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• Re: 73 Kombi rotted jack points
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Mon, 1 May 1995 22:31:04 +1000 (EST)
  ...be heard :( > I did a bit of investigation (poking with a screwdriver) around the jackpoint > and they have indeed been eaten by the rust...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:23:11 -0600
  ...A "multi-screwdriver" (five interchangeable bits in the handle) Vice-Grips(r)
• For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
  ...Remove the C-clip with two screwdrivers, better a screwdriver and a hook tool like a spark plug boot remover. 6. Use a 3...
• Re: Window tint on sliders.
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:03:55 -0400
  ...You simply remove the screw at the bottom of the latch using a slotted screwdriver. I used a special screwdriver with a 90 degree...
• Re: Auto Trans Rumbling
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:14:02 -0700
  Use your stethoscope (big screwdriver) to identify source of noise. I'm thinking it doesn't have to be the tranny. Miguel On Mon...
• Re: O2 sensor light reset?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 20 May 97 13:28:14 CDT
  ...push that button (with a screwdriver or pen or something) until it "clicks". you should hear/feel it click, but it might not be...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:54:39 -0800
  ...Apart from screwdrivers, pliers and duct tape, what are > some > handy tools/items I should have on hand in case of emergency?
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:58 -0500
  You can use a dremel cutoff tool to cut a slot in the top for a flat blade screwdriver, or you can use an...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:49:11 EDT
  ...Is there a way to do it without a helper? A screwdriver judiciously placed in between the throttle body stop and throttle body lever...
• Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:02:34 -0700
  ...The black strain relief clip on the back can be removed with a small flat blade screwdriver. It can be re-used, so be...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:36:57 -0800
  ...A good razor knife with extra blades inside metal file hack saw blade with one of those plastic holder handles Phillips screwdriver Standard screwdriver...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:36:57 -0400
  ...Hammer, PB blaster, Heat sounds possible but idk...., and creative wedging of a screwdriver (though do not pry too hard against the backing plate...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - TCollins
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:07:35 -0400
  ...I can push start the van and drive it. >> >> I tried jumping the starter with a screwdriver across terminals clank clink clank no spin...
• Getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
  ...valve in the engine compartment can't be managed with a screwdriver or a socket wrench so do you just grab it with a...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:20:49 -0800
  ...You're able to get about one half a turn before you have to reinsert the screwdriver again. Good luck "Matthew C. Huntley" <matthew...
• Drive Flange Oil Seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:46:33 -0700
  ...I have a Stanley screwdriver, some Craftsmen pliers, a hammer and my secret weapon ..... a spike with the end bent to a 90 degree...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:28:47 -0500
  ...and put it back >> together. >> Then any key or even a screwdriver will open it. It'll just look >> like >> it locks. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> > > what...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:14:09 -0400
  I had always adjusted bearings by prying the washer with the blade of the screwdriver. One edge of the blade against the washer, the...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:58:14 -0400
  ...If you want to try, you can use an awl or small screwdriver to try and spread the pinch. Search for "oetiker pliers" for...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:50:11 -0700
  ...m pretty sure they > make more than that, though, so you'd have to check each one. > > Estwing hammers, Channellock pliers/wrenchs/screwdrivers, too.
• Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:57:57 -0500
  ...Using a Phillips screwdriver or other suitable rod, push the reset button until it clicks and you'll be good for another 60,000...
• Re: Very Long...What am I, nuts? New 85 and Philosophy of Car ownership...very long
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:42:38 -0400
  ...tow dolly (and a new battery for Vanagon, gas, gas can, screwdriver, etc) it really fit the bill...even if I were to trash...
• Re: Sink P-trap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:09:48 -0500
  ...Mike Gerald Masar wrote: > Try sticking a screwdriver (or two) down the drain from above, so that it engages the > crossbars, and maybe keep...
• Re: How do you remove sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:36:39 -0400
  ...For that I went to Sears and bought a universal joint screwdriver with multiple bits (# 47476) , and it works with a little patience. Don...
• Westy faucet changing
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:25:43 -0700
  ...I used two philips head screwdrivers (one was a stubby for that back screw), a straight slot for the hose clamp and a 19mm...
• [A] '73 Westy help - THANKS!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:58:50 -0500
  ...The new seals made it a little too hard to do with my hand, but a few very light taps with a screwdriver and...
• Re: [DIESEL] Tensioner Adjusting Tool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:15:50 EDT
  ...two nails, stick them in the two holes and use a screwdriver to pry it up. Had to do this once on the side...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:17:57 -0700
  ...DriveFlangeSeals ~ It might be > Helpful to have CirClip Pliers & > > a VeryLarge ScrewDriver(to Pry the OldSeal out) & a VeryLarge Socket(I think > the one...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:27:33 -0700
  ...If I can't fix it with a screwdriver or > >Vice-grips in 10 minutes, I have failed in my PM, and it's...
• Defrost lever/wire Hack fix
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2017 11:55:04 -0700
  ...I had some aluminum rod, but an old screwdriver or would work too. Mine, the control wire just bent/kinked rather than pushing through...
• Re: Does your stovetop rattle?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:00:34 -0400
  ...which is probably what is rattling. > >You'll need a thin screwdriver to fit into the tiny slots to each side >of the spring...
• Re: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 10:56:41 -0800
  Pound a big screwdriver through the side of it and unscrew it. be careful not to damage anything elso in the prosess. Just make...
• Re: ISO Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sun, 6 May 2001 07:04:57 -0400
  ...You > need a little 90 Degree straight slot screwdriver to get at the screw. Be > careful when it comes off there is a little...
• Re: Inaccurate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:41:50 -0800
  ...nose pliers and gently pry the needle off with a flat screwdriver, without letting go of the shaft (very important). Then press the needle...
• Head re-installation: two questions
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:51:00 -0700
  ...And what's the best way to turn it if I don't have the tool, a screwdriver stick between two drill bits or...
• Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 18:38:13 -0800
  ...x ft/lbs) Back when I used small tq wrenches (& tq screwdrivers) Snap-on was a good bet. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:50:50 -0400
  ...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: CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 04:37 CST
  ...Two people can do it with screwdrivers. --Ken '71 Bus
• Re: Overheating - 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 08:04:55 -0500
  ...Otherwise you could get a long screwdriver and run it along the inside wall to see if you can feel it. I had this...
• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:23:51 -0700
  ...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: ok, I have my SA grill kit on....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 May 2007 00:47:02 +1200
  ...Syncro/South_African_Grille_Procedure.html > >He shows using a covered screwdriver to pry with and shows where to pry. > >Mike Assuming that you...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:27:54 -0400
  ...Only difference being instead of chisels wedged in those bosses I used a large Craftsman screwdriver. Make sure it is a Craftsman because if...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:48:10 EDT
  ...A small screwdriver in the ring gap should do the trick. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:23:48 -0400
  ...I stuck a Phillips screwdriver through one of the bolt holes, where the clutch pressure plate went, and out of the big hole in...
• Re: Alternator noise
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:28:04 -0400
  ...go here) with the engine running, try scraping the inside surfaces of the belt with a long screwdriver or file or something with an...
• Idle Hunting in 85 Westy Fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:09:13 -0500
  ...I grabbed my handy screwdriver, loosened the clamp, refit the elbow, tightened that clamp like there is no tomorrow, and -- Voila! No more irregular...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:05:00 -0500
  ...and get one big mutha flat-blade screwdriver about two feet long ... to use as a crowbar to adjust your alternator belt. :) 4. pliers...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:06:07 -0400
  ...For this sort of thing a long screwdriver or (much better) a mechanic's stethoscope can be your good friend. It's like a...
• Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:33:59 -0800
  ...I could not get the "cam" to budge! I finally had to soak the mechanism in oil, and then use a screwdriver and small...
• Re: How to remove Vanagon battery?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:17:02 EDT
  ...Also tried using a pair of long flat-blade screwdrivers to ease it > out. Also no luck. > > Such a simple task, and the manuals...
• Re: Help removing a few things
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:36:44 -0800
  ...super glue them back together.The >vent on the door jam--- use a screwdriver and pry from the inside--=- >easy.good luck,Roger Sisler
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Suddenly Dies- Need Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:40:21 -0400
  ...Otherwise check with screwdriver/stethoscope/'noid light for injectors firing, check for presence of spark. Report results and we'll go from there. Yours...
• Re: E-Brake cable front cable
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:59:29 -0500
  ...I had to lay on my back under the van, crane my neck up and use two long screwdrivers at full arm extension to...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:39:02 -0500
  ...Why break your back with cave man techniques when rechargable impact's are as common as screwdriver's nowaday's? My wheels / tires go...
• Re: Belt replacement tips???
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:05:27 -0600
  TOOLS REQUIRED 1/4" drive ratchet 13mm deep well socket 13mm combination wrench 12" flat tip screwdriver or small pry bar. small flat tip...
• power steering groaning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:35:39 -0800
  ...Today I listened to the pump again and noted (using screwdriver stethoscope) that the pump was making a noise like a bad bearing. I...
• Re: Adjustments on temp and fuel gauges
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:24:39 -0500
  ...low, >> that's why I replaced this instrument cluster years ago) so I tried >> bringing it up with a small screwdriver and bingo! >> >> Jim >> >> >
• Listen Up!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 10:05:27 PDT
  ...You can do much better than the tube idea with a 24" long screwdriver which you plant against the case and press against your...
• Re: Odometer - needs resetting
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:47:56 -0700
  I just used a screwdriver and physically pushed the number wheels around. It's been several years ago, so I'm a bit rusty...
• Shorted battery (was FW:)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:06:17 -0700
  ...Try to turn the starter by shorting out between the small terminal and the large post with a screwdriver. There must be something loose...