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Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:31:40 -0800
...Don Hanson On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Don, Scott's talking about the...
Re: Propane leak
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:44:24 +0000
...tighten with one wrench over the hex nut and the X fitting > flats held firmly in a big crescent wrench or you'll tear...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:36:50 -0700
...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm |> Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) |> Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) |> Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm |> File Set |> Magnetic Pullers...
Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:32:54 -0700
Flare nut wrenches are imperative as is judicious use of the 'Hot Wrench'. Just as with plumbing, it helps to drain the lines before...
Re: This One Is So Good... (Craigslist Posting)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:12:12 -0700
...I mean Bubba in the back shed with a Crescent wrench and > a three pound hammer, does not a rebuild make! -- Neil n Blog...
Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:22:50 -0600
...Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM > wrote: > Acetylene torch - make them cherry red and then remove them with your > wrench. > > Basic auto mechanics... > > On...
Re: Tool roll
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:18:03 -0800
...I keep shorty 10, 13mm > ratchet wrenches 6in1, dental mirror (why oh why), calipers (really!), > tweezers, pliers, .... > > Wait. That's almost an entire VW...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 08:08:11 -0700
...DMc, another geezer > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC...
Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:21:37 -0700
...I've been using a crescent wrench, but now I think I'll go get a > > > fixed-size wrench. Someone suggested heating up the...
Re: rear shock replace
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:29:31 -0800
Exactly! And with an air wrench it only takes 10 minutes a side! On 3/11/06, Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com> wrote: > > when...
brass crescent wrench society this time with the link intact :)
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:25:09 -0700
...A brass crescent wrench would suure be a > nice thing. > > > Somehow I never have much fire trouble, or if there is any .........I think...
Re: Stoopid Parts Stores [f]
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 29 May 1996 16:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
...the dark, cold, lonely, LOCKED doors of the store. >"Oh, you mean AMERICAN metric fittings." The kind you install with a metric crescent wrench? :^)
Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:29:50 -0400
...Found a 22mm wrench that did the trick --- though the huge crescent wrench that I carry would have worked too. I'm going for...
Re: Rear Shocks
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 28 May 2009 08:53:20 -0700
Steve, if you have decent wrenches you don't even need to jack it up. =) On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:10 AM...
Re: oil plug woes
Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
Sat, 26 May 2001 13:30:30 -0700
...sometimes that can loosen the > threads. > > but basically you're gonna have to get something > that grips it solidly > (NEVER use crescent wrenches or...
Re: Sears Tools
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:15:05 -0500
...Its made by "crescent" which are the > brand name > crescent wrench folks... > > I have MANY duplicates because of the number of little sets I...
Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:30:26 -0700
...No Crescent Wrench at my disposal at the time (tool box wasn't as "complimented" as it is now), but did work when I...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:24:55 -0800
...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > > > Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) > > > Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) > > > Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm > > > File Set > > > Magnetic Pullers...
Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:42 -0500
...crescent wrench (or big pair of pliers) can be used to at least > head everything back in the right direction by setting the wrench...
Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:36:50 -0500
...Don Hanson On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Don, Scott's talking about the...
Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:04:59 -0800
Acetylene torch - make them cherry red and then remove them with your wrench. Basic auto mechanics... On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:46...
Re: kombi rides again in NZ
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:47:16 EST
...cheap wheels, a place to crash and whose toolbox held only a rusty Crescent wrench, a carpenter's hammer and a roach clip. George
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:53:16 -0600
...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm |> Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) |> Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) |> Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm |> File Set |> Magnetic Pullers...
FRIDAY FUN...
Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:58:28 -0500
...8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench. 9) Give up and use crescent wrench. 10) Unscrew drain plug. 11) Drop drain plug in...
Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:07:31 -0700
...They require an 11mm wrench, though. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> Paul Guzyk wrote: > >>> I also like using the copper nuts on exhaust, the ones that self-lock...
Re: Power Steering Rack Question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:28:17 -0700
...Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:33:50 -0700
...Geez, take the boys wrench away.... Bryan -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages...
Re: VW Hats
Historical mailing list - Austin
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:09:32 -0700
...hot rods! >;) > Sooo coool - really impressed the ladies with the 8" crescent wrench I kept handy for whacking the fuel pump when it decided...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:40:53 -0700
You're kidding, right?! Do you really think that ANY of the tens of thousands of automotive fasteners released annually with a hot wrench...
Re: more on the Crafter...and the VW Constellation
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:51:18 -0700
...Malcolm > > > >> I'd like to be 60 years old and turning wrenches. > > > >> I'm going to be sixty years old and still turning wrenches...
Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 23:28:59 -0700
...swappin' out trailer type propane tanks and whatnot with an ordinary crescent wrench. But that's a beautiful metal. A brass crescent wrench would...
Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:59:15 -0600
...crescent wrench (or big pair of pliers) can be used to at least >> head everything back in the right direction by setting the wrench...
Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:39:34 -0800
...Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you > > carry?? > > > > > >> Hi Chuck: > >> I have been asking that same question of the various lists...
Re: Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:55:26 -0400
...Found a 22mm wrench that did the trick --- > though the huge crescent wrench that I carry would have worked too. > I'm going for...
Re: automatic transmission oil leak - more details
Historical mailing list - armando guzman
Sat, 3 May 2003 20:30:56 -0700
...You need an open end wrench, or a 12" crescent wrench (one size fits all!) and you need to tighten that nut until you...
Mars vs Venus: Changing the oil
Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:33:45 -0500
...Look for metric box end wrench. >> > > 9. Give up and use crescent wrench. >> > > 10. Unscrew drain plug. >> > > 11. Drop drain plug in pan of...
vanagon project from hell begins......
Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 09:25:07 EDT
...what a mess! itr looks like the guy took it apart with a pair of pliers and a crescent wrench. i only gave him...
A minimal tool kit?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:25:45 -0700
...The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up...
Rear lid struts
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:34:26 -0700 (PDT)
...I'm afraid that if I use something like a crescent wrench that I will bend the fittings. John Brown '84 Westy
Re: Installing new shocks
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:56:43 -0700
...Any words of advice on replacing the rear and >> front >> shocks? The Haynes has the front shocks as a "three wrencher" in terms of...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:13:40 -0800
...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > > > > Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) > > > > Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) > > > > Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm > > > > File Set > > > > Magnetic Pullers...
Help! Hesitation on the road!
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:25:27 -0400
...If that is the case, maybe you want to remove excess weight from the key ring- you know, like a jillion keys, crescent wrench...
Re: Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:25:03 -0700
...the right tool is a 24 mm Tubing Nut Wrench. Sometimes they are so tight, that an open end or crescent wrench won't...
size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:34 -0700
...I can turn it with a "spanner" or Crescent wrench, but proper size socket would be better. Is it pretty straight-forward if I...
Re: changing coolant
Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:37:59 -0600
...Gee whiz, folks, just bring a couple of friends, your floor > jack, screwdriver, 14mm crescent wrench, a funnel, garden hose, and > axle stands. Think...
Re: Oil Cooler and Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:23:16 -0800
...Bleed front till no air and top off in rear? > > Any idea(no torque wrench, my kid borrowed) how tight the retainer nut > > goes...
Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:55:18 -0700
...They require an 11mm wrench, though. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> Paul Guzyk wrote: > >>> I also like using the copper nuts on exhaust, the ones that self-lock...
Re: oil plug woes
Historical mailing list - Tony
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 12:17:50 -0700
...sometimes that can loosen the > threads. > > but basically you're gonna have to get something > that grips it solidly > (NEVER use crescent wrenches or...
Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:23:41 -0800
...Don Hanson On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Don, Scott's talking about the...
Re: Van Cargo
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:08:20 -0700
...Clothing enough to cover ALL weather contingencies Complete set sockets and wrenches (Craftsman) 55 Jazz and Bluegrass CDs and that's not all! Seeya...
Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:04:37 -0800
...The idiot even left behind his crescent wrench. I'd really like to return that wrench to him, but he probably wouldn't like...
Re: torquing axle nuts
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:37:15 -0700
...Apr 2006, monte merrick wrote: > > > >> say > >> > >> without the very expensive torque wrench just how does one tighten the > >> axle nut to 350ft lbs > >> > >> thanks...
Re: front shock replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:02:44 -0800
...Take your time to get a very good fit if you're using a crescent wrench, as it's easy to smear those flats...
oil change humor-NO vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Gina
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:18:55 -0800
...Look for the right size box end wrench. 9. Give up and use crescent wrench. 10. Unscrew drain plug. 11. Drop drain plug in...
Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:35:48 -0800
...Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts? Acetylene torch - make them cherry red and then remove them with your wrench. Basic auto mechanics... On...
Re: Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:47:07 -0700
...Found a 22mm wrench that did the > trick --- > though the huge crescent wrench that I carry would have worked too. > I'm going for...
Re: lost brake line...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:05:28 -0800
...22 mm wrench ( a tubing but wrench too, so it was getting 5 sides ) and a big fat ole crescent wrench on the flats...
Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:30:54 -0600
...The crescent wrench (or big pair of pliers) can be used to at least head everything back in the right direction by setting the...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:35:21 -0700
...penetrating oil, cleaned threads, put tie rod in vice + pounded > on end of wrench to "shock" nut loose. > > TIA, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
Re: Dead mouse benind Westy cabinets?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:23:04 -0700
...A 13/16 open end wrench is best for undoing the propane line at the fridge, but you can use a crescent wrench or...