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New Muffler installed! - 1st time
Historical mailing list - randy johnson
Thu, 29 Sep 94 14:22:33 EDT
...Having a small chisel (6") was also a big help in cutting the old bolts/nuts off. Happy VWing, Randy
Re: CV removal tips?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 15 May 2006 07:44:32 -0700
...A bigger hammer? ;) --- Shawn Wright wrote: > the end of the shaft with a cold chisel while the > outer joint was supported in > a vise...
Re: Exaust bolts
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:11:35 -0700
...We all have many chisels and and hammers and grinders and whip them out with low time. I had some VW flange nuts today...
Re: getting my van inspected in MD (headache)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:29:49 EST
...then it's cold chisel and grinder time :<( chris
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:04:41 -0700
...No way. >> 3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >> vice >> grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 02:22:10 -0500
>>If that fails, using the chisel to >>help rotation with the "blue wrench" (torch) and the now familiar cheater >>bar offer the normal options...
Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 09:03:00 -0700
...put the chisels on and tap > them one at a time till the cylinder breaks free....(you are using the > chisel to force the...
Re: Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
I did the small chisel as well and got the bearing puller at Harbor Freight. I closed my eyes and prayed with every tap...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:08:25 -0400
...No way. >>> 3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >>> vice >>> grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
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: Lug Nut Torque
Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:30:51 -0800
...I listened for over an hour as someone was chiseling off his lug nuts, as his (this was non VW, but applicable) standard bent...
Re: '98 Bug/Addition markup
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:41:12 -0600
When will the company name change to "ELITEwagen" go into effect? Lousy, chiseling, *grumble grumble grumble*................. Mark db25 wrote: > The new Bug arrived this...
Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 19:51:34 -0500
...I ended up chiseling > the top rad mount bracket out because 6 or so of the spot welds were only > visible from the top...
broken spark plug removal?
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:32:09 -0700
...the heads? I tried tapping a large screwdriver in like a chisel but that couldn't turn the threads (even after a 1/4...
Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:15:24 +0000
A lot of times you can get at the edge of the head of a bolt with a chisel and hammer a sharp barb...
Re: Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 8 May 2013 10:02:28 -0400
...You will probably need to get a really small and sharp chisel and carefully try to collapse the race inward at one point and...
Re: clutch fork shaft bushing question
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:07:29 -0400
A properly sized tap sounds like a good option; I've pried them out in the past with a small chisel, carefully. Use the...
Re: block core heater
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:51:26 -0600
...It > there a tool for this? My experience is the sharp chisel, take the chisel to a shop and have it SHARP! The installation...
Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:25 -0800
...the other trick I use is to unscrew them with a cold chisel hammered into the edge of the screw in an 'unscrew' direction...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:41:48 -0500
...No way. >>>3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >>>vice >>>grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:38:24 -0500
...I would go at it with a Dremel cut-off disc or a grinder, then a cold chisel to split/turn the nut. Plan...
Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:56 -0700
...But, I took a chisel and made a small well (1"x1" x 1/2" deep?) near one end of the 2x4. I support...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:07:17 -0700
...my carbide saw blades are wearing out and they are all dull, I'd love another fancy set of chisels (I love good chisels...
Success:Trans fill plug !
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:13:03 -0700
After another 1/2 hour of persistent tapping with a chisel, I finally managed to remove my stubborn trans filler plug. By the time...
Re: Separating heads from cylinders
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:04:45 -0400
...Keep one side of the chisel flat against the head to prevent marring. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis temporarily hailing from OKC...
Re: Calling all OPTIMA BATTERY USERS!
Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
Wed, 11 Feb 2004 03:57:20 EST
...Then I pounded out two indents with a 2"X2' solid steel piece of fan shaft as a chisel. Lined the walls with rubber...
Re: Easy outs
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:53:07 -0600 (MDT)
A technique I haven't seen anyone post yet is to score the face of the bolt with a chisel then use a punch...
[f] Re: Propane Cautions
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 05:53:59 -0700 (PDT)
...I used a chisel > and a sledge hammer and a lot of bending back and forth once it started to > come off. Oh yeah...
Re: 14in Empy PSI?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:12:55 -0400
...Just seats, some gas and my 167lb finely > tuned, sleek and chiseled self. ;-) > http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/wolverine_image.html > Michael in...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:19:16 -0700
...No way. >>>>3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >>>>vice >>>>grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:06:02 -0800
...I ended up chiseling > > the top rad mount bracket out because 6 or so of the spot welds were only > > visible from the top...
Re: Oil Filter Spin-On mount came off
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:07:15 -0600
...To do this use a very small punch or small coal chisel and hammer. Place the punch or chisel blade right down at the...
Re: removing studs from new heads
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Tue, 1 May 2012 18:57:29 -0700
...After 150K, the nuts were corroded > to where they weren't even hex shaped (removed with a Dremel cutoff > wheel and cold chisel), but...
Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar? (13)
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:40:57 -0400
...crack it through with a cold chisel and spin it off cleaning up the threads. buy a new nut they are cheap and worth...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:36:21 -0800
...I used a cold chisel to, >> uh, encourage it. IIRC I also cut into it with a hacksaw, but that >> scored the threads a...
Re: Power Steering rack
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:11:30 -0700
...Unmounted, I'd guess that one could move that metal out of the slot with careful use of a narrow cold chisel or the...
Re: Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 8 May 2013 16:07:03 -0700
...On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Kurt Grotz <kurtgrotz@gmail.com> wrote: > I did the small chisel as well and got...
Wasserboxer Jug Reinstall
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Mar 1996 14:32:03 -0600
...After some considerable pounding with a rubber hammer and prying with chisels, the jugs came off the heads. Problem is now how to get...
Re: getting my van inspected in MD (headache)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:44:04 -0800
...or your lugs will be rounded off...BTDT... > > then it's cold chisel and grinder time :<( > > chris > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender...
Looking for some radiator parts
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:30:38 -0400
...What I need is the upper radiator mount (welded to body but can be removed with a chisel pretty easily) Lower radiator mounts with...
Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:38:31 -0800
...Not sure if you are referring to the quoted text below, but as for "chiseling" I'm pretty sure Robert was being literal. I...
Re: Screw this floor!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:48:41 -0400
...There's a chisel point -- a line across the end which has to cut by brute-force shoving metal out of the way. Your...
Stuck, corroded,rusted,rounded,nuts
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:38:33 -0600
...You can sit and hammer, chisel, bang, beat, twist,squirt,or whatever else you can think of, short of TNT, when all you would...
Re: removing bolts
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:02:22 -0400
...Oxy/Acetelene torch or hammer & chisel. It ain't no fun!!!!! Good luck. > >Tom Smith >83.5 Westie >Charlotte, NC >
exhaust trick
Historical mailing list
Sat, 4 Jun 94 06:13:56 CDT
...Btw - if i know i amgoing to use my chisels i sneak them over to the machine shop and have the real pros sharpen...
Re: 3/4" Socket set
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 6 Nov 95 9:20:09 EST
...While ordering some other nice considerations are the 16 pc industrial punch/chisel set (extremely nice quality, but only the top of the line...
Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:19:42 -0800
...The metal is soft and a cold chisel will go through it easily. With it on the bench, you could remove the extra metal...
Re: Help! rounded oil plug
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:39:51 -0400
...If it is too rounded, maybe a careful application of small hammer and chisel will knock it loose. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Syncro...
Re: Head gasket replacement driver's side only.
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 10:09:28 -0700
...Also what tool is ideal for cutting off those exhaust bolts? Can I use a chisel and a hammer or should I go to...
Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits? <NVC>
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:50 -0700
...What fun, to see illustrations of screwdrivers used as prybars, or chisels, and other selections from the "shop of Horrors"...
Re: broken spark plug removal?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:43:55 -0400
...the heads? I tried > tapping a large screwdriver in like a chisel but that couldn't turn the > threads (even after a 1/4...
Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:24:27 -0500
...it? >> A lucky mechanice armed aith a torch, cut0off wheel, and chisels should be able to separate the parts with little damage. It takes...
Can't remove pilot bearing
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:26:08 -0400
...I resorted to a hammer and chisel, and that just took the top rim off the old shell, but it's really stuck in...
Re: Ball Joint Removal Tool
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Sep 94 17:44:26 bst
...I have used a pickle fork attatchment on an air-chisel. Works great on really stuborn joints but its a last resort. Joints sometimes...
'84 Problems
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Apr 1996 16:21:33 -0700
...to a nearby service station where we commenced hex-stripping and chiseling. Now it's off to the dealer to get the rims pulled...
Re: very rusty header bolts
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:48:21 -0800
...Split them with an impact chisel. Cut off a slice (with the threads) with a die grinder (end result is also a plit nut...
Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:02:48 -0800
...I ended up chiseling > the top rad mount bracket out because 6 or so of the spot welds were only > visible from the top...
Re: [vanagon] Alternator Bracket bolts broken off
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 May 1999 21:19:40 EDT
...might be able to start it loosening by using a small chisel and tapping it in a counter-clockwise direction. The bolts shouldn't...
Lugnut worries continue
Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:42:07 -0500
Well, I smashed and banged with a cold chisel for about forty minutes. The damn thing just softly disfigured into a squished up mess...
regrease steering U-joint?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:03:31 -0500
...I used a cold chisel as a wedge to spread the clamping part of the joint enough that I could pound it off the...