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• Re: starter bush bashing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:58:21 EST
  ...Admittedly, an engine lathe made quick work of its fabrication, but, had I not had a lathe, a file and a bench vise would...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:52:28 -0500
  ...allen wrenches, 6 mm triple >square bit, cheap digital multimeter, 5" Vise-Grips�, assortment of metric >fasteners, fuses, 3 m of 14 ga electrical...
• Re: 1983 window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:12:22 -0800
  ...It is common for the rivet on the pulley >> at the very bottom to break with the exact results you mention. >> With a >> vise...
• 84 GL Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Peter Eaton
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:28:14 -0500
  ...end wrench, scored it with a hacksaw, clamped it in a vise, and snapped it in half with a hammer. Spent the next two...
• Re: Window cranks FYI
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:09:00 -0800
  ...Ready in the vise http://tinyurl.com/ygq9qpu Bent a little too far, but cleared speaker grill nicely: http://tinyurl.com/yzpdyqh plastic cover...
• Re: Need fuel expansion tank valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:57:29 -0400
  ...Lots of trips off the ground to the shop vise and back. I think I > just invented a new exercise program--Vanagon repair yoga...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:03:35 -0400
  ...a cold chisel while the > outer joint was supported in > a vise, but it would't budge. Both my inboard CVs > are now stuck...
• Re: My First
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:41:41 -0500
  ...the sensor, clamped it to the engine with a pair of Vise Grips and the car started and ran fine. Got home with no...
• Re: i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:34:49 -0700
  ...Use something > (vise-grips, hose-clamping pliers, etc) to secure the fuel line > before > disconnecting. > > That smoke stack or vent pipe sticking down -- could...
• Re: Uniwerks items commentary.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Sep 2021 17:36:52 -0400
  ...Sun viser clips. >> >> And, ok, I got carried away. >> >> The seatbelt bolt covers are nice but get four as they work on the top...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:45:36 -0700
  ...Clamp 2 pairs of vise grips onto it, one on each side of the joint. If you do this tightly and with both pointing...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Extracting its case studs/inserts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:44:27 -0700
  ...Cannot remove w/ vise grips - I used to own a "stud extracting tool". It almost looks like a vanity pluming tool - goes around stud...
• How to "de-mouse" heater core before installing?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Fri, 23 May 2008 20:30:31 -0400
  ...Either the screws were very weak, or I've got a lot stronger! I could not budge the infamous steering column bolts using vise...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:31:52 -0500
  ...I put the big c-clamp part of it in a vise and pressed the old ones out and new ones in in an...
• Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:05:37 -0700
  ...What I did was to remove the handles and put the attachment ends in a vise. I then simply (and carefully) bent the handles...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:28:16 -0600
  ...Help removing stripped CV joint bolts > > >> Put a pair of visegrips on the outside of the head, along with an >> allen if >> you have...
• Re: quick and dirty head etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 May 2013 09:29:46 -0700
  ...They all looked bad, some very bad, But they all came out either with a hammered on socket, or vise grips. Very unlike the...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 12 May 2011 18:44:40 -0700
  ...you could make your own rectangular shoulder with file and a vise.� But all depends on if you want to make the side of...
• Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:58:00 -0800
  ...the bench! > >Take the $6, add $10, and buy pair of Vise Grips, there should be at >least 1/4" of the plug sticking...
• Re: UCA bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:03:49 -0700
  ...The pop can sleeve was used to keep the large socket aligned as I wrestled the assembled in the vise. Need 3 hands when...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:59:10 -0600
  ...i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/becida/Tools/Tools.jpg > >The extra visegrips I bought just for the tool bag were not what I >was...
• lifter cam Q, 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:35:21 -0500
  ...1 crank will it drop into the 1.9L case and vise versa? also are the Rods the same between the 2? Like i...
• Re: Front Suspension Blues (Got the Squeeks)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:10:03 -0700
  ...Pressing in new bushings is a bit quicker - I was able to start them straight using a vise - it's a bit hard to...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...engineer's (ball-peen) hammer 4" long nose & 8" standard Vise-grips� wire cutter/crimper 6 fuses (2 ea, red, blue, white) 3/8...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Tue, 22 May 2012 18:39:00 -0400
  ...I >>> put a small vise-grip on the bolt stub but the bolt did _not_ move. >>> I do not want to apply so much...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:42:02 -0500
  ...bother to drill out the shear bolts on the steering column, Vise-grips (sharp ones) work fine on them B) Dunno Haynes, but Bentley...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:55 -0400
  ...Recently I had one where I had to put the cat in a big vise, heat the bung red hot, and use a box...
• Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:14:51 -0700
  ...PB Blaster soaks in progress.  I’m thinking propane torch and Vise Grips.  I’ve heard of welding nuts to what’s left and...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
  ...If you can vise the shaft and prop the box up on something it will be easier. Then remove the CV Bolts and cover...
• Re: Timing Belts, Gears, Chains etc
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:53:20 -0700
  ...timing belt tensioner, contract tensioner in vise (slowly, I take no less than 5 min in a vise, then insert allen key as pin...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:11:55 -0600
  ...13, 15 and 17 mm combo wrenches linemans pliers needlnose pliers vise grips ("idiot's speedwrench") RoboGrips (gift from wife) digital muliti-meter continuity...
• More on the cross-pan brace in the Diesel...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:58:48 -0800
  ...my ground clearance is not really acceptable now...I will "re-vise" their fabrication to closer resemble the one in the pic in a...
• Re: Need fuel expansion tank valve-rollovers.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:13:58 -0400
  ...Lots of trips off the ground to the shop vise and back. I think I just invented a new exercise program--Vanagon repair yoga...
• Re: key blanks for vanagon in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:36:24 -0700
  Is it possible to cut your own keys with a vise and an assortment of files? Seems easy enough, but I am sure there...
• Re: Removing Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 21:27:42 -0600
  ...Some >still sticking out fortunately! Vise-gripped it for awhile, to no avail. >Then someone told me to ping it with a nail set...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sat, 26 May 2001 13:30:30 -0700
  ...you never know when you > might lose it in > the grass. :) > > get a large pair of vise grips or channel locks > (that will comfortably...
• Re: Stsbilizer Link Broke
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:58:07 -0700
  ...If it broke off > higher, use vise-grips to hold the top while you loosen the bottom nut. > tx, > bmc :) > "Faith will move mountains...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:23:53 -0800
  ...On some (most?) you'll only be able to get a vise grip on because the pipe curves over what's left of them...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
  ...If > you can vise the shaft and prop the box up on something it will be easier. > Then remove the CV Bolts and cover...
• Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:58:48 -0800
  ...Eventually, a big pipe wrench an d a bench vise separated the two. Apparently the threading of one or the other was not wholly...
• Dying in the rain 2
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 08:15:46 -0600
  ...killed by the radio falling in the tub) and be a vise versa problem? I might just change the plug wires, and the coil...
• Re: Steering Column Shear Bolt Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:21:49 -0400
  ...Can anyone send me the part >>> number - the visegrip techinique to remove it did not >>> work. >>> >>> Don't expect it matters, but this is...
• Re: Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
  ...the hold down clamp and stil > cannot budge it..I clamped vise grips to the > distributor shaft and still could not turn > it.Is...
• Re: Safari racks for Vanagon, not Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:05:58 -0500
  ...I used a $7 tubning cutter and a bench vise to squash the ends to allow for full bead welding.. anyways guess i'm...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 18:52:29 -0500
  Marr it! Rough it up with a grinder and then use a large new sharp pair of visegrips. On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Al Brase
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:02:58 -0500
  ...I have >continually had to pinch off the line w/ a vise grip and pull the filter loose >and knock out the rust so...
• Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:35:51 -0700
  ...end flat, square it off, and make the bend in a vise. The brackets might take more creativity, but I suspect that the little...
• Re: Air Flow Meter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:44:34 -0600
  ...The voltage should change smoothly and continuously from 0 to the battery voltage or vise-versa. I don't have the pin info with...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:51:52 -0400
  ...Do NOT clamp the axle in a benchvise or with pliers or a vise-grips, it'll cause surface damage that will lead to...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:56:43 -0700
  ...One of those plus a couple pairs of pliers (Vise Grips!) and a few screwdrivers is all you'll need. On Tue, Sep 7...
• Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:07:57 -0500
  ...Last time I did it, the rack was in > my vise but I want to do the job on the car. I looked at...
• Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:08:08 -0500
  ...All > this is > moot, anyway, since the rack has to be off the car and clamped in a bench > vise > in order to R...
• Small windscreen wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 19:54:03 -0800
  ...I shortened the effective length of the C shaped bit of wire from 36mm to 33mm by squeezing it in the vise. When all...
• Re: Removing CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:04:43 -0700
  ...If I strip the head I find vise grips will sometimes work or cut them off with a dremel tool. At 05:38 PM...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:18:00 -0700
  ...bent over the inside section of track with a pair of visegrips (kinda nasty, but that way we wouldn't have the sparks from...
• Re: Vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:58:58 -0400
  ...By the way, When I removed my vent window I put it in a vise to adjust the tension on the window frame pivot...
• Re: Over Editing was vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2012 (#2012-143)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:10:56 -0800
  ...outside.� They are dehydrated and fragile.� Put a rag > over it, vise grips not too tight, 1/2 turn counter clockwise, careful you > don...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0700
  ...in the nut splitting and that's ok just use a vise >> grip >> to spin it off >> Bolts can be a little tougher I...
• Re: has anyone fabbed up 316-stainless fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:05:53 -0700
  ...You make each end of the hose with a -AN fitting by cutting and assembling with the Aeroquip vise, same as a hydraulic shop...
• dashboard removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:08:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...With said vise-grips I was able to extricate the bolts. The bolts are of a rather soft metal, so it may be possible...