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• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:51:52 -0800
  Broken sockets....? All of my tools are Craftsman, and have been since 71' the only time I've broken a socket is usually a...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:35:52 -0700
  ...http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Diesel-Vanagon/ You need at a minimum about $100 in parts and tools to just change the head...
• Ball Joint Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 12:14:19 EDT
  ...Should I buy these VW tools or what tools do you guys use?
• Fwd: Precision Measuring tool purchase
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:39:10 -0800
  ...The tools >were in good condition, unused but aged. A tiny cosmetic piece of surface >rust on the micrometer is the only problem I...
• Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:24:10 -0800
  ...Upon checking the Bentley, it appears that VW actually made tools to handle this problem and allow proper torqueing of the bolt. The items...
• Lathe and Mill for sale
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:09:21 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Still wanting to sell my machine tools. For more info on my tool set go to http://users...
• Re: syncro front CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:20:49 EDT
  does anyone know a good place and price for all 4 front boots? I have one inner R boot torn, any special tools (I...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:29:32 -0400
  Retire your wretched original equipment jack and lug wrench. Getta breaker bar and 19mm(?) socket and a genuine VW scissors jack from The Bus...
• Re: trading 1962 buick for a V W for the wife
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:58:38 -0800
  ...http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
• Re: Firming up those flabby armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:51:59 EDT
  ...who needs tools? ;<) chris
• Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 02:40:00 +0000
  ...Can anybody provide an overview of the replacment? Are any special tools needed, welding, etc.? Thanks, David Wilhite 84' Westy
• Re: ...Spam (Off-topic)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:35:34 +0000
  If you are curiois as to origin, you can use tools like SPAMCOP http://www.spamcop.net/ If you plug in the email header...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:04:15 -0600
  Years ago when I first stared out in the aviation mechanic trades, I was given a list of recommended tools o acquire for my...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:34:51 -0800
  Years ago when I first stared out in the aviation mechanic trades, I was given a list of recommended tools o acquire for my...
• How hard is it to rebuild a transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:46:07 -0700
  ...I know, a subjective question, but is it possible for a home mechanic to rebuild a manual Vanagon transmission with only the normal tools...
• ??? Time for Head gasket ?????
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 10:22:07 -0400
  ...Are Special tools needed. VW Tools. 4. What are the odds of getting it right????????? 5. What is the average cost to have it...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:30:48 -0800
  ...Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry?? > Hi Chuck: > I have been asking that same question of the various lists...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:33:25 -0400
  ...I'm thinking really dull nail cutters, or maybe tile > nippers?? > > thanks for any insights! KD Tools. NAPA can have it for you in...
• autotrans (again)
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 03:06:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...1) the manual says 2 special tools are needed, a bushing puller and a bushing inserter. are these needed or does anyone know of...
• transmission rebuilding--how difficult?
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:07:03 -0600
  ...Do I need any special tools or measuring devices? Pius Weibel (I'm new to the list-Pius is my middle name, for the...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:33:17 -0700
  ...Now I have full access to tools and equipment to further troubleshoot. On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > Any updates? Running...
• Sears tool bag on sale.....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:10:18 -0700
  ...shc/s/p_10153_12605_00937535000P?sid=I0084400010000100733&aff=Y I use this one to keep some of my misc. tools. Steven 91 Westy
• re- Pre-Assistance
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 10:56:01 -0600
  ...me tooer, but if someone is starting a list, add me. Tools, experience, warm bed, 2 cats. Ch '89 Syncro Beast '87 GTI 16V...
• Spring Install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:18:56 -0400
  Hi all, Does anyone know if the installation of springs and shocks on a 90 Carat would require "special VW tools" that the local...
• Re: Changing auto Trans. to Manual ??
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:27:05 -0800
  ...http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
• FS nice Dehler Profi on Samba
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:32:03 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
• Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:30:31 -0400
  ...a_tool.htm ----- Original Message ----- snip> Anybody know if autozone lends out the tools you > need to remove and replace the lower ball joints?
• Re: vanagon on wheel trolleys
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:59:21 +0000
  ...Quality tools & low prices. | | | On Sunday, September 8, 2019, 06:20:31 p.m. EDT, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: so I...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 16:58:30 -0700
  ...I can borrow one of these from > Advance Auto Parts: > https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/powerbuilt-tools-strut-spring-compressor-kit-2-piece-648627...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 19:17:10 -0600
  ...Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware Could be the early signs of Craftsman whoring out its brand while Sears hits the big iceberg in the sea...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 16:38:43 -0600
  ...on a trip with the Westfalia, I grab a bunch of tools put it >> all in >> an old sock and put it under the...
• Re: A/C tools question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 11 May 2013 01:01:10 +0000
  ...A/C tools question I was told by a couple of shops that the reason they didn't want to fool with R12 in...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 09:27:40 -0700
  ...They swoop in with oodles of used tools in buckets, and get all brand new tools. It's a racket. Like selling stolen copper...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:13:05 -0500
  There's a rather lengthy tool Forum(Tool Talk, Garage Journal, or maybe Garage Gazzette) that has a lengthy listing of Harbor Freight tools...
• Re: Interesting thread on Papawswrench.com
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 20:53:40 -0500
  ...into a discussion about Harbor > > Freight Tools- Pass or Fail? Most of them have posted which HF tools > > are holding up and which are...
• Re: UPPER float/wishbone/contol Arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 22:37:10 -0500
  I bought my bushings from the bus depot(cheap) and installed them myself with no special tools. took about an hour and a half...
• Tools
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 21:34:09 -0000
  Does anyone have any recommendations for valve spring compressors and coolant system pressure testers? Thanks, ___________________________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy 84GL, 85GL project (Mine) 82 Diesel...
• Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:46:57 EST
  Ed, I've used a Makita angle grinder with a cut-off wheel. Depends on which bolt you are trying to get to. Cut...
• Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 01:29:54 -0600
  My trusty Dremmel tool with the cutting wheel zipped right through the rusted botls on my syncros engine. I love that Dremmel....(sigh). Mike...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 23:19:57 -0700
  ...Never had to use any special tools, though an assistant is handy. Karl Wolz
• Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:55:24 EST
  ...ive actually amassed a small tool collection from tools being left in the engine compartment from careless mechanics. chris
• FS: vanagon glovebox lock w/ 2 keys
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:15:05 EDT
  ...pops right in, no tools needed (your lock is held in w/ a plastic clip if you didnt know) first $15 takes it chris
• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:48 -0400
  ...vw tools? > The most simple I could come up with was; a short piece of flatbar with > holes at each end, one hole fits...
• Re: Vanagon use question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 01:16:54 +1300
  ...Usual >assortment of air tools, power tools, hand tools and assorted paraphernalia >inside. Also one slightly fat 185 lb carpenter. Bridgestone Turanza T >195...
• Re: OBRS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 11 Dec 95 15:42:38 PST
  ...I'm fair at diagnostics. > > > TOOLS/WORKSPACE > > --------------- > > Standard assortment of hand tools plus garage jack, timing light, dwellmeter, etc. Have manuals for buses up...
• members in eureka-arcata area?
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:07:18 -0700
  ...anyway, I have an 81 vanagon and im in need of a few tools that id rather not buy just for these tasks. tasks...
• Syncro CV Job Tools?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 17:39:57 -0400
  ...What are the chances that they will use the right parts and tools? Thanks in advance, -- David Bogle Brooklyn '72 Campmobile 2.0L (For...
• Re: T3 Syncro production
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:53:04 -0800
  ...I think the project is beyond the "shade tree" mechanic with basic tools - but - given the right tools, a creative brain and TIME I...
• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 04:29:25 +0000
  no tools or Bentley needed.  you just need 3 hands. one hand to lift the plastic lever to slide, one hand to push the...
• WTD: Passenger side windows, replacement tips
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:36:54 -0500
  ...Lost my full set of tools (hidden under front seat), guess I learned the hard way. Anyway, if there's someone in the greater...
• Re: Sophisticated electronic tools....amazing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:29:51 -0700
  Stripping links? This one? https://youtu.be/lx5D4e0CBtI Jim > On Jun 30, 2021, at 5:12 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > Trouble...
• trenching shovel - GDR or GBR?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:46:11 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/trenching-tools-east-meets-west/ alistair
• Re: Ethical question on VW bu...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 14:42:57 -0400
  ...When someone takes the tools you can simply assume that they need them more than you. Shoot, why not leave the key in the...
• Re: Pesky Gas Exhaust Cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 11:04:14 -0800
  ...neighbor!) 'Frieda Roam'? Owch! -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ LikeMinds (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ "Tools that Help People Decide" coyote@likeminds.com \ / \X / http://www.likeminds.com/ \_/ \/
• Latest fund-raising total...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:07:25 -0700
  ...be announced shortly! Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ LikeMinds (408) 865-0657 \ / \X / "Tools that Help People Decide" coyote@likeminds.com \_/ \/ http://www.likeminds.com/
• Re: cornucopia of questions
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Curry
  Fri, 31 May 2002 08:42:43 -0400
  Hi Dan, Rear springs are not that hard at all and the tools you mentioned having should be sufficient. Here's a link to...
• Re: DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:29:00 -0800
  Honda automobiles do NOT use bucket and shim adjustments. "Also, will such tools work on other types of bucket-and-shim adjustments, such a...
• Need Chrome Window Weatherstripping Connectors
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:40:37 -0800
  ...in place? _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:24:56 -0300
  ...at 3:24 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > The link might help. > > http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:34:01 -0700
  ...the correct tools > and never ever had to not have a hoist,2 jacks,tranny jack, > welders,special > tools,big air tools & grinders,etc...