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Re: speedometer cable installation question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:56:04 -0900
...Now take a pair of large channel lock pliers and open to the widest setting to grab and "wiggle" the dust cap off. Some...
Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:35:49 -0700
...I did see a very > > large Vice-Grips pliers holding something onto the > > engine, but in retrospect I suppose there is nothing > > particularly unusual...
Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:15:48 -0600
...With a proper pair of snap ring pliers the CV's are a snap to remove and re-install on the axle, so you...
Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:52:58 -0700
...Make sure you have some small circlip pliers to fit through that hole. This was the most difficult part for me. I found that...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:22:50 -0700
...I did mine with some real long offset needle nose pliers....and then the cable just re-kinked itself first time I used that...
Re: OT. Haynes explained
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:19:28 -0700
...Press and rotate to remove bulb... > > Translation: "OK - that's the glass part off, now use some good > > pliers to dig out the base...
'71 Ignition Switch
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Sat, 11 Nov 1995 17:48:17 -0600 (CST)
...carefully pulling at the wires with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. My edition of Muir ($4.00 sticker price, I believe) makes note...
Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 11 Oct 2000 14:45:41 -0400
...bolt in place the side that uses bolts into the head, tighten down loosely, then use a large channel-lock pliers to lever the...
Re: Temp/vent control lever panel...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:12:11 EST
...Grasp the handle ahead of the knob, with pliers if necessary, and pull it out. If they're very tight you might make future...
Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:59 -0400
...Can't remove the screw unless you've got special (ie, 90-degree needle-nose) pliers. Or install a "leash", a small crimped steel...
Re: Arm Rests...what breaks and what is the fix?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:10:50 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...
Re: Friday - Disaster averted
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:18:57 -0400
...enough to loan me a screw driver and some needle nose pliers so I could get the coupler out. When I showed him what...
Re: power window regulators
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:13:36 -0600
...Once in place it can be held in place with one had while the other hand clamps it with a small vice-grip pliers...
Re: So stuff even happens to me!
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 21:09:53 -0300
...Next day I managed, with long pliers etc, and cutting my knuckles, to get wire on via engine compartment. > > https://shufti.blog/2010/09...
Re: Friday NVC: Glossary of Tool Functions
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:10:16 -0800
...works well for drilling mounting holes just above a fuel line. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. HACKSAW: One of a family of...
Re: Need a speedometer
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
11 Sep 1995 14:14:25 -0700
...The gear in question can be slid on and off the shaft with a carefully applied pair of needle nose pliers. 3) In unlucky...
Re: Tightening front seat armrest
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:11:30 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...
Glossary of Tool Functions
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sun, 9 Feb 2003 00:24:52 -1000
...works well for drilling mounting holes just above a fuel line. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. HACKSAW: One of a family of...
Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:14:26 -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: Safari Windows
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 May 1996 22:47:06 -0400
...To insure that the (bulb) seal is crushed no more than half its height, you are to take pliers and slightly bend the striker...
Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Wed, 7 May 2008 11:54:02 -0400
...Do the same for front shoe, hook spring on >bottom shoes and if needed use pliers to help push front shoe into position. >Then...
Re: Axle Flange Seals
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:39:55 +0000
...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: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:10:26 -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: Throttle switch confusion
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Jul 2015 01:41:28 -0400
...thingey that the cam pushes on. >> Like with a needle nose pliers. >> > > That's the operating arm of the switch. It presses on the...
Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:22:05 -0800
...Only with a long pair of pliers can I get the plug on or off. I imagine, the switch is to make contact and...
Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:22:13 -0500
...Take a BIG pair of pliers to hold the WP pulley sheave and remove the three 13mm bolts that hold it to the hub...
Re: Remove AC Cabinet 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:53:13 -0400
...Grab the plastic nail/pin with a needle nose pliers and pull out. Then you, ...., well you wrestle the shelf out, anyway you can...
Day 2 - Engine/Trans out. Making peace w/spring clamps and Walmart saves the day.
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:25:50 +0000
...The actual part which "opens" the clamp is attached to the "pliers" via a cable. This allows you to reach clamps no matter where...
Re: Armrest Fell Off
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:52:19 -0700
...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: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:12:12 -0700
...I did see a very > large Vice-Grips pliers holding something onto the > engine, but in retrospect I suppose there is nothing > particularly unusual...
Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:49:25 -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...
Engine Vacuum Gauge Diagnotics Uses.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:43:14 -0400
...Also you can use a pair of needle nose pliers to pinch a suspected hose. If the guage jumps up then there was a...
Re: CV joint replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 13 May 1999 17:41:59 -0500
...do assembly and dis-assembly on, a pair of "cir-clip" pliers that weren't usefull, lots of brake cleaner spray, a 10" socket...
OT.Haynes explained
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:10:58 +0200
...Press and rotate to remove bulb... <br> Translation: "OK - that's the glass part off, now use some good <br> pliers to dig...
re: Bosch CIS problems
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 11:50:06 PDT
...The injectors are hard to get out - I clamped carefully with pliers & pried *straight* out. The O rings become brittle from the heat after...
Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 23:06:04 -0800
...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: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:47:04 -0600
...There isn't much subsitute for the tensioner adjuster, although the first time I did it I used some smallish bent nosed needlenose pliers...
Re: OT. Haynes explained
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:25:42 -0700
...Press and rotate to remove bulb... >> Translation: "OK - that's the glass part off, now use some good >> pliers to dig out the base...
Re: Differential Lock curiosity
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:30:49 +0100
...have to fix the stub the knob is screwed on with pliers, else it will happily turn with the knob. Then you'll have...
Re: Survey: brake pad life
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 11:56:34 -0700
...A pair of needle nose pliers to remove the clips and old pads (keeps dirt off hands and suit). Compress the caliper piston all...
Re: Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
...and then pull it out with a pair of needle nose pliers. Take > a small punch and grind a sharp end on it instead...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:31:30 -0500
...Also, need the > hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, > it seems it is starting to make...
Re: speedometer cable installation question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:05:28 -0900
...wipe most of the grease off, remove the c-clip with pliers, > and then the speedo cable pulls through to the INside (toward the...
Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
Historical mailing list - Thomas
Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:32:13 -0700
...home with a bench vise and a pair of snap ring pliers. There are many web pages and You Tube videos that show how...
Injector Line Replacement
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 23:44:07 -0400
...Take a pair of needle nose pliers or side cutters, grap the tip of the ferrule where you have cut it through and peel...
Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle? Project done!!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:22 -0500
...Then I took my "$1 at a garage sale" Klein needle nose pliers and CAREFULLY pulled the driveshaft for the upper gear row(little...
Re: Power Steering Woes (longish)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:31:02 -0600
...Remove the top with a great big pair of pliers... gently... it screws off. Then keep the stuff in order that comes out, springs...
Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:45:48 -0400
...Thanks, Andree On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Gerald Masar wrote: > Grab the edge with a pair of pliers and pull straight out. > > ----- Original Message...
Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:30:47 -0500
...The sets with the big pliers are very > expensive > > but lately I have seen them with small wrench operated systems. > > > > But another option for...
how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:42:59 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...
Removing steering wheel and/or Horn mechanism
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:11:24 -0300
...I use a pair of needle nose pliers to pinch the clips to remove them, they can be tough. Now you can see the...
Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:59:12 -0500
...the hardware store, so using a firm hand on the crimp pliers may well give you a good connection that will last. Matt Roberds
Re: power window regulators
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:29:42 -0800
...Once in place it can be held in place with one had while the other hand clamps it with a small vice-grip pliers...
Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:53:49 -0700
...So I fetched out a pair of pliers and loosened the valve. He opened it, and turned on the hose valve then turned on...
Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:04:02 -0700
...I have a pliers-like tool that is a 'pusher' for hoses. It's got v-shaped openings in each 'jaw' or branch. Bought...
Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:28:52 -1000
...30 seconds ) fuel pressure guage timing light spark plug wire insulated pliers compression gauge rarely ..a vacuum gauge also rarely .....a little inductive 'spark...
Re: exaust removal
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 2 Jul 2007 23:55:31 -0700
...and grab with my favorite stud removal tool channel lock 410 pliers http://www.channellock.com/acb/stores/1/410_-_9_5_inch_NUTBUSTER...
Re: Current coolant hose repairs
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:46:32 -0500
...I had to take my disk cutter and cut off the protruding metal tune on the side that the fork on my special pliers...
Re: Luggage rack restoration tips requested
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 18:53:38 -0800
...Once the bolts are pushed down flush with the metal you can’t get a pair of pliers on them and therefore can’t...
Gerbil engine replacement, part III
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Fri, 05 Jul 1996 23:59:48 -0600
...In any case, judicious application of pliers, a knee, and the like got it all to fit. I'm a little concerned about the...