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• Re: Starter Bushing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 15:41:56 -0800
  ...I don't have any special tools (Bentley shows VW 228b) to remove the > old bushing and considering its location, don't imagine it...
• Re: Moulding Tool: where do I get it
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:11:05 -0700
  ...My failure > kinda explains why there's a special tool for the job... > >So I'm looking for one of those tools. Anyone has...
• Michelin Roadside Emergency Kit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 16:27:19 -0500
  ...At the time, Michelin has a special going on for those tires, and if you bought a set - you could main in your receipt...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:16:02 -0600
  ...Then from here on out you have your special 17 mm front drain plug tool and it will work on any VW or Audi...
• Re: Contact information
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:01:47 -0500
  ...means tools are available, B. tools and mechanical help, C. temporary storage, D. parking space, D. towing aid. E. coffee and good conversation.............. The...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 01:33:27 -0800
  ...1/2" metric socket kit. > Other tools that have saved my bacon in the past - CV joint special socket, > big socket for the end...
• Re: Storage/Testing Fuel Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:22:20 -0500
  ...Secondly is there any special care > or attention > > to storing a fuel pump? > > > > > > > > Ryan > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:11:28 -0700
  ...I am wondering what is the best way to get the hub cover off? I do not have the special VW tools listed within...
• How hard is it to replace the thermostat??
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 19:15:26 -0700
  ...ask questions if I get stuck?) And do you need any special tools? Or has anyone documented it (on the web) that you know...
• Re: Anyone have experience w/ caliper rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:36:56 -0400
  ...it'll be possible (or worth > >it) without a lot of specialized tools, and with a fairly quick > turnaround, > >since this'll be a...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:37:15 -0700
  ...Newer vehicles are much harder to work on and need more special tools. As others had already said, younger people have grown up with...
• Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:03:30 +0100
  ...Then you can forget about those points, which are a PITA. > > > Plugs and wires? Anything special here. Nothing more special than most cars, just...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:18:25 -0500
  ...I picked up an inexpensive winch at Harbor Freight Tools for under $50. Worked great to pull my GL onto the trailer. I also...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:10:28 -0600
  Carl, the lug nuts on the vans have a specially hardened steel washer made on to the back of the nut. I played hell...
• Drivers, start your kids!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 03 May 1997 22:29:03 -0700
  ...Send me your kids' drawings of your bus and I'll put them into a special Kid's Gallery. Once I have enough work...
• manual tranny fluid change tools question
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:31:09 -0700
  ...I decided to call my mechanic to ask him what was up with that, and he said that I need a special wrench that...
• Re: Vw news items
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 03:33:16 +0000
  ...westydriver.com _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:31:47 -0500
  ...but not break the case? I >don't have any special VW tools. If I get the rods off, how do I inspect >them...
• Vanagon tools and manuals (videos) FS.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 14:42:55 EST
  ...the five for $50.00, freight prepaid! We have the following specialty tools for Volkswagen aircooled engine/chassis service. Make an offer . Tool # Purpose...
• Re: List Rating G or PG?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:11:38 -0700
  ...done bein' fixed till you've dropped and lost a coupla tools and let fly a couple choice epithets. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From...
• Re: Replacing the lower ball joints on my 82, Help!
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:12:05 -0700
  ...the tools. Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir...
• Re: Steering Wheel Rasp
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:59:13 -0500
  ...No need for special tools. Good luck, Woody 83.5 V'gon Haverhill, MA -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:31:03 -0500
  Mark Seifert wrote: > When I rebuilt my 2.1 waterboxer, I never needed any special tools. I > used a > slide hammer to pull the...
• Re: LED turn signals blinking fast
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:26:05 -0400
  There is a special blinker module you can buy on eBay that fixes the problem. Search for LED blinker module and you should find...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:11:49 -0700
  ...The question is if use a charger like this one on > the main battery > > http://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/battery...
• Re: Storage/Testing Fuel Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:30:07 -0700
  ...Secondly is there any special care or attention to storing a fuel pump? Ryan _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and...
• Re: Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:49:27 -0500
  ...give someone a shot >of finding it in the archives. > >The "special" tools I used on this job, and that I'd advise >you...
• Re: AC Expansion Valve access on '90 Westie, what needs to be removed?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:43:21 -0400
  ...How much of the cabinet needs to be removed? Are any special tools required for removal of the Expansion Valve? Does the clothes closet...
• Re: Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 18:08:39 +0000
  ...For more exotic stuff Snap-On is clearly the way, for pullers, special tools, my FI pressure gauges, etc, not for normal wrench/sockets...
• Re: No compression
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:18:52 -0800
  ...What kind of specialty tools might be necessary? If you're dropping the engine, completely stripping it down to a long block (really not...
• Re: Propane Leak solved
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 4 May 2000 15:23:11 -0500
  Dear Riely, There are also special tools just for bending small diameter tubing. I think I picked mine up at Home Cheapo. Works like...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:43 -0800
  ...PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> > wrote: > > You don't need special tools. Mostly LOTS of patience. The job is lots > > easier if you...
• Re: -&nbsp- in e-mails
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Sun, 30 May 1999 22:16:30 -0400
  ...Special menu, choose Settings, then scroll down to the Styled Text settings panel." * Eudora Pro (Mac): Special -> Settings -> Styled Text * Eudora Pro (Windows): Tools...
• Re: Who has PS pump rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:30:24 -0700
  ...Who has PS pump rebuild kits? Any one tell me what special tools (if any) needed to use the P S repair kit -----Original...
• Re: pesky injectors
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:24:34 -0600
  ...I got one of those VW special tools and > managed to break it trying to get injector #3 out. Anyone have any > hints/special...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:38:27 -0700
  ...wrote: >> Neither your solution nor his are "everyman" fixes, requiring >> special skills or tools. Neil said to check the Samba. I'll do so...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 07:43:56 -0400
  ...text eliminated for brevity bye for now, former and again listmember- Rick Sherrod >> A very special thanks to Rick for his detailed description of...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:44:44 -0400
  ...clicks do you expect ? 2) The Digifant control module would need special information like a "MAP" sensor to accurately fuel a turbo-charged engine...
• Restart And Drivability Problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:22:23 -0700
  ...out fuel injection is way above my tools and understanding. Is this a dealer only/VW specialist fix or can a regular mechanic sort...
• Syncro Tranny Status/Diff Lock Controls
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 96 21:58:10 EST
  ...Has anyone really rebuilt own without all th special tools depicted in the Bentley manual? I have rebuilt TR-3 transmissions, but I suspect...
• Re: Transmission Be Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Tue, 28 May 1996 14:55:38 PDT
  ...internal shift rod by > trying to disassemble the tranny without the special tools!!! and there > were NO shift rods in stock ANYWHERE in the...
• Transmission Oil & Drain Tools
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 10:35:41 -0800
  ...the transmission oil drain plug looks like it may require a special/modified wrench due to the angle...is this so? Does anyone in...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 05:50:45 EST
  ...the problem of getting cuttings inside the hub? are there any special tools or proceedures to follow? i think the original lubricant may be...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:59:13 -0800
  No special tools or rigs are needed to bleed vanagon clutch hydraulic systems. My 'rig' cost 50 cents, and has performed flawlessly on the...
• Re: rebuilding a/c compressor??
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 18 May 2008 21:34:15 -0700
  ...How hard could it be? Special (expensive) tools? All I know is that the rebuilt compressors I've bought have been junk. Not many...
• Re: AT internals: governor seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:06:16 -0400
  ...To rremove and replace this seal you need to be a little >inventive, but no special tools. This is how i removed and replaced...
• Re: Was E15 fuel, now Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:27:03 -0600
  ...its special drip spout, enables you to apply product without any overspray or splatter. 3-IN-ONE is ideal to use on tools, rollers...
• Re: replacing padded part of dashboard/ brown dashpad FS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:29:51 -0600
  ...No really special tools needed. Just some good thin prybar to get under those #$$% fasteners. Jim On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 1:59...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:24:58 -0700
  ...It takes no special tools-just large hose clamps and the likes. However, I did this procedure with the engine out of the vehicle...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:48:33 -0800
  ...difficult a job is the engine exchange? > Do you require any special tools beyond those found in a well-equipped > home > garage? Is a...
• Re: 84 Westy std. trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 May 2002 18:33:49 -0400
  ...He probably does not have the special tools neither. Also, make sure the clutch is disengaging properly. 2nd gear seems to be the first...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:22:55 -0600
  ...there might've found through experience...? > also- will i need any special tools? thanks as always.... > peace, > jeff > '81 westy ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno...
• Re: Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition Full Camper, 151,000 miles runs for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:10:42 -0800
  ...The interior on all of those specially-treated Wolfsburgs really has stood up to the test of time. -Blake B. "84Wolfy" > Date: Wed, 19...
• Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:31:45 +0000
  ...Weld to any pitting as described in the archives. > Do I need any special tools to take the engine apart and put it back...
• Re: Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...you can make special tools from these ... i've fashioned several J-shaped "hooks" with a handle for my fingers. these are handy for...
• My Poptop Front Screen DIY Replacement (pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 May 2011 19:56:06 -0700
  ...No special tools required, though patience is. ;) Had used this to patch tent: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/cgfab.html but would have been $30...
• Re: Head bolt question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:53:12 -0500
  ...2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx --- Incoming mail is certified Virus...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:28:19 -0800
  ...I bought mine from a special tools, tool truck. not sure I've ever seen one besides mine, but they exist. and are indispensable...
• Re: BALL JOINTS...
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 21:04:38 -0400
  ...Freight tools. I'm thinking I can > use this to remove and install ball joints with it. > Is there any trick or special tool...
• Re: 091 Tranny Value
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 07:59:29 -0700
  ...it was OK but was quickly stopped by the cost of special tools and parts. So, I decided to just replace all the seals...