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• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:06:10 -0500
  ...As for popping the tapered end out of the front upright you use what is called a "pickle fork" however a special one that...
• What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:00:57 -0500
  Did you know that a fork lift could place a standard pallet in the belly of a Vanagon? Check out this 2500 lb load...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Aug 2009 to 12 Aug 2009 - Special issue (#2009-653)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:55:02 -0700
  ...The biggest issue with attaching fork mounts over the hatch is where the bike's rear wheel ends up. If the fork mounts are...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:15:46 -0600
  The only special tool required for replacing tie rod ends and most front end work is a pickel fork or ball joint seperator. I...
• big sur lost and found
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 23:21:09 -0800
  ...stainless steel bowl two hand towels fork largish spoon 1 straw trivets Can anyone claim them? Is anyone missing anything else? If so, we...
• Re: Forgive Me Friday
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:15 -0700
  ...the heads: > > http://www.archive.org/details/Firesign_Theatre_Podcasting_003?start=4.5 > "And when you get to the fork in the road..."
• Re: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:42:45 -0700
  ...Well in a junkyard they > typically move the vehicles around with forklifts. Well when they lift > Vanagons with forklifts, they tend to dent up...
• Re: Roof Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 08:21:20 -0700
  Go for the fork mount. It is more secure(stable) than the down tube mount. Also, with the front wheel off, the bike will...
• Re: vertical bike mounts on rear hatch???
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 03:32:32 -0500
  ...It'd be > possible to carry 4 bikes plus front wheels back there. > > I had a setup somewhat like this where the fork clamps...
• Re: How hard is it to change the front upper ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 5 May 2002 22:28:55 -0400
  ...You really should have a pickle fork to do the job. I found it impossible otherwise. Brad Joe Tu wrote: >Is this something you...
• Re: 84 vanagon. Push on clutch and does not move
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:12:59 -0400
  ...The release fork has plastic sleeve bearings. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:35:29 -0700
  I have a giant pickle fork that fits Chevy Truck, Fiat and now Vanagon ball joints - its usually just 2 whacks with a 2...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:43:24 -0500
  ...Instead of following procedure, they were short cutting > > and using a fork lift to make it easier to make an engine change. > > > > In this...
• Re: gas tanks FS...Re: Where to buy a replacement gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:24:35 -0700
  ...Speaking of forklifts, I couldn't figure out for months why my 88 Doka would rapidly run out of gas after a quarter of...
• Re: Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 16:59:20 -0700
  Vincent Price had one - great story about that here: http://tinyurl.com/7zt6rhz http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/21/garden/close-to-home...
• Re: having trouble with steering rack install
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 22:08:54 -0800
  ...having trouble with steering rack install > I think you need a tool called a pickle fork. After you pull the cotter pins > and take...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:08:34 -0700
  ...it's a pliers like tool with forks that wedge behind the hose and push it off. let me see if I can find...
• Re: What are your thoughts on Rebuilding an auto trans at home?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:19:11 -0600
  Or even to find!! Anyone know of a VW 385 ring gear setter, or a VW 294 shift fork jig for sale? John Rodgers...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:39:26 -0700
  ...At that point I noticed the clutch forks were in bad shape - one side worn about 1/8" more than the other. So I...
• Re: transmission or clutch troubles - 3 questions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:01:37 -0400
  ...The clutch fork will need to be inspected for wear along with the bushings. A worn fork will cause chattering. Hopefully the transmission main...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:38:03 -0700
  ...I'll practice this fork method for when I really need to use it. >From: tp@whsmithnet.co.uk >To: Mark Seifert <theburnvictims@HOTMAIL...
• RE: /f Road hazards (fork lifts!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 15:04:25 -0700
  ...She told of a time that he used a concrete over pass to peel a load of new fork lifts off the back of...
• Dealing With Seam Rust: Solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 00:41:43 -0600
  ...We just returned from Grand Forks ND, and the Westy performed beautifully! Any listees in Grand Forks for my next visit? BTW, Pt.2...
• Buses on the Blue Ridge Caravan?
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 26 May 1998 22:46:13 EDT
  ...Anyone want to caravan? Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: See you 'long the road, so long.
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:52:08 EST
  ...If you're ever in the vicinity of Fork Union, VA look me up. Shouldn't be hard - I own the only Vanagon in...
• Re: Starter snap ring
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:54:43 -0700
  ...I used an open end wrench to apply even force to the cover and a pickle fork wedge to hold the open wrench in...
• Re: humming synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:03:04 -0400
  ...Was he speaking with forked tongue? He speak with heap big fork tongue. My Syncro hasn't ever exhibited the whining symptom you mention...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:40:25 -0400
  ...Your problem is between the master and the release arm/shaft/fork, so how is that realease arm? (is the shaft and forks that...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:59 -0700
  ...question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Is there supposed to be a plastic or nylon "finger" on each side of the >>>>> fork...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:40:05 -0700
  ...The fork mounts are available online. Mine say "Xport" on the mount. You can also mount one of the Xport mount onto a board...
• clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 13:57:28 -0600
  ...it's a good time to change out the worn clutch fork rod that apparently is the cause of the serious clutch shudder. Does...
• back-up alert
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:04:23 -0500
  not the obnoxious forktrauck variety, but some hightech hongkong import gizmo. about $50 shipped. I'm seriously considering this, wonder if it would help...
• Late Frydaye Follies - Don't you just love critical thinkers???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:53:11 -0600
  ...The Redneck asks for a fork. Puzzled, the chief hands the Redneck a fork, and who begins stabbing himself all over his body, his...
• Re: click,click,click
  Historical mailing list - thowland
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 18:26:10 -0800
  ...Does he speak with forked tongue? Timothy Kodiak,Alaska '87 Westy Syncro Camper
• Re: costs?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:03:45 -0400
  ...Parts were $305, though this included a complete clutch kit including bearings, the sleeve and clutch fork, and a fedx shipping charge for the...
• Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 8 May 2021 20:55:48 -0400
  ...Is that a Master or slave going bad? Or is it clutch pressure plate? Or release fork? > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a
• Determined the Clutch Problem
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:14:08 -0700
  Well, just called my mechanic in Sunset Beach, CA and he confirmed my suspicions, a broken throw-out bearing fork. Car should be ready...
• FW: tranny question possibly answered
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:27:59 -0600
  ...The synthetic redlijne w90 will help, but you are > probably causing further damage to your intermediate plate and shift > fork.....I had a similar...
• removing rear hatch panels was Re: Need advice for stripping parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:03:51 EDT
  ...looks like a flat bladed prybar with a fork in the foot. insert fork around clip and pry up. might want to used a...
• Re: Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:33:16 -0500
  "Frankly, I can't be bothered to phone him. " bothered??? there is the down fall of most bad communication in this day. email is...
• Re: Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 18:03:47 -0700
  notice how puny the welds that join the forks to the shaft are. there's a re-welded version with full welds. I haven...
• Re: Bread Loaf citing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:41:34 -0700
  ...none of which has any particular part that is religious - hmm maybe the writer means that violent fork -- is different from other forks -- cause...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:32:45 -0700
  ...It's a larger tapered part , than the tie rod is, so you'd need a pretty wide/large pickle fork for the upper...
• Re: Need Bike rack Suggestions ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 16:21:20 -0400
  ...The bike sits vertically behind the car with fork bolted/skewered to the bumper and the rear wheel tied to a profile that bridges...
• Re: Bike racks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:00:36 -0700
  ...What he did was to get some of the fork lock mounts that are intended to be mounted onto a truck bed and mounted...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:13:15 -0700
  The 'clutch yoke' is another name for the 'cross shaft', as is 'release fork'. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > > Someone said the "clutch yoke" should...
• Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:29:29 -0700
  ...No marks on forks. It's better. But.... I used an open end wrench and judicious hammer blows to knock the "better" cross shaft...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:07:38 +0000
  ...I will use a pitman > puller instead of a fork, since I used a fork on the tie rod ends recently and > that's...
• Re: Late Frydaye Follies - Don't you just love critical thinkers???
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:15:30 -0700
  ...the head. > > The Redneck asks for a fork. > > Puzzled, the chief hands the Redneck a fork, and who begins stabbing > himself > all over his...
• Re: Bus Muffler to AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vince Speelman
  Sat, 21 Oct 2017 09:44:16 -0400
  I ended up going this route and forking over the cash for for the Vintage Speed. WOW. I wish I would have a year...
• RE: Tie Rod Ends
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:31:00 -0800 (PST)
  >with what they call a "Pickle Fork" than using a puller. <snip> >Its a two-tined fork, like a BBQ fork <snip> >Once the...
• Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 13:59:03 -0400
  ...the Gear Shift Lever and has the plastic tabs on the fork. I was able to remove this from the front to replace the...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 08:16:22 +0100
  ...It not's clear to me what you mean by 'right along side of the tapered hole' I found the forks useless so try...
• Re: Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:42:26 -0700
  RE: Unique Motor Homes Well, if you had one of those in the driveway and one of these <http://www.corvair.org/chapters/ultravan...
• Request For Bug Screen Info
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 29 May 1998 00:23:25 EDT
  ...Thanks, Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Front Spoiler and Winch Mount
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 22:29:10 EST
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• See ya on the road.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 27 May 2004 20:58:56 -0400
  ...Will be camping in the Big South Fork Recreational Area , Alum Ford Campground. Stop by and have a homebrew. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:48:19 -0500
  ...but I think I would put something on the face to keep from scratching it and using a table fork to do the prying...
• Re: listmembers from the ashville, nc area?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:28:09 -0500
  ...And the new fork, all bearings, clutch parts and surfacing of the fly wheel, and my rental car for a week so I could...
• Re: What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:56:18 -0500
  Jim Felder wrote: > Did you know that a fork lift could place a standard pallet in the > belly of a Vanagon? > > Check out this...