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• Replacing 1.9TD injection pump seal in van?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:15:07 -0700
  ...Pry out old seal with screwdriver. Push in new seal. (Any reason this would be difficult?) Now put injection pump pulley back on and...
• Re: testing Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:15:17 -0500
  ...Very easy to hear with a mechanic's stethoscope (or screwdriver), maybe not so easy without. >fuel pump cycles on and off at consistent...
• Re: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:53:32 -0800
  ...Then use a flat screwdriver and push the cover up, starting at one corner, and working your way around. Appy a gentle but steady...
• Re: Me Sad. Trip cancelled. Whining Content + Warning (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:09:02 -0400
  ...d be curious to know what you could find with a screwdriver and hammer under the spring perch. If it's good there, and...
• Re: Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:04:26 -0700
  ...No wonder I am sometimes getting wonky readings! I > have generally treated voltmeters like a screwdriver or wrench...just use > them. Wrong. > -- Neil n...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:14:08 -0700
  ...You need to use a small screwdriver to pull the lever back out, then the lock should operate. I just had one here that...
• Re: Starter Cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:51:50 -0400
  ...AIR, there was some way to lock the brush springs so they could later be released with a screwdriver. Make sure you seal it...
• Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:03:27 -0500
  ...I crawled under with a screwdriver to my ear, Pass side valve cover is really loud. You can hear it in the house over...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:53:55 -0600
  ...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: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:19:52 -0800
  ...tire wires(rods?)in place.Drive the wires out w/a > screwdriver/hammer.Remember to install the rubber washers on each radiater > post when...
• Re: ignition lock
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 01:40:34 -0700
  ...or > two ago, and the thief probably started it with a screwdriver. At any > rate it feels like one of the little thingys that...
• Re: Fuel Filter Help
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 03 May 97 00:02:46 CDT
  ...naturally, the idiot who changed the filter last time will have used DIFFERENT kinds of clamps, so one will use a phillips screwdriver and...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:51:13 -0800
  ...Using a flat tip screwdriver, pry off the bulb holder which is piggybacking > on > the cigarette lighter housing. > 4. The translucent greenish plastic shell...
• Re: Carb problems (34 PICT 3)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 22:52:49 -0500
  ...Or just tap on the side of the carb with a screwdriver handle and see if that fixes it. :) Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp...
• Re: Speedometer problems
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 8 May 2000 12:13:17 -0700
  You can replace it, and you can even use a small screwdriver and roll the mileage up to where it should be on the...
• Re: Favorite Questions While Fixing the Bus (f)
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:20:54 -0700
  ...but > from my five > year old, who frequently "helps" by sticking screwdrivers > into the engine > compartment in places where they don't belong. "Daddy...
• Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:54:10 -0500
  ...Clean the dirt and crud out of the socket with a narrow blade screwdriver, drive the Tri=Square / Allen with a 10" x 3...
• Re: Fwd: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:15:20 -0800
  ...guy showed me a 'test' once where he dipped a bladed > screwdriver in Swepco and handed it to me, blade-up and said..."Grab...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:57:16 -0600
  ...not known good) switch and > >> tried to start it with a screwdriver. Same thing as the switch that's > >> in the car. Nothing at...
• Power window regulators removal tips and instructions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:25:59 -0600
  ...You only need a combination screwdriver, the wedges, and a 10mm socket, ratchet wrench and three inch extension and a sharpie to get the...
• Re: painlessly removing steering knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 29 May 2014 00:09:06 -0400
  ...If you can't grad the heads with > screwdriver cut new slots with a cut wheel. Get grip, heat the knuckle, > fast, and the...
• Re: rear hatch lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:52:35 -0400
  ...I grabbed a flat head screwdriver and pushed on the latch mechanism to push into the unlock position. Be sure the lock on the...
• easiest way to break into a vanagon ;<) was Re: HELP...keys locked in
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 01:35:25 EST
  ...once removing these little black plastic guides carefully with a small screwdriver, you should just be able to slide the window open from the...
• Re: sliding window lock
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 00:49:24 -0500
  ...I took a small flathead screwdriver, the > kind they give out free with their advertising on the handle at the > FLAPS, and bent it...
• Re: Sliding Door button cheap and plenty
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:28:13 -0600
  ...panel with a stiff putty >>> knife wrapped in tape or a screwdriver similarly padded. >> >> Not easy on an 84 Westy w/ the surface mounted...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 20:54:54 -0700
  ...I > drove ours home 125 miles using vise grips to hold the broken nub up far > enough that I could insert a screwdriver into...
• Re: '84 sliding door cable question
  Historical mailing list - EL EL
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:28:41 -0700
  ...locking mechanism ( 2 large Phillips screw very hard to remove impact screwdriver may help, I had to heat the screw to get them loose...
• Re: Tranny leak??
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:12:49 -0700
  ...Can the seal be pulled with a screwdriver prying out? What else should be replaced while apart.? Clutch disk? engine seals.? The engine was...
• ghosts in the starter
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 05 Mar 96 09:35:43 EST
  ...I have to crawl underneath with the mallet and smack it a couple times and/or goose the solenoid with the screwdriver. I've...
• Re: EGR light
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:36:59 -0400
  ...Find the well and insert a slender object (e.g., small >screwdriver) into the well. You'll hear a "clunk" when the button is...
• Re: lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 28 May 2001 16:49:09 -0700
  ...Anyway, at the level with the handle there is a bolt that you can turn out with a larger or standard philips screwdriver after...
• Re: Fun with Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - Brandon
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:29:49 -0300
  ...Limo black. > Be pimpin' my old white man ride. > > With the help of several p-mails and an assortment of offset > screwdrivers from Sears...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 21:51:58 -0400
  ...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: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2014 10:03:01 -0700
  ...in to the steering column plug and turned > it with a screwdriver. Engine started up immediately. Tried it again and > again, engine started. -- Neil...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:43:54 -0600
  ...The ScrewDriver across the SolenoidTerminals works but I prefer a heavy gauge wire or even better, a RemoteStarterSwitch. Good luck. ORR ~ DeanB On 23...
• Re: *&^%@#!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 11:42:40 MDT
  ...Once down though the sending unit is removed by hitting the "tangs" with a screwdriver until it's loose. They use a skinny (~1...
• Thanks for the help folks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wynn
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 09:12:04 -0600
  ...Cost me nothing but I do have to have a screwdriver in the glove compartment to get it off now. Minor. Ill try the...
• Re: What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:19:06 -0600
  Mathew, It may not have relevance to your carb situation, but I have found a magnetically charged Phillips screwdriver really helpful in retrieving the...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 May 2005 11:27:10 -0700
  ...have to improvise a lever with a stick or a big screwdriver to tension the belt. I even called my wife over to show...
• Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:45:28 -0700
  ...in the Dent ~ I find that some Prying with a Large ScrewDriver or some such PryBar on the Tank Near the Tab is Usually...
• Re: help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:22:00 -0500
  ...drop the rearward > washer by phillips screwdriver. prepare for back pain as you wrangle second > bolt home. magnetic extension or small blob of grease...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:02:18 -1000
  ...assortment of screw drivers of various types ..I love those 4 in 1 screwdrivers myself. same on channel lock pliers... a really good vice...
• Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:08:26 -0800
  ...Used screwdriver to pry windshield seal to apply WD 40 and sewing machine oil. -cracked the windshield -mechanic says to replace windshield will require...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:26:38 -0400
  ...s a new one) you need a right-angled #2 Phillips screwdriver (they come with #1 on one end and #2 on the other...
• Re: Will any other oil plugs fit?
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:23:27 EST
  ...I tried adjustable wrenches, vice-grip pliers, plumber's wrenches, tapping the side with a screwdriver, hammering 13mm (then 12mm) sockets onto it...absolutely...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:26:30 -0500
  ...it something that could > > be > > accomplished by rank amateur and a screwdriver? or should I take it > > to a > > shop? > > > > thanks for any info...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:38:05 -0700
  ...After tuning in the station, take a tiny screwdriver to the antenna trimmer screw and turn it until you can get the station at...
• Re: Water tank refill key?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 18 May 2007 13:48:19 -0400
  ...the 2 > > screws, prying the larger cover open, thenusiing a little screwdriver or > > something to rotate the latch. The long-term fix is to...
• Re: coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:45:12 -0700
  ...hose, and have a 6 mm hex on them. ( using a screwdriver is not sufficient, needs to be tightened with a quarter inch drive...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:19:54 -0800
  ...A little electric screwdriver will speed things up on most of the job, but on all 4 corners (the rear 2 being the worst...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:20:43 -0400
  ...to tighten it sufficiently using thumb and two fingers on a screwdriver with a one-inch diameter handle. If the clamp bends or strips...
• Re: EGR light
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:27:42 -0400
  ...you have to push that button with a >screwdriver or pen or nail or something. it should click, but often >doesn't and you...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:21:13 -0600
  ...Touch them with a screwdriver and if they are hard, replace them ($0.49 / .79 cents each). Paranoid is good! Stan Wilder On Tue...
• Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:22:37 -0400
  ...By the way, instead of a flywheel lock, I just inserted a Phillips head screwdriver through one of the pressure plate holes ... through the...
• Re: What are the 2 studs that block the distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:34:07 -0800
  ...a philips head screwdriver jammed in and wiggled) is not the most elegant method. But it's mainly curiosity : why did VW put these...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:58:46 -0700
  ...I with my screwdriver am the temperature compensator for now. ;-) Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:34:12 -0700
  ...It takes a screwdriver to pry that washer, in my scheme. Being old-fashioned, I have drilled my nuts and use cotter pins to...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:04:18 -0400
  ...Vice grips turn the screwdriver. It breaks > free -- HOORAY! > > > > Hmm spring is 60mm long. But how long should it be??? 60 mm sounds > pretty...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 12:29:41 -0700
  ...A small screwdriver in the ring gap should do the trick. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:48:43 -0400
  ...That's how you do it with a screwdriver. But I bet if you try a decent stethoscope you won't want to go...