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• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:22:53 -0500
  ...I replaced mine with a > socket from a FLAPS many years ago. I had to use a large washer around the > front to mount...
• Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 5 Sep 2011 19:47:28 -0700
  ...inside >> that is supposed to be the friction axis for the socket. Mine had pulled >> down from too much tension on the spring....That...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 00:02:17 +0100
  Some corrections: >The socket is the electrical part. I got the socket out of a VW in a >wrecking yard. If I remember correctly...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:28:35 -0700
  ...Internal socket hex caps are too easy to round out. Do NOT be tempted to use a Torx bit on the splines bolts. A...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400
  ...On the new one you may have to use the little kluge connectors that plug in alongside the fuse (and probably stretch the socket...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:55:39 -0800
  ...There is an empty relay socket in position #2. The 8 holes where a relay could plug in make convenient test points. Hole number...
• Re: An alternative to the Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:30:53 -0700
  ...http://www.dakotacom.net~nhansen/neal/vw_tester.htm > Parts are: > Plug from Junkyard ECU, Socket also from Junkyard VW, > Terminal strips, multi conductor...
• Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:37:48 -0700
  ...A hex socket headed bolt goes through a hole in the top of the brace and threads into that bolt head. By tightening that...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:21:37 -0700
  ...The socket head cap > screws look like a real challenge. Any tips for removal? > > Ian Allan > > 94 Eurovan Westfalia > 86 Syncro > 85 Westfalia > 02...
• CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:10:25 -0500
  Hi all! My cv joints should be here today or tomorrow and I forgot to get the right size tool to remove them, I...
• Make those backup lights bright
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 9:49:32 PDT
  ...of the stock bulb to put in the back- up light socket. I really don't want to mount additional lights but I really...
• RE: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 18:07:48 -0400 (AST)
  ...old electricity when modern natural gas can meet all your needs! bye, tim sreiously, you can buy them to plug into a lighter socket.
• FS left rear tail light lens
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:14:26 +0000
  ...I also have the light socket part too if you need it. malcolm S
• Re: what size is the Oil Pressure Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:53:22 -0800
  ...not 28mm (still 1 1/16", some brands use the same socket with both sizes marked on it). Shawn & Janis Wright swright@sls.bc...
• SILVER SOCKETRe: Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:56:00 EST
  In a message dated 11/9/03 7:27:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, Noelslv@AOL.COM writes: > > On my 82 Westy (aircooled) there...
• Re: Rear axle replacement advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 May 2014 06:07:38 -0500
  ...socket or 6 mm XZN (aka triple square) socket (depending on which fasteners you have) to remove the CV bolts, a 6” socket extension...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 15 May 2010 06:25:00 EDT
  ...This is due to the old, corroded, small contact in that socket causing too much resistance. Replacing the old socket with a new one...
• 46mm socket for wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:35:47 -0700
  ...Does the 46mm socket come in a 6 point? I am seeing a few places that have 12pts, but wonder if I ought to...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 5 May 2007 12:50:27 -0700
  ...FWIW the main reason marker lights didn't work (after i installed "new" sockets. One was missing!) was that all 3 (!) test bulbs were...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 06:47:26 -0800
  ...stripped-out bolt heads? You can pick up a good 12pt socket driver while you're there. Those aren't the kind of tool...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 21:47:31 -0400
  ...I bought a 1/4" drive socket and extension. When I got home I found that the extension would not go into the socket...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 20:04:31 -0600
  ...I ask for two reasons: >> >> 1) 24 MM is the largest socket I have - I don't what size that nut is - >> and if...
• Metal coolant bypass pipe
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:27:40 -0700
  ...The hex socket just spun...rounded corners inside the hex bolt... blame myself for not being more careful last year when I did a...
• Re: Fw: ISO round headlight buckets & other things
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:24:43 -0700
  ...LED rear side marker lights ! complete with lens, socket, rubber boot, 2 wire leads etc. Very, very close to original vanagon rear side marker...
• door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 09:14:11 -0700
  ...belt switch (yellow/red) -door/seat belt warning relay missing -socket (added socket on top of fuse panel), has some wires to it, but...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:40:36 -0700
  ...The relay has it's own harness and it's relay socket is screwed down to sheet metal. The fuse is on the lower...
• Re: [WetWesties] Spares and Tools was Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:54:45 -0800
  ...Everyones situation is different, but doing things like carrying 3/8" 6pt sockets and adaptor from 3/8" --> 1/2" (thank you John Muir...
• Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 11:12:30 -0700
  ...long reach up in there and I'm pretty sure a socket won't fit in there. Maybe I'm approaching it wrong? TIA...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon/Westfalia Mystery Knob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:04:01 -0400
  ...as though it may be simply shoved into the bright-aluminum power socket that featured in early Westys. The placement looks right. Yours, David
• Directional Signals
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Wed, 10 May 1995 09:43:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...occasions causing corrosion of the wires and damage to the bulb socket. Does anyone know if a good after market gasket is made to...
• Re: Re[2]: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push b
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 19:50:16 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-19 17:46:34 EDT, sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu (Sean Bartnik) writes: << Muslims must pray five times a...
• List vendor request..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:21:37 EDT
  Greetings and Saultations; Do any list vendors sell the twelve point allen socket needed to remove the bolts from the CV joints? Drive Safely...
• Re: cigarette lighter hole.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:51:18 EDT
  ...size hole? > > if you're referring to the small westy silver socket, you can buy a male adapter at any john deere retailer. yes...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:11:55 -0500
  ...I had tremendous trouble getting the socket end of the cable (at the transmission end) off of the ball that is on the kickdown...
• Re: Does back closet have a floor?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:25:27 -0400
  Not only does mine have a floor - it is strong enough to hold my socket set and Bentley..... Jason On Mon, Aug 6, 2012...
• Re: Subject: mod for removing those rear headrests when you fold the back
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 15:56:29 EST
  ...headrests, sockets, clips.. what color? p-mail me.. chris
• Re: silver socket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:12:53 -0600
  on 2/8/06 3:53 PM, Mike Collum at collum@verizon.net wrote: > Steve, > > Do the cigarette lighter assemblies come with the lighted...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:17:02 -0800
  ...I'd suggest > getting a socket under it or its replacement if at all possible. > > Yours, > d >
• Re: CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:52:41 -0700
  ...Working as a locksmith I frequently run into rounded- or rusted-out hex socket set screws and, if they're large enough, they get...
• Re: Front running light/turn signal
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:16:57 -0700
  ...This can also be caused by poor contacts in the socket as well as bad wiring. Do the simplest things first. Remove and inspect...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:31:56 -0500
  ...Working from the front of the car to the rear, slide the socket and extension over the top of the engine and use a...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 06:40:25 -0500
  ...The power is fed to the center of the bulb sockets, thru the good bulb, then the outer bulb sockets are wired to chassis...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:00:14 -0700
  ...In hindsight I have to wonder if time/wear and possibly poor design of the cig lighter socket is to blame. OR..... the person...
• Re: Lug nut stripped - back from Sears
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:38:16 -0800
  ...The heat will help remove the lugnut, and once cooled, put a GOOD 6 sided socket on the new welded nut, and remove your...
• Re: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:23:58 -0700
  ...who > knows? My '81 does not have any wiring behind the socket where the module plugs in. That is, it was not wired to...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:44:34 -0700
  ...I'm sure! And I 've already had an extra cigarette socket in the center of the van for easier reach. If all this...
• Re: Need size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:39:42 EST
  Chris, Near as I can tell it's a 7mm 12-pointer. I was able to use a regular 7 mm 6-pointer with...
• Tight Ca5 update
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:09:15 -0500
  ...The T handle wrench looks cool and expensive and not sure the socket wil leven fit over the bolt head up in there. Th...
• Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:20:12 -0700
  I had one CV bolt become "striped" for the hex socket. It's the last one. It is located on the wheel end so...
• 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:27:53 -0500
  ...Nobody in the state of Ohio seems to stock 12 sockets or allen arms so I need some input. Napa (no), sears craftsman (no...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:05:55 -0400
  ...It does help if you tape them into their sockets. One of those accidents of history, like the Quertyuiop keyboard. Yours, David
• Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:29 -0700
  ...A couple of follow ups: - I saw the 13mm socket/swivel integrated as one when I got to sears, looked like a good option...
• Re: Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:59:48 -0700
  ...How I got to mine was with a 1/4 inch drive socket set. I used a 13mm socket, then a universal, then two...
• Re: CV Joint Bolt Score: Me-11 CV Bolts 1
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:18:17 -0800
  What I do in desperate cases like yours is use a slightly larger English size allen socket bit. 1/4" with a 3/8...
• Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:25:40 -0700
  I have had one for a while, using it from the cig socket mostly as a crude charging system indicator. I am just today...
• triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:04:33 -0500
  ...He put a 12pt, 12mm cheap chrome socket on the end of a 4 inch (or so) extension and beat the socket onto the...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:57 -0800
  ...Suggestions? Thanks, Jon > The total height of this socket is 2-5/8" so the offset is ideal to allow > for a straight pull...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 18:20:56 -0500
  You need a thin wall 17mm socket. Now please don't tell me you loosened and removed all the nuts except for an end...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:05:11 -0700
  ...Had deep wall sockets and 1/4", >3/8", and 1/2" drive rachets in it too. I'd probably build a separate >set...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:46:38 -0500
  ...Set of extensions for ratchet > 3/8 metric socket set that includes a 19mm socket > 3/8 hex key set > Locking pliers > Utility knife...