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Re: removing rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:38:02 -0800
3/4" impact and a 46mm impact socket. ________________________________ From: Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5...
Fender Bender, got lucky
Historical mailing list
21 Mar 97 06:11:38 PST
...Waited for impact. After impact, got out to discuss the situation. Seems that we had met exactly in the center of the drive, exactly...
Re: Removing flywheel
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 11:30:36 -0700
...The impact wrench is slowly > > chewing up the heads and the breaker bar just laughs at me. > > > > The Bently says these bolts are torqued...
Re: wheel size recommendation
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:18:52 +0000
...Part of the job of the tire sidewall is to absorb impacts - like a pothole. The shorter the sidewall, the less impact absorption - which...
Re: striking caution by dennis
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 8 May 2016 11:26:43 -0700
...Having > a > set of impact wrenches and a 3/8" drive air wrench (non-impact) will take > hours off of so many repairs. > > Dennis...
Re: extracting an impacted ba...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Feb 1995 10:55:54 -0500
I just remove my batteries by grabbing both posts gently with vice grips and then lifting it out. You need two vice grips but...
Re: 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 01:53:37 -0400
...Yours, David At 11:48 PM 9/5/2015, Steve Williams wrote: >Hi, > >I recently had an impact with the front end of my...
Re: FIRE!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:49:44 EST
...I wouldn't even know how or try to determine the environmental impact of manufacturing, marketing, delivering those parts would be. Then there's...
Re: Rear axle nuts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 May 94 9:43:31 CDT
...I ended up > having to use an impact wrench. I can't believe Muir's hammer and chisel > method would ever work. True, and...
Re: crash test score
Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
Tue, 7 Oct 2003 18:08:04 -0500
...And stay in the right lane as often as you can to avoid front-offset crashes (most common front impact). Conrad On Tuesday, October...
Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:11:58 -0400
I use the large Harbor Freight air impact wrench and have never had a problem. I know for a fact that Bob Donalds also...
Re: Wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:07:31 -0800
...After removing the axles, you must remove the brake drum and hub (rent an electric impact driver and socket to save yourself much aggravation...
Re: LVC - Frydae - Diesel Price
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:31:15 -0500
...It's gong to knock the heck out of electricity because of the impact on coal fired power-plants, but I can't help...
Re: Bras! and re: Biggest/Strangest Loads carried
Historical mailing list - Steve
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:47:08 -0700
don't under estimate the visual impact of a six foot phallus strapped to the roof! John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > I vote for Ron...
SVC: Link to T-3 Foto
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:45:15 -0700
Hi, can someone send me a link to that infamous photo of the T-3 with its roof peeled back from an impact with...
Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:45:28 -0400
With all the discussion on lug nuts and impact wrenches I would like add a few comments of my own: 1. When I buy...
Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:27:07 -0500
Actually, the least impact way to manage your vanagon and its fridge is to leave them in the driveway and take a bike. Fat...
Re: windshield quality
Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:02:49 EST
...i think the difference is far more likely to have to do with the angle of impact, shape of pebble, and such, rather than...
Re: The SECRET...Never break another stud, nor round a bolt head.
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:18:57 -0500
...I have a 3/8th inch drive impact wrench that I will use on the second-to lowest setting to hammer away on small...
Re: Towing a Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 28 May 2003 22:10:32 +1200
...That front section is designed for impact, >> not pulling. > >I suspose this is technically true, but it appears that the front end is >solidly...
Re: 30mm main pulley bolt tips?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 18:45:29 EST
...If you have enough air, use a large impact driver. Even if the crank is not locked down solid, the pneumatic impact driver should...
Re: Another Fridge Question
Historical mailing list - Steve
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:45:26 -0800
...Know your limits! steve Davidson wrote: > > Steve, > You are certainly entitled to your opinion but... > > >And any impact sufficient to crack that tank and...
Re: Bumpers
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:38:06 -0800
...Bumpers >>> >>> >>> Of course not having the folding trim piece fold up even during low >>>> speed >>>> impacts the body may be protected with those resulting...
Re: Vanagon Video
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 May 1997 06:06:46 -0400 (EDT)
...The Blazer really came to a sudden stop showing the force of the impact, but the Vanagon looked in good shape! Curt Long (Not...
Re: Rear view mirror....84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:13:38 -0500
...ll kick up it's sagging posterior, so you can see the madmen, a long way behind you, prior to impact. :>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:10:12 +0100
...Cary -- PROFESION�LN� WEBHOSTING s neomezen�m p�enosem dat ji� od 19,- K� na m�s�c! http://im.impact.as/sign/forpsi4/
Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:31:20 -0700
...The only time you need to remove this nut is to service the bearings, and I just rent a 3/4" drive electric impact...
Re: crashtest.com results don't look good
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:25:58 PDT
I read that the Vanagon here in the US got a score of B or B+ for side impacts and D for front impacts...
Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:56:57 -0800
[snip]But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war. Here's the idea...
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: burning man impact on camper?
Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 10:51:40 -0700
...I'm >> afraid the van will never be the same! >> >> What have people found to be the impact the playa dust has on their...
Re: tsunami
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:46:08 -0800
At 3/11/2011 11:27 AM, Michael Hart wrote: >Not to trivialise the impact of the tsunami on Japan, but a bit of...
Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:59:18 -0600
I just bought a used MAC impact gun at a pawn shop that's spozed to develop 800 ft.lbs. of torque in the...
Re: Bumpers
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:15:41 -0800
FWIW I just did some calculations using the "shipping weight" of a chrome front bumper including the the end caps and rubber impact strips...
Can front impact cause electrical damage?
Historical mailing list - PB
Mon, 11 May 2015 08:55:34 -0700
...Is there any wiring in that area that could have come loose? Could any of these electrical problems have been caused by the impact...
Re: stranded
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Wed, 28 Sep 94 16:56:44 CDT
...After a while on the road you will need either an impact >wrench or a 3 ft torsion bar to get them off no...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:14:51 -0400
...As a result they can be more leak prone, don't always play nicely with the stock hardware, and in the event of impact...
Re: ..TD conversion
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Sat, 7 Dec 1996 09:42:17 -0800 (PST)
...Is this 950F limit measured up- or down-stream from the turbo? Would using an intercooler have any impact on reducing exhaust temperatures? Thanks...
Re: Sluggish
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:00:15 -0700
> To lessen the impact on drag, if one's camper is equipped with the three-window > poptop canvas, having all windows unzipped at speed...
Re: Can front impact cause electrical damage?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 May 2015 19:41:25 -0400
...Can front impact cause electrical damage? As previously posted, my 90 Westy automatic was hit right smack on the driver side front signal light...
Re: Bumpers
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:56:19 -0800
...Bumpers > > > > > > Of course not having the folding trim piece fold up even during low > speed > >> impacts the body may be protected with those resulting...
Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:53:31 EST
...Actually, the least impact way to manage your vanagon and its fridge is to leave them in the driveway and take a bike. Fat...
Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:48:59 -0700
A good impact wrench with proper socket will loosen that bolt. Mark it before removal so you can get it back where it was...
VW's vs Meteorites
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:25:13 -0700
...time) Discovery Science Channel has a program about asteroids/comets and the history of earth impacts. Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ The new...
Re: What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 13 May 2002 18:11:49 -0400
...Mexican made with NO holes for the impact strip Italian made with NO holes for the impact strip Italian made WITH holes for the...
Bumpers
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 17:51:54 -0500
...if the "bumper" is strong enough, it will now transfer the energy of the impact to the frame of our beasts of burden. A...
Re: VR6 Eurovan
Historical mailing list - M. O'Donovan
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:09:01 EDT
...No doubt the extra length and weight have some impact on performance, but I would be happy to share my experience if others are...
Parting out 1987 VW Camper van
Historical mailing list - Leah Houghtaling
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:17:51 EDT
...Vanny had an accident, side impact to the passenger side. I am selling any and all parts of the van. If you need a...
Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:37:44 -0500
...Any tricks to non-destructively extricate them? I have tried several impact based motivation to no avail. TIA, Ken PS have you $een this...
Re: Any detailing tips?
Historical mailing list - Bill
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:36:21 -0600
I also have read acticles and studies years ago on the negative impact of Armour All on a vehicle dash. Unless they have changed...
Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
Historical mailing list - David..M
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:12:53 -0400
...rest of the vehicle. > What incredible planning by VW! To make the bumper absorb all the impact and then make the bumper incredibly expensive.
Re: Terminal velocity, was: Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:48:35 -0800
............... I can attest to this, having seen one impact in a field at night as I rode past on my motorcycle......... I hope you...
Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:16:34 -0800
...then, on friday, i will have peter@volkscafe take off the other hub with an impact wrench, and put the studs in right there...
Re: Vgon Crash Tests
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:26:07 +1200
...Toyota VANs are very strong in frontal impacts too. Ask the students in our university Hiace...
Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:56:27 -0400
Electric impact wrenches tend to big, clumsy, and most are not variable speed/torque. If you're going to work on your own vehicle...
Re: KYB Noises
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 5 May 2003 09:28:15 -0700
...Read the installation instructions that came with the shocks! The rubber bushings on top help absorb the impact when the shock tops out, and...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:45:40 -0800
...On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > Ok, my 120volt impact driver, is rated for 240...
Re: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:59:20 -0500
...Torque Sticks are not accurate unless > the > impact wrench used with them has been calibrated with the Torque > Stick. > If an installer insists on...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:58:23 -0400
...Ideally those splines would exist only as a safety backup, but whether or not that applies here impact loading on them has to be...
Re: Aux gas tank go boom
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:46:24 -0800
And what happens in a side impact? Wasn't it chevy trucks in the early 70's have tanks outside the frame that could...