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• Re: king and link pins (was Grendel)
  Historical mailing list
  2 Oct 95 24:21
  ...Post '67 buses were fitted with ball joints instead which allow this kind of two axis movement with just a ball and socket. Lee.
• Re: Ramona Rests
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:11:17 -0300
  ...the generator without dropping the engine, you need a large wrench/socket to get onto the nut that's nearest the fire wall/gas...
• Re: CV bolt socket tool
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 3 May 1999 12:01:33 -0400
  The terminoligy I heard here on the list is a triple square. This makes the most sense to me... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: Dead Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 16:03:52 EDT
  ...I had to strike it gently with a small socket, and an improvised hammer (a rock). If it happens again, I will super-glue...
• Re: Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 May 2002 18:11:13 -0400
  At 06:01 PM 5/17/2002, Todd Last wrote: >Can anyone tell me the mm socket size needed for the rear axle nut...
• 1990 TD gear shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Howard Dickins
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:12:10 -0000
  ...I looks like a nylon ball & socket joint, but the ball has come out. So should I just whack it back into place? Or...
• Re: Steering Wheel Rasp
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:57:48 -0700
  ...Don't remember the size socket but it's large. Unscrew that and pull from 3 and 9 o'clock, directly toward yourself, rocking...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:01:38 -0800
  One more thought on the stock jack, mine is actuated with the same socket for doing the lug nuts. If I'm at home...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:46:49 -0400
  ...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: Third annual request for 83 westy fabric...bad timing..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:02:25 EDT
  ...i just slashed the backs of a perfectly good pair of these seats to get the headrest sockets out , a week before my surgery...
• Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:01:30 -0500
  ...I recently bought a >> socket set of cheap tools on the road from the flaps, and the first >> socket >> shattered in pieces on the...
• Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:54:59 -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...
• Need a 'z-shape' spring for indicator switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sat, 12 May 2007 18:50:04 -0700
  ...The rear light 'blocks' each have a spare bulb socket that you can put a second bulb in. Unfortunately the sockets do not have...
• Re: Stove & whine
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 16:26:15 -0800
  ...into the cigarette lighter socket? Those sockets > > get loose, or w.h.y. > > > > Maybe check connections to the socket? > > > > The Westy reg is usually...
• Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:06:00 +0000
  ...I installed two (actually four, because each of the USB outlets has a 1 amp and a 2.5 amp socket) USB outlets, front...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts - CORRECTION
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:01:11 -0800
  ...I'm just going to start calling it "that f******g socket". No not that one, the other one... Sorry for the WOB. Cheers...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:36:26 -0400
  If they have 6 flat sides, make sure your socket does too! This is really the time to invest in a 6 point socket...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:13:35 -0800
  ...12v accessory sockets are deeper. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Clemmer Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:57:25 -1000
  Generally ....you should own a dedicated O2 removal tool.,,usually a special socket. Check with a Tool Truck ...Snap-On, Mack, etc. or go...
• Re: where to find a one piece lower grille w/ fog lights?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:12:25 +0100
  ...Just extend them down to the grille, connect the foglights and put a relay in socket 7(or 8? The first left in the...
• hot summer w/ heater blues
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:20:16 +0000
  ...I then got a hose clamp and a socket put it around the hose going into the heater core and tighten it, made no...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:46:08 -0400
  ...they were a lot of help for the rear > ball-and-socket, but didn't directly address what lay under the front > floor. > > Thanks...
• Re: Tail Lights & Good Samaritans
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:38:50 -0700
  ...Also if the boots on the light sockets are warn water can leak in and cause a short. I've seen problems here on...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 23:52:43 -0600
  ...or John Deere Tractor place and acquire and install a "Silver Socket" with a direct wire to the battery to ensure sufficient power to...
• Re: Front table in rear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:58:15 -0400
  ...if you put > the front table and leg in the rear socket, the closet door can be > opened with the table in the stowed...
• Accelerator Cable - revisited
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:01:28 -0400
  ...This is the part that the accelerator cable coming from the front attaches to (ball socket). Sorry I don't have the actual part...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:53:59 -0800
  ...IIRC, I had been >>> using a relay socket for the 109 along with a separate wire to 85 pin. >>> Yes. Seems so. Image: >>> >>> https...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:48:40 -0600
  ...Are you related to them?? The special tool I refer to is a socket (46mm) to loosen and tighten the nut. Any 46mm will...
• Re: Floppy side mirror syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Mon, 22 May 2000 21:17:24 -0400
  ...12- Clean around area of socket to ensure smooth surface contact between the ball and the socket. 13-Loosely assemble to look for clearances...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:01:26 -0400
  ...I would have interpreted this to mean that the injectors are NOT the problem. > Is there a common socket size that will get those...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch R&R
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:21:43 EDT
  ...How does one access this little jewel and replace it with the engine in the vehicle? A 24mm deep socket would be perfect except...
• Re: Stabilizer bar assembly needed.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 21:59:31 -0800
  ...be repaired by cutting the end flush and welding on a socket > head cap screw of the correct length. Properly done it may be...
• Re: space to left of A.C. cabinet
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:34:15 -0400
  ...I also have lots of little/low stuff in storage behind the evaporator's air intake- breaker bar & socket, Sven Saw, Y adapter for...
• Re: Front, driver's side turn light...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:15:03 -0800
  ...Time to check the contacts in the bulb socket. Emery cloth usually does the trick if it's just corroded. BenT On Jan 6...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:54:32 -0700
  ...This >> Harbor >> Freight set I've had a Harbor Freight 3/4" drive metric socket set for 30 years. (Bought when Harbor Freight's...
• How do you replace the bulb - WAS - RE: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:37:54 +0000
  ...However, it would appear that this is not something that can be accomplished with a socket wrench (obviously)...and my "fine" electrical abilities are...
• silver secret
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 20:57:32 CDT
  ...NOTHING looks like a cigarette lighter socket that is over by the steering wheel side of the radio-hole. nothing. so: a conjecture: is...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:41:42 -0400
  On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Ryan Heidcamp wrote: > I would however, take a small tool box, pliers, wrenches, sockets, > screwdrivers, wire strippers, wire connectors...
• WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:49:26 -0700
  ...Oh, and that little mysterious silver socket on the dashboard? Pencil sharpener. Jeffrey Earl 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" http://www.vanthology.com/ "OK, I...
• Re: Transm. oil. What brand?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 19 May 2006 00:41:05 -0400
  ...This 17mm allen socket tool makes it real easy to get plug out.. http://tinyurl.com/fy33g One way to get new fluid in...
• Re: Power mirror question #2
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:24:25 EST
  ...the way i put that nut in there is use a deep socket..or i have a piece of pipe i made into a...
• Re: steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:48:47 -0800
  On 1/30/07, Jim Kurpius <jkurpius04@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Bob, > > Would you please elaborate on the "socket wrench" to take off the > steering...
• Re: was Camp stove input requested now Weekender Ice Box
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 03:42:10 -0800
  ...It slid into the base of the seat, with its own 12V plug and socket there. The window sticker from my 85 Westy Wolfsburg...
• Re: Exercise while camping.?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:13:52 -0700
  ...5) After you've gone around the van three or four times grab a 1/2 inch socket wrench with 42MM sockett and put...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:21:49 -0800
  ...I would get > a 6 point 1/2" socket and hammer it onto the plug very hard. Then it may > well come right out...
• mod for removing those rear headrests when you fold the back seat into a bed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:50:37 EST
  ...the bottom most notch is 90� shaped and larger...to prevent the headrest from being pulled out of its sockets without depressing the clip...
• Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:13:39 +0000
  ...check > > > > > http://www.banggood.com/Dual-USB-Adapter-Charger-Cigarette-Lighter-Sockets-Digital-Voltmeter-p-949446.html > > > > Alistair > > > > > > > >> On Jul 20, 2015, at 8...
• Re: need advice on charging light coming on in my 90 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:53:37 -0800
  ...I also purchased a black > and > decker can cooler than plugs into the lighter socket. So, I had my car > stereo running, the can...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:54:33 -0800
  ...When I did mine, I posted the NAPA part number for the socket head that I used, so the archives will have that info...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:48 -0700
  Yah I wondered if cig sockets might be "mickey mouse". Sounds like you've done er' up right! But you've solved the potential...
• Re: First of many questions
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:09:25 -0700
  Sure looks like a European plug https://www.reimo.com/en/D-camping_shop/D4-motorhome_campervan_caravan_electrics/D4A-external_230v_sockets/ https...
• Re: Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 16:53:03 -0400
  ...long reach up >in there and I'm pretty sure a socket won't fit in there. Maybe I'm >approaching it wrong? Once...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:46:11 -0700
  ...I used a cheaper knock-off copy of a marine socket from Digi Key, I think. I stuck it into the 'grill' in the...
• ? Oil Drain Plug removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:14:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...I used a 13 mm socket & some WD-40 (hah!), but sone realized I was getting nowhere fast. I'm now told if an...
• Re: clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 19:44:14 +0000
  ...I Steel rod should have a socket assembly on its end that pushes on the ball on the lever. Best sign to rebuild, when...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:18:48 -0800
  Todd Last wrote: > If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do > is snap socket wrentches...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 19:47:57 -0800
  ...car - just know that the one got stuck and we broke two Craftsman sockets trying to remove the threads with an easy out... dave
• Re: "dry" sound from wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 15:22:33 -0800
  ...Go buy yourself an 18" breaker bar and an impact socket to remove the lug nuts. it works wonders, and if you get craftsman...
• Re: (F) Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:32:11 -0700
  ...Thourough knowledge of tools ("Honey, can you get me the 3/8 torque > wrench with the 2" wobble extension and a size 13 socket") >
• A/C Compressor Clutch Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 12:23:02 -0600
  ...Using a long handled socket wrench as a "listening" device, that's where the noise is coming from, and while the a/c is...