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• Re: Faucet Fun, etc. . .
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 10:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...the bottom of the housing with a pair of channel lock pliers, and popped it off. The hole in the impeller (where it fits...
• Fuel Line Replacement Kit and How-To Repost
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:59:00 EDT
  ...This clamp was a crimp one that I had to cut off with the pliers. 22. Allow any excess fuel that might have dribbled...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:35:33 -0700
  ...ebrake cables When removing and installing them, I use pliers to grab the collar on cable housing where it inserts into brake backing plate...
• Re: How the dickens? (Pickle of the day)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:45:58 -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...
• 87Syncro Overhead Fan/AC Fuses Melted
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wright
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:28:31 EDT
  ...So I took a pair of small needle nose pliers and tried to get them out....nothing, they are melted and shot and just...
• Re: Vanagon Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:34:50 -0500
  Carroll, Lots of patience, waterpump pliers and vice grips were used to wrestle the broken studs out. The stud extractor got some of them...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 2 Feb 2022 10:47:13 -0800
  ...Oh, I also don't have the hose clamp pliers for that hose on the pressure tank. Any ideas (or anyone else know) of...
• Seat Covers
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 16 Sep 1994 09:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...make certain whether or not you need the hog rings and pliers or not. I ordered them but didn't need them! Also, they...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:06:21 EDT
  ...Other tools used were a 3/8" drive, metric sockets, universal joint, various extensions, siphon hose, catch pan and pliers for the hose clamps...
• Re: More on CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 09:42:34 -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: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
  ...External circlip pliers 3" puller seal remover (that wicked-looking double-hooked tool) a LARGE washer slightly bigger that the oil seal an even...
• Re: Coolant leak found but parts question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 4 Nov 2022 09:54:46 -0400
  ...I now have spring clamp pliers and I’m beginning to kind of like these spring clamps. In the future would you folks recommend...
• Re: Faucet install tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:55:06 -0500
  Eric, You can reach into the plastic housing with longnose pliers and gently pull out the connectors from the spade terminals in the housing...
• Re: Power mirror "tune-up"
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 May 2000 14:15:14 -0700
  ...Now I can tighten it with pliers on the end of the wrench. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:46:45 -0500
  ...leak, I pulled my coolant pressure cap and with long nose pliers and a screwdriver I removed the pressure valve mechanism which then allowed...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:18:04 -0500
  ...leak, I pulled my coolant pressure cap and with long nose pliers and a > screwdriver I removed the pressure valve mechanism which then allowed...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:27:11 -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...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:05:00 -0500
  ...lineman's pliers. and regular pliers (chrome, adjustable). that's about all you need. and you can do without the large channel locks at...
• Re: Heater cable connects to valve... how?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:05:15 CST6CDT
  ...i'd also tried a needle nose and a channel lock pliers. that clip will be the hardest part of the entire job. drop...
• Re: Need Syncro Front shocks
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Sat, 07 Jun 1997 13:40:41 +0000
  ...through it, and fished it through the spring seat with needlenose pliers. The Bentley manual says to remove the front seats and use a...
• Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 19:19:33 -0700
  ...The special hose clamp pliers. The jaws rotate so you can approach the clamp straight on, or from the side. They also lock on...
• Re: Thanks, on the Oil Cooler Seal;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:30:47 EDT
  ...I liked the lister who recommended the needle nose pliers to stop the flow of coolant. Good Idea ! I only wished that I hadn...
• Re: Temp 2 replacement in 2.1 (archives searched)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:18:12 +0000
  ...Use your fingers or some pliers to start pulling the old one out. Have the new one in your other hand. As soon as...
• Propane valve replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Reifschneider
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:09:40 -0700
  ...When they go to shut off this valve, they have to use pliers now. I've been told that this is not right, and...
• Re: Hose ID: Crossover tube to expansion tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:42:47 -0500
  ...ring but with an "ear" on it you clamp with the pliers. bought the clamps at McMaster-Carr for very little. They are stainless...
• Re: CV joint hard times
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:33:27 -0700
  ...Make sure the 'stud' is long enough that you can get at it to unscrew it. :-) Mine was a close fit, but some pliers...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:17:57 -0500
  ...You get a really large pair of groove lock pliers (Channel Locks). You lift the van so the suspension is free. You squeeze the...
• Re: Using American hose clamps on fuel injector hoses ok?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:49:06 -0600
  ...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: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:28:19 -0800
  ...like a forked pliers .. basically essential for getting fuel hoses off things. I bought mine from a special tools, tool truck. not sure I...
• How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 18 May 2002 18:36:51 +0200
  ...It seems that one must squeeze these with a very flat type of scissors-like pliers or something... but I am clueless. I still...
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:00:33 -0700
  ...Also, see if you can pull the brushes out a tiny bit with pliers as long as you have it out. This may let...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:22:38 -0400
  ...After months of pliers, $24 at Sears has made removing these clamps much easier. :-) Randy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Replacing alternator brushes and voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 16:33:36 -0700
  ...Less than a 5 minute job and the alternator did not need to be removed if I used a channel lock pliers on the...
• Re: Help.. replaceing rear heater core 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:19:54 -0800
  ...I use two vice grip kind of pliers to pinch the two hoses. Take out the two screws , one each side, that hold the...
• Re: Subject: Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:56:08 -0700
  ...plug kit > > as well as a pair of strong needle nose pliers to remove object - > > most tire repairs can be done on a tubeless...
• Re: tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:52:02 -0500
  ...was to break the bulb and then twist it out with pliers. What a mess. For TAIL LIGHTS, stick with the original bulbs. As...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:37:28 +0000
  ...The lowers should be inspected for boot condition, weight taken off them and then a big pair of groove lock pliers, 9channel Locks) can...
• Re: Instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:35:38 -0500
  ...May need pliers. > > > > > > Yrs, > > > d > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 4:56 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > CAN SOMEONE TELL ME...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 25 May 2014 20:25:02 -1000
  ...Gave me plenty of room to put the clip > on, release the pliers, and ease the spring back onto the retaining clip. > > What I...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 02:14:10 -0500
  ...Normally, you just use some > pliers to twist them, breaking the overlap, to get them off. If you > want to try, you can use...
• Re: Spring clip pliers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 19:43 CST
  >PS -- Just because an outfit offers to replace a tool if it breaks is no >reason to get all excited about their 'quality.' What...
• Re: my new wing window whistles
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:20:09 -0400
  ...i spent quite a while with > some hefty pliers trying to bend it outwards and towards the front of > the car, but to no...
• Re: Starter question- follow up
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:11:02 -0800
  ...bendix travel got me, I broke the tit off my snapring pliers on it. Looking at what I could see and the picture in...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:30:50 -0800
  ...with vise > grips and the other with a large pair of pliers. As long > as you don't let > the two touch, its possible...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:22:56 -0800
  ...I carry regular and deep throat metric sockets, metric >combination wrenches, 5 types of pliers, multi-driver and bits, ball peen >hammer (BFH), 2...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:43:03 -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: Cured my hot cabin heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 14:23:37 -0400
  ...as I possibly could with a pair of longnose >> > pliers. >> > >> > I used said pliers to push and pull the wire through its entire range...
• Re: How often to change Fuel Injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:07:57 -0400
  ...I just used some fencing pliers to cut off the rusted clamps. They just crumbled. The passenger side fuel injector/plastic manifold was in...
• Re: Vanagon entertainment...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:59:38 -0700
  ...Patrick Spragge > On Jul 13, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Stick open needle nose pliers into the holes...
• Re: 81 westy stove issue
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:39:06 -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: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:59:07 -0500
  ...It's such a little thing since it can be pinched with a pair of pliers or just a whack with a screwdriver. And...
• Re: Talking about tools and side of the road :-)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 05:14:07 -0800
  I broke my Leatherman needle nose pliers.. ok im a test pliot.. LOL Joe -----Original Message----- >From: Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA> >Sent: Jan...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:09:51 -0500
  ...I usually bring a universal screwdriver, allen wrenches, selection of combination open end/box end wrenches, adjustable wrench, small pry bar, pliers, vise grips...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:30:17 -0500
  ...So, do you know if there is a matching pair of locking pliers to complete this ensemble? George This communication is for use by...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 May 2012 08:57:02 -0700
  ...You could even add a valve if you > want. (I own a pair of hose pinching pliers, which are very handy.) You > don't...
• Re: sliding window latch removal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:28:41 -0400
  ...Held it up with a fingertip and turned it with some needle nose pliers. that worked fine. Thanks for the advice. Edward At 7...
• Re: How do we remove ignition key assembly..?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:13:04 -0500
  ...6) Remove stem (wiper, turn signal sw,itches) > assembly > > 7) With pliers, remove the plastic collar around > shaft > > 8) Remove all 3 (or is...
• Re: Instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:33:35 -0700
  ...May need pliers. >> > >> > Yrs, >> > d >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 4:56 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > CAN SOMEONE TELL ME...
• Re: Friday-Incompetent Sears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:07:02 -0700
  ...I didn't really need the pliers, I just needed > the > process to work. > > What is it with these companies? How hard could it...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:22:25 -0600
  ...to squeeze off the fuel line with a real hose pincher pliers, take the hose loose from the front of the pump, and flush...