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• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:33:10 EST
  ...the fabric and scratching the paint, but I just used a screwdriver. Once the new speakers were installed I simply pressed the door panel...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:30:33 -0400
  >> starting it with a screwdriver. Crawl under van and short the starter terminals. > but do make sure that everything is in " neutral position The...
• Re: Heidelberg Radio Install Problem
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:31:02 -0700
  ...I pushed it in flush then and ran a flathead screwdriver through the ashtray hole.....this way i could bend up the metal tongues...
• Fwd: VanAlert comes through in Raleigh/Durham
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:35:02 -0400
  ...Could it be dead? After making a phone call to Greg who directed me to Lonnie's University VW, I got out a screwdriver...
• Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:33:52 -0500
  ...I found myself at the part where you "remove the pushrod tube with a screwdriver or a pair of pliers." I tried the screwdriver...
• Re: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:54:12 -0600
  ...You can use a coat hanger wire or other screwdriver or whatever to put into the #1 spark plug hole and rock the vehicle...
• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:00:20 -0400
  ...they're springy but will deform somewhat if you stick a screwdriver between the coils and twist. They should be noticeably stronger than the...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:28:38 -0600
  ...I tried to unscrew one and only my screwdriver gave in. My shims are on the outside and I suppose if I added enough...
• re: Boulder, Colorado
  Historical mailing list - e freeman
  Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:37:22 -0400
  ...read the book, and then crawl under your van, remove the valve covers with a large screwdriver, and adjust the valves all to .007...
• Re: Starter problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:19:52 -0500
  ...the key while I crawl under > the car and hit the starter with a screwdriver. Is this a bad starter, > solenoid, short, or what? >
• Re: Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:34:21 -0700
  Don't tell anyone, but any screwdriver will open it. tim who knows in san jose >From: Tom Young <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET> >Reply-To...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:08:07 -0800
  ...enough socket anyway, so prying with a l-o-n-g screwdriver was best. I lay inside on the folded-down back seat, and...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:41:48 -0500
  ...It looks to > have been done with a pushpin or very small screwdriver. If it were a wide > gash or larger puncture, it would...
• Re: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:36:10 -0500
  What are you afraid of losing? You take a flat blade screwdriver and pry the panel off. You'll notice that there are places...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:27:31 -0300
  ...2.1 WBX Noise Is? > > > I actually get better sound transfer placing the end of the screwdriver > against the the bone immediately behind my...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:47:18 -0700
  ...Clean it with sandpaper and around the wall of the socket too, take a flat screwdriver and lift that curved piece up. This may...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:16:01 -0400
  ...A long screwdriver pressed to your ear works too, but the 'scope is better as well as easier and probably safer. Yours, David
• Re: How to remove sliding door inside panel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:05:05 EST
  ...like to avoid any big >> pry it up carefully w/ a screwdriver. held in by plastic snaps. unscrew small screws at rear also. chris
• Re: What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:27:39 +0100
  ...And the most useful tool- >AAA Card! Leatherman, cheapo screwdrivers, snipe-nosed Vise Grip, a little $20 DMM, cheapo 8,10 and 13mm wrenches...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 22:23:54 -0500
  ...work, but so would a hammer and a punch---or a screwdriver-- Beddy Beddy bad advise Benny--- Especially if you get your hardware at...
• Re: plastic welding tool inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:36:33 -0400
  ...You can even use a heat gun with a large flat tip screwdriver and with a bit of practice make some nice repairs. Bill...
• Re: Request - Tips & Tricks - Wiper Arm Removal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:28:48 -0400
  ...If it doesn't come off easily tap it lightly with the plastic portion of a screwdriver around the shaft. On Oct 7, 2007...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:35:19 EST
  ...and put it back together. > Then any key or even a screwdriver will open it. It'll just look like > it locks. > > Mike > > > > what...
• Cigarette Lighter Removal 101
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:16:08 -0500
  ...Using a flat tip screwdriver, pry off the bulb holder which is piggybacking on the cigarette lighter housing. 4. The translucent greenish plastic shell...
• preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:38:22 -0400
  ...Things that come to mind are - Vis-grips - Screwdrivers - Duck Tape + small gauge wire - Premix antifreeze - Fuses - WD-40 - Zip ties - Bailing wire Anything...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts - Correction of CORRECTION
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:34:44 EST
  ...The only thing that these two forms share is their number of vertices. <<Hazet calls it a "Internal Serration Screwdriver Socket":>> No, they still...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:16:14 -0800
  ...pliers, needle nose pliers, wire cutter/crimper/stripper pliers, a few screwdrivers, a real Crescent (or any good brand) adjustable wrench (8"), Channel-Lock...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:16:46 EDT
  ...My first fix was to crawl underneath and jump the solenoid with a stubby screwdriver. the next fix was to run a pair of...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?/Key Hiding place
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:11:06 -0500
  ...You can remove >the grill with a screwdriver .... or a dime ... or whatever's handy that'll >work. > >Mike
• dash lights out when stereo not grounded?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:16:40 -0500
  ...with all the wires to put enough torque on my stubby screwdriver. Do these sometimes need a good sanding? And how can I remove...
• Re: Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 24 Dec 1996 06:45:13 -0500
  ...The push in with your screwdriver where the pedal linkage goes. If you get any fluid out of the outlet ports it's bleed...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:32:03 -0500
  ...a > screw head, and removing the bolt with an appropriate "screwdriver?" (I > have screwdriver-head sockets, so I can get good leverage on the...
• stripping the undercarriage
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 10:23:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Well, with a plastic scraper, a screwdriver, and a wire-brush, it took me 3 hours to clean up, oh say... 10% of the...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 19:47:05 -0400
  ...I've pried off the rubber trim strips w/ a screwdriver carefully, and replaced them w/ no problems... take your time removing the trim...
• Re: H4 & synthetic trans opinion
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 11:16:47 -0500
  ...They fit Vanagons thru '85 (round headlights) and install in ten minutes with a screwdriver. On my website, part number HQ6014. - Ron Salmon The...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:08:34 -0500
  ...I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a > specific tool > for these. Anybody...
• Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:43:40 -0800
  ...mirror all the way down and then insert a flat blade screwdriver to slide a lever, which then releases the mirror. If you could...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:36:48 +0100
  ...The screw simply drops down and rests in the screwdriver access hole. Bently is no good - or at least I haven't found the...
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:43:35 -0600
  ...Almost all of my tools are Craftsman and I do like being able to return a screwdriver, wrench, or pliers and have them replaced...
• Re: vent window adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:50:34 -0400
  ...I see no physical way to get a screwdriver up there to tighten > it, what is the secret? > > Nathan > 85 Westy > 74 Bus > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get...
• Re: Top Dead Center sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:22:29 -0600
  ...Everybody else just uses a screwdriver or coat hanger wire down #1 cylinder to find TDC. Stan Wilder On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12...
• Re: At Least 22 VW Busses Stolen...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:51:17 EDT
  ...drill, and press down on the metal tab with a jewlers screwdriver the whole ignition comes out.. replace it with a spare, and youre...
• Re: westy help please
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:43:03 -0500
  ...It still looks like it locks and I can put it in and take it out with a small screwdriver in the keyhole. It...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:03:22 -0700
  I found that one of my screwdrivers had the perfect sized handle to wedge in there. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:11:12 -0500
  ...Everyone says to "pry it out with a screwdriver." Well, > perhaps I'm being a bit soft on it, but its not prying. I...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:13:57 -0500
  ...It looks to have been done with a pushpin or very small screwdriver. If it were a wide gash or larger puncture, it would...
• Fw: [KG] Needed Tools
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:10:04 -0700
  ...A large motor mount prying tool that > >inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on one end. > > > >BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 May 2013 16:07:03 -0700
  ...Slid a large socket over the shaft of the screwdriver, > > hooked the bearing with the screwdriver tip and slapped the socket into > the > > screwdriver...
• Re: City Water Connection Leak
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:49:56 EDT
  ...I assum that's why the Westfalia manual says to stick a screwdriver into the connector to drain the water in Winter - the screwdriver...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:01:13 -0400
  ...a > screw head, and removing the bolt with an appropriate > "screwdriver?" (I > have screwdriver-head sockets, so I can get good leverage > on the...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:04:35 -0600
  ...I can push start the van and drive it. > > I tried jumping the starter with a screwdriver across terminals clank clink clank no spin...
• Re: stereo gone
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:25:19 -0230
  ...I used a medium sized jewellers screwdriver. after you've put it in, pull out the deck a little, then do the next hole...
• Removing water pump pulley
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 09:13:07 -0500
  ...I already broke the plastic handle on the screwdriver I jammed in there (no worries...it's a Craftsman...it'll get traded in...
• Re: Engine Pull-Problem Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:50:40 +0000
  ...Hitting them with some PB Blaster and then carefully tapping a thin screwdriver into the joint broke them apart. FWIW, I am using a...
• Flowers for stones
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 26 May 2013 13:20:14 -0700
  ...Get that old 6 inch screwdriver out of the toolbox. Fire up that 20 year old Vanagon and drive to your nearest National Cemetary...
• (LVC) "Lest we forget"
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 27 May 2011 10:22:12 -0700
  ...Get that old 6 inch screwdriver out of the toolbox. Fire up that 20 year old Vanagon and drive to your nearest National Cemetary...
• Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:29:19 -0700
  True, but (you knew there was gonna be a but) the screwdriver is self limiting by the very absence of mechanical advantage. In othere...
• (LVC) "Lest we forget"
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 22 May 2009 06:24:39 -0700
  ...Get that old 6 inch screwdriver out of the toolbox. Fire up that 20 year old Vanagon and drive to your nearest National Cemetary...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:00:37 -0700
  ...I tried jumping the starter with a screwdriver across terminals clank clink clank no spin. Only click wen trying with the key. Was there...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:56:39 -0700
  ...The rubber > strip on the front bumper can be easily pried off with a small flat blade > screwdriver or even strong fingernails applied under...