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Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:06:27 -0500
Turbo guys put a raised lip on their aluminum intercooler pipes with a fabricated vise grip tool. I lifted this quote from a webpage...
Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:38:44 -0400
...Clamshell bolt is M12 with an enlarged 19 mm head so the lug wrench will fit it (vise 16 mm for standard head). Yrs...
Re: 88 GL Power mirror base & spring assembly
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:17:36 EST
...to > thread. > > youll have to put the mirror in a padded vise, and make a tool out of a section of pipe w/ a...
Re: Front seats...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 04:13:07 EDT
...Can I "rotate" my front seats? That is, put the front passenger seat on the drivers side and vise-versa. It appears that I...
Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 18 May 2003 16:49:27 -0700
Except to remove the bearing housing and pull the whole CV/axle assembly out where you can get vise grips on it. ------------------------ Clip ------------------------------- Drill...
Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:20:56 -0700
...just grind off the weld, hammer out the old bushings (hold in a vise, or just rest on edge of vise), then use the...
Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:51:00 -0400
...the people who are putting 1.9s into 2.1s and vise versa. Right now my head is doing well to remember which is...
Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
Historical mailing list - bueses
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:35:12 -0700
...wrench so that you don't have to worry about the right size? Grin, Tom-always the right tool for the job-vise grips?
Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:30:18 -0700
Geek Squad on the way - " put down the Vise Grips and back away from the van " :) On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 2:45...
stuck muffler bolt in rear engine mount
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:58:21 -0400
...I am going to take off the mount and try and press it out with a vise. I don't want to hammer it...
Re: Rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:04:58 -0800
...So I hing a small pair of needle nose Vise > Grips in a small holster by the rear door. > Lift the door, clamp the...
Rear Hatch Material
Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
Fri, 20 May 2005 04:04:01 -0700
...The whole time the struts have been shot and I've been usiing the ViseGrip method of propping the hatch open. Considering what I...
Re: After market Window Winders ??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:51:06 EDT
...quick and dirty solution you could put the winders in a vise and > bend them slightly. I did this and it does not look...
Re: Window crank extenders
Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:02:20 -0500
...a vise and gently bent the handle end about 15 degrees. >Then I put the middle of the crank in the vise and gently...
Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 15:27:48 -0500
...bits (use with two pound hammer) Assortment of (real brand-name) Vise Grips -- flat, curved, long-nose, special for hex nuts. Spring clamp tool...
Re: size of these bolts
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:53:52 -0800
...thanks... > > if I knew that I won't spend 1 hour using a vise grip as suggested by Ben > (Canada)... aargh... > -- Neil n Blog...
Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:39:09 -0400
...You know, >like a steam engine? Don, water vapor *is* steam, or vise versa. Since there's no phase change you don't get...
1985 Vanagon - Extracting its case studs/inserts
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:11:52 -0400
...Cannot remove w/ vise grips - I used to own a "stud extracting tool". It almost looks like a vanity pluming tool - goes around stud...
Re: Throttle adjustment
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Sat, 24 May 2014 22:04:07 -0400
...I found that a miniature pair of vise-grips can grab the spring itself and push it back all the way and then using...
Re: pinch the fuel line?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:30 -0400
...if it is okay to pinch off the fuel line with Vise Grips or is there a better way? Tank has lots of fuel...
Re: Got Redline MTL ?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 20:21:58 PST
...A 17 mm head bolt and a pair of vise grips will work. Also screw a bolt down tight on the bolt and use...
help needed quick! Bleeding Clutch...
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:05:05 -0600
...Any bright ideas? I don't have a vise grip anywhere near that size (7mm or so). I really don't want to replace...
Broken axle stub on '81 Westy
Historical mailing list - Daniel J Burgos
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:05:58 -0400
...I ended up stripping two bolts on the inner CV joint/drive shaft, but was able to get them off with vise grips. The...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:30 -0500
...I put it on a vise just opened enought to be able to drive the pin out between the jaws. The distributor needs to...
Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 15:05:48 -0400
...I tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold it in place, but I ended up just twisting off...
Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:00:19 -0400
...He used vise grips and heat and some muttering. He removed each and every stud without a whimper. Amazed even Frank. But not me...
Rounded CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Laurence Fahrney
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:19:46 -0700
...Can't get Visegrips in there. Penetrating oil and/or a torch don't really seem to get to the threaded area. Any good...
oil cooling
Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 21:44:55 -0500
...into the filter, through the center and out the side or vise versa. The little driving I have done shows 180-200 deg on...
Re: Trying to replace front bushings
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:48:04 -0700
...The lower suspension arm bushings are tough too - I drilled those out, then pushed them out in a vise with a mandrel (large socket...
Re: Upper ball joint - WTF?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:58:03 -0500
...Bolt that holds the upper control arm to the frame.Use vise grips to hold the end steady , while you remove the big nut...
Re: Bus Boo:
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:50:19 -0400
...Don't > be messing with my SnapOff Metric vise-grips. Looks like another perfect > weekend. George & Beth > > >
Re: Clutch Chatter Question
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:19:34 EST
...No welding, either, just bent in a vise and hammered flat. Good luck Bill Marshall 85 GL/Tiico PHX AZ
Re: Front wheel bearing question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:20:34 -0400
...It will probably turn right off with a large pair of pliers or channel-locks or visegrips. I don't like that peen in...
Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:40:12 -0800
...the lower joint out while the >spindle is clamped in a vise works rather well, and then a normal loaner >press works great to...
Re: another odometer repair
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:03:35 -0400
...I put in in a vise and peened those collars around the shaft > hole on both sides of the gear. when I went to...
Re: Heads are off; now what?
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:52:42 +0000
...I bent the corners of these slightly further backwards and used a narrow snipe-nosed Vise Grip to hold the rings in place. The...
Re: Taking out Dash w/o steering wheek removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:06:07 -0500
...The first time you remove the upper bracket you may have to oar vise grips to remove the breakaway bolts. You can replace them...
Re: Vanagon Tool Box
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:49:58 -0600
...allen wrenches, 6 mm > triple square bit, cheap digital multimeter, 5" Vise-Grips�, > assortment of metric fasteners, fuses, 3 m of 14 ga electrical...
Re: heater control knob
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:15:51 -0500
...other thing of course is to grab the stem with the visegrips, not the knob itself. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv...
82 Westy 1.9 TD FS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Sarriugarte
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:35:05 -0800
...dennis@viser.net or 503-585-4695 (daytime or after-hours msg) or 503-871-0584 (cell).
Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
Historical mailing list - John Welsh
Thu, 5 Nov 1998 22:36:42 +0000
...on the door skin side with a pair of mini-needlenose vise-grips or the like to tighten the screw. My vent used to...
Re: Power window switch relocation
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:50:38 -0700
...If one half is in a vise and the other is clamped in a large >> pair of visegrips, I can sometimes get it to...
Re: Heat won't turn off
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:34:27 -0700
...You can use a pair of snipenose visegrips with the jaws covered in bicycle innertube rubber and use a ziptie to hold the pliers...
Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:06:35 -0700
Nope - Vise Grips - ask me how I know! ;) On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > On...
Re: Oil Pressure relief
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 07:18:43 -0400
...Grab the washer with a vise grip and/or stick a steel rod thru the center of the washer and "as bob is my...
seized bolts
Historical mailing list - William
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:51:17 -0600
...I put a small vise-grip on the bolt stub but the bolt did _not_ move. I do not want to apply so much...
Whereabouts of Bob H.
Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 08:53:18 -0500 (CDT)
...Don't mount an 80 pound vise on a 45 inch high wooden bench assembled from two by fours. Bob
Re: Leaky Rear Heater - anyone?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 18:51:32 -0500
...Sometimes I use needle nose type vise grips with split pieces of hose over the jaws to cover the sharp edges. Else C-clamps...
Re: head repair and water pump
Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:41:11 -0400
...As it turns out I was able to loosen the top hex bolt with a pair of vise grips and the bottom one was...
Re: Spanner Wrench for Power Steering Rack
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:35:11 -0600
...So I roughed up the socket with a grinder and turned it with a large Vise-Grips. I don't care what they say...
Re: How to remove Vanagon battery?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:37:28 -0500
...After > staring at it for a while, we used a pair of vise grips and a pair > of channel lock pliers to lift it...
Re: My drivers side (triangular) vent window won't stay open
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:10:56 -0400
...A small Vise-Grip with crisp edges will seize the screw-head from the side -- you don't have to move it much. Less...
Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
Historical mailing list - Simon
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:44:22 -0600
...Can't get a Vise-Grips in there. It wouldn't matter, since there's no way I can try to turn the bolt...
Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:06:07 -0500
...Last time I did it, the rack was in my vise but I want to do the job on the car. I looked at...
Re: correction on shift linkage URL
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 30 May 2011 10:03:27 -0800
...Had to drive home using a vise grip pliers and a phillips screw driver as a shift lever. Upshifting worked well but downshifts to...
Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:26:00 -0400
I usually break the plastic welds with a pair of vise grips (grab and rock back and forth until they snap off), then go...
Re: Front heater core
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:50:11 -0700
The 2 bolts can be removed with vise grips. Get a new pair of USA made ones so that the teeth will be sharp...
Re: Advice sought: gas fuel filter replacement
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 4 May 2004 17:59:18 -0500
...Never was comfortable vise gripping those short rubber hoses. Stiill get a dribble from the other side, but no major flow. thew valve can...
Re: What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:27:39 +0100
...And the most useful tool- >AAA Card! Leatherman, cheapo screwdrivers, snipe-nosed Vise Grip, a little $20 DMM, cheapo 8,10 and 13mm wrenches...
Re: seized bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:02 -0700
...I > put a small vise-grip on the bolt stub but the bolt did _not_ move. > I do not want to apply so much...