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• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:58:27 -0700
  ...No-one ever mentioned two clips! Used a 2" long screwdriver. I would imagine reinstalling the clips will be a pain because I have...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 May 2012 08:44:44 -0700
  ...He told me >> to test the new radiator by jamming a screwdriver through the coils. I'm >> not sure I can trust him any...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 10:50:07 -0700
  I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, screwdrivers) for decades. The only issues I had was a cracked 19mm 12 pt...
• Re: Audio options for a Westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:36:36 -0700
  ...After 30-45 seconds, using a screwdriver blade for side twisting leverage, I dislodged the speaker from its' base channel. It was somewhat similar...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:15:44 -0400
  ...I use a tiny little screwdriver to "feel exactly where the adjustment screw is hitting the valve stem, then go the 1/4 turn...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:50:21 EDT
  ...If you spray some solvent or WD-40 into the head and then clean them out with a nail or small screwdriver, you will...
• Re: Sliding Door stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:43:06 -0700
  ...panel with a stiff putty >> knife wrapped in tape or a screwdriver similarly padded. >> > > Not easy on an 84 Westy w/ the surface mounted...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:04:44 -0800
  ...I drove ours home 125 miles using vise grips to hold the broken nub up far enough that I could insert a screwdriver into...
• Re: how to turn over engine?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 00:02:21 -0700
  Use a large screwdriver, carefully turn it by inserting the blade between the teeth of the flywheel and leveradging against the motor mount stud...
• Re: CV Joints[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - L-Soft list server at vanagon (1.8c)
  Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:27:42 -0800
  ...Try HELP. > (special tool or screwdrivers). To remove the CV joint you need to remove Unknown command - "(SPECIAL". Try HELP. > the whole axle that...
• Re: Is mechanic on the level?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:14:57 -0800
  ...Any idea what he might mean? If it's > > really leaking, would he not have just said that? > > > > If you use a screwdriver to...
• Re: poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:42:49 -0500
  Stuart, > I think I'll invest in a good power screwdriver and get several sharp > phillips bits with it too! Yes, get a small...
• Replacing heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:35:15 -0600
  ...Get a fingernail or screwdriver outside (to the right of) the spring metal clip that stands about 3-4mm away from the body of...
• Re: Alternator Belt
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:43:10 -0700
  ...the alternator doesn't so you need to use a large screwdriver or pry bar to tighten the belt. There are two bolts that...
• heads
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:22:46 -0600
  ...I used a screwdriver and lifted each one into position at its base just to make sure. Also, when I tried the "touch then...
• Re: jammed driver seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:33:27 -0500
  ...As I recall, you need one screwdriver to pry the track up and then you can back the dangling front screws out, or tighten...
• Re: Power mirror replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:55:52 -0800
  ...I started with a set > of small screwdrivers and a bottle of Goo Gone. Cudos to anyone that can > do this without busting up...
• Re: tool question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Williamson
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:34:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Many years ago, I splurged and bought two Snap-On tools, a 3/8"-drive long handle ratchet and a #3 Phillips screwdriver. I...
• Front Spindle Condition? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:42:10 -0700
  ...Before removing the nut, wheel off the ground, I pushed the washer with a screwdriver (a la Bentley). It didn't move. Maybe the...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:39:53 -0800
  ...got 10 & 13 mm > combination wrenches and a 6-in-one screwdriver stuck to a rare earth > magnet on the passenger side B pillar...
• Re: DISTRIBUTOR, INSTALLING
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:33:49 -0600
  ...a hacksaw > across the edge or by stamping with a flathead screwdriver and a hammer. > Which notch do they mean??? [bad dealer experience snipped...
• throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:10:40 -0700
  ...It is held in place with a small E-Clip, right by the area that accepts a flat screwdriver to adjust the throttle cable...
• Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
  ...Gouge at it with a screwdriver or awl until it pops out of the flange. Next, you have to remove a circlip that rides...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:31:10 -0600
  ...Use a flat screwdriver to operate it. If this fixes your troubles, install it properly. If it doesn't help, then install a starter...
• Re: Odometers - again
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:03:23 -0500
  ...I recall tapping the metal gear shaft hole with a screwdriver tip to drive some metal material inward. This made the gear sit much...
• Re: Spring Clamps,Harry Houdini, and The love of changing hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 00:02:34 -0500
  Karl, I never use a screwdriver with the stainless clamps. A 1/4" drive rachet, with an extension gets the job done fast, and...
• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:12:28 -0500
  Why don't you try kicking the starter over using a screwdriver? Touch the positive lead on the back of the solenoid and the...
• Propane bleeder valve gloves..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:13:01 -0800
  Have you thought of perhaps using a screwdriver on the bleeder valve? Seems to be the way all the propane guys do it on...
• Re: Drive Flange Oil Seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:52:24 -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: Name that part...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:57:28 +0000
  ...Using a screwdriver to pry the drum off is the usual cause of bending. Once bent, the sympton is it become difficult to get...
• Check your fuel line hose clamps!
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:19:53 -0400
  ...A half turn with the screwdriver solved the problem. So: Even if you're feeling good about having newer fuel lines, give the fittings...
• Re: seat belt retraction
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:12:05 -0600
  ...I took both belts off of their reels, leaving screwdrivers in the mechanisms to keep them from unwinding. The belts went into a front...
• Re: Tachometer question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
  ...components around to scrape together one of these? Neighbors often will lend this particular tool, even when they won't lend a screwdriver. malcolm
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:51:09 -0500
  ...extensions, a small pair of needle nose and wire cutters, three screwdrivers all in that little bitty bag. That is about what I carry...
• Re: Replacing bulb in sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:15:37 -0700
  ...I had a spare visor and after warming it in the sun I used a very small screwdriver to push up from under the...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:52:36 -0700
  ...Try to use a > screwdriver and you'll likely break the panel. As for the clips, no matter > how careful you are, some will...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:42:51 -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: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:38:02 +0100
  ...The screw simply drops down and rests in the screwdriver access hole. > > Bently is no good - or at least I haven't found the...
• Re: tie rod removal
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:24:42 -0400
  ...Find a place in the rack extension that you can wedge a screwdriver against structure, and then the cotter-pin extractor against the screwdriver...
• Tranny leak??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Jansen
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:35:55 -0500
  ...Can the seal be pulled with a screwdriver prying out? What else should be replaced while apart.? Clutch disk? engine seals.? The engine was...
• Re: How to split case?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 08:39:55 -0800 (PST)
  ...Of course, under no circumstances should you attempt to split the case by prying at the seam with a screwdriver or other sharp object...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:02:34 -0800
  Sean, Loosen the small case bolts above and below the pump and pry gently and evenly with two screwdrivers, one on each side. You...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:25:55 -0500
  ...cold you're supposed to press that ball in with a screwdriver so the trapped water doesn't freeze and burst the fitting. The...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:41:29 -0400
  ...It had rust in it and mangled metal from where it looked like someone had maybe used a chisel or screwdriver and hammer to...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:48:02 -0700
  ...1/2 breaker bars (more than one in the same day), screwdrivers that > looked like someone tried to jump start a bus and the...
• Re: Raining inside
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:55:15 -0500
  ...Cleaned it out with some help from a small screwdriver and now no more rain inside. Hooray! The toughest part of this job was...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:32:07 -0600
  ...not known good) switch and >> tried to start it with a screwdriver. Same thing as the switch that's >> in the car. Nothing at...
• Re: door latch problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:48:39 -0700
  ...so it will not go > around the striker. > Using a couple screwdrivers to manipulate it is all I can do. > > Is this an easy...
• Re: Front Bumper Trim Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:54:29 -0700
  ...Removing the trim strips looks deceptively easy. > Is it as easy as prying them off with a flat blade screwdriver? BTW, I have > a...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:04:57 +1200
  ...had a problem I spent a while starting it with a screwdriver. Crawl under van and short the starter terminals. Worked fine. No so...
• brakes, and wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:00:17 -0400
  ...that the thrust washer can just be moved with a flathead screwdriver. There's no play in the wheels, and they don't bind...
• Re: Heating Control Plate
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Sat, 16 May 1998 22:30:48 -0700
  ...With a flat blade screwdriver pry each corner of the faceplate. There are plastic pins in each corner. Use care when removing. Once off...
• Re: Mom's USA trip: forget the gun! NO VANAGON CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:48:19 -0500
  ...Here, you can be arrested for carrying a screwdriver - it can be considered a deadly weapon.
• Re: pwr steering pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 22:42:49 -0600
  ...49 -0700 Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET> writes: > Using a long screwdriver as a stethoscope, I listened to the water > pump, A/C > compressor...
• Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:19 +0000
  ...I am such a dufus!!!  No wonder I am sometimes getting wonky readings!  I have generally treated voltmeters like a screwdriver or wrench...just...
• Re: OXYGEN SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:02:39 -0700
  ...I had to use > a small screwdriver to push the button in far enough > on mine too. It made a nice click when it...
• Re: Power window disaster, help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:48:15 -0700
  ...Take a thin blade screwdriver and and pop out the insert in the door > latch handle. The plastic piece will come out and reveal...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:49:26 -0500
  ...saw blade with one of those plastic holder handles > Phillips screwdriver > Standard screwdriver > 8,10,13,15,17,19 mm wrenches > Breaker bar with...
• Re: Starter Cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:11:25 -0400
  ...AIR, there was some way to lock the brush springs so they could later be released with a screwdriver. Make sure you seal it...
• Re: Broken axle stub on '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:30:32 -0400
  ...and it might be necessary to work it off with a screwdriver...but, man, is it really tight! I'm really having a tough...