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• Re: Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:19:52 -0700
  Larry Alofs wrote: > > Please explain "heat wrench". > Larry, It's a slang term for a blue wrench. 80} Larry H.
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:57:33 +0000
  And I think you need a 10mm wrench and a Phillips head screwdriver for when your mirrors flop back in a headwind and need...
• RE: Metrinch Wrenches
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:52:00 -0700
  >>Has anybody tried those Metrinch Wrenches they advertise on TV? It's >>supposed to be one set of sockets and wrenches that would fit...
• Re: 3/4" Torque wrench option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:49:54 -0700
  ...3/4" Torque wrench option > > 1/2” impact wrench, cordless, Milwaukee . The big one, consumer grade > > I borrowed one and it did it for...
• Vanagon Transaxle Oil Change
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 23 Sep 1995 19:46:17 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Just modify the allen wrench. You need to cut off about 3/4" from the long end. You then insert this allen wrench into...
• Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 19:07:00 -0800
  ...Anyone have this stuff memorized? What sizes (and configurations) of hex wrenches and other special tools are necessary? Thanks DDF
• Re: Vanagon fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:35:20 -0700
  I've done it many times with just regular metric wrenches. It helps if one is a contortionist, but it's do-able. m...
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:33:10 -0600
  ...i used to have a > clicker torque wrench but it was stolen sometime back. i bought it back > before i knew of the clicker...
• Torque for lug nuts on GoWesty Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 17:40:49 +0000
  ...You have to be careful because sometimes a shop will use an impact wrench to tighten the lugs and then us a torque wrench...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:37:07 -0400
  I threw out the stock lug wrench and carry a 24" breaker bar with a 19 mm deep throat socket attached. If the last...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:05:21 -0700
  I used a pipe wrench and a long cheater. Had about five feet of torque. Sucker came right off! Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:39:51 -0400
  Thanks for all of the great responses that I got to my torque wrench questions. Very helpful. Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA b20swalt@attbi.com
• Vanagon fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:11:57 -0600
  You're going to need a special craftsman wrench - it's a 21mm wrench only about 5" long. That's what disconnects the propane...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:51:00 -0800
  Whatever current Proto torque wrenches claim, I'm not sure. But at the time, I had access to a torque wrench tester, and had...
• Re: Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 9 May 1995 21:51:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Three of their $130 per set head studs failed during engine assembly and they are blaming my click-type torque wrench. Consequently, I am...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Open_En?= =?windows-1252?Q?d_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:46:26 -0600
  ...These >> Craftsman wrenches provide a full set from 10 to 19 mm in just for >> wrenches. So, no paying for redundancy and no overstuffed...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:54:28 -0700
  ...I've never used an impact wrench > before, can > the wrench be set to apply a maxium torque to bolts when > tightening the > bolts...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:59:55 EST
  In a message dated 1/13/01 9:18:16 PM, pgilland@YAHOO.COM writes: << the wrench is too physically large to fit t...
• Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:36:54 -0800
  At 12/24/2006 08:03 PM,Zoltan wrote: >T >It is better than the wild machine gun style garage inpact wrench, that >never...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:50:21 EDT
  ...did you clean out the bolt heads before you removed them? The first time I took mine off, the allen wrench spun around on...
• Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:22:57 -0500
  I was in same boat a year ago, used a tiny harbor freight pipe wrench, you know the plumbers type. I'm assuming you...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:17:34 -0600
  ...Yesterday I put liquid wrench on it and wd-40. It turned > about 1/10 and won't go past that point. There is...
• Re: more on the Crafter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:58:03 -0500
  I am four years away from 60, and I'm turning lots of wrenches. That was earlier, though, not now. Since the first of...
• Re: i need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:51:27 EST
  In a message dated 11/15/01 11:21:38 AM, poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes: << Anybody have a lug-wrench that they want to...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:51:10 -0800
  A wrench roll is easy to make and a great way to keep the wrenches in one place in your tool bag. Rob becida...
• Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:35:33 -0300
  I salvaged a vanagon jack (and lug-nut wrench) out of canadian 85-6-7, yours if you want it, you pay shipping. M
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:59:30 -0400
  At 03:31 AM 6/12/2010, David Beierl wrote... >If you get the wrench horizontal, and stand on the very extreme end >of...
• Bleeder Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 08:48:56 -0700
  Jim and Fellow Listers, The wrench required for bleeder valves, both clutch and brakes, is 7mm. At the recommendation of some Porsche pals many...
• Re: Power Steering Boots and Back-up Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:20:51 EST
  In a message dated 1/27/05 12:05:42 AM, jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: << You need to use two wrenches to remove the...
• Re: Torque wrench use
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 19:28:59 +0000
  ...After many years of learning and using a torque wrench for things that I no longer use the tool for have basically created the...
• Re: Snap On 17mm 21mm trans wrench $1
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 04:51:03 -0800
  ...Snap On 17mm 21mm trans wrench $1 > I'll shill for dylan, its a nice wrench. Pic of mine here: http:// > www.members.shaw...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:13:00 -0700
  ...Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you > carry?? > > >> Hi Chuck: >> I have been asking that same question of the various lists...
• Re: Snap On 17mm 21mm trans wrench $1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:57:38 -0800
  I use a cut off section of a large 17mm allen wrench. About an inch and an eighth long. Nice smal tool, fits in...
• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:20:01 -0700
  ...Then find a "double box" wrench (looks something like this): http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=1666880&PMT4NO=0 Place one end of...
• Re: Snap On 17mm 21mm trans wrench $1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:00:41 -0700
  On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Daryl Christensen wrote: > OK..smart guys...What is the 21 MM end of that wrench used...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:19:59 -0600
  ...Of course you'll need a 5mm, 6mm and 7mm 3/8 drive allen (hex) wrenches and a standard folding set of hex wrenches...
• Re: Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  09 May 1995 23:21:23 GMT
  >>For some reason, throughout my repair microfiche, my manual urges again and >>again something like: >>Do not use inaccurate click type torque wrench >>Every...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:51:24 -0600
  ...I also used the Westy > table leg to fit over one of my box wrenches. A pipe wrench might be > better. Suggestions about heating...
• A Cleaner Oil Change for Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 07:24:40 -0700
  ...This is for the handle of the filter wrench. 3. Slide the filter wrench to the top (base) of the filter, work the bottle...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:31:16 -0500
  ...Now I'm more confused :-( No problem when I working on the car, I just find the socket/wrench that works. Maybe I jsut...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: manual transmission plug
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:10:04 -0400
  ...I used the 17mm craftsman L shaped wrench and a 17mm closed end wrench. the closed end wrench was used to turn the allen...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:37:19 +0100
  No, to do this you don't need a torque wrench. Use the correct size spanner (about 8" for this stype of job) and...
• Re: Thank You-part 1
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:04:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...T get the drain plug off from the tranny, I used a short piece of a 17 mm allen wrench that I cut from...
• Re: tranny drain wrench size
  Historical mailing list - BADASSBUS
  Tue, 22 May 2001 22:44:19 -0400
  17 mm, big allen wrench style or some sell socket adaptable 17mm hex head. Check your local auto parts store for VW transmission tool...
• Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:49:54 -0700
  ...Just wanted to see if there was a way to attach a torque wrench to that fastener. The crows foot would have been just...
• Re: Removing Front Shocks Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:33:34 -0600
  Terry Kay wrote: > I warmed the retaining nuts with a heat wrench,and they came right off. > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ||-(())----(())-| > > Terry 85 GL Terry: Please explain "heat...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:30:48 -0800
  ...How much room does a wrench take up anyway? Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Etter" <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:08:01 -0700
  Could be, I was going by bad memory-in any event, it's an odd shaped little wrench that is always in my tool...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:39:14 -0500
  ...I bought a regular "L" shaped Allen wrench and cut a short piece off. I insert that short piece into the plug and turn...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:45:40 -0600
  ...Don't you have a set of wrenches for metric locomotives? : ) Jim On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, John C... <yacoltyayhoo...
• Re: Thank you
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:16:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...T get the drain plug off from the tranny, I used a short piece of a 17 mm allen wrench that I cut from...
• Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 19 May 2002 05:16:21 -0700
  ...I have the usual tools, including a Chicago Electric Tools impact wrench, and the item may be a "dud," for which I paid too...
• Re: torque wrench info and need to know
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:33:02 EDT
  In a message dated 4/24/04 10:53:40 PM, danielcroberts@AOL.COM writes: << torque wrenches must be calibrated . . . . . . I have a new...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: manual transmission plug
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:54:19 -0400
  Two 17mm nuts screwed onto a bolt work pretty well for this too--slip the box end 17mm wrench over them to turn the...
• Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:30:22 -0400
  So just how important is it really to use a torque wrench? A mechanic I spoke to once said he never uses one for...
• Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 08:53:23 -0500
  Check your local sears stores, I bought 3 clicker torque wrenches for $39.99 each. 3/8" inch# , 3/8 ft# and 1/2...
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:06:17 -0600
  ...The old Craftsman wrenches I bought in the 60's are still nearly perfect and functional. (Those that haven't been filched by treacherous...
• Re: Screw extractors any good?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 19:28:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I was using a allen type socket wrench but as soon as I would torque the bolt the wrench would loose its grip and...
• Re: Torque wrench use
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:02:28 -0500
  Dial or pointer torque wrenches are required because with VW boxer engines the capnuts will continue to move some after the wrench reaches the...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 11:26:00 -0700
  ...17mm allen wrench 17mm hex driver Snap-on S5902 Oil/Transmission Plug Wrench ("box end is 12-point, 21 mm; other end has 17mm...