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• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:50:08 -0500
  ...And the one thing they hammered into us greenhorn wanna-bee aircraft mechanics was the importance of the oil as a cooling medium for...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 09:22:18 -0600
  ...I hammered witha brass drift on the outside bolt but it would not move. I got things hot enough to get the rubber smoking...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:12:51 -0500
  ...You want some good tools including a "Dead Blow" hammer, some good flat punches, and some pipe or sleeve material so you use the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:49:14 -0400
  Did you try gently tapping with a hammer? You may be able to un-stick it. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:39:11 -0700
  ...Don't pull out or such - get a piece of wood or such and hammer straight up on the ends of the panel alternating...
• Re: which adhesive for gutter trim
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:08:16 -0600
  ...In fact, I had to "hammer" them on, with my hand or fist. The fit was very tight. Richard A. Jones Boulder, Colorado '81...
• Re: Sears disaster - Larry's approach - Not for me
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 27 May 2001 00:06:33 EDT
  ...the mounting myself with a couple of tire tools and a hammer like in the "good old days". >> Larry, I believe the "good old...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:49:58 -0600
  ...wire. > Crimp on connectors and crimping tool, 8 oz ball peen hammer with > handle shortened to fit in the 30 cal GI ammo box...
• Re: [T2] Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Burczyk
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:00:11 -0600
  ...the crud out of the bolt end and thenuse a small hammer to seat the allen or 12 point driver into the bolt head...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:44:22 -0800
  ...tap on the solenoid (the little round appendage) lightly with a hammer or whatever. Be careful not to short out any terminals, etc. It...
• Re: Stereo suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 May 2013 13:27:26 -0400
  ...2236337273&awdv=c&awkw=kenwood%20excelon&awmt=e&awnw=g No hammer & 2x4 required! YMMV, Mr. BZ-Whoda thunk? On Tue, May 28, 2013...
• Re: distributor installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:28:47 -0700
  ...i can not get it in any further short of hammering it in, which i do not want to do. now i have done...
• Re: Flywheel problems!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 09:51:43 AST
  ...Once you get the dreaded hammering noise coming from inside the engine, you've already done some damage. I got away with just a...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:23 -0600
  ...With a fair sized hammer, ball peen preferred, tap the drum all the way around, then pull the drum. It should slide right over...
• GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 19:22:47 -0800
  ...Has anybody done this - what's involved? I'm hoping it's just a matter of taking the drums off and hammering the old...
• Re: Swinging table
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:17:08 -0400
  ...If you take this assembly off and use a hammer to drive a small washer between the edge of the welded nut on the...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:33:49 -0800
  ...tap the cap out with any long thing ..like the wooden handle of a hammer. They pop right out that way. they are captured...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:23:25 -0700
  ...The temporary fix is to whump the starter solenoid with a tap or two from a hammer and screwdriver. The cause is not enough...
• RE: Screw extractors any good?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:07:13 -0700
  ...You might try filing a little grove in the side of the screw and using a punch and a hammer hitting on the outside...
• Re: Shop press recomendations...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:35:46 -0400
  ...It works really well with a hammer or the press. I have an econ 20 ton press and it has done everything Vanagon including...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:53:20 -0800
  ...That said, I may not have had a starter problem at all! Had to hit old one with hammer to get turning sometimes. Tried...
• Re: '91 westy with 60k mi....$9 grand. on CL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 04:23:34 -0400
  ...he just told me he'd do $7500 after i hammered the price down. In a message dated 7/19/2016 11:48:24...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:26:20 -0600
  If you give the starter a good whack with a hammer, will it crank over? Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L...
• Re: camp cookery --was various
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:20:40 -0800
  ...a piece of thin cut round steak, tenderized > > >with a steak hammer, salted and generously peppered, dredged in > > >flour (no eggs, or other contaminants...
• Re: high idle.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:18:47 -0400
  ...If not, take a hammer and bang the hell out of this engine (he he). I don't know what i am talking about...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 18 May 2006 10:39:54 -0400
  ...One is supposed to use a hammer to hit the cast iorn piece , while applying loosening pressure with on the bar.It works. Before...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:42 -0400
  ...jack it up, tap the face of the drum with a hammer while it's got some stress and it will pop free. I...
• Re: Stereo suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 28 May 2013 13:11:30 -0400
  ...Hit the bracket with a hammer Repeat. Done. -craig On May 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > you...
• Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:47:10 -0700
  ...I've tried |quite a bit of liquid wrench, along with a set of locking pliers and a |hammer. No dice. | |How do other...
• 85 Van-agony; wheel well rot
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:26:07 -0400
  ...Thirteen Canadian winters of salt and sand hammering at the same spot has done 'em in. Wondered why there was moisture in the footwells...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 13:21:54 -0400
  ...a temporary solution (don't bash me), remove cat, take a > hammer and a big screw driver and bang the inside of the cat...
• Uncharted territory
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:29:39 -0400
  ...Bulley's method of a hammer, a drift, and a million taps?). I haven't been able to detect any wheel shake by hand...
• Re: 2.1 L Exhaust Header Gasket Size, (Smart-a== reply)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:31:47 -0400
  ...In a pinch, I've opened them up by bending them over on an exhaust port with taps from a ball peen hammer's...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:55:19 -0400
  ...with a sledge hammer. In fact, it is the flat lifter "hammering" on the valve train as it is flung off the cam. > > If...
• Repairing your Westy seat raising mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:52:24 -0600
  ...The repair to the sloppy pawl was to strike both ends of the fastening rivet with two ball pein hammers simultaneously. This of course...
• Re: Syncro Spring Compressor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 17:44:38 -0300
  ...The lower joint appears removable with normal tools, in my case heat, WD-40, and a ball pein hammer. Will keep you posted as...
• Re: Wheel studs- How to Get?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 11:46:12 -0700
  ...with a hammer or do I have to remove the Hub and >press them out? I just removed one with a hammer, it was...
• Re: Bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:18:06 -0700
  ...of stuckness...tapping downward on the bleeder screw with a small hammer may 'waken up' the treads, sometimes. YMMV scott turbovans On 3/24...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:40:50 -0400
  ...the starter, so he could smack it with a prybar and hammer every time it didn't want to fire. Worked every time. Joe...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut Socket Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:34:03 -0400
  ...a half-inch drive hole in the other, also suitable for hammering on. Are you sure you want to take this nut off? Don...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - john cianci
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 03:39:59 +0000
  ...I have tried everything...hammer, heat, puller, etc... I think the only alternative left is to cut them off... Does anyone have any ideas...
• Re: I4 Intake manifolds - makin' a list
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:32:30 -0800
  ...50 degree kits Best fit with no hammering of the side wall is the SA intake manifold. Rabbit (A1) and Golf (A2) manifolds require...
• Re: In the clutch of tragedy Help! (questions)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 18:00:30 -0700
  ...Some clutch levers may just slip off; others may need coaxing with a hammer and a drift or a puller. Do not hammer on...
• Re: click click click from drivers wheel
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:27:22 -0400
  ...I’ve tried hammering out the center but it still makes the noise. I kinda like the old hubcaps and would rather not go...
• Type III trailing arm???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 22:47:17 -0400
  ...I've tried pullers, heat, air hammers, crowbars, liquid wrench, and nothing seems to break it free. I'm pretty sure that there is...
• How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:08:42 -0500
  ...What's the best way to fix it? Should I just tap on the box with a hammer to tighten it? Or should I...
• Re: tie rod end removal Q
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:02 EST
  ...remove nut and continue on with your job // A claw hammer isn,t heavy enough . ( Works fine on just about any model car ) Don...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:06:43 -0500
  ...all rust with a ice-pick or a screwdriver and a hammer... now, test a 12mm (with rust removed, the 13mm is now smaller...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:43:18 EDT
  ...o), I just took my fairly sharp putty knife, & with a hammer, pop'd them out. They are so brittle the cap pop'd...
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:18:19 -0400
  ...When done, use a hammer with a big wood dowel (I use part of a hockey stick) and tap the sleeve gently all around...
• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:25:17 -0500
  ...I must admit the last time I > put a battery in it at that location I used a hammer. Not a big hammer a...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:10:27 -0600
  ...Like Thor's hammer, Mjollnar. Good name for a vanagon!. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Tue, Jan 5, 2010...
• Re: WHY?-Not NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 19 May 2000 17:54:05 -0700
  ...is a fuel leak? > >Rich > You mashin' real close to the nail mit der hammer, my friend. T.P. Stephens San Juan Island, WA
• Re: vanagon digest question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:53:54 -0600
  ...Doing it with a modem connection is to me like hitting myself on the head with a hammer because it feels so good when...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:26:12 -0700
  ...For longer trips there is a kit w/ sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and (of course) a nice hammer. All the common things I'd need...
• Re: Rear Bearings,
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:15:32 -0400
  A hammer and punch will drive the bottom pin out. Drive it away from the van. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:29 -0500
  ...wires(rods?)in place.Drive the wires out w/a screwdriver/hammer.Remember to install the rubber washers on each radiater post when reinstalling...
• Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:43:14 -0500
  Shawn, I use a 1/2 inch steel bar and a hammer to drive the CV inner race off the shaft. Use at least...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 4 May 1995 10:07:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...how about blocking the piston with something on the opposite side, and gently tapping the pin out with a socket and hammer? -David ============================================================================ David...
• Purpose of Sh4ear Bolts, or Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:07:31 -0800
  ...I personally like the 5-lb peen hammer and a 9" cold chisel to spin the #$%^&*'ing thing off! I say this because the...