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Re: music on da trip
Historical mailing list - DANIEL HOUG
Wed, 2 Nov 1994 13:17:33 CST6CDT
My wife plays the hammered dulcimer - could she come along? Daniel Houg Minnesota Department of Health Internet Address: fairwind@northernnet.com Fax #: 218/755...
Re: head removal
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 13:27:34 -0800
I, uh, did remove the nuts. > > Hector---- > > First you have to remove the head bolts--- > > Then hit it with the dead blow hammer--- > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| > > Terry...
Re: Suggestions for removing locking gas cap w/o key
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:35:15 -0700
...1) Screw tip of slide hammer body puller into key hole. 2) Slide hammer hard. Plastic latches within cover should bend or snap off...
A bodywork hammer and a littel patience
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:29:04 -0800
...So I bought a bodywork hammer for $5, took off the rear tire, got out my lantern to light up the inside of the...
Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:03:15 -0400
...stuck. > > I've heart of hammering on the solenoid or the starter, Does one use a hard hammer?? or a rubber mallet???? > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > We won...
Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:10:32 -0400
At 03:18 PM 7/20/2013, Kevin Gilbert wrote: >Um, 'Beer For Health Forget The Whiskey'? Big Friendly Hammer For The Win... Yrs...
Re: starter help
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:53:40 -0500
...I drove my 85' the better part of a year having to occasionally take a screw driver and hammer to the starter. (it was...
Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:43:08 -0700
...stuck. > > I've heart of hammering on the solenoid or the starter, Does one use a > hard hammer?? or a rubber mallet???? > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > We won...
Re: If stuck in snow pull tab to open (gotta see this)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:51:18 -0500
Notice that all of 'em together didn't produce enough brain power to get a shovel. (Bigger hammer mentality). Mike
Re: Picture of prototype T3 TD mount on line!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:16:09 -0800
...Martin Jagersand <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU> Reply-To: Martin Jagersand <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:54:21...
Re: CV removal tips?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 15 May 2006 20:10:40 -0700
...Hi all. :) Just to be clear, I was joking when I wrote "a bigger hammer?" as a solution for removing a stuck inboard CV...
Re: Removing the top ball joint
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:36:16 -0400
Why spend HOURS to remove a joint, go through a lot of anguish- hammering away, risking injury to self and the part, just to...
axle nut
Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
Wed, 20 Jul 1994 09:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
...Meanwhile just hit the tool with a hammer a few times and viola off comes the nut! I guess the combination of constant force...
Re: How to untorque the pulley?
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:52:33 -0800
Jay & Kim, Skip the oil pump gasket--you are a classic case of a "hammer looking for a nail." If it ain't broke...
Re: My Brakes are Frozen
Historical mailing list - John C.
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:32:06 EDT
...Beer, Bentley and a Big hammer! Took the right rear wheel off and gave the drum a few gentle whacks (didn't want to...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:20:25 EDT
...take a ball peen hammer and bang the center section out some . later mark d
Re: removing drum on brakes?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:10:26 -0700
...Do I turn towards the ground or towards the sky? > > Is there a tool for removing drums? A bigger hammer :) > > Thank you, > ????????????? Andy >
Re: Propane Cautions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:54:46 -0400
...I used a chisel >and a sledge hammer and a lot of bending back and forth once it started to >come off. You may...
Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:33:28 -0700
you are supposed to rig a hammer on a pivot near the starter, and a strong cord going forward .. when you want to start...
Re: Re Banging Noise
Historical mailing list - Uncle Traveling Eric
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:54:46 -0400
I also had some banging noises, similar to the hammer on wheel sound. I dunno what exactly was wrong but I pulled off the...
Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:05:57 -0700
2009/4/12 Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> > Just hammer it flat & go on. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > Thanks for your vote, Tom. BenT
Re: Ball joints and steering rack
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:41:42 -0500
...Jack it up slightly, then whack the arm close to the end with a large hammer and it will pop loose. No special tools...
Re: dent pulling
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:09:26 -0700
...Has anyone had any experience pulling or hammering dents > from this part of their van? The grille can obviously be removed but > that doesn...
Re: starter bush
Historical mailing list - Felder
Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:27:38 -0800
...make sure that you feel it is hooked, and give it a few pulls on the inertia slider hammer and it'll come out...
stripped CV bolts
Historical mailing list - Aric Wilkerson
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:25:38 -0600
If the allen head is stripped, you could try driving an 12 or 11mm socket on to the bolt with an extension and hammer...
Re: starting problem
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:39:15 -0700
After hitting it with a Hammer and they will not take your core back, because it has hammer marks and a cracked magnet. I...
Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:46:20 -0400
...Never met a BFH I didn't like We only have friendly hammers on this list. ;-) Yrs, d mod
Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor,today
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:29:23 -0700
Both the 1.9 and 1.6 pump gears are different, and the timing belts are different. The 1.9 block is taller. -Dana-
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:35:36 -0700
...then a simple hammer whack or two will knock the flange out of the drum. heat is good too of course. ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Body work question
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:51:29 +0000
...You can't simply pull or pound it back into place with a hammer-unless you have a special type of hammer. The instructor...
clutch release lever removal
Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:41:54 -0700
...I take a hammer & big chisel and smack it off (the arm)after soaking it with penetrant. If you pull/beat/hammer too hard...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:43:32 -0400
...You might try the hammer and chisel route. Get a good chisel with a edge smaller than the diameter of the bolt. Use a...
Re: Writers aren't artists
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:15:19 -0800
...Write a >> two >> page story that must contain a monkey, a hammer, a naked fakir in a seedy >> Winnipeg hotel room, and a talking...
Re: Removing rear drums: review
Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:10 -0600
...I use a 8lb sledge hammer, I do not hit hard though, and have 2 others pressing on the boards. I did this last...
Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:23:18 -0400
...These >things can only be hammered thru the water pump opening on one side and thru >some other opening on the other side. Had...
Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:14:36 -0600
...You do have to be careful not to nick the threads or the splines (which is why he's using two hammers) but aside...
Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - Paul B.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:20:03 -0800
...But I can not get the rear drums off!! I have hit the drums with a hammer to no avail - I have also hollered...
Re: How do I put the stablizer arm link on?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:50:26 -0700
Nope, hammer the bottom borken stud UP, not down. Likely there is a part of the stud that is wider than the whole left...
Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:37:00 -0700
...Been there, done that, used the tee shirt to control the bleeding on my hand after I hit with the hammer holding the chisel...
How do I pull the rear drums?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:07:26 -0800
...regards gary How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from >all sides to no avail. I don't have to...
Re: front wheel grease cap removal
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:34:56 -0600
Hi Jerry, I've used a flat blade/standard screw driver and a little encouragement with a hammer. There is a flare, or lip...
Re: Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:17:11 -0700
...Tapping it with a hammer eventually > gets it going. > > This happens both when cold and hot. I tried "jumping" the starter by > shorting the...
Re: Fryeday: Great Tool Deals
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 13:58:28 -0400
Cordless hammer? Sears has you covered: *http://tinyurl.com/9evuyxg* http://www.sears.com/search=Craftsman%20Nextec%2012-volt%20Lithium-Ion%20Cordless%20Hammerhead%20Auto...
Re: Ball Joint removal.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:11:50 -0800
...pickle fork with either the > hammer or on an air gun for the ball joints. Heat once in awhile. > 5 pound hammers are wonderful...
Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:37:39 -0500
...In observing the new trim, I see that the metal reinforcement comes to a crease at the bottom, where hammering it on to the...
putting long studs into a syncro's rear wheels (longish x-post)
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:20:25 -0800
...after getting the passenger-side rim and drum off (many hammertaps to the face of the drum, RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE!), i simply punched...
Re: CV Boot replacement...
Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:25:35 -0800
...Usually I hammer on an extension bar, rather than trying to hit the allen head screw directly. This really works. The next alternative for...
Re: Axle nuts is nuts is stuck
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:50:45 -0500
The axle nut removal tool that you pound on with a hammer will work. Mark Ingalls 85 GL with new rear brakes. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with...
Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
Historical mailing list - James V
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:44:19 -0800
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Give the drum some serious whacks with a hammer...
Re: [WetWesties] Hammeruser.com
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 7 Apr 2012 09:09:44 -0400
hammer heres the real hammer _www.drinkthehammer.com_ (http://www.drinkthehammer.com) gaining cult status drink of Pennsylvania vanagon/bus drivers avaiable in 17...
Re: GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 15 Feb 2015 19:30:33 -0800
I'd advise not hammering the studs out nor pulling them in. Use a press. You have to take off the hub, and that...
Re: Another Different Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:55:57 -0700
...But then to get the drum on to where he had to pry it off, he > would > have had to hammer it over the...
Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:58 -0500
...Have you tried the splined easy-out type tools that hammer into the allen wrench recess (they're meant to be hammered into a...
Re: front wheel grease cap removal
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:52:24 -0400
I just use a claw hammer to pry it off with. Rest the peen against the hub with the claw behind the grease cap...
Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sun, 8 May 2016 22:11:13 +0000
...No bouncing > this time. > > I've done this many times. > > > Don't hit the striking face of a hammer with another hammer. Both are...
Re: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
Fri, 4 Nov 1994 18:13:25 -0600 (CST)
...The third person (me) would beat on the breaker bar/cheater pipe combo right by the socket with a 10 lb hammer. One or...
RE: drum brake adjustment
Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
Tue, 7 May 1996 14:02:02 -0500
...my two cents It also helps to use a soft (brass, etc) hammer, as otherwiseyou will = mar up the wheel (personal experience). But, these...
Re: ARRGHH! PARKING STUPIDITY! (DENT!!)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:05:11 -0500
...I'm assuming hammering out the dent won't > yield very good results (I'm good at repainting, though). Is it a "soft dent...
Re: [T2] Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:30:17 -0400
...the fastner 100 short high hertz taps with a hammer and punch or a hammer if you have room. then put those vise grips...
Re: First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:39:32 -0800
...If the drum needs to be loosened a 2 lb hammer all around until it's free from the hub (breaking the rust loose...