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• Re: Clutch Release Shaft Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 06:02:14 -0800
  ...After that the puller drew it off fairly > easily. > > david > ps -- also look back a few weeks for Bulley's marvellous treatise on > unsticking...
• Air bag temporarily disable
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:25:05 -0800
  ...is not serviceable Do not hammer the steering column used a puller to remove the steering .(just in case you have a collapsible steering...
• steering boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:46:51 -0500
  ...I removed the tie rod end by pressing out of the spindle arm with a "puller". Then I manipulated the boot over the whole...
• Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:21:52 -0600
  ...Also, does anyone know of a particular type of puller that would work for pulling a CV from the axle shaft. i hate the...
• Re: Piston pin puller?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:47:03 -0500
  http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/tools.htm Make your own ..... takes ten minutes and $2.00 Stan On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:35...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:17:48 -0600
  I made quick work of these seals with a cheap inertia (slide hammer) puller set. Use the rod with the pointed threaded tip (the...
• Brake Adjustment, Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 14:14:30 -0400
  ...He also explains how to get the drums off without a puller, which involves a chain from one lug bolt, through something heavy (I...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - PHIL MURPHY
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:59:24 -0700
  I tried a channel lock, and had poor results, so resorted to my slide puller. It has a hook on one end, and a...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:15:43 -0700
  ...I think Bentley shows taking off the > monster nut on the axle, and then pulling off the hub with the drum via the > puller...
• separating CV from shaft
  Historical mailing list - Scott Terry
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:30:23 +0000
  ...At this point I can't imagine hitting it any harder! Have any of you had to resort to using a puller? Is there...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:42:21 -0400
  ...The are compressed in but the bolt but it won't come out without a air hammer or by using a puller of Nah...
• Re: Vanagon Vs. Ugly Bush
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:32:14 -0700
  ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nkwNMnDYrM > > Greg > 82 Westy "Shrub Puller" > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www...
• Re: Bearing Race
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:59:21 -0700
  ...My race came out after using an OTC brand bearing puller. This gizmo expands internally by threading a rod into it, forcing the sections...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:04 EDT
  ...The puller is only for pulling the hub assembly off. Hope this helps. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: (856...
• Re: what size is the spark-plug thread?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 15:31:18 -0500
  ...Of > if the doesn';t work, i could make three and put them in my gear > puller.... > > i intend to replace it because it...
• Re: How does the clutch lever come off?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:17:58 -0700
  ...There is very little for a puller to grab on, so if they are rusted on it, is difficult. The cutoff method was only...
• RE: Help on Brake Drum.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:57:36 EST
  ...Muir suggests that instead of a puller you use a chain from one lugnut, through something heavy (I used a spare wheel/tire) to...
• Re: Fw: Oh no I think this is the end ....
  Historical mailing list - Justin Pentecost
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:43:01 +0000
  ...Justin Justin Pentecost Focus Puller Email:-justin@krass.com Tel:- +44 (0)20 85-58-10-14 Fax:- +44 (0)20 85-56-70...
• Re: Type III trailing arm???
  Historical mailing list - VW SQUAREBACK
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 00:46:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've tried pullers, heat, air hammers, crowbars, liquid > wrench, and nothing seems to break it free. I'm pretty sure that there is...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:44:48 -0700
  ...Another method. (thank you archives) Pittman arm puller. Can't recall exact size, but if you get the right size, it can be used...
• Re: crank bearing removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:06:57 +0500
  ...Anybody know a trick, using common >household appliances or rocks, on how to remove this bearing? > Dave- I've used a craftsman puller, with...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:59:40 -0800
  ...tools for this sort of task..no need to buy a puller set. > Just leave a deposit on your credit card and get it...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:56:38 -0800
  ...good luck! -bob On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:11 AM, Mark Dearing <VWBrain@aol.com> wrote: > I use a blind bearing puller...
• Re: Rear Drum - the list
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:45:00 -0000
  ...Tuesday, June 09, 1998 11:52 AM > > This list is getting BAD! > You do not have to use a puller on anything. > You don...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:48:15 -0700
  ...When you replaced your shoes did > you > >> take the drum off with a puller? I removed the two small (11 mm) bolts > on > >> the...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:12:30 -0700
  ...The globs provide something for the puller arms to grab. I had to laugh recently when someone suggested pulling the lever off before pulling...
• Re: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:15:52 -0400
  ...is there a special puller or >extractor for it, or is it just simpler to deal with the 46 mm nut? I didn't...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:51:09 -0400
  ...t see going through the time & expense of ordering a wristpin puller when the threaded rod was already sitting in a corner of the...
• Re: Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:55:36 -0700
  ...installed? How difficult is it to remove the > casting -? Do I need a puller to get it off? > > Thanks for any insights on this. >
• Re: an easy way to get your car stolen...READ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:50:41 -0400
  ...Most older VW's would be pretty easy to get into with a slim jim or dent puller -- assuming your door locks work to...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:39:55 +0000
  I went ahead and bought a seal puller down at the FLAPS for five bucks and got them out, new ones in, and new...
• Westy Windsheild Leak--
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:25:51 -0500
  ...with a cotter pin puller or other hooked tool, and the other lays a bead of silicone as the puller progresses down the moulding...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:27:16 -0700
  ...I have a > bolt on my puller, about 3 pounds, and I put the head through and catch it > on the far side of...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:15:44 -0700
  ...Now >this must be removed inorder to replace the rear shoes? Do I need the wheel >puller or can I just bend the pin...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:53:40 EST
  ...Use a gear puller. If they are stuck bad have them pressed out. About 15% of the ones I have worked on were stubborn...
• how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Jensen
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:48:26 -0700
  ...Does the flywheel have to come off to pull it? I have rented a pilot bearing puller, but it doesn't seem to want...
• Re: Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:28:39 -0700
  ...Now >> >this must be removed inorder to replace the rear shoes? Do I need the wheel >> >puller or can I just bend the pin...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 13:33:44 -0700
  ...It seems to need some sort of a puller and probably a >special >one. Then I discovered that Bentley has a section on pulling...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:03:20 -0700
  ...The puller was needed because the spacer sleeve fits snug, not for the lock assembly itself. I measured the distance to the end of...
• Re: getting the drums off.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 1994 13:40:17 -0400
  If you have the puller by all means go to it - I turned a cheap one into scrap on my 71 bus years ago...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:07:32 -0400
  ...I have a >>> bolt on my puller, about 3 pounds, and I put the head through and catch >>> it >>> on the far side of...
• Re: Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:27:04 -0700
  Sorry, you need to pull the wheel AND use a puller to remove the lock housing. After that it is easy and the part...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 05:19:16 -0400
  ...Bent the hell out of a very nice wheel puller to no avail. Asked a fellow I know and he recommended only way is...
• 84GL distributor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:13:49 -0800
  ...Bentley says that the distributor is actually two pieces and you need a special puller to pull the shaft out of the engine. William
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:40:50 -0700
  ...I just needed to use a > >>puller to get that collar off. the entire process from start to finish >only > >>took about an hour...
• Re: tie rod removal
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:24:42 -0400
  ...better way is to use a puller, (acting as a pusher) > to separate them. > > Use an appropriate puller from the kit shown in the...
• Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:45:22 EDT
  ...hey Scott it is called a blind bearing puller, snap-on sells a kit that has 3 different size ones in it. I made...
• Can't remove pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:26:08 -0400
  ...I even went so far as to buy the pilot bearing puller from Baum Tool, and that just slips off. I resorted to a...
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:29:57 -0500
  ...You can use a battery puller or just a gentle touch with a wide flat-head screwdriver. If you've got cruise control, the...
• CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:57:32 -0800
  ...My pitman puller worked GREAT to pull the joint off the shaft, I had to take the joint apart first but it works well...
• Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Jul 1994 15:00:13 EDT
  ...I dont have a wheel puller, but I dont see how it would help with this type of wheel anyway. The lugs are part...
• Re: Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:39:16 -0500
  ...Get a good puller (free at some FLAPS) if you don't own one. Jim On Jun 9, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Jens...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:57:28 -0400
  ...Now > this must be removed inorder to replace the rear shoes? Do I need the wheel > puller or can I just bend the pin...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 04:49:53 EDT
  ...to > never figured out why they still put that "bear claw" puller thingie in the toolkit on vans with plastic wheelcovers or alloys.. that...
• Re: Van magic, and keep anything that shows up in your van
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 23:24:11 -0400
  ...At one point he asked for my hub cap puller. I handed him a screw driver. he explained that for my metal old style...
• Wrist pin removal was Re: Wrist pin dimensions.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:56:48 -0400
  ...Easy enough to take a fender washer >and a long allthread that will fit into the threads in your slide puller. >put the allthread...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 01:47:39 +0100
  Lawrence Johnson wrote: > I have heard that a wheel puller will do the job. Has anyone tried one? Yep, and I don't recommend...
• Re: Drive flange OUT - now the seal?!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:35:16 -0500
  Get a lever type seal puller such as the KD 3245. It will do the job. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: J Roth [mailto:rbluewesty...
• Re: pilot bearing was- Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:52:17 -0700
  ...It's even called a pilot bearing puller... it's a slide hammer puller with small expanding jaws on the end that get right...
• '91 Weekender FS *lower price*
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:59:53 -0400
  ...There is a dent in the rear passenger corner that you will need a dent puller to fix. I didn't bother to fix...