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• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 12:17:17 -0800
  ...Heavy hammering can cause the balls to > > dent the races causing shorter bearing life. These are robust bearings but > > no bearing should be hammered...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:25:33 -0400
  ...Then you can return the slide hammer and get most of your > money back. > > You can either rent the slide hammer again later, or...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:41:23 -0400
  At 12:20 PM 9/3/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote: >>all, I do have a small air hammer that I've never used not...
• SV: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:25:10 +0100
  ...Other than the dangerous practice of using hammer on hammer I`d say you were out of line in your criticism of the page...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:10:30 -0400
  ...Either way though, this is what hammers are for..... : ) -Craig '85GL turned WESTY On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:05 PM, BenT Syncro...
• Re: Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 May 2004 19:39:17 EDT
  ...just get a > bigger hammer. > > everything is bigger in texas...so you dont need no lubricant with your bigger hammer eh stan? seems like...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:24:21 -0400
  ...Once you try this thing you will never go back to just pounding on a pickle fork with a hammer. I did that for...
• Ball joints - Pickle Fork?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 18:19:31 -0500
  ...I hammered away at the pickle fork and it succeeded in loosening the ball from the joint instead of separating the lower part of...
• Re: Repairing heater blowers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:34:34 -0400
  ...And a hand impact tool (not a misdirected hammer but an impact driver powered by blows from a hammer) and a can of PB...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:31:44 -0800
  ...and don't forget, use lots of lube before you start whacking. (spray WD40 around the wrist pins before using the slide hammer) >PS...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
  ...just isn't the same as the hammer method. The few times I've tired it .....well, ..the hammer method is fast and easy...
• Re: (lower balljoint on Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:24:32 -0800
  ...have you tried a ball joint seperator, also know as the pickle fork? maybe a few blows with a hammer will pop it out...
• Re: Fryeday: Great Tool Deals
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:35:31 -0700
  ...cordless hammer".... > Don beat me to it, I was also going to point out the much needed new technology in that cordless hammer, got...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 15:43:33 -0500
  ...Heavy hammering can cause the balls to >>> dent the races causing shorter bearing life. These are robust bearings but >>> no bearing should be hammered...
• RE: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 7 May 1996 13:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I use a 5-pound hammer with full-tilt strikes holding the hammer with both hands--that's a lot of force. I actually...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:42:21 -0400
  You'll need a air hammer to get the top ones out. The are compressed in but the bolt but it won't come...
• Re: Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:51:45 -0500
  ...He has simplified the descriptive use of hammers and chisels. As cheap as Pneumatic Panel Rippers and chisel sets are it looks like that...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:42:49 -0800
  Never mind the hammer!� What's worse is a game of paintball at 45 below! Pain-bal! But why am I mentioning such an...
• Re: oxy sensor
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:23:45 -0500
  ...Hammer gently, like you would to put on a picture-hanging nail, and hammer like this for 2-3 minutes, applying Super Liquid Wrench...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:49:40 -0700
  ...take a >ball peen hammer and bang the center section out some . later mark d I never thought of doing it with sand for...
• Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:20:41 -0400
  ...Agreed on the slide hammer...Ken had originally mentioned using the slide hammer with the pilot bearing puller, but unfortunately the puller my local...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:59:13 +1300
  ...in which case you'll have to manually back them off a fair way to allow them to clear, then try hammering again. Had...
• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 18:16:04 EST
  In a message dated 11/7/01 5:47:08 PM, rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Maybe I just need a bigger hammer, but I...
• Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:24:32 -0500
  ...I tried the hammering technique again to get the drum off the back of my '87 today. I hammered about 300-400 times in...
• Re: tie rod removal...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:02:39 -0700
  ...Pieces of brass can chip off the hammer head.........can even be a bit dangerous. Flat things, I'll use a brass hammer on...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:48:15 -0700
  I would advise to be real careful with "big hammer". Rear drums are made out of relatively soft metal and can be bent using...
• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:05:18 -0400
  ...You might try the hammer and chisel route. Get a good chisel with a edge smaller than the diameter of the bolt. Use a...
• stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:11:35 -0700
  ...I managed to get four of them out with no real problems (just hammered the wrench into the bolt head). The last one was...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:44:25 -0400
  Was joking about bigger and hammer. Next time I won't joke around with tech stuff. In spite of having included the "wink smile...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:44:29 -0600
  ...After removing them a good whack with a rubber hammer will normally get them loose if you got the emergency brakes off. Then there...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:55:15 -0400
  ...Then you can return the slide hammer and get most of your >> money back. >> >> You can either rent the slide hammer again later, or...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:06:51 -0800
  ...Use it with a 1/2" drive ratchet or breaker bar with a 1/2" head and a hammer. Remember to put your gear...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:04:58 -0500
  My understanding is that a slide hammer works best. I've tried the method of filling it with grease and using an input shaft...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:57:42 -0600
  ...I use the big set at home and carry > the hammer tool on the road. Here is the hammer tool. I have been using...
• 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:37:42 -0500
  ...Rear wheel bearing Hammered out or pressed out! Can anyone help me out with this topic....lots of data on front wheel bearings but...
• Re: Friday Fun: Pit Stops
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 May 2014 10:48:26 -0500
  ...It was > realized that a honeycomb cored aluminum hammer was perhaps not the best > way to go. > > Alistair > > > > > > On May 23, 2014, at 3...
• dent pulling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:09:37 -0400
  ...Has anyone had any experience pulling or hammering dents from this part of their van? The grille can obviously be removed but that doesn...
• Re: Friday NVC: Glossary of Tool Functions
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:57:48 -0800
  ...Thanks for sharing, Paul in Tracy On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Hector Zapata <hlzapata@gmail.com> wrote: > HAMMER: > Originally employed...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:04:13 -0700
  ...No bouncing > this time. > > I've done this many times. > > > Don't hit the striking face of a hammer with another hammer. Both are...
• Re: How to remove the tie rods??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 22:50:22 -0500
  man that is bad advice....striking it with a hammer. The tie rod ends simply unscrew. The problem is you do not want to...
• Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 18:15:42 -0400
  Using a slide hammer to pull an oil pump is a bit barbaric. This pump is the same as used on the VW air...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 10:24:33 -0500
  Be aware! Any hammering on this bolt goes through the ball bearing that is part of the wheel bearing system. Heavy hammering can cause...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:32:25 -0500
  ...oz ball peen hammer 16 oz ball peen hammer Two or three pound hammer Brass or copper drift for hammering on things without injuring...
• Re: Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!! (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 21:44:46 -0400
  ...Rather than hitting the hammer directly against the sleeve, I have > found that using a hammer to tap against a 6" extension to a...
• Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 17:44:20 -0500
  ...I researched this and know that the slide pin needs to be hammered out. However I have been hammering the <A href="mailto:!@$%">!@$%</A...
• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:12:28 -0500
  ...whackin with hammer ....starter > tried whackin it with hammer numerous times start still just clicks, no crank > plenty of juice.. i have bad connections...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon O2 Sensor Removal ?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:40:46 -0400
  ...While the pipe was still hot and the nut cold I hammered some more; followed by more "JB" and more hammering. Sensing that the...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:55:18 -0500
  ...I managed to get > four of them out with no real problems (just hammered the wrench into the > bolt head). The last one was...
• stuck muffler bolt in rear engine mount
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:58:21 -0400
  ...I have hammered on it but it is not budging (the nut is already off ). I am going to take off the mount and...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:03:34 -0500
  ...http://www.harborfreight.com/electric-start-propane-torch-91061.html and a big hammer... Heat up the drum, tap the sides of the drum...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 11:23:34 -0700
  They do say that if you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical problem. Stephen ________________________________ From: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts, Blue Wrench
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:15:41 -0700
  ...I have an inertia/impact hammer. It fits an impact socket and you place it on the fastener and whack it smartly with a...
• Friday:: Re: Windshield Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:05:02 -0500
  Nah, a hammer leaves a different break pattern in the glass; they'd know. Don't ask me how I know this . . . Marc Perdue...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Wed, 9 May 2007 20:41:31 -0700
  ...Then you can return the slide hammer and get most of your > money back. > > You can either rent the slide hammer again later, or...
• Re: starter Vs hammer!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:26:39 -0500
  ...able to confirm that hitting the back of it with a hammer and > then trying again makes it start no problemo. > > so, is it...
• Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:14:36 -0700
  ...I've heart of hammering on the solenoid or the starter, Does one use a hard hammer?? or a rubber mallet???? ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't...
• Re: Help on Brake Drum.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:54:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Tried a hammer, lots of WD40, >etc. I poke a long, blunt, screwdriver from behind the drum (through one of the peek holes in...
• Re: Wheel studs- How to change.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:39:19 -0600
  Mike Ray wrote: > > OK, Got my Porsche Wheel studs for the rear of the Vanagon > Can the studs be removed with a hammer or...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 01:47:39 +0100
  ...but the race and balls jammed tight, and I had to hammer on the outer race to get it loosened again. I was not...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:25:35 +0000
  Instead of a slide hammer, try the following. Get a socket large enough for the piston pin to fit inside, yet small enough on...