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• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:16:04 -0700
  ...And yes, I do need a better socket set. I did notice that the bolts (19mm) seemed nearly the same size as the wheel...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:53:20 -0700
  This is a job for Harbor Freight! http://www.harborfreight.com/21-piece-metric-3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-socket-set-5494.html...
• RE: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:34:25 -0700
  ...the cigarette lighter socket will do fine ... and when you catch the vanagon with the idiot lights on: 1) Turn on lots of stuff...
• Bentley really sucks
  Historical mailing list - Zezoff
  Sun, 2 May 1999 21:47:43 -0700
  ...How do I remove the axle with the two cv joints? What socket is used, 8 mm allen??? The Westy is a 82 diesel...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:31:15 -0400
  ...The extra empty socket is for fog lamps. Not surprisingly, the guy at the VW dealership did not know this. Came out, looked, agreed...
• shifter problems/short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 09:38:08 EDT
  ...I dont notice any play in the mid linkage coupler or ball/socket at the tranny. What is the common cause of this problem...
• Auxillary heater Q
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:12:49 -0500
  ...I pull off the green plastic top, there is a bulb & socket bleow alll mounted in the dash in a alloy ring with what...
• Re: Cigarette lighter socket standard?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 14:57:54 -0500
  This sounds like the European standard plugs. I have the same problem in my Saab. Fortunately the adapters aren't hard to find. Sprint...
• Re: i need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:32:47 -0500
  Save your money and go to Sears and buy a 1/2" breaker bar and a six-point socket (19 mm?). Throw it under...
• Re: Headlight/turn signal ????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:20:12 -0600
  ...Could be at front or back light sockets or both. Larry A.
• Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:23:05 -0700
  ...I need a 46mm socket to pull the rear hub to replace the brake shoes. Do I need to pull the hub to get...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:43:25 -0800
  ...When you are checking for voltage at the rear sockets, where are you putting the minus lead of your meter? Make sure it is...
• 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:32:40 -0500
  ...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: Westy Electrical Outlet on Dash ?? (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:48:03 -0700
  ...electrical socket is > above the glove box of my Westfalia. > > What is it used for ? > Is there any accessories for this socket, ie lamp...
• Re: couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 17:06:13 -0600
  ...I replaced the >rotor cap because one of the plug sockets was really corroded. after less >that 1000 miles/2 mos the same socket...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:48:02 -0700
  ...The last time I went in 'because > something broke' I cracked a 14mm 3/8 drive 12pt socket & went back > to get it replaced...
• Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:27:18 -0400
  Yes you could do it that way I would probably remove the crankshaft pulley if I remember 30 mm socket and a good impact...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:11:51 -0600
  ...Lube the ball socket (I use SO2 grease) and pop the replacement back in. Again, this is NOT easy. You will have to use...
• Re: HUGE STASH of Rare Vanagon Goodies - MUST SEE!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 06:30:42 EST
  ...I ordered two sets of the Euro tail lights, now what do we do with them ? They do not accept the light bulb socket...
• Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:18:01 -0700
  ...I've rebuilt sockets ............. > However, the passangers side will not seem to work properly. I can get it to > work well as a blinker...
• Re: New van timing, cont'd.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 16:08:39 EST
  Oh yeah, don't stick your finger or anything else in that silver socket as it has a constant 12 volt source. Someone on...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:20:41 +0000
  Unlike the 17mm allen wrench.... Took the fill out OK...but looks like I'll have to take the exaust off in order to...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:29:01 EST
  ...Lots of info on this in the archives under "silver socket". Don't go crazy overbidding on this item. That seller always has one...
• Re: Gearbox drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:04:45 -0600
  ...Gearbox drain plug > > Can anyone tell me if this likely to blanked off as standard, Does not seem to > be a female hex socket...
• Re: 17mm Vancouver - found at BOW WOW for $5.00
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:46:32 -0700
  ...I found the 17mm Transmission plug allen socket (EMPI brand) at Bow Wow @ 124 West 4th, in Vancouver for $5.00 Cdn. While CIP1...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:25:46 -0700
  ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
• Re: '71 west features?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 10:13:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The socket on the outside is only used as a junction to get AC 110V to the electrical outlet on the inside. It's...
• Re: Rear Fog Light (was:Backup light switch)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 09:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Empty socket in tail light housing is for the near-standard equipment European rear FOG light (judging from the rental cars I've used...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
  ...This interface could also be used to integrate existing ECUs.     What can the USB socket be used for? The USB socket is intended exclusively...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:12:54 -0500
  ...The power is fed to the center of the bulb sockets, thru the good bulb, then the outer bulb sockets are wired to chassis...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 23:37:03 -0500
  ...You could get a socket > through the hole, but there are bits of the engine in the way, and I don't > see how...
• Re: speedometer light
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:51:13 EST
  ...The lights were in stock but he didn't have the bases(sockets) for them. The bulbs were $1.95 ea and the bases...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Sep 2006 (#2006-764)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:32:43 -0700
  ...Little sockets for bulbs. I just soldered some jumpers and >> that was it; much wider taillights. I just assumed they'd all be >> the...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 15:27:48 -0500
  ...with short side shortened even more for water pump bolt 17 mm half-inch drive Allen "socket" for transmission fill/drain plugs Yrs, d
• Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:52:44 -0400
  ...Did they even bother to delete the socket on the flexible circuit? Yrs, d
• Re: Status: vw foglight switch kit ZVW 123 251
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:29:08 +0100
  ...They eagerly >substituted the kit with the three position switch >by itself; no bulb and no socket. >The whole kit (piece-by-piece) cost...
• Re: CV bolt socket tool
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 3 May 1999 11:01:50 EDT
  kayakjr@JUNO.COM writes: << I believe the correct term is 12 point internal spline recess driver - anyone else on this? >> My Stahlwille catalog calls...
• Re: oil filter removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:56:16 -0600
  ...for anyone who's interested, the oil filter wrench (a big socket that fits on the bottom of the filter and you turn it...
• Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 14:06:46 -0400
  ...I will try to replace my shifter springs, sockets etc. with the kit from Ken that I received two business days after I ordered...
• Thanks for all the advice re: my VDO oil temp sender!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:50:54 -0700
  ...t realize I'd have to modify the hole or the socket to make it work. Cheers! kevindobrien@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:57:47 -0800
  ...plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to a socket type tool to remove the tranny > plug? I think Snap-on has...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:33:45 -0600
  ...plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to a socket type tool to remove the tranny > plug? I think Snap-on has...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:59:52 -0500
  ...There is not enough clearence for a wrench or a socket. Any > advice on how to deal with this? My favorite tool is a...
• Re: 46mm socket for wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 08:00:22 -0500
  > http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/TOOL/POR_TOOL_CAT > 051_pg2.htm > We have a comparable quality tool for roughly half that price...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:57:43 -0800
  ...It takes a 21 mm wrench (or deep, deep > > socket), correct? (Or wasit 22???) >
• Front table in rear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:24:14 -0400
  ...if you put the front table and leg in the rear socket, the closet door can be opened with the table in the stowed...
• Re: [Syncro] Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:21:12 -0700
  ...Instead, it has a female copper socket >inside much like the ones on the distributor cap. Both >have the same part numbers. > >Anyone else...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:57:21 -0600
  ...You can probably rent the torque wrench and socket but the mechanic that did mine charged me $10.00 for the torquing process, I...
• Re: Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:28:11 -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: Turn Signal Bulb Replacement/Rust - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:07:58 -0800
  ...What bulb > replacement should I use? > > Also the socket piece has rust on the metal contacts. Does the plastic > socket piece come all the...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:29:39 +0000
  ...So I now have a rarely used specialty tool in my cabinet-I welded the socket to the broken drive! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:19:52 -0800
  Rather than chewing up the fan switch with channel locks (like I've done), I bit the bullet and purchased the proper deep socket...
• Re: How many bulbs in a tail light assembly??
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:50:47 -0600
  ...IIRC all German made vehicles had the socket though the switch was optional. > On Jul 1, 2023, at 4:01 PM, Jeff Palmer <w...
• Re: ok where did I go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc Canada
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:12:54 -0600
  ...Not according to the parts guy in Bend, OR who told me that the 12-point refers to socket or box-wrench tool, which...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:29:47 -0400
  At 03:18 PM 3/20/2009, David Beierl wrote... >Frank, take a look at <http://www.stabilant.com> including the >application notes on...
• Re: Make those backup lights bright
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 9 Aug 1994 15:24:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...of the stock bulb to put in the back- >up light socket. I really don't want to mount additional lights but I really...
• Re: '80 linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:49:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I would use a socket over the end of the shaft to tap the bracket into place on the splines, rather than crank on...
• Oil Pressure Sender
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:20:59 -0500
  ...The dealer couldn't do it; it was not the standard 24mm socket. It was so big (27 - 30) that there was no way...
• Re: [vanagon] finalizing my idle issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:58:23 -0500
  ...You're going to blow your dipstick out of its socket or force oil past the engine seals...might run ok temporarily if you...
• Re: Exhaust Leak- Temp. Fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:35:42 -0400
  ...When possible I like to keep all the hardware on a car the same system (metric or SAE) to minimize the number of sockets...