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• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:18:42 -0700
  ...Still took several seconds of impacting to break loose. The problem is that the inflated tire absorbs much of the force when you try...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Matt Gould
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:18:11 -0800
  ...Least impact to the earth would be to adopt the previous suggestion to drink your beer the correct way (room temp). A Brit speaking...
• Re: Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 19 May 2002 08:10:52 -0700
  ...I have the > usual tools, including a Chicago Electric Tools impact wrench, and the > item may be a "dud," for which I paid too...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 00:17:50 -0400
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and socket. If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. Dennis" So why...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:07:08 -0500
  ...Be sure you use a six point socket, an impact socket in good condition. Make sure the socket has good straight sides. Stan Wilder...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:43:11 -0800
  Ok, my 120volt impact driver, is rated for 240 ft/lbs of power, which I believe, it whipped off nuts on my type 2...
• Re: crashtest.com results don't look good
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:30:08 +1200
  >I read that the Vanagon here in the US got a score of B or B+ for side >impacts and D for front impacts...
• CV Joint Removal (OK, we go back to the topic)
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 11 Aug 1994 10:24:36 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I am now convinced that an impact driver is the only way to go. If you are considering doing your CV joints, get one...
• Re: gas mileage--existing cars kept running have a huge edge
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 5 May 2005 20:24:25 +1200
  >Figuring out lifetime impact (or life cycle assessment, as it's >called in the trade) is quite hard. How do you compare the impact...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 May 2016 18:59:03 -0700
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and > socket. > >> If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. > >> > >> Dennis > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message...
• Re: Reasonable source of rear bumper for '87 gl?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 09:06:42 -0400
  ...bumpers, except that they lack the holes for the impact strip (you'd have to drill holes or simply not use the strip). The...
• Re: 12V Electric impact wrenches?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:57:55 -0800
  ...JC Whitney sells these 12V impact wrenches - they sound like a great idea. Supposedly go to 250ft/lbs. Has anyone ever used one of...
• Re: 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:31:26 -0700
  Ive seen a cut away diagram of the "side impact bars" in a VWBusbook at Barns+Nobel. It said that these were for frontal...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:05:02 +0300
  On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > �SS lines are more snag and impact resistant, if...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:32:22 -0700
  ...I use a 1/4" Dewalt impact driver or a 1/4 air driven butterfly impact for CVs. dylan ________________________________ From: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 19:26:04 -0700
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and socket. >> >> If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. >> >> >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message...
• Re: it is a puzzlement ... :)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jun 1997 21:35:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The pasengers ride so high that when an accident occurs (with a standard car), the impact is below the level of the passengers. The...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 21:51:17 -0700
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and socket. If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. > > Dennis" > > So why...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 May 2016 23:14:52 -0400
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and > socket. > >> If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. > >> > >> Dennis > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 19:27:57 -0700
  ...If you have an air compressor get an impact wrench and socket. >> >> If not get (rent or borrow) an electric impact. >> >> >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:19:06 -0500
  12 volt and cordless impact wrenches are also available. Motors need inverters with more guts than the rating due to the inhertant in-rush...
• bumper questions/specifics
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 17:02:58 EDT
  ...Bus Depot has a chrome one for $150 but no holes for impact strip. I want the impact strip! :-) In fact, I think my...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:19:46 -0800
  ...I can't speak with ANY authority but on the front impacts I've seen on SUVs in the wrecking yard it would APPEAR...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:52:00 -0700
  ...Get a hand held impact > from Sears (fairly cheap at around $20 and world's better than > the cheap chrome Chinese jobs) and a...
• Re: Improvements to Vanagon crash safety? Maybe time for a Eurovan camper?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:44:08 -0800
  ...As for safety I can see that under the right circumstances, crash impact is transferred all or partly to frame. Certainly provides hope for...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:27:31 -0500
  First the cheater bar and then the impact driver. Brand new 10mm hex. I guess the best thing to do now is keep leaking...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:05:52 -0800
  Least impact to the earth would be to adopt the previous suggestion to drink your beer the correct way (room temp). A Brit speaking...
• Re: Removing CV Axle Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:17:47 -0800
  ...3) Stick the impact driver in the slot you just made and hammer away! (Is there enough room for an impact driver and a...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:44:13 -0800
  ...fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH We should also consider the impact of the recycling cost of a lead acid battery, that is...
• Re: collision risk
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 17:55:37 -0300
  ...My friend could see clearly and was hitting the gas at time of impact. I just scanned Lemon Aid Used Vehicles 1995. Vanagon 1984...
• Vanagon construction
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:31:10 -0500
  ...http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/images/vw_van_impact_zone.jpg Chris.
• Re: are all after market bumpers created equal?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:33:09 -0400
  ...Yes, the painted ones are indeed quite a bit cheaper than the chrome ones, although they don't accept the impact strips. They can...
• Re: Court ruling could impact National Forest Fees
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:01:29 -0400
  ...Court ruling could impact National Forest Fees ::: :::Volks, ::: :::A recent court ruling in Tucson, AZ that could impact fees in other :::National Forests around...
• What to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:12:58 -0700
  ...What would you do if you were in my shoes? Get the manual wrench or the air impact wrench? I already have a torque...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:01:38 -0800
  ...If I'm at home I use the impact gun, I dial it down just to keep it slow but zip up goes one...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:26:22 -0700
  ...Dennis noted a stubby impact wrench fits up there but I’m too old to be buying a compressor and air tools, so the...
• Re: gas mileage--existing cars kept running have a huge edge
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 4 May 2005 21:26:10 -0400
  Figuring out lifetime impact (or life cycle assessment, as it's called in the trade) is quite hard. How do you compare the impact...
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:08:37 -0800
  Steve, You are certainly entitled to your opinion but... >And any impact sufficient to crack that tank and make it >explode when the valve...
• Re: [[ F ]] UPS shipping nightmares?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:26:26 -0500
  ...http://www.lamerholm.com/shockwatch%20label.html http://www.chatsworthdata.com/impact-o-graph/indicators.htm http://www.pitrone.com/dropntellprices.html Tipping indicators...
• limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 1 May 2009 12:19:41 -0600
  Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and tire wear? Thanks in...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:24:53 -0400
  ...I suspect there is a middle grounds between a stronger-than-stock bumper that can withstand at least some impact, and a too-rigid...
• Re: What to do with a crash survivor
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:27:12 -0800
  ...certainly wasn't designed to use the other vehicle to absorb impact energy. Instead, VW engineers made the frontal undercarriage structure essentially wedge-shaped...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:07:19 EST
  ...now if the impact is off center, and the impact is direct on a bumper bracket - that is when the frame bends.. so the...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 21:53:18 -0700
  ...Would have been a great excuse to treat > yourself to a small compressor and 1/2" drive impact wrench. A 2HP > compressor with a...
• Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:57:19 -0400
  ...If it is too strong, an impact might damage the frame and result in even worse damage. Back when cars had to have the...
• Help !! stripped screw
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Wed, 27 May 1998 12:58:07 -0700
  ...stripped the head of the screw that attaches the handle to the crank mechanism I tried an impact wrench, easy out bit , any ideas?
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:04:53 -0800
  ...Bumpers >> >> >> Of course not having the folding trim piece fold up even during low speed >>> impacts the body may be protected with those resulting...
• Re: rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:16:10 -0500
  One of the best ways to get those stubborn bleeders out is to get a proper size socket and use an impact wrench, Starting...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 10:49:35 -0400
  Another safety point is to only use impact or power sockets on impact or power drivers. Chrome or other hardened sockets can shatter or...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Veronica Fraga
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:09:04 -0400
  ...bumper set up? Would love to see it to be sure I understand what it is and how it absorbed the impact. Thanks! ~Vee
• Re: burning man impact on camper?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:45:26 -0700
  ...I'm > afraid the van will never be the same! > > What have people found to be the impact the playa dust has on their...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 16:32:24 +0000
  ...You have to be careful because sometimes a shop will use an impact wrench to tighten the lugs and then us a torque wrench...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:40:56 -0700
  ...Will even take off impact wrench applied nuts/bolts. If anythng, I have to be careful to not put too much pressure putting them...
• Re: bumper questions/specifics
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:27:22 -0600
  ...The rear impact strip survived both hits -some new clips were necessary. New end caps are relatively cheap. The front impact strip was wrecked...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:57:32 -0400
  ...What if you took the van to a friend or even a shop with a big impact gun and have them loosen that nut...
• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:33:49 EST
  I break sockets occasionally because i use 'em 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, and have lots of impact tools. No, i...
• Re: purpose of shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:03:43 -0600
  Mark, If those bolts shear in a frontal impact, I have big news for you----You'll be eating wheel and column. No way...
• Re: 15" wheels/gearing and the Ti engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:13:12 EST
  ...tire size and its impact on engine swaps at length (understatement) in previous posts now relegated to the archives. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:48:33 -0400
  Starting in the '90s? No, starting in 1979, when frontal impact crash testing began. What happened in the 1990s was a stiffening of the...
• Plug for 12V Impact Wrench
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:01:27 -0400
  Last year while battling my lug nuts some list member suggested one of these 12V impact wrenches: http://tinyurl.com/qxz9g . I dug it...