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• 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:14:42 -0900
  ...up the little "barbell" shaped things/connectors via some needle nose pliers and a lot of patience. Got that installed, and now have horizontal...
• Re: Fuel tank remove / replace
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:45:42 -0600
  ...I used a side cutter pliers to cut the crimped on clamps then cut the old rubber hoses with a sharp knife lengthwise at...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 08:11:51 -0800
  ...and some Lineman's >pliers (big brutish-looking things). > >> Large Channel Licks > >well ... maybe medium-sized. only used them to remove a stuck oil...
• Re: Power Steering reservoir filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:17:26 -0500
  ...I use a giant channel lock pliers to grab and turn them. > The whole res wants to twist off the bracket even .. > and they...
• Re: Head re-installation: two questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:49:15 -0700
  ...I like a $2.00 pair of cheap Chinese angle-jaw needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight. > > > Supposedly the only really correct way is...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:25:22 -0500
  ...of wires going to the sensor with a pair of insulated pliers. The idle improved, but only somewhat. Is this a plausible reason for...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 09:19:01 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: I got my frig to light -- LED change procedure:
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 May 2005 08:38:16 -0700
  ...heating both solder pads simultaneously and > pulling it out with small pliers. Or use de-soldering braid (Radio > Shack 64-2090) or other "solder...
• Re: More? New? Better? nah! (editorial content)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:38:15 -0500
  ...that in the middle of > > Nevada with a screwdriver and some pliers?" > > After 33 years of Automotive Evolution, I figure my Vw Vanagon is...
• Re: replacing fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:51:07 CST
  ...so you'll have to CUT them off with a pair of "dykes" (diagonal cutter pliers. they look like regular pliers, but have a...
• Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:05:08 -0700
  ...put replace it or tighten them with a pair of needle pliers. Simply push the seat upholstery until you can see the screws. If...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:34:23 -0300
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: CV R&R questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:45:28 -0500
  ...If you remove and replace the CV's, do yourself a favor, get a decent pair of lockring pliers made specifically for the type...
• Re: Sources for plastic valves?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:33:57 -0500
  ...They work like either a safety pin or a pair of locking pliers, except the bits that clamp down on the hose are well...
• Re: Power Steering reservoir filter question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 28 Dec 2013 08:56:59 -0500
  ...I use a giant channel lock pliers to > grab and turn them. > > The whole res wants to twist off the bracket even .. > > and they...
• Basic Fuel Mixture was Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter? AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:48:31 -0700
  ...I've; briefly Clamped the the fuel pressure regulators return hose, with a pair of needle nose pliers , while watching a gauges and let...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:13:35 -0500
  ...the seal on > opposite > sides, then a couple of pairs of pliers are used to pull it out. I'm > a bit > leery of...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 May 2016 15:49:02 -0400
  ...to remove the cable, I've used Vice Grips or large pliers to > grab the portion of cable that butts up against the backing...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 11:42:52 -0700
  ...Years ago I found a >> channel >> lock pliers with not teeth in the jaws........I bend my metal with that >> so >> the metal doesnt...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:12:54 -0700
  ...The sets with the big pliers are very expensive but lately I have seen them with small wrench operated systems. > > But another option for...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 9:21:58 MST
  ...Just reach in with some needle nose pliers and snap them out into position. Yes you can get the tubes out with the engine...
• A/C duct for '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:11:19 -0700
  ...Flatten the end of the duct completely with duck-bill pliers and snip the corners about 3/8" back. Fold each side back to...
• Re: Squealing brakes! Where to find missing shims?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:53:44 -0400
  ...set-of-4.html German Supply lists (out of stock) special pliers for rotating the pistons into position when working on them: http://www...
• Repairing your Westy seat raising mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:52:24 -0600
  ...I knocked the stuck pawl loose with a hammer and drift, and then straightened it out with a huge pair of pliers until it...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:08:54 -0500
  ...set > >>screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) > >>needle nose pliers > >>adjustable wrench > >> > >>What about parts? > >>hose clips > >>oil > >>coolant > >>belts - Anyone tried...
• Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:27:55 -0700
  ...But the temptation was too great. > > My next desire is a pair of those Knipex pliers. I have a pair of knipex > cobras, but...
• Re: 88 fuel lines / exaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:29:03 -0500
  ...So far as OEM hose clamps go, you should bite the bullet and get a pair of those special hose clamp pliers. It's...
• Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:30:11 -0500
  ...And you need a circlip pliers. One of the seal companies might make one of those repair sleeves, which would make repair a bit...
• Re: Cool Tools for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:54:56 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/KD-Tools-Radiator-Pinch-Off-Pliers/dp/B000O3NACS I own two that I purchased for work on my '84 years...
• 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: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:07:18 -0400
  ...Way easier to take a pair of needlenose pliers and tighten that connector than to go replacing switches and taking measurements all over . . . Cheap...
• Re: 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:26:29 -0700
  ...IF you do not have a hose clamp pliers, you need to get some to aid in the > installation and remover of the hose...
• Re: Distributor Cleaning, Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 07:23:35 -0800 (PST)
  ...You need some snap-ring pliers to get the clips off, then *carfully* use 2 screwdrivers through the "windows" of the rotor to remove...
• Re: Fw: Window Strips
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:15:31 -0700
  ...ll need more that about 15 minutes and a pair of pliers. I thought about the painting idea, but I'm too anal to...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:10:54 -0700
  ...After agonizing over the next step, I decided to reinstall the VW spring type clamps and just buy the spring clamp pliers. NO LEAKS...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:39:30 -0400
  ...in spite of having "splurged" on the GW spring clamp cable pliers -- these are un-sat, even on a new clamp sitting at the...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:06:36 -0700
  ...grasp the > sides of the screw head with nice sharp needlenose pliers and turn it > a sixteenth turn at a time or so. > > I...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome, et al
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:59:26 -0800
  ...by crimping with needle nose pliers, then flow solder over the connection. Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33 >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:45:39 -0700
  ...Using snap ring pliers with flat ends, remove the clip by kind of wedging one side on the flange and the other onto an...
• Re: Will loud lifters ruin my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:17:42 -0600
  ...slip out the pushrods, take a big a**ed pair of pliers to the tubes and pull them out. Get the lifters out and...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:31:56 -0500
  ...I move the cable > in and out with a needle nose pliers. > > 76 % of all water cooled vanagons need this service and adjustment. ( > maybe...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:33:13 -0800
  ...combination open > end/box end wrenches, adjustable wrench, small > pry bar, pliers, vise grips, bailing wire, > metal repair tape (better than duct tape, > IMHO...
• Re: Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 22:39:43 -0700
  ...What ever you do, don't use pliers or vice-grips to push in the tubes!! They will just bend and you will be...
• Re: Oil Leak solved .9 bar pressure switch sender R&R oil on hatch for the archives
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:32:36 -0500
  ...loosened AC belt) > > 3) remove wire to sender w/ long nosed pliers, cleaned area w/ rag > > 4) put run of the mill 24mm deep...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 8 May 2013 07:45:32 -0700
  ...and then pull it out with a pair of needle nose pliers.� Take a small punch and grind a sharp end on it instead...
• Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:34:32 -0600
  ...the retaining clip with a set of needle-nose vicegrips, some pliers and a lot of F-bombs. So I actually got it all...
• Re: Fuel filter upgrade kit tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:12:23 -0700
  There are all-plastic pinch-off pliers that are even more affordable. Maybe try Harbor Freight Tools. Mike M Sent from my iPhone > On...
• Re: Craftsman tools (was: Spring clip pliers)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 08:21:00 -0800 (PST)
  >> I've broken three Craftsman screwdrivers-- guess trying to lift an >> entire bus with one, just isn't a good idea. Replaced free each...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:15:19 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a > nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:03:45 -0700
  ...Some really good snap > ring pliers will make this easier and 3/8 threaed rod and some sleeves can > be used to pull the...
• Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:09:37 -0500
  ...but no dice. > > It seems that one must squeeze these with a very flat type of scissors-like > pliers or something... but I am...
• Re: Removing seat armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:07:54 EDT
  ...if a bolt head has sheared off, leaving the threaded shaft in the hold, you need to use a needlenose pliers and carefully move...
• 87 thermostat replacement
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 11:12:21 -0800
  ...hous., the top bolt is an allen socket with the flats stripped out, I have to use my pipe pliers to loosen that off...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 14:09:26 -1000
  ...a link but it got messed up. >> >> I like the basic pliers type, with an angle .. >> generally does the job nicely. >> >> Scott >> >> >>> On 05...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:33 -0400
  ...I can change it in 15 min with a pair of pliers for the hose clamps. >> >> Stuart >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Radiator replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:36:21 -0400
  ...I suggest purchasing spring clamp pliers with the wired extension. They will prove to be invaluable. Jim Wilmington, NC Jim Wilmington, NC On Wed...
• My experience with the SA Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:25:02 -0400
  ...The notch is easy, by the way - 5 minutes with a hacksaw and a pair of pliers. So all told, what should have been...
• how to tighten captain chair armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:43:22 EST
  ...if a bolt head has sheared off, leaving the threaded shaft in the hold, you need to use a needlenose pliers and carefully move...
• Re: Measuring Manifold vaccum for leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:25:35 -0700
  ...My first choice is to utilize a pair of needle nose pliers and gently squeeze the vacuum lines closed and observe the gage reaction...
• Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:48:05 -0500
  ...If you pinch the fuel return hose after the fuel pressure regulator with a pair of pliers the van will start but it runs...