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• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 05:05:02 -0700
  ...In the future, you might want to clean the crud out of the bolt heads and give the allen or star socket a tap...
• Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:12:35 -0700
  ...bend, etc...? It seems that there's enough space for the socket in there, but not much more than that. Thanks so much! Any...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:07:14 -0500
  ...It takes a 21 mm wrench (or deep, deep >>>socket), correct? (Or wasit 22???) >> >
• Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:32:29 -0700
  ...I've been futzing around with a 13mm wobble socket from the bottom, and I can tell you its mostly frustrating. Does someone have...
• Re: Oil light & buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:46:52 -0700
  ...The reducer is a perfect length extension for a standard socket. I imagine a deep socket with no extension would work fine as well...
• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:46:17 -0700
  ...I will see if I can get a socket on it and give it a firm but thoughtful turn. Not looking to pull the...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:31:56 -0700
  ...and a wire brush. - use a hex socket and not a hex key. - whack the socket with a BFH (big freaking hammer). - tighten the...
• Re: A 'real' press costs thousands.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:57 -0400
  ...our only "press" was a vice mounted on the bench for support, >drifts of various length, large sockets as adapters and a 5 lb...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:37:34 -0700
  Without looking you can't really be sure if they are the original 6mm allen screw type ( most likely ) or the later 12 pointtype...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:01:07 -0800
  ...11:44 AM 2/7/2013, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > >> If a socket isn't available would encasing the relay and the wires in heat...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:56:48 -0700
  ...Got really hot!! It was burned/melted so bad I just did a bipass around the socket connection with aftermarket wiring and quick connect...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:43:25 -0400
  ...Bring back the silver socket! [/rant mode] d
• Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:47 -0800
  ...I traced wires and studied the Bentley until finally I found the wires and sockets. Then I did battle with the bulb to make...
• source for coolant hose '91 GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:09:20 -0500
  ...16 AM 11/10/2009, Don Hanson wrote... >> >> and the metal socket inside is steel with a thin >>> coating... >>> >> >> Uh, no. They're nickel...
• Re: question on bulb size for map light above glove box
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:04:37 -0500
  ...Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Be careful messing with that socket. It's very easy to short the +12 > wire to ground and...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 11:18:25 -0400
  ...You can also screw up the >camber if you don't hold the other end steady with an allen socket. >Good luck, Lloyd >> yeah...
• Rear door latch
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:07:14 -0800
  ...I used a socket wrench with a screw driver drive on the 3/8" rachet (I got this off my impact driver.) Took about...
• Re: i need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:51:27 EST
  ...I managed to split the socket of one with the aid of a 3 foot long cheater. Sooner or later you will need a...
• Re: rear wiper disconnect
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 15 May 2002 10:05:17 +0200
  ...Pull out the relais in Socket 11 (Vanagon with newer circuitry). Or, on older Vanagons, pull the relais behind the glove box. Raimund ----- Original...
• 12V accessories from 120V shore power
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:32:55 -0500
  ...all the inside lights, radio, Westy stuff, and extra 12V power sockets from it. My desire is to be able to use 120V shore...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:32:47 -0700
  ...9) I placed a 13mm 6-point socket on a socket extension, and spun it with an electric drill. 10) When it did not...
• Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
  ...Digging with a screwdriver, dousing it with lots of solvent and scrubbing with steel wool finally cleared the gearshift ball socket of its accumulation...
• Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:35:54 -0700
  ...I can screw them in by hand with a > > socket but there must be some sort of attachment I could use to drill > > it...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:42:06 -0700
  ...I found that a jewelers screwdriver does nicely. > Everyone has a set in their toolbox - right? > > Relay socket vs just the relay. - If you...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:45:16 -0700
  ...That is what you found missing, the >>> enabling voltage at pin 86 of the FP relay socket. Check the black >>> wires for voltage when...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:19:26 -0700
  You need a breaker bar Dave and a good socket. The torque is ~ 123ft/lbs, so that little X wrench won't really do...
• Re: cv joint
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:58:32 -0800
  ...Allen key/socket, snap ring pliers, latex gloves, dull side cutters and a mallet. Personally I would count on replacing all four at the...
• List check in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2025 23:11:51 -0400
  ...My current project is to add an under van 12 volt socket for my cooler to be plugged in when outside. Looking forward to...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:24:11 -0400
  ...anyway there are little spring C clips in the black headrests sockets. lookin the slot. pushthem out with a small flatbladed screwdriver from the...
• Instrument cluster lighting
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:58:34 -0400
  ...There is a small piece of metal in the white plastic housing that the bulb socket locks into. Those two little metal parts are...
• Weekend project started on Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:44:09 -0700
  ...to power this meter as well as my add-on multi-socket/USB power splitter. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Vanagon Syncro...
• Re: steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:33:52 -0700
  ...I think that nut is 17mm? I used my wheel breaker bar 'n deep socket. Drive the van just far enough so that you...
• Re: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 10:54:58 -0400
  ...call it a >poundimiform, actually), i also have a pair of sockets in the appropriate >sizes, 3/4 " drive, a slider breaker bar the...
• From CV joints to wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:53:51 -0700
  ...On taking it off (next to socket head bolts, the mounting method for the calipers has to be the dumbest piece of engineering on...
• buzzing in dash
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:16:46 -0700
  ...The shifter rattles at 3500 -3900 rpm but I think that's just a worn ball socket. The one buzzing noise that really drives...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:58:52 -0500
  Absolutley correct on the BMW motorcycle 12v socket. And they are also still installed on the rear seat panel on the R/H side...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:31:05 -0500
  ...It appears to have the stock colored headlight wires and VW sockets and relays. http://volkscafe.com/index.php?sec=van&VSES=32639880d38df134342bbc97074baff4 http...
• Re: Turn signal gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 May 2006 18:55:29 -0700
  ...Check the wire to it, the bulb, the socket, and its ground. My right side flashes fast and the hazard light trick indicates it...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:19:00 -0700
  ...It turned out that > unplugging the wires from the relay socket, and pushing the connectors > back on, was the cure. Obviously a little corrosion...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:55:32 -0400
  ...in and out, but I'm >wondering about room for a socket to hold it in place. How are you planning to get the...
• Re: Swaping Manual Transmision Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 01:31:20 -1000
  ...The best tool is one that you can fit on a 3/8" socket wrench. Most places that sell bug parts have this tool...
• Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:02:16 -0700
  ...I can screw them in by hand with a >> socket but there must be some sort of attachment I could use to drill >> it...
• Re: Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...metric sockets & wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers (especially some long-nosed needle-nosed pliers, for removing the little clips that hold the injector connectors on), spark...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 29 May 2011 21:48:31 -0700
  ...used a socket on 1/2" extension in vice as mandrel, slipped piece on, hit it with a hammer making sure the mandrel was...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:35:31 -0600
  ...I create a dimple in one end of the rod to rest on the ball socket(empty on most vanagons of that vintage and...
• Re: Alloy wheel caps and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:54:21 -0800
  I don't see that you worked on the ground path for the left front turn signal socket. Even as a test, tap into...
• Re: Hitch step new van improvement
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:44:50 -0400
  I have a breaker bar and a 6 point socket under the bench. I put that on the lug nut, put it out to...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:12:34 -0400
  Aha! That must be why I have a 24 mm socket! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2020, at 5:09 PM, kenneth...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 18:01:58 -0700
  I have a marine dual charger hooked up to the 110V socket under the cabinet (where the fridge plugs in). One line goes to...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 05:35:00 -0400
  ...Remove the shifter from the socket and insert a solid steel rod to join the two halves together then weld them together. Re-install...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:30:21 -0600
  ...Id suggest putting in a silver socket or 2, and some USB ports if your kids like playing computer games or watching DVD's...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:38:37 -0500
  Yep! :-( John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 6/27/2011 8:43...
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:21:38 -0800
  Nope, stock setup, although I have actually only looked at the LF when I had to replace that socket.� I doubt the PO varied...
• Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:03:13 -0700
  ...Like just carry >3/8" sockets and an adapter to 1/2" ratchet > >What is a "mechanics wire" ? Magnet? > >Neil. Think bailing wire. I...
• Re: Gettng slapped around for saying fender...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis McCord
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 21:30:56 -0500
  ...What size hex socket does that thing take? The Hanes manual doesn't say. I had enough trouble with the darn 17mm plugs for...
• Re: removing syncro tranny drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 13:21:20 -0700
  ...I have a 17mm allen head "socket" for a 3/8" drive. It's short enough (barely) to fit between the skid plate and...
• cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 02:15:50 -0500
  ...need to remove drive shaft to replace outside cv? What size Socket would I need to remove rear wheel bearing Nut? (Think this is...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:57:07 -0600
  ...Unless you have a bid 1 15/16 socket on a giant breaker bar to get it off it isn't coming. Stan Wilder...
• Re: Windshield Washer Nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:46:26 -0400
  ...Finally, the ball can be put back in just by pushing it down into the nozzle socket with the pin. Good luck! Greg 82...
• re torque bolts
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Sun, 2 May 2004 00:02:28 -0500
  ...Once it has started pull off the tube and finish with a small socket set. my only real problem was trying to torque it...