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• Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:59:13 -0800
  ...CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool > > that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the > > > > end...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:33:22 -0400
  ...Prying with a screwdriver against the backing plate, you could see some slight movement around the lug bolts, but it felt like the shoes...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:32:51 -0700
  ...set screw (painted over) and remove it with a jeweler's screwdriver. Pay attention to the spring inside, it's tricky to get back...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Suddenly Dies- Need Help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:16:05 -0700
  ...Otherwise check with screwdriver/stethoscope/'noid light > for injectors firing, check for presence of spark. Report results > and we'll go from there. > > Yours...
• Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:13:38 -0400
  ...I first tried with a screwdriver and it broke the thread off the nut! So I had to resort to using an adjustable wrench...
• Transaxle stub axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:22:27 -0800
  ...So I just popped a hole in the middle of the stub axle cap with a screwdriver. Then I pried it out revealing a...
• Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:05:10 -0700
  ...When I turn the swich with a screwdriver to the 1st position I hear the fuel pump kick on, oil light blinks, etc. When...
• Re: '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 9:09:13 PDT
  ...not the switch 'cause I jumped the wires manually with a > screwdriver to the same effect. It just makes a loud chatter/groan. Its...
• Removing Speedo Face '80
  Historical mailing list
  09 Jul 97 11:18:45 PDT
  ...Spend the time to find/make screwdriver that FITS the screw. One slip and the speedo face gets scratched. I filled my scratches in...
• Re: New bus! 82 Westy! (and questions!:) (and upcomming trip, too..)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 May 1998 09:30:04 EDT
  ...How do you get it IN there?!:) Got the jack, (and plastic bag!) and the double screwdriver, and the 10/13 wrench, and the...
• Re: Single 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:51:06 -0600
  ...It is easy to take out and put in, just needs a large screwdriver to do so. It only cost me about $75. and...
• Re: A radical idea
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:58:03 +0000
  ...a slit in them with an electric jigsaw and used a screwdriver to get them off). All in all, assuming there's no other...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:51:05 -0500
  ...of all sorts -- and we got under way without a Robertson screwdriver to bless ourselves with. Arrrggghhhh! david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...
• valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:17:20 -0500
  ...Reach up from the underside with a screwdriver and pop the retaining clip, remove the old gasket, clean off both surfaces very well (sometimes...
• Re: hella xenon blue 100 / 80
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:34:39 -0500
  ...First they get their trusty screwdriver out and start turning on the first screw they see around the headlight area. They do about 20...
• Re: Removing door panels, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:16:22 -0700
  ...Dynamat... > > > What are you afraid of losing? You take a flat blade screwdriver and >> pry the panel off. You'll notice that there are...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:50:54 -0400
  ...As soon as it begins to touch the rear table rub strip and interfere with dropping the bed, I use a blunted screwdriver tip...
• Re: What parts to carry on the road...
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:43:33 -0700
  ...road... > On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, G. Matthew Bulley wrote: > > > Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing insurance. > > Who do you use for...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:42:30 -0500
  ...small E-Clip, right by the area that > accepts a flat screwdriver to adjust the throttle cable at idle. > > The spring is made of...
• Re: Odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:09 -0700
  ...I bench test them by running them with a reversable drill......I get some small screwdriver shaft or screw or whatever, grind it square...
• Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:14:01 -0400
  ...So, I have wiggled all connections and tapped components with a screwdriver with the engine running - no changes. (Here I'm talking about the...
• Re: Aux battery access woes
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:21:13 -0700
  ...the list, I went back out and applied a couple of screwdrivers, prying this way and that....voila, a corner popped up. I literally...
• Re: removing main engine seal?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:23:18 -0700
  ...toy > :-) or will a modified screwdriver work? Also, advice on removing the > transaxle seal is desired. > > Thanks > Matthew > 84 weekender (manual) > > p.s., ever...
• Re: How do I removing rusted on bolts? Muffler Advice
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 23:58:20 -0400
  ...It can then be pried off with a screwdriver. You'll probably break a few disks but, at $8 for 30 of them, who...
• Re: Westy Fridge- Checking Propane Pressure Setting]
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:20:01 -0700
  ...A Phillips screwdriver is needed to turn the > >adjusting screw. DO NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT UNLESS YOU HAVE THE "GAUGE" > >CONNECTED AND WORKING. I...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:04:33 -0400
  ...extensions, a small pair of needle nose and wire cutters, three screwdrivers all in that little bitty bag. That is about what I carry...
• Re: Woody's shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:04:30 -0400
  ...Dremel, for the DIYer?), then take the thing off with a screwdriver. Actually, now I think of it, I've gotten them loose with...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:15:23 -0700
  ...tools to bring on a trip? > > > > > >3/8" metric socket set > > >screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) > > >needle nose pliers > > >adjustable wrench...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:39:37 -0700
  ...About once a year (20k) I take a long stem Q-tip and glide it along side a screwdriver through the shaft seal on...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:56:36 +0000
  ...Wooden oversized flat >>screwdrivers. >>Al Brase >>69 doublecab, vanagons >> >>VWNut Hawk wrote: >> >>>I was able to get them out. >>>I took a flat blade...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:00:02 -0800
  ...5:42 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > > Put a screwdriver in the lock, twist and viola! it's a non locking gas...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 18:42:15 -0700
  ...little key that is sort of like a thin flat head screwdriver. It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all the...
• Re: Removing and installing dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 9 May 2022 22:10:00 -0400
  ...You slide a thin flat tip screwdriver > under it, push to compress the clip and lift it up. > > On Wed, May 4, 2022 at...
• 84 Westfalia losing power
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:49:52 -0700
  ...I used a very long screwdriver to shatter the balance of the ceramic mass and removed it. I then replaced the voided CC. Violative...
• Speedo/odo Electrical ribbon removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:55:32 -0700
  ...Use a knife or screwdriver to pry this plug UP off the 6 pins (that you can see) and out of the whole on...
• Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:13:35 -0600
  ...door well > enough to > get one of those cheap right-angle screwdrivers in there and > tighten the > bolt. However, my panel may not be...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:31:57 -0700
  ...I first loosened the > screw > > > with > > > > the flat screwdriver > > > > bit and a small adjustable wrench, then I > > finished > > > > removing the screw with > > > > the screwdriver...
• Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:46:33 -0700
  ...I've been getting help > from Dave who is having a similar adventure with his "Wolfy." > > Dave used a large screwdriver on the lip...
• Mystery sound found...hard accel vibration...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:51 -0700
  ...With a large screwdriver (pry bar) I can lift the nose of the tranny into contact with the cross member it is supposed to...
• Re: replacing gas cap lock or gas cap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:07:18 EDT
  ...if that fails then just stick a BFS (Big Freakin Screwdriver) in there and turn.
• Re: Dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 23 May 2000 17:45:19 -0400
  Chuck, Welcome to the list, and PUT DOWN THE SCREWDRIVER! To get to the bulbs, reach forward and grasp the front of the instrument...
• Stiff Door Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:29:32 -0600
  ...You need to take a selection of phillips screwdrivers, a putty knife and some rags into the Vanagon, closing the sliding door behind you...
• Turn key - nada
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Fri, 24 May 2002 22:11:06 -0400
  ...How big a deal is a starter replacement? I can handle a screwdriver, wrench, etc and once changed the exhaust system on my beetle...
• Re: Heater plenum removal tips
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:25:21 -0500
  ...Having done that, I go after the screws with an impact screwdriver >with an 18" long 1/2 " extension inserted between the working end...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:56:58 -0400
  ...DriveFlangeSeals ~ It might > be Helpful to have CirClip Pliers & > >> > >> a VeryLarge ScrewDriver(to Pry the OldSeal out) & a VeryLarge Socket(I > think the one...
• Re: Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 15:34:33 -0500
  ...force of the universe cannot back out the large flat-blade screwdriver bolts holding the luggage rack down on my Westy. I would like...
• I did it!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:16:34 -0700
  ...Try it on the other door when it's open and locked substituting a screwdriver for the lock post and you'll see how...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:46:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...It can be fitted using the special tool shown, or a more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad...
• Re: Vibration at 70 won't go away?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:05:49 EDT
  ...drop of play in the wheel I can't > move that washer with a screwdriver the Bentley talks about. > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Kurt > > > >
• Re: david & the silver socket
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  1 Jun 1995 08:16:53 -0800
  ...little flap to cover it to avoid curious fingers and errant screwdrivers. The nearest I can figure, since the air pump that came with...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:17:18 -0700
  ...I usually used a hand help Makita grinder to cut a slot in the bolt, then I use a large screwdriver to remove the...
• Re: WTB: shift lever
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 May 2004 07:22:10 EDT
  ...has one to get rid of. = I think shifting with a screwdriver will get old pretty fast. Hans, first, when installing the Gene Berg...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:59:34 -0400
  ...the 1/4 are INVALUABLE in tight, small spaces) and regular screwdrivers..nothing too special. Specialty tools I buy when I need and accumulate...
• how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:41:34 EST
  ...then using a small screwdriver, and small needlenose pliers - remove the brass "teeth" or "keys" from the lock cylinder.. press them out..one way...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:23:39 EDT
  ...Looks like a screwdriver handle with two round metal bits on each end, costs about $6. Well worth it. A similar tool can probably...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:23:53 -0700
  ...Easy enough to connect a spare just to the harness and actuate it with a screwdriver just as a test, to avoid the full...
• Re: Light wiring and little plastic caps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:11:47 -0800
  ...Even with this, I've marked a few of them up, but it's better than using pliers or a screwdriver. > B) Is is...
• 4x4 runners
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:38:09 -0700
  ...Fortunately one of the tools I carry is a replaceable blade utility knife and a monster screwdriver. I cut enough from around the joints...
• Re: Another good deal on tools
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 16:20:08 -0600
  ...if you even break a screwdriver, most tool truck guys will give you another one. it's just hard to catch them to do...
• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 May 2004 06:39:35 -0500
  ...Drill a hole in the freeze plug (I'd replace all of them) large enough to get a large screwdriver in it and pry...