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• Re: Front, driver's side turn light...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:52:19 -0800
  ...I assumed that because they were brand new bulbs that I took out of the package that it was the socket... Replaced the socket...
• Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:35:07 -0700
  ...I found a deep spark plug socket that fits over the handle of my ratchet, stuck an 8 inch extension into the socket, and...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 22 May 2001 08:17:27 -0700
  ...Where to get Axel wrench? At 05:51 AM 5/22/2001, wayout wrote: >Where does a fella get a 46mm socket and suitable...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mike twombley
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:33:19 -0800
  ...There is > an empty relay socket in position #2. The 8 holes where a relay could > plug in make convenient test points. Hole number...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:54:28 -0800
  ...one of those adapters that let you turn a light-bulb socket into a power outlet.. you're warm, and no headache in the...
• Re: running light out-break in wiring and question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:55:53 -0800
  --- David Brodbeck <gull@cyberspace.org> wrote: > Scott -- have you tried cleaning the socket? I had > this and it was > a corrosion problem. Did not...
• Re: Non-remote Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 22:51:09 -0800
  ...force the threaded stud back up into the socket as far as possible (don't bugger the threads); hold the socket gently in a...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:58:52 -0600
  ...I tried WD40 but its real > >diffuicult to apply it and so far it refuses to yield and the socket > >continually slips. Anyone got...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:53:12 -0400
  Years ago in a LeCar (LeWreck) I forgot to tighten some lug nuts. Well they only had 3 anyway. Wheel flew off but all...
• Re: CV Boot replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:27:45 -0800
  ...Push wrench to keep it from slipping out of socket and damaging the sides. Remove 3 or 4 bottom screws, turn axle 180 deg...
• Re: '82 printed circuit foil (instr. panel)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:05:37 -0800
  ...Switched a working socket unit to a socket location that > had been burned out, and no go. So I figure the foil has got...
• sticky shift/adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:22:29 -0400
  ...There is a rubber boot over it, but they die/crack and the ball and socket (BS) fills up with dirt since the socket...
• Dash lights rehab
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:19:33 -0600 (CST)
  ...The bulbs are in a socket that comes out with a quarter turn. One wire runs from the switch to the first bulb and...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:25:29 -0500
  ...CV 12 pt tool > > > Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM writes: > > << If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints > instead of the...
• 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:58:10 -0400
  ...http://www.banggood.com/Dual-USB-Adapter-Charger-Cigarette-Lighter-Sockets-Digital-Voltmeter-p-949446.html Edward
• Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:30:14 -0800
  Hah, watch your words 8-), talk like that will find you with a couple totally stripped out socket head cap screws buried deep in...
• H4's
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 29 Apr 97 08:50:50 -0400
  ...What is the difference? And finally, is there any wiring involved? I'd be surprised if the H4's use the sealed beam sockets...
• Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:07:30 -0400
  ...What gives? Tom to get the push rod into the lifter socket you need to lift the push rods with a screw driver as...
• You can put headrests on ANY vanagon seat...the holes are already there...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:38:32 EDT
  ...take a knife and poke the fabric at the hole area, pry out your old headrest sockets w/ a screwdriver, and pop them into...
• oil drain bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Thu, 29 May 2008 07:37:30 -0400
  ...It dosen't fit in the well with a socket on it. OEM has a 14mm head. Bummer, the oil drain bolt only cost...
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:24:30 -0700
  ...Made a wood platform with a large socket bolted to ~ center. Socket fit nicely in hole where floor jack cup would normally go. Also...
• Re: hello and a new memeber.
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 08:40:56 -0600
  ...as a cheater bar on a 3/4" drive socket handle on the socket, calculated my weight and the proper distance out the handle...
• Re: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:38:35 -0700
  Loren, You'll need a 10 mm deep socket and extension. Fill the socket with 10mm nuts to hold one near the edge of...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:25:15 -0700
  ...A breaker bar of ratchet handle and socket of proper size, an accurate bathroom scale, and a long, strong cheater handle. Method to be...
• The Flat Tire Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:53:14 -0800
  ...Go to Sears and buy a half inch breaker bar, 2 1/2" extension, and a 19mm socket. (don't know what socket size...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:47:00 -0700
  ...The bad > thing is that I'll have yet one more socket tip to carry > around. (Otherwise the Diesel Westy only needs the 6mm...
• Axle Nut is nuts
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 04:05:14 -0700
  ...The axle nut is huge and I don't have a wrench or socket large enough for it. I tried using an adjustable wrench...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 11:34:00 -0800
  - a metric double ends ratchet wrench (8mm to 17mm) - a metric socket wrench set (8mm to 22mm) - a long nose plier - a long nose...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:38:57 -0700
  ...the dash http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/ alistair On 2013-08-18, at 5:10 AM, Bob Anderson wrote...
• Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 22:00:23 -0400
  ...I'm sure you'll find a socket is the tool of choice for dealing with that sender. Yrs, d
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0500
  I'm using a digital voltmeter that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. It cost me 15 bucks or so at Wally World. Driving...
• Re: '82 Diesel Smoke
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:23:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...Of course, you need a deep socket of the correct size and a new heat shield every time you replace an injector. Mike
• Re: how to turn over engine?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 22:57:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...So, for those doing points, etc, how do ->you turn the engine over? Get the socket on the Crankshaft bolt (Tranny in neutral) and...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:11:55 EST
  ...Just keep grinding a little and then comparing it to the socket you want to put on there (6 point if you have one...
• 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: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:53:51 -0700
  ...going to have to look more closely for those light-bulb > sockets. Usually I just don't see them I guess. I'm guessing...
• Re: Thread pitch / hole size for 1.9 WBX O2 / oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:21:14 -0500
  ...And I have also seen the outer nut size for the Vanagon steering wheel nut consistently reported as needing a 24mm socket. Sam -- Sam...
• Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:15:17 -0800
  ... Harry and David have me wondering if the front control panel socket could be lit by an LED. the rear control panel and the...
• re. What is the ultimate ratchet?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:49:39 -0700
  ...Snap On sockets have thinner walls than craftsmen and Husky etc. sockets. Again, better for tight places. One advantage of department store Lifetime warranty...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:29:49 -0500
  ...The other type has just a straight >> shaft >> you have to put into a socket. THEY SUCK and fall off way too easily, >> IMO...
• Re: Tool advice for the young & spare parts FS
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:19:14 -0700
  ...Yes, when I am looking for a socket,I dont care that it is made out of chome vandalium steel,drop forged, or stock...
• Tool advice for the young & spare parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:52:29 -0700
  ...I had to turn on a light AND put on the reading glasses to make sure I had the 17mm socket! Say, anyone want...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:19:22 -0500
  ...You tell them apart > as the ones you can replace just the bulbs in are white sockets instead of > black. The sockets themselves have...
• Re: Advice if you ACTUALLY REPLACED your exhause headers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:35:28 -0500
  ...Nuts and bolt heads which were 13 mm typically have eroded so that a 13 mm 6 pt socket slips. (Always use 6 pt...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:26:16 -0700
  ...17 mm, 19 mm sockets and a ratchet with a > 3" and 6" extension, plus a 6mm allen socket. > 8mm, 10 mm, 12 mm...
• Re: Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49:03 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/ alistair '86 syncro 7 passenger '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:18:55 -0800
  ...The PO put the nut on hand tight 'cause he > didn't have the big socket and it's worn itself loose, or the...
• help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:36:08 -0500
  Is there a special "trick" to getting at the 10MM? bolts on the aux air reg brakt? A 10mm socket and flex extender just...
• Re: "step protector" project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:10:09 -0700
  ...I'm not kidding. >> >> > < > http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Dual-Charger-Socket/dp/B0082CXEI8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie...
• Re: Oil Pressure Sender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 18:21:08 PST
  ...The dealer couldn't do it; it was not the standard 24mm socket. Lloyd Perkins dad@together.com
• Water pump replacement (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:36:05 -0700
  ...Problem - I can't seem to get a socket on the lowest of the three nuts holding the pump to the block. Do I...
• Wheel studs- How to change.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:10:13 -0400
  ...the Hub and press them out? If so, Is it a 46mm Socket and where can I get one? Thanks all, Mikey `87 Westy
• Re: fitting on an 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 19:50:56 EST
  ...to Vanagon.com and look up FAQ for "mysterious dash silver socket" fyi, it's an european spec outlet. all '74-'84 westys have...
• 84 vanagon wheel bearing repair and front shock
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:26:53 -0700
  Looking for advice and or hints for the following What size socket will I need for the bolt on the bottom of the shock...
• ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:04:08 EDT
  ...Does anybody know what kind of a fit, i.e., amount of gap, is needed in a socket to make a proper solder joint...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:02:35 EDT
  I just now put one in from napa part#(782-1600) with the green light ring . It was to small and pulled through the...
• 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
  ...To me, it works much better than the Allen "Sockets" sold for this purpose. Mike Jeff Clayman wrote: > Hi, > > I have a female type...
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:30:48 -0800
  ...something like steel wool between the shaft and the wiper > arm socket. That might buy you a few days. > > Mike I don't know...
• Joint Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 9:21:09 -0400 (EDT)
  With recent tread on cv joints, grease, and sockets I would like to add my thoughts... >From: Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> >likewise...