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• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:12:25 -0400
  ...straighten out the bent temp control cable with a > needle nose > pliers .. > and spray lube the cable and levers generously. > > for the deluxe repair...
• Re:
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 09:26:17 -0500
  ...The installation was a pain in the but because of the factory hose clamps (they are hard to remove without the proper pliers). Also...
• Re: cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 17:24:29 -0500
  ...Allen key/socket, snap ring pliers, latex gloves, dull > side cutters and a mallet. More recent CV joints have bolts with a 12 pointed...
• Re: Cleaning Seats
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:36:39 EST
  ...I guess which method is best depends on whether or not you have a pair of hog-ring pliers. Rich
• Re: Odometer/ tripometer broken
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:26:31 -0400
  ...rod, screwdriver, or whatever of the same diameter, then using nipper pliers to make very slight indentations on the shaft end where it fits...
• Re: Westy stove grate grills
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:23:56 -0600
  ...Crimp the tube slightly with a pair of pliers. I've never noticed mine moving around. I squeezed mine together a little before I...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:16:15 -0500
  ...set > >screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) > >needle nose pliers > >adjustable wrench > > > >What about parts? > >hose clips > >oil > >coolant > >belts - Anyone tried...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 06:56:54 -0500
  ...set screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) needle nose pliers adjustable wrench What about parts? hose clips oil coolant belts - Anyone tried...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:17:48 -0600
  ...the seal on > opposite > sides, then a couple of pairs of pliers are used to pull it out. I'm > a bit > leery of...
• Re: Dash Frustration -- A Friday Vent
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:32:22 -0800
  ...I have some really long needle nose pliers that I can sometimes fish up in there and straighten out the stupid kink that developes...
• Re: replacing water tank key
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 May 1999 23:20:49 -0400
  ...get one pair needlenose pliers..... cut one piece of >coat hanger 4 inches or 10mm long..... make an "L".... the bottom leg of >being...
• Re: removing dash w/o steering column
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:16:06 -0400
  ...Use a large pair of channel lock pliers to remove the bolts holding the steering column to the dash, no need to drill them...
• Re: 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:13:43 -0800
  ...at hand and you carefully crush the old one with some pliers I can't see the problem - just don't get bits stuck...
• Re: heater hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:43:26 -0700
  ...If you have a good set of cable-type spring clamp pliers, they're easier to deal with than the screw type ones-- just...
• Re: 1983 window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Yoon
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:28:14 -0500
  ...With a > vise and some pliers and some things to pry with, you can get a little > machine screw where the rivet was and...
• Re: nuthin's easy anymore..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:24:07 EST
  ...Cut this crimp with a pair of cutting pliers. Remove the plastic fitting from the fire wall (destroy it in pulling it out, you...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:36:07 -0700
  ...the tabs broke off when I tried to > squeeze them with pliers. The plastic is very brittle. Crap part, Febi, but > all that is...
• unclas [VANAGON] Heater lever removal question
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:15:11 -0500
  ...I used needle nosed pliers to tug the levers off. The plate is held on by two push-in plugs. Use a wide screwdriver...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:51:28 -0600
  ...I slid needle nose pliers under the base of the needle, between the needle and gauge face. Pried the needle up and off, VERY...
• Re: labor quote to assemble CV
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:07:39 -0500
  ...Use an appropriate pair of circlip pliers and remove the circlip. DO NOT try using a screw driver or other tool. It is simply...
• Re: OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 09:57:46 -0400
  ...Took the little plastic cover off of the plug and gave it a squeeze with pliers to tighten it up. Been quiet ever since...
• Re: removing front brake grease caps
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:49:23 -0700
  ...just go around and around and around slowly prying 1) 1/2 of a pair of channel lock pliers. put part of it against...
• Re: tachometer light fixture has been removed
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:09:31 -0700
  ...I couldn't push and turn the fixture by hand, but gently using a set of pliers did the trick. So, it was quite...
• Re: PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:17:10 -0400
  ...use hose clamp pliers since a regular pair was closer. > >That sucker slipped out of the jaws of the pliers, flew about 6 feet...
• Re: Using American hose clamps on fuel injector hoses ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:40:45 -0500
  ...do like I do and use cheaper HF large end-nip pliers. Mike B. On 1/12/2013 4:26 PM, Jim Felder wrote...
• Re: 81 westy stove issue
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:35:49 -0500
  ...Take off the knob (just a hard pull), take pair of pliers or a wrench and turn the stem a few times. After that...
• Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 19:41:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...Remove the bulb from the mount with needlenose pliers and insert new bulb--you have to turn the wire connections so that they hit...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:11:49 -0700
  ...on the Vanagon, useful screwdriver sizes, and other useful items like > pliers. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > '74 Westrailia...
• Re: Heater Cables
  Historical mailing list
  1 Sep 94 16:34
  ...o Try and move the inner cable in or out with a pair of pliers, spray some WD40 on the cable. Other than that...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Feussner
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:11:44 +0100
  ...to the shifter bar? When I tried to turn it with pliers, the other side of the bar (where the shifter hooks to it...
• Re: '90 westy water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:38:37 -0400
  ...Or just straighten a wire coathanger and then with pliers, bend about 3/16 of an inch at a right angle. You just stick...
• Headlamps, adjusters and connecting wires
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 13:27:27 -0700
  ...I threaded the wires in and tried to clamp them in with pliers with all the force I could muster but the wires still...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box-Friday
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:29:44 -0800
  ...Apart from screwdrivers, pliers and duct tape, what are some handy tools/items I should have on hand in case of emergency? Frank __________________________________________________________________ A...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Injector hose-
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 07:20:07 -0700
  ...and are really easy to remove using a set of diagonal pliers. I have tried to pull a hose end off that I have...
• How the dickens? (Pickle of the day)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:17:07 -0700
  ...for the circlip, drop it, fumble for it, find the little pliers, pick it up, put it back down and turn it the right...
• Re: sliding window latch loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:00:40 -0500
  ...http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/70/p1671070_m.jpg ), held in place by hand, and turned it with a pair of pliers...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 11:15:17 -0800
  ...I've done very well > with a NAPA pliers-type tool that's actually made by K-D. > > Yrs, > d > -- *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪* If it's not...
• Re: instrument cluster bulb
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 22:49:20 CST
  ...holder out, the bulb is still a bitch to get out. pliers will only break it. :( find a drinking straw about the same diameter...
• Re: wrist pins
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:33:29 -0500
  ...A pair of hemostats small surgical pliers) work great installing and removing the risk pin circlips , curved ones work best on the inside cylinders...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:15:36 -0700
  ...remove the Adjusting Rings. >> No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a method to install the new seal. >> Have I...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 Feb 2025 08:59:19 -0800
  Thanks, I was considering squeezing the tabs with pliers. -Mark > On Feb 1, 2025, at 8:55 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:34:26 -0700
  ...You drop the upper shaft (no need to remove the wheel) and pull out the old bushing with pliers, then soap up the new...
• Re: Old school Rain/Wind deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:52:06 -0400
  ...Sheet metal welding pliers with wide jaws can double as sheetmetal > brake to form the > mounting flanges. > > > Regards, > > BenT > -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon...
• Re: One Michelin MXT located...
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:37:10 -0400
  ...spotlight, booster cables, air compressor, reflective triangle, breaker bar, slip joint pliers, slotted and phillips screwdrivers and a first aid kit! Pretty good! Just...
• Re: Poptop Screen repair/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:32:57 -0500
  ...You will have to force it through the canvas using a pair of needle nose pliers. Once it's in place, use conventional pliers...
• Re: Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:42:58 EST
  ...i usually use a needle nose pliers.. carefully feeding them thru the hole in the vinyl where the bolt went (the vinyl is probably...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:16:36 -0700
  ...Now you can put the band over the piston rings and close the thing with a pair of vise-grip pliers, compressing the rings...
• Re: steering wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:13:19 -0500
  ...yeah, it's a bit of work, but with a pair of pliers and a vise, you can do it. or two pairs of...
• cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question too
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:57:01 -0800
  ...hardware store on the way home and get the snap ring pliers, which it appears that I need. Also, do I need to buy...
• Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:07:36 -0800
  ...The archives mentions a "reverse needle nose pliers tool." Can this tool be > > used to remove the clamp on the small end of the...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:26:16 -0700
  ...17, 19,box/open wrenches. > Adjustable wrench > Mallet (rubber) > Side cutting pliers > Vice grips in large, medium and small sizes > crimping tool with an...
• 86 Square headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 23:46:16 -0500
  ...I removed the sides of the cylindrical shield with a set of needle nose pliers. I retained the shield infront of the bulb, I...
• Re: what spare parts to have.....just in case>
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:17:35 -0500
  ...1996-1997 and didn't bring anything but a pair of pliers and a couple screwdrivers. We didn't even need those. During the...
• Re: Power steering boost valve?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:22:09 -0700
  ...mine is stuck open > because I can pinch the hose with pliers and the RPM's drop a couple > hundred. > > Thanks, > > Mark Ingalls > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:44:46 -0500
  ...GMAIL.COM> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi John, >> > >> > you're looking for Spring Clamp Pliers... >> > >> > >> https://www.amazon.com/ARES-71100-Flexible-Position-18mm-54mm/dp/B004GUN15G...
• Re: Mirrors fold in at high speed
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:16:30 -0700
  ...Soak the mechanism in penetrating oil for a day or 2 and then >use some pliers or sand paper and clean the base of...
• Chains and whips was Autosock
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:45:40 -0800
  ...Make sure that chain tool/pliers (you DO have...)and the spare crosslinks are also in the box best in a zipLok on the...
• Re: Throttle position switch cam was: Cold Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:16:04 -0700
  ...John-Reed > > I took a pair of needle nosed pliers (actually two pair) and straightened > out the hook in the end of the switch...
• Re: Battery Removal - '87 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:07:25 -0800
  ...to get enough room to remove > the battery was by taking pliers & bending up the metal on the rear rim of > the battery compartment...
• Re: access to the heater/fresh air fan; do i need to remove dash?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:48:56 EST
  ...them off with either a dremel or a pair of cutting pliers. Now remove all of the control cables going to the box and...