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• needed: source for *tiny* screws
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:38:58 -0800
  ...I don't think you're looking at a wood screw, however - - probably a self-tapping metal screw, I don't have a Westy...
• Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:34:55 -0700
  ...Stainless Screws Isn't Roger Sisler still selling his stainless screw kits? I think this is an email address for him rogersisler2000@yahoo.com
• Westy screw covers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 18:43:31 -0700
  Does anyone have the secret to getting those grey plastic screw covers off of the Westy interior screws without mascerating them in the process...
• Re: Screw mount snaps? Results
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:57:31 -0700
  At 6/10/2009 11:20 AM, Rob wrote: >I've been looking on-line for those snaps with a screw in the middle...
• Re: Vanagon stainless steel screws for the exterior
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:21:00 EDT
  ...Resourcing all those screws is a BIG job. I know ! Thanks again ! >>>>>Vanagon stainless steel screws for the exterior<<<<<<
• Re: Extra screw syndrome (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 20:09:55 -0500
  Just told my wife about my post - She pointed out that the screws are not missing, only the socks. So... What I should have...
• Re: sliding door cover plate-baywindows
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:42:47 -0500
  ...It's held in place by two screws. My question is, >after these 2 screws are off, how do you remove this plate? >There...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:33:10 -0400
  I am getting a fourth set of stainess steel screws together. This set is to suppliment the set I sell for the Vaangon body...
• Re: Help !! stripped screw
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Wed, 27 May 1998 19:30:48 -0400
  Very common problem a no brainer, done it myself Get a replacement screw, Get a drill bit slightly smaller drill out the old, insert...
• Easier way to fix worn tracks in AFM - Method 2
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:29:20 -0500
  ...So, get the dremel, or a small file, and operate on the area of the screw shaft, to a distance down from the screw...
• Re: heater explosion, smoke and steam
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:09:47 -0500
  >There is a whiteish plastic piece that appears to >thread like a screw down into the heater near the on/off lever. I found...
• Re: Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 09:22:19 -0500
  ...I ain't never seen >this screw, but YMMV.) After both screws are out, take a wide flat >screwdriver and drive the cover plate...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:31:17 -0700
  ...I took the entire pod out and used a flash light and found the screw sitting in there. I now use a magnetized screw...
• white pop top screw clean up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 14:38:35 EDT
  Hello- I got some of the white painted pop top screws from Rennie at Power VW in Torrance about a year ago to replace...
• Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:38:46 -0400
  Trying to remove the bleeder screw, my idea being I want to pour coolant into the radiator from the bleeder vent. But, I cannot...
• Re: Cant accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:33:24 -0400
  I'd also look at your idle switch adjustment screw. If you have it set too far in, the ECU thinks it still wants...
• Re: jammed driver seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:33:27 -0500
  ...As I recall, you need one screwdriver to pry the track up and then you can back the dangling front screws out, or tighten...
• Re: Headliner Finish Caps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:38:08 -0600
  I see they now have a product just like the Westy--a special screw and cap that snaps on it. http://www.pro-dec...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:34:34 -0400
  On 6/21/2012 2:36 PM, neil n wrote: > The protective cap on the CO screw was drilled and tapped. Checked CO screw...
• Re: Mud Flap replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:33:09 -0700
  its a screw into special grommet arrangement. The steel cored plastic grommet goes into body. The headless (but has a slot) screw goes into...
• Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:13:37 -0400
  ...Back the hex screw off a turn .Now retorque the hex screw to 43 inch pounds.Now back the hex screw out 2 or...
• how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:37:05 EDT
  ...nearly all vanagon instument clusters are going to have some of the screw bosses cracked where the speedometer or tach screws into the back...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 01:08:00 +0000
  ...Sliding door handle screw         Or just hold a Soldering Iron to it ~ On 10 Mar , 2017, at 2:18 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote: > It...
• Re: white pop top screw clean up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:45:56 -0400
  <snip> > I got some of the white painted pop top screws from Rennie at Power VW in > Torrance about a year ago to replace...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:03:06 -0500
  I removed mine with a flat head screwdriver bit and a small crescent wrench to turn the bit once I had it in the...
• Westy headliner screws
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:30:28 -0700
  The "headliner" in my '82 Westy is missing all of the screws that hold it in, fore and aft. Are any of the fore...
• Re: Curtain Tracks Falling Down!javascript:doSend('composeForm');
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:59:13 -0500
  ...I ordered and received replacement screws, but I surmise that the screw holes have gotten bigger and the new screws will probably fall out...
• stainless screrws posting #2
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:50:28 -0700
  ...4 licence plate lens screws, 4 bolts and washers for the overflow tank and licence plate door, two screws and washers for the sliding...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:09:12 -0600
  I lost that right front screw about 10 years ago. It showed up a few months back when I was doing something under the...
• 83.5 Westy Missing slider door inside lever retaining screw
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:30:44 -0800
  ...no retaining screw! I have no idea when or where the screw was lost, nothing in my "hell- box" of old screws fits. I...
• Throttle position switch screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:48:50 -0400
  ...Well, my adjustment screw didn't strip out ... it's wall broke away ... crumbling due to age and corrosion I guess. Is this screw...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:51:31 -0500
  Are you talking about the little adjustment screws? I had a 1.9 w/62 K miles. The adj. screw had variable wear among...
• Missing window crank screws... what size?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:52:31 -0800
  Who knows what size screw attaches the window crank to its fitting on the inside of the front doors? I've finally purchased cranks...
• Re: Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:04:36 -0700
  Easy way to remove the screw on the right side holding the heater? No. Long screw driver, pushed down firmly to avoid stripping the...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 22:05:27 -0800
  Forget the dremel Your friend will be a stubby phillips screwdriver - BE SURE to get a good match with screw head. A little electric...
• Stainless in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:19:35 -0700
  ...When you are building a cabinet or a bunk or whatever, stainless wood screws are much stronger than the normal shi++y screws you...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 08:45:31 -0500
  In industry, where screw clamps are used, they typically are tightened not with a screw driver but with a tool that is set to...
• Re: Easier way to fix worn tracks in AFM - Method 2
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 06:24:02 -0500
  IMHO, A properly sized new phillips screwdriver - of good quality . A good quality SD is hard and sharp. M R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd...
• AC Cap Screw
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:52:15 -0500
  On my 88 GL AC there is a cap screw with an allen head recess. This screw, and the steel bushing that it goes...
• Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:18:09 -0800
  ...screws and attach the door pocket from the other side of the door panel. - do not force on the screws because the screws bosses...
• Re: sliding door knob
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 05:24:03 -0700
  Use an impact screw driver to get those screws out. They have a 3/8 drive with a bit holder for various screwdriver bits...
• Re: Small Screws for curtain rods
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:47:32 -0500
  ...The screw head on these screws is very tiny. >Currently the curtain tracks in my van are held in by friction, they >frequently fall...
• Re: sliding window latch removal
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:27:14 -0700
  The standard screw IS up there, grab a mirror to get an idea of what size screwdriver you are going to ruin by bending...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:24:53 -0400
  ...Those rivets broke on my '84 automatic and I fixed them with screws and nuts. In that I usually work alone, I had no...
• Re: Extra screw syndrome (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:09:31 -0600
  Back in the days my father and I weren't satisfied with our tinkering until we had a screw left over. We have been...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:25:46 -0700
  ...Or, one of those 1/4" drive short slot screw drivers. Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips...
• Re: Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
  And Jeff Carver thus wrote: > > I was at Sears last night obtaining a compression tester for $25. > Found the special screwdriver that retains the...
• Re: AFM with no CO screw
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 7 May 2005 10:29:46 -0600
  ...I > pulled the black cap that covers the CO adjustment screw to find that there > is no screw under it! Have any of you...
• Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:11:14 -0700
  Hello.I am trying to get oversized po top hinge screws made up. They are not avaliable off the shelf. I need two rusty...
• Westy water tank drain cover plate screws
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:19:03 -0700
  I just noticed that *all* four of the screws on our "waterdrain cover plate" are missing. (It's on Bentley page 76.15, figure...
• Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:36:49 EDT
  ...I handed him the screw. "That's just a sheet metal screw," he said. I told him I had reason to believe it's...
• Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:03:51 -0500
  1991 Subie Vanagon GL The top screw that hold the latch to the door keeps coming loose allowing the latch mechanism to rotate around...
• Re: Front heater core / Screw Removal
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:25:22 EDT
  ...Then, the screws can be removed with a stout, flat-bladed screwdriver. If you are really cheap, the now slotted screws can even be...
• front westfalia sticker
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:08:29 EDT
  ...From what I've seen the screw looks to be in between the "E" and "S" in "westfalia" with the center horizontal bar of...
• Hangning Closet Removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:06:57 -0800
  ...6) remove the screw from the metal plate at the interior, bottom of the hanging closet. 7) remove the screws at the exterior rear...
• AFM Idle Mixture Screw - loosey goosey
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:26:40 +0000
  Need to know if the idle mixture screw is unrepairable...? Reading an excellent thread on thesamba about AFM adjustments, http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:46:25 -0800
  ...Speaking of which, I lost that very screw myself last week. Anyone know offhand the size of those screws? What is it with screws...
• Re: Headliner Finish Caps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:32:03 -0600
  ...A good thing is that you can use them to cover other screws, not just the original Westy screws with the head that grips...
• Re: GoWesty Engine - Follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:31:37 -0400
  ...As for the adjuster screws, I removed the screws from a WBX that had 62K. Poor maintinance from new(PO).The interior of the...
• Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:04:03 -0700
  ...You could use a couple of "security" screws, like those you see on the public restroom hardware -- screw in but can't unscrew. Or...