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• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:07:48 -0800
  ...Or if you have socket mounted torx, hammer one in. Alistair > On Dec 31, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:57:22 -0600
  ...I managed to get > four of them out with no real problems (just hammered the wrench into the > bolt head). The last one was...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:39:31 -0400
  ...NOT a block of wood and hammer. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 17:10:00 bst
  ...If the bolts are rusted in the torsion arms, try lots of release fluid and/or whack them with the biggest hammer you can...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 May 2016 21:38:37 -0700
  ...They are soft so as they get hammered they do distort and > wear. Striking a hammer with a hammer is not idea. Hardened steel...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:41:50 -0400
  ...After you've got the bolts out, and you've smacked on it with a hammer a bit (brake drums and hammers go hand...
• Re: Searching for exhaust leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 09:48:55 -0700
  ...put in your ear plugs and tap along the pieces of ehaust with a metal hammer ... (not a hammer made of metal ) but a...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:14:19 -0700
  ...Mike Snow > Lose the t-shirt and get a bigger hammer. The drums are pretty much > bullet-proof and often are rusted to the...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:51:02 -0400
  A large "Hammered flat on the end" paper clip does wonders, too. Mike BenT Syncro wrote: > screwdriver which is flat and even on all...
• Re: Stripped threads in cylinder head, to fix?, now?, how?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:00:59 -0800
  ...Tapping fluid for aluminum (I use Tap-Magic) Drill motor (variable speed) Loc-tite Kleen 'n' Prime Loc-tite 271 Small ball peen hammer...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:04:10 -0700
  ...That tool has zero stand off from the nut, so the hammer swinging & cheater bar location and where the body of the van is...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:37:45 -0600
  ...THEN I went and got a hammer and whacked the starter. Hit the remote and VROOOM, it lit right up. Reconnected the wiring correctly...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:18:30 -0500
  ...You can not use a hammer to reinstall the pin. I have seen this done and it is not pretty. I hone the piston...
• Screw extracters
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 12:55:58 -0700
  ...Remember to cool the parts before hammering. If this is not possible, or can't be used then there are easy-outs available which...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 21:51:17 -0700
  The warning about hard hammer in hard hammer is good, but who's to say Neil didn't use a soft steel or a...
• Re: Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:27:46 -0400
  Yeah, suspension work is a pain, but an air hammer and long pry bar tend to help a lot. And though it's beyond...
• Re: Wanted: '67 cargo door handle, Help removing steering wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 09:17:42 -0700
  >and with your thighs pushing up on the >wheel, smack it good with a hammer right on the nut. Repeat as necessary. >Always worked...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:24:42 -0600
  ...I meant 10 and wrote 5 in the first sentence!! I have sledge hammer finger's and boy do hate typing! :>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: Stuck brakedrum
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:05:55 EDT
  ...when all else fails u can fix anything with a really big hammer. ;<)
• Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:36:17 -0400
  ...Quick tap with a hammer and it started. Does this mean the starter is going bad or is there something I can do to...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:12:54 -0400
  ...Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today > First, but not foremost, there's no such thing as a red dot pump and...
• Re: A bodywork hammer and a littel patience
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 17:39:14 -0800
  ...A bodywork hammer and a littel patience > It is not the hammering or the bondo I am avoiding rather. It is the > painting and...
• Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:05:08 -0400
  ...The Felder > Indistries hammer and putty knife suggestion worked quite well for me. That method is the same as Bentley except they say to...
• Re: stuck sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:32 -0800
  I finally get the sliding door handle out after much swearing, punching, heating, hammering... aahh yes thanks to someone suggesting it was loctited... RIGHT...
• more foolishness ... :)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 13:56:19 CDT
  ...If you don't succeed at first attempt, then go get a Bigger Hammer. :) Junkyard yields a view: rusting hulks of yesterday, organ donors...
• Re: Stuck bolt
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 13:29:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Without damaging the bolt head, give it a hard tap with a hammer (I use the round head of a ballpeen hammer). This sometimes...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 19:47:07 -0500
  ...This next requires one large ball peen hammer (such that the round end is slightly smaller than the axle, about $35), one three or...
• Re: GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:49:53 +0000
  ...Jeff ----- Original Message ----- > I'd advise not hammering the studs out nor pulling them in. Use a press. > You have to take off the...
• Re: stuck brake drum a cheap puller
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:52:53 EST
  ...I started out with the rust buster and > the rubber hammer. Moved to stage two with the > tapping of the metal hammer. There really...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:31:42 -0500
  ...In either case I use my handy throw away Chinese Made Impact driver and a 3 pound hammer. I admit that before I discovered...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 15 May 2006 12:42:54 -0400
  Hi all. :) Just to be clear, I was joking when I wrote "a bigger hammer?" as a solution for removing a stuck inboard CV...
• 1984 Vanagon O2 Sensor Removal ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Smith
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 10:24:58 EDT
  ...install a new one? I have tried WD-40 and a hammer, still won't budge. Is it ceased in their permanently? Thanks for...
• westy parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:23:37 -0700
  hey all, gettin rid of all the cabinets, new fridge, stove, whatnot contact me off the list Dave Vieira Hammertown, Ontario Canada ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight...
• Re: starter help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:06:23 -0400
  Take a hammer and wack the starter a few times . If it starts, the brushes are gone, replace the starter. Don't laugh, it...
• Re: CV Boot replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:04:48 -0800
  ...20 whacks, even. > Usually I hammer on an extension bar, rather than trying to hit the allen > head screw directly. This really works. Impact...
• Re: Pianos
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 20:31:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...what is what in it. > > This thing came with 3 tuning hammers (I know what they are) tuning forks, > various little do-dads I...
• Re: installing seal on Vanagon rear hatch / door
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:11:31 -0700
  ...Was concerned not to damage the seal Will go back and hammer some more ed Edward V Barger edvbarger@mac.com 310 922 6251...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:34:35 +0100
  Thats advice is missing something surely? Whilst dollying the opposite side with a mass at least double that of the striking hammer, THEN strike...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:36:55 -0400
  ...Worked slick w/o any glue, etc & just a rubber hammer to firm it up to the poptop. YMMV, Mr. BZ On Tue, Apr...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:21:30 -0800
  � Joel, I never needed this stuff in Alaska- just a swift whack with a hammer shatter's em right off at 45 below. The...
• Re: A bodywork hammer and a littel patience
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 14:15:32 -0800
  Thanks. I am enjoying the wonderful resource that this list is. It has helped me tremendously. William > William: > after your initial spat, Welcome back...
• Mice cure-BFH
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:05:16 -0500
  Solution to those pesky mice: "BFH"- Big F*cking Hammer!! Hey, it works on the cartoons!!! Oh come on you animal activists, I'm...
• Re: Mystery battery drain solved!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 May 2005 23:26:04 -0400
  ...On May 10, 2005, at 10:53 PM, jimt wrote: > Hammered into my head enough times in tech schools > was "just because it works...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:03:08 -0700
  ...Phil, From the school of , "Get A Bigger Hammer" __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
• Help for stuck starter.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:13:20 -0800
  ...You will need a hammer and something to reach the starter housing that will transmit impact. I used a piece of common metal conduit...
• Re: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:19:55 -0500
  ...Write :::a :::> two :::> page story that must contain a monkey, a hammer, a naked fakir in a :::seedy :::> Winnipeg hotel room, and a talking...
• Re: How to remove the tie rods??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 22:35:11 -0800
  ...How to remove the tie rods?? >man that is bad advice....striking it with a hammer. > The tie rod ends simply unscrew. The problem...
• Re: vanagon tools
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:41:53 -0800
  ...Buy a slide hammer at your favorite tool supplier and install a big nail bent at the end into a hook that will fit...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:41:40 -0700
  ...I'm pretty handy with a claw hammer so may be able to make this modification. < kidding > I'm much more adapt at ball...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:49:09 -0400
  ...These > >things can only be hammered thru the water pump opening on one side and thru > >some other opening on the other side. Had...
• Story (lite vngn cntnt)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:06:51 MST
  ...Grabbing a wood block and hammer I start tapping. Nothing! The book says the case should just come apart. I get my flashlight and...
• Re: tie rod removal...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:49:25 -0400
  I believe my brother often used the hammer method.... but with a brass hammer not a steel one, so as to reduce the chance...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:33:10 -0400
  Jim, the rubber hammer is only for standby, really, and gentle nudging to push it on the rest of the way. Not enough force...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800
  ...Take a good sized sledge hammer...3 lb or so...and basically beat the heck out of the drum. Pound ii in the flat...
• Buses by the Beach
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:12:05 -0500
  ...asteroid hits the Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty...
• Re: 85 will not start
  Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
  Mon, 28 May 2001 17:22:07 EDT
  ...maybe I will try that hammer thing, see if it works. LeeAnn
• Re: When to replace hoses
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:25:50 -0400
  "To a hammer, everything looks like a nail" and "to a Quebecois, everything looks like a ......... Just so I know, what is the��� F...
• Re: Heater Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:46:00 -0800
  ...On 1/13/16, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I use a chisel and a hammer to get a point started and...
• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:59:39 -0500
  Might do well with a block of wood between the old seal and the hammer, to even out the pressure of seating it. John...
• Re: removing main engine seal?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:47:31 -0700
  ...The first time I removed the seal I used a very small claw hammer I happened to have around. I put a small piece...