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• Re: Sliding side window catch is loose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:31:32 -0400
  ...The access hole is out of sight on the bottom.Put the bit into the hose, and turn it with a pliers till tight...
• Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:40:44 -0800
  ...I've taken them out with small screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a specific tool for these. Anybody...
• hose clamp Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 17:28:06 -0500
  ...These are not the screw-tighten kind but look to come off by squeezing the ends with pliers. Are these workable or should I...
• Front Heater Valve Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:27:20 EST
  My front heater valve has grown too stiff to even be turned using pliers. I ordered and promptly received (Thanks Ken at Vanagain) the...
• looking for hose clamp pliers
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 21:18:56 -0400
  Hi list, In the process of changing a lot of hoses and was wondering if anyone knows if there is a on line parts...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 24 May 2001 09:38:57 -0700
  Chuck- house stuff will require hammer, pliers, channel-locks, screwdrives (assortment) cresent wrench- small-ish and BIG, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, and utility...
• Installing Headlight Adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:36:38 -0700
  ...And it looks like they are not built to be manhandled with pliers. Is there a tool made for this? Any tricks? Tom Salicos...
• Red Tek
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:02:00 -0700
  ...Gonna swap the subie for a steam powered hydrogen fueled bio diesel this afternoon if I can just find my pliers. R134 is fast...
• Where to get the good signal bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:27:52 -0600
  ...The original that I removed with needlenose pliers was made in Germany and very robust, I hate to replace it with the unreliable modern...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 12:20:24 -0800
  Use pliers on the "shaft" of the levers, not the knob, when you are pulling with the pliers, brace your pulling hand so that...
• Re: worm type fuel line clamps
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:50:48 -0700
  ...But then it may be just a ploy to sell the special hog-clip pliers to put the critters on with, Pensionerd.
• Re: Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:55:10 -0400
  ...standard, ratchet, magnetic screwdriver, spark plug socket 39.99 needle nose pliers = 6.99 Magnetic pickup tool = 9.99 - - - - - - i love my magnet on...
• Re: Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:16:07 -0500
  At 03:03 PM 2/5/2001, Alan Bosch wrote: > Even finding the pliers for the >spring clamps is near impossible. Try Sears Roebuck...
• Re: LVC Protective Gloves?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:44:58 -0800
  ...propane >tank on my Westy yesterday (operator had not gloves or pliers handy) I've never looked that close at the bleeder on a...
• Re: 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:37:19 -0500
  ...A pair of retaining ring pliers makes this job much easier. Basic procedure: Remove CV bolts, move joint out of way. Drive a punch...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:34:48 EDT
  ...I then squeezed the metal blade portion of the knives, with a large pair of slip joint pliers. I call them water pump pliers...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:42:41 -0700
  ...cutters to chop the crimped bit off, then twist the rest off carefully with pliers. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
• Re: Current coolant hose repairs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 21:02:17 -0800
  ...This requires a second set of clamping pliers on the new hoses. Do this quickly. Fill up reservoir. Remove pliers. You likely will introduce...
• Re: Stove
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Mon, 29 May 2000 08:17:02 -0400
  ...When I took it to the propane shop, they simply removed the knob, and used pliers to force the shaft (cann't remember which...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:06:02 -0800
  On 2/24/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote: > > But Ben, some of us want to keep our levers. > > BenT pliers =, carefully ground...
• Re: coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:04:21 -0700
  ...http://www.rockymountainwesty.com/Coolant_Expansion_Tank_025_121_403B_p/025121403b.htm If you get a couple of hose pinch pliers you can...
• solderless connectors
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:02:38 -0800
  ...I finally decided to buy myself a good pair of ratcheting crimping pliers, and by some of the OEM type connectors, i.e. one...
• options for repairing poptop zipper?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:31:04 -0600
  ...is this part called anyway? "slider" maybe) with a pair of pliers. The part will stretch over time and does not put the nylon...
• Re: sagging tail gate, no good deed unpunished
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:58:27 -0500
  if you're lazy and cheap like me, carry a small vice-grip pliers and clamp at the base of the cylinder when fully...
• Tool tip: hose clamp pliers work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:40:49 -0700
  ...clamps on the Vanagon hoses.� I diligently tried regular slip-joint pliers, needlenose, Channel Locks, Vise Grips (two types) and they all slipped off...
• Re: CV Circlip removal tool!??!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:36:45 -0600
  ...I have no idea where you get a pair of these pliers or I would >have some. ;) Sears. Craftsman. About $17 with tax (in...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:27:09 -0500
  ...No special tools needed, but a pair of those hose clamp pliers would have saved a lot of snapping around with regular pliers to...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:53:15 -0400
  ...Then grabbed the end of the rod that was now protruding from the spring with needle nose pliers held perpendicular to the rod. This...
• Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 18:23:14 -0800
  ...cold, if you pinch the aux air supply line closed with pliers the idle speed should drop (obviously). Sorry if these are too simple...
• Surgery in a Vanagon LVC
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:02:19 -0700
  ...did some minor extractive surgery in the Vanagon using the vanagon pliers, copious amounts of Laphroig both externally and internally and using the propane...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:46:38 -0500
  ...But if it > doesn't work out, you can do a while lot with > > Long nose pliers > Big pliers that open long enough to...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:39:26 -0700
  ...12, (2) 13, 15 and 17 mm combo wrenches > linemans pliers > needlnose pliers > vise grips ("idiot's speedwrench") > RoboGrips (gift from wife) > digital muliti...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 08:47:16 -0500
  ...pliers. >I call them water pump pliers for some reason? >Maybe, because that's what their named? >That's OK, because, I called Pliers...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:07:22 -0400
  Thanks for all the tips - I was talking about pliers that close the fuel line clamps (oetiker clamps?) - anyway - I found one at NAPA...
• Speedo Gear
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:33:32 -0400
  ...Anyone on the list able to get these? I "re-sized" the one on my '89 Jetta using a pliers, but I may be...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 09:01:48 -0400
  There are a number of different types of hose clamp pliers for these. You can even get ones with a cable to extend the...
• Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:53:34 -0700
  ...screw driver assortment > duck bill pliers > needle nose pliers > regular pliers > multimeter > wire cutters > wire cut-strip-crimp pliers > electrical tape > an assortment of...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
  ...Hand tighten only, don't use a wrench or pliers. Always use a fresh o-ring. Jim On Nov 13, 2015 5:42 PM...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:36:14 -0800
  ...a couple of index > cards and a pair of bent needlenose pliers. > > First loosen the bezel from the dash. Stick an index card under...
• A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:25:45 -0700
  ...The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up...
• Re: Fuel Injection rated hose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:35:05 -0500
  ...with the ears that you > clamp with the special flat nose pliers > regards > > Jim in NW Pa. PVC Pittsburgh Vanagon Club 1987 Vanagon Westfalia...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:12:33 -0600
  ...If the Nipple that the hose is connected has sufficient strength, the Pinched/Crimped part of the clamp can be grabbed with pliers & twisted...
• Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 14:26:56 -0700
  ...Also ebay you may have to cut and paste the link or just do a search on Hose clamp pliers <http://search.ebay.com...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:51:43 -0400
  ...an intermittent fluctuation in the oil > > Squeeze the rounded clamping portions of the female gently with > pliers to get a good snug fit. > > d
• wire from alternator to front of case 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 00:28:37 -0400
  ...Twist? I've given it a good couple of yanks with a pair of pliers, but no dice. Many thanks, d. 1990 GL -- "Mudskipper"
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:26:59 -0500
  ...Cut it shorter with tin snips, bent the sharp edge over with pliers, and painted it. I don't think it would hold on...
• Re: Egg on face
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:06:24 -0700
  ...The valve needs to be cleaned and lubed so it can be > tightened with fingers, not pliers. > > Glad the problem is solved without incident...
• Re: Plastic coating (semi-Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 23 May 2000 15:24:58 -0700
  ...The ad had a picture of someone dipping the handle of some pliers into a can of this stuff. Anyone ever seen this stuff...
• Re: Simple change for a Power Steering Rack - 1985 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:08:21 EST
  ...I used a Knipex pliers. >> Al, That has been my experience, too, right down to the luck factor. In fact, the pliers might be...
• [derivative} vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:38:43 -0500
  ...I replaced it with two pair of Klein Tools stripping pliers that together strip a wide range of wire sizes. I also ordered a...
• Re: Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:09:29 -0500
  ...03 PM 2/5/2001, Alan Bosch wrote: > > Even finding the pliers for the > >spring clamps is near impossible. > > Try Sears Roebuck...that's...
• Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 14 May 2005 14:38:15 -0700
  I've had best results with Craftsman circlip pliers. Forget about Harbor Freight, Kragen, or other POS tools...you get what you pay for...
• Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 May 2005 19:32:20 -0700
  I did that job with a pair of Harbor Freight circlip pliers- take his advice, spend the money if you have it and get...
• heater control knob
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:19:29 -0600
  ...Is the piece remaining in the car supposed to pull right off the metal slider? I tried to pull it with some pliers without...
• Re: Plastic coating (semi-Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:16:26 -0400
  ...The ad had a picture of someone dipping the handle of some pliers into a can of this stuff. Anyone ever seen this stuff...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 13:44:37 -0400
  ...Get the proper pliers. On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 1:32 PM Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote: > Here goes nothing -- I got...
• Re: Auxillary heater Q
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:11:35 EST
  ...the aluminum screw so you can then use a needle nose pliers to back it out with. Or, you can cut out the dash...
• Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:41:30 -0500
  ...Lay down under the van, drop the spare tire carrier, move the water flow lever on the hose with your hand / pliers / 5 pound...
• Re: How to aim headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:59:21 -0700
  ...In fact, using pliers to just crush the brittle plastic makes removing the old one easy. Richard Boulder
• Re: coolant pipe replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:54:26 -0400
  At 01:00 AM 7/18/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I start with a very small pliers or vice-grips bending out a...