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• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:54:10 -0800
  ...After removing the drive axle there is plenty of room. > You > > want some good tools including a "Dead Blow" hammer, some good flat > punches...
• Horn Ring Replacement - Tips and Tricks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 May 2011 09:50:23 -0500
  ...I used the blunt tip punch to punch the tab out and removed the ring from the back of the wheel. It was worn...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:49:03 -0700
  ...I assume removal consists of pounding out the pins with a punch and ball peen hammer? -bret On 3/3/2011 4:43 PM...
• Re: BA-6 Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:04:41 -0600
  ...A hole > has been punched into the heater, in the middle of the > BA-6 label that is riveted into it. The hole is...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:42:53 -0800
  ...It really punches through the Infinity > speakers I installed last year. We have a recent law here in WA requiring > hands-free devices for...
• Re: flexible PCB
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:56:03 -0700
  ...even higher. > > Normally, flex circuits are manufactured then the outline is punched out > with a die cutter. I guess one could be done in...
• Fixed my wiper arm on my lunch break!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 May 2009 14:16:26 -0500
  ...this time grabbed a 5X jeweler's loupe and got that punch right in the center and whacked it. I step drilled up to...
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [Get Smart!]]
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:50:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...first time he punched it on an asphalt road, he shredded every spoke in the (factory-optional) rear wire wheels. All Tigers from then...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:51:03 -0600
  I remember the can's with the spouts punched in. Worlked reasonably well. Now-a-days I just use the plastic bottles of oil...
• A new Adventure on the way to the Audi 2.0 Turbo - or pulling gears
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 00:32:31 EDT
  ...The obvious solution, swap gears between the Audi and VW distributors! The manuals say: "Drift out (whack with a hammer and punch) the locking...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 00:30:40 -0400
  ...Did I get sucker-punched by the GoWesty doom and gloom scenarios of blazing vanagons with failed plastic pipes? I bought the kit. Stainless...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket / Threaded Inserts
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:27:14 EST
  ...Secondly, the locking keys could be driven, albeit with a rather small pin punch, beyond the keyed portion of the insert so that the...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sat, 1 May 2010 16:23:45 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I tap them in with a brass drift punch.Make sure everything is glinty clean, > put the race in place...
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 6 May 1999 12:16:49 -0700
  ...Made a template by taking off the the other handle and punching holes in paper. BW also has a bunch of door pouches (one...
• Re: blasphemy results
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:52:45 -0400
  ...You could have bought a stock muffler, punched a big hole straight thru the thing. This would have saved you money and time. Eric...
• Re: Mention of the Possible New MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:40:50 -0700
  ...I want to punch the television everytime I see one! :-) >> Hmmm, I thought VW just put all their $40K versions on the lot. A...
• Re: Unbeliever-more Friday
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:12:22 -0800
  ...and ending with the same >> punch line. >> >> or maybe....................... 'an ugly vanagon owner walks into a shop >> with his or her two kids' ............etc...
• Re: Floppy armrest
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 2017 14:29:30 -0500
  ...you will need a long metal blunt punch (i use a long big fat nail with point ground off flat) and you need a...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 07:23:42 -0600
  ...After several minutes, one of them found some numbers to punch into their computer and suddenly their machine spit out a quote of $9...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:38:47 -0500
  ...or there are other factors. (For example, if you plan on punching out the 2.0L to a higher displacement, the FI won't...
• Re: Success - Re: Trying to drill out bolt ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 22 May 2018 20:23:47 -0700
  ...and a good >>> brand. >>> >>> If you can make a punch mark with a centre punch on the bolt, then you >>> can drill it. >>> >>> Start...
• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:29:41 -0700
  ...Soak a cotton bell in the oil, then put that in a small jar with holes punched in the lid. Place strategically. Supposed to...
• sniveling lurker no more!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:56:43 -0700
  ...I am pleased as punch with it, having just sold my 70 westi baywindow. Although I am fairly familar with the beast, having read...
• Re: Working speedo and odometer needed 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:18:23 -0600
  ...Finally I took a Sacred Oath..... "I will never again punch my odometer button again while the van is moving!!!!"......and I bought a...
• Re: Front Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:48:22 -0800
  ...I'll usually use a punch and put 2-3 dimples in the nut along the line of the grove in the axle. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom...
• Re: BCFS GPX Camp sites was Re: Friday trips again (NVC) - now Lund BC
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:23:26 -0800
  ...Should I have a GPS thingy to punch these numbers into? A laptop with some kind of software? Any suggestions taken seriously. :) On Dec...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:54:29 -0500
  ...Get yourself (say at harbor freight) a leather punch set to punch out all the fastener holes per the original holes in the backing...
• On-board Charging.
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:01:22 -0600
  ...was pleased as punch. i plug in the van, the battery warms and charges. then i thought "i wonder how much leakage the charger...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:42:30 -0500
  ...The races can be removed with a flat tip punch and new ones installed using the old race, a block of wood, and a...
• Re: My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Took me ALL day! I was able to drive the races in/out with a CAREFULLY placed punch or big, big socket, but the...
• 75 MPH - Insane?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:35:17 -0700
  ...The only time I find I have to punch it (to 65 mph) is thru Los Angeles, which I'm only willing to do...
• Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:45:21 +0000
  ...Ha-ha!  For that matter, I could buy the appropriate punch from McMaster-Carr.  Prepare some thin black PVC plastic (with matte finish) with...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 20:44:59 -0400
  ...I have had problems with the way some of these tanks were punched out. Unfortunately these aftermarket tanks are garbage. Oh how I wish...
• Mangeled lug nuts (slight rambeling)
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:07:10 -0600
  ...Putting a larger socket face to face on the ground with a large punch has worked best for me. I do apologize if I...
• Re: AW Owner & SdM Alumni in The News, Tough Lady- Harmony Bates
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 01:41:11 -0800
  ...you may have holes in your neck > She took his best punch and came up with a smile > Harmony Bates you have plenty of...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:33:17 +0000
  ...wrote: > What I do: > Before disassembling the joint, take a center punch and put a mark on the > three main parts, on the same...
• Re: tumbler removal
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:16:13 -0700
  ...Anyway, the general idea is to drill a small hole in the correct place in the housing then use a punch or something to...
• Re: Duh! What gear we in?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:22:06 -0700
  ...the fff is > wrong with your > transmission, not to mention almost punching my > clutch pedal through > the floor on the first shift. > jimt > > On...
• Lotta Syncros FS..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:56:51 -0700
  ...right two lanes, which were bumper to bumper trucks always) and punched it up to the 90s and 100s whenever they saw clear road...
• Re: Crutchfield- lots o Vanagon speakers, any fit?
  Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:15:34 -0700
  ...The component speakers I punched holes in the little black speaker holders simply by putting them face down on the carpet in the van...
• Re: biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 06:08:46 EDT
  ...I myself don't have a diesel as I have to punch a time clock. Again to the best of my memory: A Vanagon...
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:28:56 -0600
  ...i hate the idea of pounding the CV centersection with a punch and hammer. There has to be a smoother way! Many Thanks, John...
• Re: Vanagon front seat "mystery hole"
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:21:18 -0800
  ...Other vans had no hole nor even a "dimple" in the sheet metal indication a punch out area. Anyone have any idea what this...
• Re: clutch release lever removal
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:15:13 -0700
  ...clutch release lever removal > Try hammering gently with a punch on the center of the shaft. There is > room at the far inside end...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 17:49:21 -0400
  ...It really punches through the Infinity > speakers I installed last year. We have a recent law here in WA requiring > hands-free devices for...
• Re: Speaking of dashes
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:54:07 -0600
  ...A Greenlee K-O punch would be the best plan. But hey, we're here to help! Bring it over to my house, there...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:11:53 -0500
  ...so, like a rank >> neophyte dumb-butt, I tried the old punch and hammer trick. Wrong >> thing to >> do!!! I managed to break that...
• Re: Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:36:59 -0700
  ...It includes a tap, threaded inserts of varying length for a 14x1.25 spark plug, and punch tool to seat the insert. You will...
• Re: Syncro starter repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:13:40 -0800
  ...I have seen pics of someone using a small punch and the pin superglued to the end. Cheers Alistair > On Dec 10, 2015, at...
• Re: Front Glass
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 12:39:42 -0400
  ...They make it >very breakable so that Schwarzenneger won't break half the bones in his >hand when he punches through a car windshield...
• Re: Door Handle Repairs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 11:24:47 -0400 (AST)
  ...Use a finishing nail cut off and filed flat to make a tiny punch. Or buy one? Then it's no problem to remove...
• Re: mom's USA trip & guns!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:42:42 EST
  ...Carried one of those inflatable punching bags with her. Every evening she would clamp that thing to a door, tree, or whatever was handy...
• Re: What's the trick to tightening the armrests?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:01:47 -0800
  ...If that fails or if the screws have come out all the way, then you will need to get a drift punch to push...
• Re: Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:37:27 -0400
  ...I went ahead and splayed/flattened the end of the retaining bolt with my hefty punch and 10Lb sledge and NOW I cant get...
• Re: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:20:33 -0400
  ...syndrome. > > At highway speed it cools fine. > > Now here's the punch line. > > His mechanic told him that Vanagon's have an inherant cooling...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:23:08 EDT
  Hi Craig I am not sure if this suggestion made to the list so here it is again; I use a small punch ( a...
• Re: Odd-ometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 May 2007 21:28:03 -0400
  ...Odd-ometer repair > --- Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> I stopped to fill the tank today ($3.39 a gallon!) and punched the trip...
• Re: bus?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:08:26 -0800
  ...83 GL Diesel to the Ohio DMV to register it. >>>> They punched the vin into the computer, and I didn't pay much >>>> attention...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
  ...worm it out. > to install..... > what you really need is shouldered punch .. > that'll hold the bushing and drive on the end of it...
• V6anagon un-V6'ed (even more useless drivel)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:07:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...with a hammer against the socket I was using as a punch press. Time for a new one, obviously, and I will pack that...