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• Re: Removing Windshield Washer Nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:49:03 -0700
  Using small vice grips, you can twist them 90 degrees, then wiggle and pull them out. Be careful not to drop the plastic tubing...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:27:22 -0500
  ...damaging the After Jiffy Lube did this to me, I used vice grips to remove the plug. If that doesn't work, I suppose...
• Re: First Timer - Dash Removal, heater R&R
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Nov 2020 10:44:57 -0800
  I did this back in 1996 and used a vice grips to get the special bolts out. Do you know what size bolts are...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:26:55 -0700
  ...If it wasn't for the hills I 'might' try > taking that caliper out of the system with vice grips.... > > Scott Foss > PO Box...
• Do You Ever Wish...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:31:38 +0000
  ...I did check the archives AFTER I was in way too deep, and did see a good suggestion about using a pair of vice...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:37:42 -0500
  ...http://www.westyventures.com/myrustyoldvan.htm Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Vice grips and a torch ! ( VERY carefully ! ) > I would have a trough about a...
• Re: coolant pipe replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:54:26 -0400
  At 01:00 AM 7/18/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I start with a very small pliers or vice-grips bending out a...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:54:49 -0800
  ...Used the vice grips last time the column was down. Thanks! Neil On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Jim Felder <jim...
• Re: windshield washer nozzles-removing?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:40:50 -0600
  ...I used a pair of vice grips to yank > off its buddy from the outside no damage done. > Jim Gregory
• Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:10:38 -0500
  ...I haven't got a "blood blister" because of a slipping pair of vice-grips for years. Just make sure to get a decent...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:16:26 -0500
  ...So, is there a solution that doesn't involve PVC pipe or vice grips? Stronger struts? Extra struts? Thanks, Simon
• Re: Wanted: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:06:42 +0000
  ...could move the > tracks because the screwed were "locked".. > > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA So unlock 'em. ;-) Needle nosed Vice-Grips� would prolly work...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:57:35 -0700
  ...Not sure if it was the tools fault or >> > Sears. >> > >> > I never had any problem with the needle nose vice grips. >> > Of course, you...
• Re: Wanted - Battery Box Lid Retainers
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:18 -0700
  ...To remove the battery, pull the strips back up and grab them with vice grips to yank the battery. Or make a less rigid...
• Vent window loose
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:30:14 -0400
  ...Once you find the screw and figure out how to get the vice grips tightly on the screw head it is an easy process...
• Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:56:24 -0600
  ...I've dowsed it with liquid wrench, tried vice grips, etc, but no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any heat to apply to...
• Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty...
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 22:20:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Heated that thing right up and with a twist of the newly incorporated vice-grips I, er, it was free. Spliced in the new...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:31:39 -0800
  The washers were missing and I couldn't get a grip on them with vice grips or channel locks. I don't have a...
• Re: Problem removing exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:42:31 -0400
  ...tight in there.You may have to grip the stud with vice grips and turn it out.You'll probably destroy the stud that...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:46:39 -0400
  ...flat blade screwdriver into the crimped area, attaching a locking pliers (vice grips) to the handle of the screwdriver, and twisting it. - Ron Salmon...
• Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:27:27 -0700
  ...2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even though I reefed them on there as hard as I could, and checked...
• Stuck, corroded,rusted,rounded,nuts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:38:33 -0600
  ...is heat up that little lug nut cherry red, put a vice grips on it, and lo and behold its off! Been there,seen...
• Re: Damage to case behind flywheel. CHECK STUDS TOO...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:10:22 -0800
  ...Luckily they are almost never seized in the engine case, they come out easy with double-nut or vice grips. >The engine I'm...
• drive shaft removal - 12 pt. star tool
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 20:20:21 -0400
  ...luckily, i retained my sense of humor and reached for the vice grips. jsyk, fwiw, if anything. Rik
• Vide Grips and Fiskars.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:51:39 -0500
  ...9:14 PM, Gnarlodious wrote: > Entity Tom Young spoke thus: > >> genuine Vice-Grips > Smart move, those reproductions are the epitome of crapola. Even the...
• shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:05:05 -0800
  ...indeed they are easy to get out with a pair of vice grips, no drilling is needed. (which by the way means they arent...
• Re: removing dash w/o steering column
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:16:36 -0400
  ...Just grab the old trusty vice grips and take them out like regular bolts. Put them back in the same way. http://www.knology...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:56 -0700
  ...Looks real stable, except for maybe the Vice Grips! Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:53:52 -0800
  ...I too used vice grips to remove and re install those cone head bolts. Neil. On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Dan N <dn92610@gmail...
• cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:00:21 -0700
  ...about half the heads to reduce the preload and then use vice grips... Is there some reason i can't replace them with standard...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:30 -0400
  ...I use needle nose vice grips. One of the handiest tools I have. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Young...
• Re: Installing Headlight Adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 15:44:32 -0700
  ...lubricate the part that is sliding on the metal and then grabbed them with a pair of vice grips and rotated them into place.
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:41:58 -0600
  ...Of course it was the outer >> one; the inner ones you usually can get of with a pair of vice grips. >> >> Good Luck & Drive...
• Re: 85 1.9 Thermostat Housing Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:16:51 -0400
  ...there was enough stub remaining to get the rest out with vice grips. All threads cleaned up easily with a tap. All contact surfaces...
• Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:26:35 -0500
  ...Also, there's not enough of broken bolt sticking out to attempt to grasp it with vice grips. OH HELP ME PLEASE! I do...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:50:19 -0500
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Re: coolant pipe replacement
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:55:41 -0500
  ...Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > >> I start with a very small pliers or vice-grips bending out a little lip. >> Ball been hammer a bit too...
• was: I'm lazy now: fixed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 May 2006 13:19:11 -0400
  ...Just > loosen the clamp, using vice grips, hold front rod while turning rear > unit you hear a faint click, tighten clamp and you should...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:56:41 -0700
  ...2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even though I reefed them on there as hard as I could, and checked...
• Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 17:59:43 -0500
  ...If you look in the Bentley manual, you'll see that the bolts there have the knurled heads that can be grasped by vice...
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:46:37 -0400
  ...which, thanks to the list I know can be removed with vice grips); and a bunch of other crap. I looked at it and...
• Removing a head stud
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 7 May 2003 08:24:48 -0700
  ...At some point I'll might just have to get the Vice Grips out, but only as a last resort. Anybody have any other...
• Re: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:02:35 -0700
  ...Four hands and a table knife and a pair of vice grips finally did it. Richard
• RE : Bleeding Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - Dino Kubik
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 08:44:05 -0500
  ...My kids help with this chore and even gave me a set of curved-needle-nose Vice Grips for Christmas. Dino KubiK '89 Westie...
• Re: Removing Windshield Washer Nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:24:13 -0500
  ...Removing Windshield Washer Nozzles > Using small vice grips, you can twist them 90 degrees, then wiggle and pull them > out. Be careful not to...
• Re: VANAGON digest 950
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 96 06:50 CDT
  ...When I replaced >one, couldn't get them loose, so clamped my vice grips on the end of the >cheapo allen wrench I was...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:39:37 EDT
  ...2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even though I reefed them on there as hard as I could, and checked...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:42:23 -0600
  ...No way, just spun out. > 2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even though I reefed > them on there as hard...
• Re: First Timer - Dash Removal, heater R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:54:10 -0700
  ...Rob wrote: > I did this back in 1996 and used a vice grips to get the special bolts out. > Do you know what size...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:00:48 -0800
  ...George > > > > Or just find a bolt with the right sized head and clamp your good vice > grips > > on it. > > Steve > > >
• Re: Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:37:58 -0700
  ...Any tricks on getting it off (out) ? > > On the tranny side I have always just used vice grips to get the > stubborn ones off...
• Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 03:37:21 -0400
  On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:04:41 -0800, David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote: >Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does...
• Re: PVC Hatch Support
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:49:51 -0700
  ...and it can be held up by a pair of vice grips. I've only done it once, and i was terrified of being...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:14:53 -0500
  Sounds to me like the threading on the outside was caused by vice grips slipping. Seemed to work for the po.I would use...
• Re: fuel pump +Mom problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 13:53:34 -0600
  I use needle nosed vice grips to clamp off lines all the time. Soften the impact by wrapping the jaws with lots of tape...
• My Van Idles Too Dern Fast
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 21:54:07 -0500
  ...I am actually considering paying someone actual money to look at it :( Two words to avoid fuel spills (and brake line drips) Vice Grips...
• Re: oil change help urgent
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 18:54:09
  ...Try a pair of vice grips and some Liquid Wrench. -Ron Salmon
• Coolant cap tester
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:26:03 -0400
  ...Clamped the gizmo to the cap with some vice grips and connected to air compressor, let air in via the adjuster untill it bled...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:18:11 -0700
  ...I would use medium sized Vice Grips with curved jaws, such as the model 7CR or 7WR if room is tight, or the 10CR...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:01 -0600
  ...If you can get to a FLAPS so you can get some small vice grips. Maybe use something as a pressure insulator between the...