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• Re: rear axles nut
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Sat, 18 May 2002 10:34:42 -0500
  ...I bought a tool for the rear axle nut. The tool is a flat chunk of steel, about 5/8 inch thick. One end...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:12:57 -0600
  ...a part breaks, falls off, etc & no tool can fix it other than the extra tools I mentioned. I once drove 800 miles home...
• lower ball joint press
  Historical mailing list - Jason Rutgers
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:40:15 -0400
  Does anyone have a tool to press out the lower ball joint and another tool to press them in? Where can a guy get...
• trans drain plug tool ?? westy 1986 manual trans ...
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:48:32 -0400
  Is it a 17 mm allen wrench for the manual trans drain and fill plugs for a 1986 Westy ? or a special tool..not...
• Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:20:57 -0800
  That "tool" is for transmissions sitting on the bench! Take the $6, add $10, and buy pair of Vise Grips, there should be at...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:23:17 -0400
  ...fuel hose crimping tool >> >> On Sep 15, 2009, at 5:49 AM, Mark wrote: >> >> > anyone know of a good source for a tool to...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:59:27 -0500
  The key to a long lasting tool is Chrome Vanadium. Buy wrenches & sockets made from this steel alloy and the tool will likely out...
• Re: Digijet Tool?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 18:43:40 -0500
  ...Digijet Tool? >Karl Writes about the Digifant tool: ><<<<<< >I don't mean to be smug about it, but it's really a cool gadget...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:41:57 -0600
  ...are the tools at Ace of the same quality as the Craftsman Tools sold through Sears? > > > > -- > > David McNeely > Our Ace HDWE has been dong...
• tool identification request
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:07:28 -0800
  This may have some Vanagon content, for maybe I could use this tool when working on my van...:) http://www.members.shaw.ca/bilbo...
• Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 10 May 2013 21:15:57 -0500
  I guessed he was looking for a tool for the ports, as in Rotary File/Rasp. Maybe he will clarify it a little more...
• vangon cv axel bolts
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 29 May 2009 09:07:45 -0700
  ...on the 98 passat? Might the tool be called a xzn (triple square) tool? I have the tool just not sure what it was...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:41:22 EDT
  In a message dated 4/20/03 11:32:03 PM, FredsVW@WEBTV.NET writes: << You say dremel tool. to small for this job...
• specialty tools
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 15 May 2004 22:19:29 -0400
  i need to buy some vw specialty tools specifically the timing belt tensioner wrench for the golf engine in my vanagon. i was wondering...
• Hazet tool kit??
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:07:36 -0700
  One of the listees on the Triumph list has come across a "HAZET Tourist Tool Kit" This is circular as in fitting inside the...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:48:19 -0600
  Thanks Aristotle. ---- Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sears-agrees-to-sell-craftsman-tools-at-ace-hardware-2010...
• Re: tool identification request
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:08:29 -0600
  Just looks like a quality wood carving tool to me. Stan On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:07:28 -0800 Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC...
• Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:31:17 -0500
  Morning Listmembers, My questions is this....Exactly what size sockets, wrenches, and what tools do you carry/use on your Vanagons? I searched the...
• VW Tool 681, seal remover
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:47:45 -0700
  ...Gonna change some seals so I thought I’d try making the old 681 seal removing tool. Blog post with pics here https://shufti...
• fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:49:56 -0400
  anyone know of a good source for a tool to crimp those fuel hoses? I'm finding tools that cost $$ - thought I'd see...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 24 May 2001 15:55:38 -0400
  >Actually if you have a Home Depot, they have Husky tools, better than Sears >craftsman and the same guarantee. JMHO > >Mike I was at...
• Re: Cool Tool
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:43:19 -0500
  ...To remove the last trace of crust from the bones, > they were using an air brush\sand blaster type tool. It was small and...
• Re: Hazet tool kit??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:56:33 -0500
  ...Hazet tool kit?? One of the listees on the Triumph list has come across a "HAZET Tourist Tool Kit" This is circular as in...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:47:39 -0400
  ...simple question:? > >What tools do you keep in your vannies? What are the essential tools to have for basic maintenance and emergency >repair (I...
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:38:05 -0400
  ...There was also apparently at one time a tool which >used a screw to expand the spring, but I was told that this tool...
• Fwd: Wrist pin removal tool
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:07:16 EDT
  I am interested in the tool. [message/rfc822]
• Vw seal tool 681 addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 19:28:44 -0700
  I’ve added links to files, dxf and stp , for the tool. The step file has number engraved on it Link at bottom of...
• Axle Shaft bolt tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 08:48:24 -0700
  Good morning everyone, Clutch replacement on hold until I can find the correct torx-style-but-more-splines tool to remove the axle shaft...
• Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brustein
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:19:33 -0400
  ...What tools do you keep in your vannies? What are the essential tools to have for basic maintenance and emergency repair (I already have...
• Re: Tranny tools???-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 19:03:15 EDT
  Harmon Seaver wrote: << Anybody know where the special tools needed to rebuild a VW tranny can be purchased? Given the apparant scarcity of used...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:29:17 -0500
  Mark, Do you mean this tool? http://www.kegkits.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1099& Category_Code=OCLAMP I'm not...
• Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:41:47 -0600
  I figure it as a tool is a tool until a user of said tool/tools many not even firearm related decides to use...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:44:29 -0700
  better buy one of those american made computers too. :) judge the tool by how it works in practice. most modern handtools are not as...
• Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:06:12 -0700
  The general rule of thumb with HF tools, is that you don't want to purchase any of their Asian-sourced tools that move...
• Re: Click type torque wrench
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 95 09:40:19 bst
  ...I wish I could afford to buy all my tools from them. They have a lifetime warranty, even if you break the tools in...
• Re: GEL Tools Question?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 09:31:23 -0800
  ...By the way all Mastercraft tools are guaranteed for life, no receipt required. Larry
• Round Tool Kits
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:41:29 -0400
  Just happened to find a neat site that sports reproduction Hazet tool kits. These are the round kits that fit inside spare tires. Complete...
• Re: Tranny "plug removing" tool...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:53:58 -0700
  Hi, try Snap-On, tool *S5902. Its a 17mm allen with a 21mm box end wrench. I actually have a picture of mine if...
• 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...
• 1985 Vanagon - Extracting its case studs/inserts
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:11:52 -0400
  ...Cannot remove w/ vise grips - I used to own a "stud extracting tool". It almost looks like a vanity pluming tool - goes around stud...
• Quality hand tools
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 11:05:58 -0400
  Another good source of hand tools is http://www.armstrongtools.com
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:24:12 -0800
  ...12 Point CV Tool Size? That's not a tool you buy by size normally, You buy it by application, '12 point CV joint...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 06:56:54 -0500
  Here's the Bulley Toolkit: A "multi-screwdriver" (five interchangeable bits in the handle) Vice-Grips(r) Electrical tape 10 feet of insulated wire...
• Tools. Equus 3640 Fuel Pressure Tester, Flaring Tool: LPG Lines.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:13:49 -0700
  ...Does one need a 45� flaring tool for flaring new LPG lines on a Westy? One like this? http://www.kmstools.com/magnum-sae...
• FS Ring Grove Cleaning Tools / 1/2" Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 20:28:50 -0500
  For sale two ring grove cleaning tools: One tool is a Lesle, made in China , the shiny one. The other is a very old...
• Moulding Tool: where do I get it.
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 22:08:49 -0700
  ...Of course, I don't have the legendary moulding tool for the job. My failure kinda explains why there's a special tool for...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 23:02:30 -0700
  Or a Dandelion tool from the garden department of most stores. Looks like a screwdriver with a bend near the tip. It has rounded...
• Adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 00:16:58 -0700
  ...In my Bentley, it says a special tool is needed. Did someone find a simpler way to remove the arm, tighten the thing and...
• Re: Moulding Tool: where do I get it.
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:54:35 -0700
  ...Of course, I don't have the legendary moulding tool for the job. My failure kinda explains why there's a special tool for...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:37:51 -0500
  I forgot to mention one thing that still makes more expensive tools worth the price. Better tools are manufactured to tighter tolerances. In other...
• Re: Fwd: Wrist pin removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:26:49 -0400
  TStone8359@AOL.COM wrote: > I am interested in the tool. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Wrist pin removal tool > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:00:09 -0500...
• Re: tool kit for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:07:18 -0400
  Tools? I don't need to stinkin' tools! However, seriously, I like to have a set of metric box end wrenches and a few...
• Re: Transaxel tool
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:35:37 -0600
  ...Howard Re: [VANAGON] Transaxel tool > So, can anyone out there fill me in on the tool that does the job before I > tear the...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:32:32 -0600
  ...Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies? > > They must have some sort of 3-prong tool to take these headlights > apart...
• VW shop made tools
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:50:15 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/shop-made-tools/ for older VW, but some of the tools might be of use to vanagon...
• multi prong connector removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:26:10 -0800
  Buoyed up by the hockey game today, I tried my hand at making a tool to remove the individual connectors from the multi prong...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:15:12 -0800
  That's not a tool you buy by size normally, You buy it by application, '12 point CV joint screw' tool, like from Bus...
• Re: bosch/amp crimp terminals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:49:24 -0700
  ...http://tooling.tycoelectronics.com/hand_tools.stm http://www.paladin-tools.com/ http://www.toolaid.com/new_toolaid/hotstuff.html There is also VW...
• Tools, lamps, 'accessory' list
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:06:35 -0700
  ...I *hate* cheap tools that break or let me down. I've bought good tools from Taiwan, from Japan, from USA, Germany, Italy. I...
• Re: digijet tool
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 00:12:04 -0400
  All the while you were talking about the Digifant tool I was wishing for one for the Digijet. Please Please, keep me informed. In...