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• Re: vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:31:44 -0600
  ...I'm sure the "proper" tool would work best, but sometimes you >work with what you have! Vise is mandatory, especially when working solo...
• Re: Rear trailing arm bushing install?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 09:41:50 -0800
  ...Use a large vise and line things up, then squeeze away like a 20 ton press. You may need to use a socket and...
• Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:29:47 -0500
  ...Preplacing the bottom two bolts wasn't too hard, but anybody got a wrench /socket/visegrip combination that will get up in that incredibly...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:00:35 EST
  ...One of the most basic ways would be to use ANY Vanagon key, even a blank, and a pair of Vise-Grips or a...
• Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:22:10 EST
  ...Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them - Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:11:35 -0800
  ...pros." Have the CV joint well supported by the (large) bench vise, and certainly be careful not to bugger up the end of the...
• Re: Front seats...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 08:53:26 -0700
  ...Can I "rotate" my front > seats? That is, put the front passenger seat on the drivers side and > vise-versa. It appears that I...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:09:30 EST
  ...Also, lining the jaws of a pipe wrench or Vise-Grips with 1/16 inch thick copper strips might work as long as the...
• Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:58:10 -0800
  ...I have removed this bolt with the crankshaft in a big vise, but not >in the car. Bentley calls for a special tool for...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:45:51 -0400
  ...tried to install Frank's hoses with Ken's instructions, or vise versa. I rather suspect that in a production environment the pipes will...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:48:21 -0800
  ...Relay is mounted "loosely" in my vise. The relay is toast > anyway so.... ;^) > > Neil. > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:19 PM, neil...
• Re: Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:24:02 -0400
  ...one right now just insert big screw driver and turn with visegrips. If you have a friend that is a lock smith or your...
• Re: Rear Hatch Material
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 May 2005 08:45:14 -0500
  ...The >whole time the struts have been shot and I've been >usiing the ViseGrip method of propping the hatch open. > Considering what I...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:39:56 -0600
  I used vise grips to remove then put regular bolts back in Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 7, 2012 1:08...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:00:38 -0700
  ...NWL Tool? Vise-Grips) > > I actively search out American manufacturers to invest in. There's damned few. Most all now world manufacture. > > (And my...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:54:39 -0800
  ...allen wrenches, 6 mm triple square bit, cheap digital multimeter, 5" Vise-Grips�, assortment of metric fasteners, fuses, 3 m of 14 ga electrical...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:50:41 +0200
  ...I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold it in > place, but I ended up just twisting off...
• Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 20:40:09 +0000
  ...wrote: > I usually break the plastic welds with a pair of vise grips (grab and rock > back and forth until they snap off), then...
• Re: Using LED's as dash lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:59:47 -0400
  ...Extreme example of this is blue field with red lettering or vise versa -- it shimmers and vibrates and is generally hard to look at...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:05:37 -0500
  First off, before you drill out those bolts, try a visegrips. Helps if it's not all munged up. Usually you can grab at...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 13 May 2002 07:56:26 -0700
  ...Clamp onto the broken stud tightly with vise grips. Heat the area surrounding the stud with a torch. Try to loosen. Will probably come...
• Re: Transmission filler plug wrench.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:43:15 EST
  ...I took off the plug I used a tranny bolt and vise-grips. Even cheaper.) Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" Aurora...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:51:25 -0700
  Try a Snap On EZ Out, they have never failed me!!! --- Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > Vise grips will often work on the...
• Re: Brake line fittings
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:13:35 -0700
  ...have MUCH better luck.� I actually use a little Starrett hand vise for this when I'm doing on down on the vehicle, which...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:26:48 -0500
  ...How about roughing the socket up on a grinder and then grabbing it with large vise grips? Or grind two flat sides on it...
• More myth -- heater blowers aren't worth fixing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:35:07 -0500
  ...the motor, which is not very >difficult if you have a vise. I'll have more pictures later showing >how this is done. On...
• Re: I put some money down on an '84!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 20:24:04 -0500 (CDT)
  On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Alex Munro wrote: > There has been no ham fisted son of a bitch with duct tape and vise grips...
• Re: vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:42:07 -0500
  ...I'm sure the "proper" tool would work best, but sometimes >you >>work with what you have! Vise is mandatory, especially when working solo...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 14:56:48 -0400
  ...david At 00:50 6/18/2000, Marc Perdue wrote: >I got the old shear bolts out with the good old vise grips. I...
• Re: extend-a-stay propane device
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:29:23 -0400
  ...Use a sturdy vise and a substanial wrench. The block has red thread seal on it and it's very hard to break the...
• CV joints in an '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben Jaffe
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 22:12:29 -0800 (PST)
  ...Hopefully I can get it with some vise-grips this weekend. In the meantime...while I clean and pack, does anyone have any advice...
• Re: help needed quick! Bleeding Clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:35:55 -0500
  ...Any > bright ideas? > I don't have a vise grip anywhere near that size (7mm or > so). I really > don't want to replace...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:03:20 -0700
  ...Currently using a pair of vise grip pliers on the metal part of the shaft to hold the entire weight of the hatch. Where...
• Re: "drill-out" and Broken Bolt/Stud Extraction Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 11:36:29 -0500
  ...There was a tad sticking out so I used a small torch to heat up the busted stud and tried the visegrips. No go...
• Re: Rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:12:15 -0600
  ...So I hing a small pair of needle > nose Vise > > Grips in a small holster by the rear door. > > Lift the door, clamp the...
• Re: Changing out fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:44:15 -0600
  ...Pinch one off with vise-grips and cut off a section downstream to take to the parts house and get some diesel-rated hose...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:50:04 -0800
  ...worked much better. > Clamp a junk bolt in a pair of vise grips and whack it with a 2 pound > sledge. I think your...
• weekender bench seat release
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:09:22 -0400
  ...The knob is broken from the release pull, but I have grabbed it with vise grips (sorry threads) and tried pulling hard, jerking, pushing...
• Re: Rotor Stuck - Need tips and tricks for removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:18:35 -0500
  Since it's a dizzy rotor, i'm not sure I'd use pry bars. :-) You can carefully crack the plastic rotor with vise...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:53:35 -0700
  ...Same > Because the > > 1 that was the Driven becomes the Driver & ViseVersa ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > > On 25 Jun , 2018, at 12:45 PM, David Beierl...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:58:13 -0700
  ...I bet you could do it with a good hand drill and a vise as it doesn't need to be totally precise. Just...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:55:42 -0800
  ...I leave the plastic plugs in, fill reservoir and keep pumping, > the vise holding it? 50 times?? I just took it out the other...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:08:55 -0800
  ...Once the tension removed you’ll get it out with vise grips Ab > On Dec 31, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Rick Cooper <rick...
• Re: Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 01:29:29 -0500
  ...Use visegrips/or channel locks on the clamp.good luck john m. .David Bayer wrote: > > Has anyone ever replaced either of the hoses that...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:10:42 -0500
  ...They *meant* them to be impossible to remove -- but with a clean, sharp-edged visegrips you can grab the extreme bottom (maybe by going...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 13 May 2001 08:37:29 -0700
  ...be, turns on > the warning light if it senses pressure in the front brake circuit and > not the rear or vise-versa. > > Larry A.
• Oven-baked paint finish
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 2 Jan 2024 18:51:10 +0000
  ...paint).  I just did such a job restoring an old Bench Vise, and then somehow I got the idea to "oven bake" it.  Man...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 12:17:50 -0700
  ...you never know when you > might lose it in > the grass. :) > > get a large pair of vise grips or channel locks > (that will comfortably...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2012 (#2012-143)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:46:50 -0500
  ...Put a rag over it, vise grips not too tight, 1/2 turn counter clockwise, careful you don't lose the hose. I'd...
• Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:59:18 -0600
  ...I have removed this bolt with the crankshaft in a big vise, but not >in the car. Bentley calls for a special tool for...
• Re: "drill-out" and Broken Bolt/Stud Extraction Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:11:44 -0800
  ...The stud > will contract, which may loosen it enough to get it out with vise grips. > > I used to use Freon spray cans to...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:50:20 -0800
  ...tim Dave Bayer wrote: > > Stuart wrote: > > > > Karl, > > > > With the others out you might be able to get a good sized Vise Grip > > pliers on...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:47:35 -0700
  ...I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold it in > place, but I ended up just twisting off...
• Re: Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:02:12 -0500
  ...Lock a Vise Grips onto the hex >> >> >stud. > > >>Hit the bottom of the Vice Grips with a hammer removing the hex stud. >>Drill the...
• Re: Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:47:28 EST
  ...It is vise versa if you live in the south and plan to take a trip north... if anyone's interested, I'm selling...
• Re: bad bolt head on front syncro cv
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:41:45 -0600
  ...I've tried several removal techniques (vise grips, etc.) > to get this bolt out with no success. Normally at this point I'd remove...
• Track rod replacement
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:47:22 +0000
  ...Haynes also says that the entire rack should be removed and clamped in a vise to remove the track rods. Removing the rack (especially...
• Craftsman wrenches
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:11:10 -0400
  ...Am using new 5" "Motomaster" vise. On sale at Canadian tire. $28.00. The quality seems ok, and it swivels. So far so good...
• Re: exhaust header studs on heads
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:43:39 -0400
  Squeeze each nut hard with vise-grips before and after soaking, in all three directions if possible. If they are not copper and have...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:05:28 -0800
  ...Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them >- Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary...