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• black speedo cable box needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:57:02 -0400
  ...both cables seem fine but i believe the input cable has rounded out the socket area of the box so it wont spin the...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:51:55 -0600
  Actually, I use my 16" lug bolt wrench, with lug socket attached, to tighten my spare bolt whenever I rotate the tires ..... every 3K...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:06:43 -0500
  ...tap the 12 socket just to see if it fit..now, heat that bolt surrounding... when hot, tap the 12mm in hard... remove the...
• Re: PS Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:26:02 -0800
  ...Adding charger ports for > accecories > > Actually an excellent and culturally appropriate plug/socket > combination is this: > > <http://www.amotostuff.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen...
• Re: Felder Industries dash foil workaround--one solution to fix iffy instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:53:44 +0000
  ...Where does one find one of these sockets and mating connector, at the dealer? Thanks, Jim On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 7:54...
• Re: ? on Syncro fuel tank and sender - May God Go with You
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:57:18 EDT
  ...drive ,10mm, socket and grind the open end so so that it's ALL splines..If you look at the socket you will see...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 20:28:02 +0000
  ...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: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 17:19:14 -0700
  ...I am presently fascinated by the ligamentous process that suspends a tooth in its socket. In addition to its other functions, if subjected to...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:14:37 -0700
  ...very mechanically-inclined individuals on this list > who likely carry full socket sets in 6 and 12-point flavors, a spare 17 > mm hex...
• Re: [Re: part number]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 2 May 2001 11:50:37 -0700
  ...823 711 643 A - ball socket for gearshift lever 823 711 199 - pressure spring 251 711 645 - hemisphere 823 711 255 - bearing for socket...
• Re: My List silence etc..
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Jul 2023 20:59:51 -0400
  ...And, yes, back to Vanagon and specifically how to use the extra light socket in the rear housing! Eric Caron > On Jul 3, 2023...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 21:45:18 -0400
  ...It takes some determination and 1/4" drive tools with various length sockets, etc. BTW the motors can be moved from right to left...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:54:58 -0600
  ...you'll also need a 19mm socket to fit the wrench and a 6-inch extension to go between them). :) unca joel
• Re: Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 29 May 2001 15:52:59 -0700
  ...Too close for a regular 17mm allen wrench or a 17mm socket driven > thingamajig... > > Anyone figured out a way to do this? > Arrrgghh! > > Thanks...
• extra wires
  Historical mailing list - EARL J SMITH
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:22:45 -0800
  ...The terminal ends are the same size as that used on light sockets in heater switches but those are attached. Each terminal has a...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:54:44 -0400
  ...Breaker bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) Baby wipes. Lots and lots of baby wipes. Disinfectant wipes...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:26:12 -0700
  ...For longer trips there is a kit w/ sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and (of course) a nice hammer. All the common things I'd need...
• Re: Shocks, Lug Wrenches, Whatever Else Comes Up . . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:44:39 EST
  ...Now, I use a big ol' 19 mm 1/2" drive socket on the end of a 20" breaker bar. Does the trick, takes...
• Re: Least-interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:43:57 -0500
  ...Smudges from axles, loosely gripped; I have not flinched nor cried aloud As blood from my knuckles (socket slipped) Has colored the surface of...
• Re: jack
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:23:42 -0800
  ...to loosen a lug) and invest in a breaker bar and socket. George/ATL '89 Westy, "Wernher" '67 Kombi, "Puddles" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend...
• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:30:48 -0400
  ...Not enough room for a socket bit, just get a short l-handle. Dennis >From: Joel VanderKwaak <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Joel VanderKwaak...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:34:08 -0400
  ...CV joint socket size? My gkn lobro CV joints arrived today yay! One question do I use the grease they came with or upgrade...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:11:55 -0600
  ...Metrick Socket set in it's own snazzy case. In a canvas bag: 5 screw drivers, 1 long slotted for the carb, one stubby...
• '82 printed circuit foil (instr. panel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:18:54 -0800
  ...Switched a working socket unit to a socket location that had been burned out, and no go. So I figure the foil has got...
• Re: tool kit for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:24:33 -0500
  ...2) One 6mm - 19mm shallow 3/8" drive six point socket set with a ratchet handle and 3" & 6: extensions. 3) One 1/2...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:47:48 -0700
  ...They sell for about $40 complete with sockets and extension. If I get a flat, the wheel is off and on in no time...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:31:10 -0400
  I pulled back the boot to the steering rack and noticed that the ball socket end had loosened a few threads and was causing...
• Re: Rear Axle Housing Bolts: Use shallow O2 Socket?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:13:07 -0700
  ...Use shallow O2 Socket? > He who dies with the most tools . . . ha. Yes, my plan is to be buried with them.... in my Vanagon...
• Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 02:07:02 -0700
  ...inside > that is supposed to be the friction axis for the socket. Mine had pulled > down from too much tension on the spring....That...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 2 Oct 2019 18:43:22 -0700
  A breaker bar and the proper sized 6 point socket has always worked for me. I put it on then gently bounce on the...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:36:35 -0400
  What size deep socket do I need to replace the switch? -Jamie On Oct 1, 2012, at 7:46 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon/Westfalia Mystery Knob
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:38:33 -0700
  ...balancing the martini holder. <grin> Do you have the infamous Silver Socket? That one was a mystery to me as a newb Canadian model...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 4 May 1995 10:07:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...how about blocking the piston with something on the opposite side, and gently tapping the pin out with a socket and hammer? -David ============================================================================ David...
• Re: Re[2]: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push b
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 17:19:13 -0700
  At 06:51 PM 4/19/97 -0500, JordanView@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 97-04-19 17:46:34 EDT, sbart7kb...
• Re: broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:20:47 -0400
  ...If the plug broke off, using a regular spark plug socket, there is little or no chance of removal with anything but heat. The...
• Re: Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:42:33 EST
  ...DC to AC power converters that plug into the cigarette lighter socket at Wal-Mart. They are available at many other places too. This...
• Re: brake shoes cont..... 7mm wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:12:12 +0200
  I use a 7mm allen drive with a �" socket, no bending etc required. >>> McComas_Glenn <mccomas@SHORE.INTERCOM.NET> 03/13/00 11:36AM...
• no instrument lights.
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:20:34 EDT
  ...I am not getting power to the bulbs when I check the socket with a voltmeter. I am having some difficulty tracing the wiring...
• Re: 50 Watt TL Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:29:10 -0800
  I remember seeing an LED taillight unit that fit into the standard bulb socket. It was a generic light bulb replacement. ANyone know where...
• auto trans indicator lights and hella hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 17:09:57 -0700
  ...Now there is no voltage to the bulb sockets. Anybody got any ideas about this? Yeah, I agree, anybody ought to be able to...
• Re: Transmision tools
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 14 May 2003 23:00:48 -0700
  ...for rebuilding Vanagon transmissions? In particular I am looking for the socket for taking the nut of the pinion gear. Also any Idea where...
• Re: rasumfrasum Starter bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 30 May 2004 19:40:12 EDT
  ...You can get to the engine side of the bolt easily with a regular old socket wrench -- tho you'll probably have to take...
• That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:01:56 -0500
  ...http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/photos/Cruise_Control_Cable_Connec.jpg About that install, he wrote, "I fabricated a snap-on ball-socket end...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 May 2014 18:18:39 -0600
  ...After a while I figured out plugs and sockets were burning up and sizzling causing a hazard. And the problem was contagious, when you...
• Relay positions, 78
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:55:15 -0400
  ...So, does anyone have any hints for me? Does anyone know what the five relay sockets are for? My five sockets are only populated...
• Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:26:09 -0800
  ...The turn signal switch, or one of the left bulb sockets, or a socket ground would be the most likely. The way the front...
• Re: Westie bought in England
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:35:49 -0400
  ...If you look at a three-wire socket and imagine it as a little face, the round mouth is earth, the (smaller) left eye...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sat, 26 May 2001 13:30:30 -0700
  ...with 6-sides or a > 6-sided socket. > don't use 12-sided wrenches or sockets on a drain > plug). and just > torque it...
• Re: cigarette lighters -- improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Denison
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 05:22:54 -0500
  Dear Gail, Don't know if this will help or not, but around here (Louisville, KY) you can find a replacement cigarette lighter socket...
• Re: [LVC] Dual Monitors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:44:44 -0800
  ...It is no different from regular graphic adapters except it has two sockets for connecting two monitors. I believe there are PCI versions too...
• Re: Rapid left blinker after fix
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:17:18 -0800
  ...It was not filled with water because I had previously drilled holes in the bottom of the lamp housing but the bulb socket was...
• Re: Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy getting close to solving problem!
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Tue, 15 May 2012 21:36:31 -0700
  ...Will help from the list I have looked at the headlight bulb socket connections and see that the brown wire coming from the high...
• Re: Light switch backlight
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:23:31 -0400
  ...I put it there years ago ! The hole is for a light bulb and socket. > Why they put the hole and circuitry to run...
• Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  20 Jan 97 14:30:47 EST
  >Are you nuts to pay 12 USD for a plug which fits this awful socket in >your Westy? I would pay a quarter of...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:21:42 -0700
  ...Headlight Failure In a message dated 9/27/05 6:04:13 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Kevin, most likely the pigtail sockets have...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:20:35 -0800
  ...It is at a hidden place under the A/C pump and you would need to use a 10 mm socket with an extension...
• Re: How to repair Sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:24:28 +0000
  ...The ball/socket cracked. Is it possible to repair this or replace it, I checked our list suppliers with know luck. The passenger visor...
• still cranks, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:51:57 -0700
  ...hot terminal on the alternator and terminal 87 in the relay socket, the pump runs. I did swap in the relay from my '90...
• Re: Size of oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 3 May 97 19:24:33 EDT
  ...Trouble is, it "lives" down in > a hole in the tin, and I need a buy a deep socket; what size do I need...
• M-Codes
  Historical mailing list - Lisa & Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:47:09 -0700
  ...Side Windows (if available) M-616 Back-up Lights M-622 Socket on Instrument Panel I know that someone (Clara?) is keeping a list...