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• Re: Help: radiator leak - tonight
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 13 May 2009 00:02:08 -0700
  ...with needle nose vice grips) before crack > to minimize coolant loss, cut hose at "good" portion before > break/failed valve, slip hose clamp over...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:54:23 -0700
  ...then remove it with the vice grips. there's anohter pre-chisel trick, and that's to tighten the screw some first, or if...
• 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:03:39 -0400
  ...I have had sucess with carefully using vice grips but don't like it as it is very easy to mangle the nut. need...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:06:49 -0700
  ...is there a solution that doesn't involve PVC pipe or vice grips? > Stronger struts? Extra struts? > > Thanks, > Simon > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986...
• Re: Boge rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 14:10:00 GMT
  ...I am tired of holding the door up myself (or using vice grips to keep it up). TIA, Doug Skinner from Bowling Green, Kentucky...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:57:09 -0800
  ...http://www.westyventures.com/myrustyoldvan.htm Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Vice grips and a torch ! ( VERY carefully ! ) > I would have a trough about a...
• Re: How the dickens? (Pickle of the day)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:45:58 -0700
  ...I might have used a big vice grips to prevent that. and a needle nose vice grips to hold the small too-strong spring...
• CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:40 -0800
  ...be challenging, even with joint out of the way, to get a good hold on it with vice-grips? Thanks for any help. Rc
• Kroil!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 12:41:53
  ...All I had was a pair of vice grips, and the bolt head is completely round, so they just kept slipping. Then I tried...
• Re: JUST TINKERING WITH MY '84 GL WHEN......
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 17:21:43 -0800
  ...A 5" pair of vice-grips work well on fuel hose in good condition. Golf tees also make excellent fuel/vacuum line plugs. 2...
• front heater core valve
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:40:20 -0500
  ...It was very easy after I got the top hose clamped off with vice grips, other then crud falling in my eyes. Took it...
• Re: bodywork idea????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 08:34:57 +0000
  ...Take a penny and braze a piece of welding rod at the center, solder the assembly to the dent, and pull with vice grips...
• Re: stripped CV bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 18:22:02 EDT
  ...If this doesn't work, then get some "vice-grips" TM and try these. If this doesn't work, a small amount of plastique...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:39:03 -0500
  ...No way, just spun out. > 2) Vice Grips on outside - just spun around the bolt even though I reefed them on there as hard...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 20:09:55 -0800
  >| After clamping both coolant hoses with a screw down clamp (can you >| imagine the vice grips popping off after hitting a big bump?) I...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:34:20 -0700
  ...If it wasn't for the hills I 'might' try taking that caliper out of the system with vice grips.... Scott Foss PO Box...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:47:25 -0600
  "So, is there a solution that doesn't involve PVC pipe or vice grips? Stronger struts? Extra struts?" No. I have a 5 gal...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:21:11 -0600
  ...Whatever kind is in there(from the PO), > it > has the flat end tip, with no hexslot. > I put the vice grips on the...
• '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:52:46 -0700
  ...Except to mention the one broken stud that took more than 4 hours to coax out using heat, PB Blaster, vice grips and patience...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:01:13 -0400
  ...I ended up using a Dremmel tool to cut flat sides and then vice grips to turn the bolt. Make sure you give the...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:45:12 -0800
  On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Mike Collum wrote: > Big vice grips, heat, and a good cheater pipe? Vice grips and a bigger > hammer? Yep...
• Re: Transmission fell off NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:46:20 -0800
  ...I think I "repaired" it with two vice grips. On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>wrote...
• Re: tranny replacement questions? do it your self?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 06:54:18 EST
  ...Oh well that is what vice grips are for.) Have fun. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Re: Stripped oil drain plug....
  Historical mailing list - Indulis Kradzins
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:20:15 -0800
  ...Any > suggestions? Vice-Grips won't grab it and it is now more round than > anything else. The fact that the plug is recessed...
• Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:02:45 -0700
  ...Tried flare nut wrench, but ended up using small vice grips to crack nut loose. I wanted to keep the line "as is" to...
• Re: Mechanic in Amarillo??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:53:45 -0500
  ...With the vice grips installed, you can do this and drive too.If it runs better then, it could be the regulator.Check the...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:35:58 -0700
  ...missing and I couldn't get a grip on them with vice grips or channel locks. I don't have a grinder or cut...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 00:29:47 ADT
  ...Hold it with vice grips and hammer it into the nut so that it is trying to loosen the nut at the same time...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:30:45 -0400
  ...I usually put the vice grips on the flare nut b/c as others have mentioned, line wrenches don't work, they just strip...
• Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:22:57 -0500
  ...I had tried pb blaster, wax, sockets, box wrench, vice grips, etc. The pipe wrench worked like a charm. Found out about it in...
• Re: Emergency brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:22:23 -0400
  Vice grips and twist. >From: eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Emergency...
• Re: Wanted: AFM
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:37:15 -0500
  ...could move the > > tracks because the screwed were "locked".. > > Bradley Flubacher > So unlock 'em. ;-) Needle nosed Vice-Grips� would prolly work well. > Dave C.
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:04:33 -0700
  ...on brake lines? Been through the usual wrenches and always wind up with vice grips. The wrenches always seem to warp the nuts. mike
• Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:04:41 -0800
  Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a tool that exists specifically designed to be used with...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:58:05 -0600
  ...If you look in the >Bentley manual, you'll see that the bolts there have the knurled heads that >can be grasped by vice...
• Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:24:03 -0700
  I drove a Bounder mo-ho the final 20 miles to the tip of Baja with vice grips instead of the steering wheel, which...
• Re: [Re: Heater not stopping problem #]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 04:50:38 MDT
  ...I used a couple vice grips and > some wood scraps to pinch off the coolant hose on either side of the valve. <SNIP> > down...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column - another question
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:51:24 -0400
  ...collision? > >FWIW I was able to remove the sheer bolts with vice >grips and no >drilling. >Now, must I replace the sheer bolts with...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
  ...Get a couple of pairs of needle nose vice grips and put hose over each of the claws, this way you can clamp off...
• Re: distributor rotor extraction
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:10:37 -0400
  ...technique is to squeeze the base of the old rotor with vice-grips till it cracks. Off it comes. Obviously not reusable. Gary ----- Original...
• Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:43:40 -0600
  ...Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool? > > Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:57:27 -0800
  ...George > > Or just find a bolt with the right sized head and > clamp your good vice grips > on it. > Steve __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:27:49 -0500
  ...ho the final 20 miles to the tip of Baja with vice > grips instead of the steering wheel, which came off in my hands...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:14:29 -0600
  ...the end of the crank prior to trying to twist the bolts out with the Vice Grips. This may be your only savior, Heat.
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:01:51 +0000
  ...Then the housing should just slide off and you would have two or three inches of bolt left to work on with vice grips...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:30:26 -0500
  ...Once done, a good twist with a pair of vice-grips or the like, and the head will pop right off. Then the CV...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 01:02:43 -0800
  ...I used vice grips to remove the remaining metal shell and filter parts. Finally I had to chisle it off - and it really took...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 16:39:51 -0700
  ...Pad the jaws of a pair of vice grips and slide under the car. Have someone start up the engine, position your vice grips...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:32:03 -0800
  ...and not recommended ...but you can clamp onto both battery terminals with a large vice grips on each one ...and pull that way. Or...
• Re: Wanted: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:18:53 -0500
  ...could move the > tracks because the screwed were "locked".. > > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA So unlock 'em. ;-) Needle nosed Vice-Grips� would prolly work...
• Re: water pump :-(
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:25:54 -0400
  ...I finally managed to rotate one enough to get some vice grips on (locking pliers). Other than that removal was a piece of cake...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 13:04:50 -0500
  ...you could try tapping in an allen head into star bolts and see if that grabs vice grips on head of bolt may do...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:54:05 -0600
  ...Used the vice grips last time the column was down. > > Thanks! > > Neil > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Jim Felder <jim...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:36:45 -0400
  ...So what's number 5?? If you've got access with vice-grips, you've got enough room to take a dremel to it...
• Re: drive shaft removal - 12 pt. star tool
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 17:39:49 -0600
  ...luckily, i > retained my sense of humor and reached for the vice grips. Rik, Also FWIW, if you have a good quality 12 point...
• Stuck Head Bolt Out - Thanks PB Blaster!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:19:48 -0400
  ...valves and keepers out and the stuck bolt came out with vice grips! Big sigh of relief. Couple of the valves were banged up...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:23:11 -0600
  ...A "multi-screwdriver" (five interchangeable bits in the handle) Vice-Grips(r)
• Re: rebuilt auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:43:41 -0400
  ...transmission alone, with nothing but the tire changing jack and and a pair of vice grips, but it's not the recommended way! :-) ) Bill
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:01:27 -0700
  ...Big pipe - I got the top one with vice grips and hammer. Bottom one, tapped a T40 Torx into the head and got it...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:45:38 -0700
  ...especially strong. > If you are fighting one off, try using a vice grips on the outside (very tight) and then giving the arm a...