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• Vanagon Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:23:32 -0700
  ...The sockets I have are all too deep to pass the TDC sensor and seat firmly on the nut. Removing the TDC sensor not...
• Re: green glow
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2020 02:41:15 -0400
  ...testing hazard light and turn signal switch and all bulbs and > sockets. Big duh, remembered had original VW #21 turn signal/hazard light > relay...
• Re: Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:44:11 -0500
  ...Check bulbs/sockets first, then fuse, then switches and last wiring. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Help! rounded oil plug
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:45:47 -0400
  ...Help! rounded oil plug Help! rounded oil plug I can't get the oil plug out even after trying to use a standard socket...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Mar 2001 to 15 Mar 2001 - Special issue(#2001-331)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:55:16 +0000
  ...broken sockets Try Mac or even Matco Tools. Replacable but have to deal with a dealer like Snap-on. Otherwise Husky would be the...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:54:34 -0500
  ...it "is" almost friday, gary That would be the famous "silver socket." BMW (motorcycles) and John Deere both sell plugs for it -- part numbers...
• Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:36:56 -0500
  The John Muir book has a good suggestion for this, but basically you have to get the socket (36mm I think), a prybar and...
• Re: No Copper Crush Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 22:11:01 EST
  ...Is this an OEM plug? It is absolutely the opposite of what is in the Manual. >> I guess you had a socket head capscrew...
• Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:32:57 -0700
  ...number is N-014-739-1, and description "Bolt, with Hex. Socket Hd. - M8x16). RE: Vanagon 86, 2.1 Watercool Thanks, geo ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS...
• Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:48:44 -0400
  I was able to get at the sensor with a deep socket on a very short extension by removing the muffler and bending the...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:15:02 -0800
  ...a socket and hold the chopstick - you will feel the top dead center when the chopstick going up and then start to go down...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:44:58 -0700
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for >> charging my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it >> does well...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:24:22 -0700
  ...is a great place to mount a socket like that. > > there are all kinds of heavy duty female/male sockets and plugs at any...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:52:57 -0400
  ...This exposes > it to moisture. > > Anyone have any ideas as to how to seat the thing in the socket? > > John
• Headlamp re-install
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:23:16 -0700
  ...way around the bulb goes? Should I end up with the socket straight side up or curved side up? Does the black thing somehow...
• CV Joint Bolt Score: Me-11 CV Bolts 1
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:19:45 +0000
  ...able to clean out a little more and tap the hex socket a bit deeper and it came out. As things turned out, I...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:02:22 -0400
  ...http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml?prodId=IrwinProd1 00514 They have a LH thread cut internally that grips the socket head...
• striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 8 May 2016 09:12:58 -0400
  ...Take the cotter pins out and have a socket and breaker bar. Put it on the passnger side twards the front with the handle...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:06:38 +0000
  ...You'll need about a 22mm? socket, the longer the better. I use an 18 inch long, 1/2" drive breaker bar, to enscrew...
• Re: Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:04:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...now, that said, i DO carry a cheap set > of Chinese sockets in the van at all times. they are intended to pay for...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:35:41 -0800
  ...one of the cylinders, replace the spark plug and use a socket and short breaker bar on the pulley nut to gently rotate the...
• Re: Tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:25:11 +1200
  ...I'll hafta look into this! See what Japanese donor lights can supply suitable sockets. -- Regards Andrew
• Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:04:40 -0500
  ...like you are gonna > open a water spigot). > put the socket down in that little hole where the plug is and put the > socket...
• Re: How does clutch slave cylinder attach to clutch lever arm?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:07:42 -0600
  ...After that, the pressure from the piston is what will hold the >> ball/socket together. >> >> You make a good point about there being no...
• Tires for '88
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 21:31:32 +0000
  ...After two impact wrenches did nothing, they tried a 24" bar & snap-on socket. A big guy leaning on it broke the socket in...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:45:12 -0600
  ...that the sockets are clean and making > electrical contact ... and that you have a good ground. > > Make sure you're seeing voltage at the...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:24:27 -0400
  ...By wrenches I mean box, open end (or combination box/open) and 3/8-drive sockets, with a ratchet and short extension, 3" extension...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 14 May 2010 20:56:45 +0000
  ...Also, trying to figure out what the right way to pop open the female seat belt socket on driver's side, as I'd...
• Re: '84 VANAGON A/C & OTHER MYSTERIES
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 19:22:23 +0000
  ...On the dash just to the left of the lighter > socket is a smaller socket. It is a type I have never seen before...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:17:50 -0700
  ...That is what you found missing, the >> enabling voltage at pin 86 of the FP relay socket. Check the black >> wires for voltage when...
• Re: rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:52:13 -0600
  ...nut off > of about > an inch off the ground, put the socket over the nut (make sure you > remove > the cotter pin), and set...
• Need high wattage brake light bulb part number
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 25 May 2009 11:19:31 -0400
  I have 50w bulbs in the brake light sockets on my '91 Carat.  They have worked perfectly and provide the additional brightness I wanted...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool #2
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:24:30 -0500
  ...CV 12 pt tool #2 > > > Todd Hill wrote: > > << PS-What do I use to get the bolts out? A 3/8ths socket from > Wera...
• now i know how it happened!
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:54:41 -0800
  ...although the plug on the number 1 cylinder looks just impossible to reach with a socket wrench. has anybody else made this observation? how...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut Socket Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:34:03 -0400
  At 04:41 PM 4/17/2001, Rod Smith wrote: > From what I understand this is a 46mm. I got one for close to...
• Re: Size of upper camber hex head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:32:24 -0500
  14mm for the allen socket. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Vanagon Man Sent: Wednesday...
• Re: Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:37:58 -0700
  ...wrote: > I had one CV bolt become "striped" for the hex socket. It's the last > one. It is located on the wheel end...
• Re: difficult shifting
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 31 May 2005 10:27:07 -0400
  ...the bolt into the plug opening and put a wrench or socket on the nuts , and turn out.Or else get the proper fill...
• Re: PROJECTZOW BULBS
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:51:42 -0400
  ...to have separated from the blade that makes contact with the socket. > Shipping is same if I buy 2 or 20 and I'd...
• Tail light upgrade question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:49:23 -0700
  ...I will make sure bulb/socket contacts are clean! -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Oil Pressure LED Missing!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:05 -0700
  ...the old electronics tech's handy-dandy fuse tester -- Plug into wall > -- insert fuse into socket; pilot light should light -- press big red > button...
• '84 VANAGON A/C & OTHER MYSTERIES
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 12:06:34 -0600
  ...On the dash just to the left of the lighter socket is a smaller socket. It is a type I have never seen before...
• Broken 84 Tranny Shift Linkage - Stuck in NC!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sackin
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 05:49:31 EDT
  ...Well long story short - the shifter linkage came out of the ball socket at the transmission. Now I'm stuck at the holiday inn...
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:40:44 -0800
  ...it's was a double ball and socket sort of .. like a hemisphere shaped piece between two spherical shapes....which doubles the friction area...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:41:46 +0000
  ...Better to be able to use a socket extension with an elbow on it to reach the hex bolts hiding in there. You will...
• Re: stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:38:01 -0600
  ...Place your largest 1/2 inch drive socket, open end toward the pilot bearing, over the bolt. Make sure the wedge does not protrude...
• Speedo to tach (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 21 May 2007 09:01:12 -0700
  ...The plug socket is 5/8" long by 1/8" tall, oriented horizontally just slightly off center on a raised round base that protrudes...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:09:19 -0700
  ...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC) > > I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, > screwdrivers) for decades. The...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:55 -0400
  When fighting a tough O2 sensor, I have found that special O2 sockets are too weak because of the slot for the wire. A...
• Re: [Syncro] Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 21:21:59 -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: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:49:12 -0700
  The ball/socket pivot below the shifter will cause similar symptoms as well...Go thru the entire linkage and readjust and you should be...
• Re: 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:32:56 -0800
  ...If you have factory alloys that hardware will work with a thin > wall 19mm socket. I usually go with the tuner spline nuts and...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:30:57 -0700
  ...Is this true? | | |Lastly, I got a new cigarette lighter socket(with green illumination). |Mine |is a little loose. Can this be done without...
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:35:57 -0500
  ...paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > > 17mm you can get a purpose built socket tool > > I use one from Snap-On that is only 1' long...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon/Westfalia Mystery Knob
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:06:18 -0500
  ...as though it may be simply shoved into the > bright-aluminum power socket that featured in early Westys. �The placement > looks right. > > Yours, > David >
• Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 20:48:26 -0800
  ...Any suggestions what tools to bring on a trip? 3/8" metric socket set screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) needle nose...
• Re: Hella H4/why such different prices?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:54:28 EDT
  ...They are setup to also use the city lights but they don't come with the bulb or socket for the city light (smaller...
• Stripped oil filler plug
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:46:40 -0800
  ...than what most guys with a 3/8 drive ratchet and socket would call "good enough" using "seat of the pants" measurement. John McLean...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:52:27 -0500
  ...my plugs on a few of my accessories to accomodate these sockets in my Westy, and they aint cheap !! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  Put 'em everywhere. One in the wall over the engine hatch to plug your 12V cooler in to with a constantly hot connection... And...