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• Differential Seal Replacement Procedure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 15:44:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You might consider the purchase of a seal puller to help with this. $7 at Sears, a little more at most FLAPS. It makes...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
  ...Remove the inner and outer seal with your seal puller or flat head > screwdriver. > 18. With a paper towel try to clean out some...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:08:22 -0500
  ...The older joint did not require a puller, as it pretty > much just slid off the axle, which I thought to be odd, but...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:10:04 -0700
  ...but if all else fails get >somebody > >> with a dist drive puller and put it in proper to be sure its not the > >> problem...
• Re: removing input shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 18:08:38 -0700
  ...seal with the bell hsg on, you will need a seal puller to pry >> it out and then a longish tube that will go...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:50:51 -0600
  ...I > > used this with a slide puller. It was a horrible job and I have been > > involved with some horrible jobs. It was the...
• Re: removing input shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 17:50:51 -0700
  ...seal with the bell hsg on, you will need a seal puller to >>> pry it out and then a longish tube that will go...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:15:20 -0600
  ...The older joint did not require a puller, as it pretty >much just slid off the axle, which I thought to be odd, but...
• Re: removing input shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 May 2012 21:12:09 -0400
  ...seal with the bell hsg on, you will need a seal puller to > pry it out and then a longish tube that will go...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
  ...8) 1st gear is a real "stump puller" only useful to get the vehicle rolling, => immediate shift to 2nd (which redlines about 25-28...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:18:27 -0700
  ...at least try to pull the bushing with an inside type puller...then go find an equivalent sized bushing. Thanks everyone for the suggestions...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:10:27 -0700
  ...at least try to > pull the bushing with an inside type puller...then > go find an equivalent > sized bushing. > > Thanks everyone for the suggestions...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:56:24 -0500
  ...Jim > > scott > turbovans > > > Jim Felder wrote: > > I got the sleeves out after a long session with a slide puller. Grabbed them > by the ears...
• Re: Shifted to Death
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 12:04:17 -0500
  ...I fashioned a bearing puller from a big bolt, using a only a hacksaw, and some crude turning on an old lathe - (remember, I...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:35:29 -0700
  ...at least try to pull the bushing with an inside type puller...then go find an equivalent sized bushing. Thanks everyone for the suggestions...
• Fwd: Crankshaft endplay shims, flywheel and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 07:18:34 -0500
  ...I used a small >dent puller fitted with a small bolt and a filed down flat washer that when >turned sideways on the bolt...
• DIY standard transmission rebuild (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Young
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:55:29 -0700
  ...For gears that could be pulled rather than pressed I had a 6" puller. That too got the Tooltime touch with 6 sections of...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 23:15:26 -0500
  ...Anyway, I replaced the waterpump in NAPA's parking lot using the braces from a gear puller clamped to the hoses with C-clamps...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:40:49 -0700
  ...Another "tool" that might work to pull the seal if it existed would be a very small diametre inside pulley puller, that is something...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 03:20:39 -0700
  ...The piston pins can be a bear if you don't have the puller, so be careful to set both pistons to mid stroke...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:49:42 -0700
  ...I have used prybars/hammers, pullers after welding on tabs, propane torches, sawsalls, etc. Mark Ken Wilford wrote: > I agree with Dylan, that shaft...
• Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 7 May 2008 08:39:34 -0400
  ...Ignore the part about removing the hub with a hub puller - you do not need to. There is a recess in the hub that...
• Speedometer Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
  ...A watchmakers gear puller was used in this case. Nice to have. However, a shim made from styrene plastic or this brass or aluminum...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:42:14 -0500
  ...if it existed would be a > very small diametre inside pulley puller, that is something with outward > pointing jaws that would grip the inside...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:15:23 -0700
  ...got the sleeves out after a long session with a slide puller. Grabbed them >> by the ears and out they came. I notice in...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:59:19 -0700
  ...I have used prybars/hammers, pullers after welding on tabs, propane torches, sawsalls, etc. Mark Ken Wilford wrote: > I agree with Dylan, that shaft...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:18:06 -0500
  ...if it existed would be a > very small diametre inside pulley puller, that is something with outward > pointing jaws that would grip the inside...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:42:13 -0700
  ...I have used prybars/hammers, pullers after welding on > tabs, propane torches, sawsalls, etc. > > Mark > > Ken Wilford wrote: >> I agree with Dylan, that shaft...
• Re: knock Sensor, to run max timing, and optimize fuel grades used.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 09:54:41 +0000
  ...It would make a nice cruiser, but not a real puller and anyway isn't needed here on Vancouver Island-- 80,90 km most...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:16:02 -0400
  ...I have used prybars/hammers, pullers after welding on > tabs, propane torches, sawsalls, etc. > > Mark > > Ken Wilford wrote: >> I agree with Dylan, that shaft...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:37:59 -0700
  ...at least try to pull the bushing with an inside type puller...then go find an equivalent sized bushing. Thanks everyone for the suggestions...
• Re: It's not my fault.
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:52:41 -0700
  ...Checked around for a puller none to be found in this small town. So someone said he just took a chisel to it, and...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 21:32:35 -0500
  ...I have a bigger box of stuff I take on long trips, but that's mostly gear pullers and breaker bars and such. YMMV...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:03:56 -0700
  ...at least try to pull the bushing with an inside type puller...then go find an equivalent sized bushing. Thanks everyone for the suggestions...
• Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 May 2008 10:17:17 -0400
  ...Ignore the part about removing >the >hub with a hub puller - you do not need to. There is a recess in the hub >that...
• Re: Euro Ring & Pinions For Syncro Available
  Historical mailing list - chris weddle
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:28:38 +0000
  ...you will get a reasonable service life out of your stump puller 6.17 gears, despite the fact that they are much weaker than...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 May 2008 16:31:26 -0500
  ...The guys at the garage are always appreciative to have access to my home-made tranny plug puller. Good luck. John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: knock Sensor, to run max timing, and optimize fuel grades used.
  Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:45:24 -0800
  ...It would make a nice cruiser, but not a real puller and anyway isn't needed here on Vancouver Island-- 80,90 km most...
• Flywheel, shims, seals, (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:22:25 EST
  ...I used a small >dent puller fitted with a small bolt and a filed down flat washer that when >turned sideways on the bolt...
• Engine build and other things, part 3
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 18:52:35 -0700
  ...Somewhere in here I got the idea to grind down an old broken 3/4" ratchet to make a trans seal puller. I ground...
• oil pressure story in full: costs, thoughts, gripes, etc. (quite long)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 4 May 2001 17:41:29 -0700
  ...I had to buy a bunch of special tools for the job (ring compressor, oil pump puller, torque wrench, etc.) and I bought a...
• Bulley manifesto against SUVs/marketing, Few Vanagon words
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:26:23 -0500
  ...Unless you are one of an infinitesimal handful of remote-rescue workers, open-range farmers, huge trailer-pullers, and hermits, I would propose that...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:31:12 -0400
  ...I have had ones not want to come off with pullers, etc and I had to cut the shaft off of get it off...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:21 -0700
  ...Destroying the whole Assembly! � I was using Wheel pullers, the works! Man! They can be tight ! � Best, JC... � -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:48:19 -0600
  ...Destroying the whole Assembly! I was using Wheel pullers, the works! Man! They can be tight ! Best, JC... -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: AVP rebuilds and core charges?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:50:08 -0400
  ...ever so slight complication, you need to have a piston pin puller on hand, makes you feel you are working on a wasserboxer almost...
• On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:44:17 EST
  ...The oil coolers are mounted on the passenger side real well (described in the archives) and are cooled by a thermostatically controlled puller fan...