engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 10 May 1998 14:13:39 CDT
  ...get the 3/8" drive ratchet. do NOT get the 1/2" sockets or ratchet ... they are too "powerful" and you could easily strip...
• Re: '85 1.9 clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:11:14 -0800
  ...A long magnet was used to pick up the dropped wrench, ratchet, bolt & nut (more than once) Rob becida@comcast.net At 2/19...
• Re: Community Shoppe in San Francisco (was Re: Need feedback on making a commercial space to fix *your* vehicle)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Tromp
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:24:47 -0700
  ...could work on > > your vehicle? > > You could use the tools there, ratchets, impact wrenches, benches, engine > > stand, etc. > > There would be someone there with...
• Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:01:55 -0400
  ...I did once have a decent ratchet crimper that I bought for $50 in a marine hardware store in Kittery Maine. It was stolen...
• Re: tool kit for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:24:33 -0500
  ...2) One 6mm - 19mm shallow 3/8" drive six point socket set with a ratchet handle and 3" & 6: extensions. 3) One 1/2...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 19:12:49 -0600
  ...that are worth money on ebay are hte old "v" series ratchets, wrenches, and sockets. If you're old C-man rat has one...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:46:21 -0800
  ...wrote: > My Syncro Double Cab is about to go under the ratchet again this weekend or > next. I will be removing the 2.0L...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:34:11 -0400
  ...and extension and hammer to set the bolt out, then a ratchet to break the CV bolt loose. Finally an electric impact and socket...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:49:54 -0800
  ...Use a ratchet strap to pull the arm toward center while you are installing the bolt. When you jack up the arm, it will...