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• Re: Cool Tools for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:54:56 -0700
  ...No hassling to find two pair of vice grips and a couple of strips of wood to serve as a clamp. No plastic scissors...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:39:30 -0400
  ...the bend is too tight for the supplied hose); -used ordinary vice grips for the spring clamps (in spite of having "splurged" on the...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:49:03 -0700
  ...Except to mention the one broken stud that took more than 4 hours to coax out using heat, PB Blaster, vice grips and patience...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:03:04 -0700
  ...response to your query, said he never used a crimper, just vice grips. Well all I can say is he must be crimping small...
• Re: Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 22:39:43 -0700
  ...What ever you do, don't use pliers or vice-grips to push in the tubes!! They will just bend and you will be...
• Re: Current coolant hose repairs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 21:02:17 -0800
  ...Use hose clamping pliers or vice grips to clamp shut the two hoses to limit coolant loss in the engine. Get both hoses unglued...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 20:55:13 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out the old battery...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:14:32 -0600
  ...How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" needle nose and 7" curved jaw with cutter. Screw drivers? How do you...
• Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:46:31 -0700
  ...I did see a very > large Vice-Grips pliers holding something onto the > engine, but in retrospect I suppose there is nothing > particularly unusual...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:24:55 -0800
  ...I do > > take some silicone rescue tape and some strapping tape. > > How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" > > needle nose...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 16:39:54 -0400
  ...Needle nose Vice grips coming up from below. At 12:38 PM 7/8/01 -0700, you wrote: >Hi All, > >I just finished replacing...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:18:15 -0400
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't sticking into the crack below >>>> the steering wheel. >>>> >>>> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:28:11 -0500
  ...Usually I pack a couple screw-drivers, a carpet knife, an adjustable wrench and a pair of Vice-grips. I needed the carpet knife...
• Followup to: Which "surging syndrome" is this one?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:38:10 -0700
  ...I was able to get it out by grabbing the head with a pair of narrow Vice-Grips, and found a suitable replacement at...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:01:42 -0400
  ...the screw which surely hasn't been turned in 31 years. Vice grips turn the screwdriver. It breaks free -- HOORAY! > > Hmm spring is 60mm...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:59:04 -0800
  ...Before removing the line from the tank at the fuel pump or pre-fuel-pump filter, clamp it first with vice-grips that have...
• Re: carburator for a '73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 8:54:51 MDT
  ...I used some vice grips to turn the secondary barrel stop screw out a little to prop open the secondary barrel at idle and...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:51:18 -0600
  ...on the edge of > the head and I ended up using vice grips, etc. When > I looked at the bolts more > closely, I discovered...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:06:31 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out the old battery...
• Re: limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 May 2009 17:00:16 -0400
  ...This can also be done on a temporary basis with vice grips applied to the e-brake cable on the side with no traction...
• Re: Syncro diff problem
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:24:11 +0100
  ...Free the shaft in the bush by gripping the bush with a pair of vice-grips and turning it backwards and forwards about 1...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:12:24 -0500
  ...Get a couple of pairs of needle nose > > vice grips and put hose over each of the claws, this way you can clamp > > off...
• Re: Rear diff lock
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:18:52 +0100
  ...Free the shaft in the bush by gripping the bush with a pair of vice-grips and turning it backwards and forwards about 1...
• Re: A/C How do I Get it off?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:28:13 -0600
  ...I finally got a pair vice grips attached to the rim of the pulley and let it turn until it jammed itself. ******************************************************************** but one...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:58:02 -0400
  ...But, I'd kind of like to see if I *can* get the > > bolt out properly. > > > > I've seen suggestions to use vice-grips...
• arrrg, ring broke!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:59:27 -0400
  ...The weight of the large vice grips are about right for the weight of the connector arm. There ya go.! Bye the way. I...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:19:19 -0700
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't >>> sticking into the crack below the steering wheel. >>> >>> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:46:34 -0500
  ...The flare nut wrench will spin right around. > I think he'll need some small, good-quality vice-grips. Almost every > rusty one I...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:51:06 -0700
  ...you need an 8mm allen wrench to hold the top starter bolt. ( vice grips might work ) . the lower nut should be 15mm ...but they...
• Re: stripped stud hole
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:19:20 -0700
  ...friction and giving you a nice flat surface for those new Vice Grips. You will find right-angle drills from rental stores, woodworker suppliers...
• Fixed my speedometer! (long but poss. useful info)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:29:05 -0400
  ...I got needle nose vice grips and carefully closed the jaws on shaft so as to mark it up. This didn't help much...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:04:30 -0700
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > > I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out > the old battery...
• Re: Help: radiator leak - tonight
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:55 -0700
  ...with needle nose vice grips) before crack to minimize coolant loss, cut hose at "good" portion before break/failed valve, slip hose clamp over...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:44:48 -0400
  ...I have had sucess with carefully using vice grips but don't like it as it is very easy to mangle the nut. need...
• Re: rubber surrounding the pop top
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 21:40:16 EDT
  ...I ran short and was using everything from vice grips to battery cable clips. The cement dries quickly so act fast and diligently. You...
• Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:35:49 -0700
  ...I did see a very > > large Vice-Grips pliers holding something onto the > > engine, but in retrospect I suppose there is nothing > > particularly unusual...
• Heat exchanger wierdness, repost
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 21:35:22 -0800
  ...retainter, and I was gently pinching the retainer shut with my vice grips. So far, so good, AND I've got something to pass...
• Re: Headstud Horror PROGRESS
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:19:42 -0800
  ...In this case you can do the paraffin wax trick, then use the vice grips. I don't know why it works so well...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:13:51 -0700
  ...I'm sure you've thought of vice grips, but sometimes a little judicious heating with a propane torch will pave the way for...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:39:34 +0000
  ...the screw which surely hasn't been turned in 31 years. Vice grips turn the screwdriver. It breaks free -- HOORAY! Hmm spring is 60mm...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:32:17 -1000
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't sticking into the crack below >>>> the steering wheel. >>>> >>>> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:31:16 -1000
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! >> >> I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out >> the old battery...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:36:50 -0700
  ...I do |take some silicone rescue tape and some strapping tape. | How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" |needle nose...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:53:04 -0800
  ...It was easy compared to anything else I had tried, including vice grips, BF hammer and drift, then chisel, then heat, then praying to...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
  ...need an 8mm allen wrench to hold the top starter bolt. ( vice grips > might work ) . > the lower nut should be 15mm ...but they can...
• Antifreeze and general
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:50:03 -0500
  ...I ended up using vice grips to remove the housing and then the cover. Where is the good German engineering in the fasteners in...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 02:03:21 -0400
  ...my forehead once with the end of a pair of deadly vice grips, but that's another story..... You'll be proud to know...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 01:07:32 +0000
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > > > > I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out > > the old battery...
• Re: Changing Auto tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:38:00 EST
  ...do) then either use a bicycle screw driver or put some vice grips on the handle of your driver for extra leverage. When you...
• Re: power steering bleed/refill
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:40:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...Loosely held in Vice-Grips is fine, resting on engine lid deck. 2) Connect old vinyl tubing to the steel pipe and lead down...
• Tips, Tricks, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 08:56:43 EST
  ...To get a stuck star out of its little cup, you can wither chew them up with vice-grips, or use a longer 17mm...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:23:39 EDT
  ...I've also gotten a lot of use out of locking pliers, or Vice Grips. I've been told to get the Vice Grip...
• Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:12:12 -0700
  ...I did see a very > large Vice-Grips pliers holding something onto the > engine, but in retrospect I suppose there is nothing > particularly unusual...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:13:40 -0800
  ...I do > > > take some silicone rescue tape and some strapping tape. > > > How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" > > > needle nose...
• Re: front blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:41:52 -0400
  ...These bolts have heads shaped like a cone with no place to put a wrench but are easily be removed with vice grips locked...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:41:56 -0400
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't sticking into the crack below >>>>> the steering wheel. >>>>> >>>>> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 01:39:09 -0400
  ...response to your > query, said he never used a crimper, just vice grips. Well all I can say > is he must be crimping small...
• Sliding Door Inner Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Tony Smith
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 14:31:37 -0700
  ...Then applied increasing pressure and torque with a pair of vice-grips until the race snapped and fell off. After cleaning up the shaft...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:31:30 -0500
  ...Only a slight lift on the 90 Westy. > > > > I used basic tools, like vice grips, and was able to do it (probably less > than...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:01:39 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > >> > >> I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out > >> the old battery...