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• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 22 May 2012 11:04:08 -0400
  Thanks for the replies! I did not use a torque wrench here but I had a breaker bar with an allen socket on the...
• House Battery Low Voltage Cut-out switch
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:27:57 -0700
  ...There are about 6 fuses between stereo, amplifiers, lights, fridge (factory 12v socket under passnegers seat) etc... Anyway I want to be able to...
• Re: Hole in floor
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 10:37:18 -0800
  ...the ASI's had the cheezy american conversion van > style tables, which mount into a socket cut into the floor.. we had a '86...
• Re: crank bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:29:36 -0500
  ...I used a 3/4 breaker bar and socket with a cheater pipe and got it out. I had to work on that engine...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:46:57 -0800
  ...you need a 4 or 5 inch long 15mm very deep socket ( like a metal tube type socket from a trunk tool kit or...
• Re: Headlights not working (?)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:44:15 -0600
  ...She stayed behind me all the way home, and when we arrived, I inspected the bulbs and wiring, finding a corroded plug and socket...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 7 May 2003 09:21:00 -0330
  ...The one I removed had a 13mm hex head whereas this new one requires a 17mm socket. I finally got the old one out...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:28:52 -0500
  ...The only problem I have seen is that damn 9004 bulb socket cannot take the power, the contacts are too small and eventually the...
• Re: Makeshift Clutch Alignment Tool
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:00:15 +0000
  I've used a deep socket the size of the id of the disc center hole on a short extension...it was 7/16...
• Re: Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 20:26:42 +0000
  ...Get a cheap breaker bar and impact socket from Harbor freight and put it under the back seat. Ken www.vanagain.com On Thu...
• Re: ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:09:34 -0700
  Jay brown sells them https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/headlight-wiring-harnesses/h4-ceramic-socket-pigtails Alistair > On Aug 23, 2015, at 8...
• Re: Left Headlight dimmer than right
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:49:23 -0400
  ...If I push the bulb into the socket nice and tight, the buld burns bright but when i let go, the bulb dims again...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:19:07 -0700
  ...The jack and breaker bar/socket is on the bottom of the back seat and has never been used. Rob becida@comcast.net In...
• Re: Fuse Block Connectors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:11:21 +0200
  >>I'm looking for a source for the round socket/pin type connectors used in >>Vanagon wiring harness's that connect to the fuse...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:23:18 -0400
  ...I used a piece of 3/8" treaded rod, nuts, washers and some sockets as adaptors to make a puller to pull out the...
• Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 12:45:31 -0500
  ...I pounded a slightly undersized socket on the head, and it worked like a charm... that is after making a burnt offering to the...
• Re: Rear trailing arm bushing install?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 09:41:50 -0800
  ...You may need to use a socket and push slightly past the centered point, then press the opposite direction and position it correctly. Whilst...
• 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: It's not the bulbs after all....
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 22:05:31 -0700
  ...Start checking grounds in the sockets and from the lights to the vehicle. Bad grounds cause a lot of problems like this. Bill in...
• Re: tool kit for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:07:18 -0400
  ...have a set of metric box end wrenches and a few sockets (10mm, which covers things like the nuts on the windshield wiper arms...
• What is your opinion on additives?
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:00:10 -0700
  ...Getting headrests and sockets for the bench seats from a list member - thanks!! can't wait. getting the windows tinted and a stereo on...
• Free tools for Rear Bearings and other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:29:18 -0500
  ...When I bought the parts they brought out the big socket I needed. It was free to me when I brought it back. Another...
• Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:31:10 -0700
  ...the full works, to a neat "sockets store in the handle" 3/4 driver and the sockets I actually need + 2 extensions� +6mm allen...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:47:22 EDT
  ...The relay has it's own harness and it's relay socket is screwed down to sheet metal. The fuse is on the lower...
• Re: Back bench latch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:18:57 -0400
  ...I can get a socket onto the nuts to free the latch >> mechanism but can’t be sure of the right size. ) >> >> Thanks, Gabby >>
• Re: Vanagon Instrument Pod Lights Out
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 21:26:08 -0600
  ...Try flipping them in their sockets. The lights are wired in parallel, BUT, the way the circuit is routed through the flex cable, circuit...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:33:46 -0700
  ...Whereas the round headlights use a hi/lo headlight with a single socket. Everything else should just bolt or screw right in. BenT sent...
• RE: how many? & the light. bulb (F)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 01 Mar 1996 08:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I just found out that a newer, larger bulb, made by a completely different company, fits in the same socket as the original. Has...
• Re: Dum-Dum Question of the Day
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:27:23 -0700
  ...You will need a 19 mm socket or the stock tire iron to get it down. If you don't have an owner's...
• Re: blinking coolant light with full coolant
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:08:16 -0800
  Ok, for the millionth time on the list, pull the relay "43" (or 42) from relay socket number 3 of the main fuse/relay...
• Re: Burnt Van Photos
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:49:15 -0700
  ...you changed your fuel lines?" >> >> "No, but what is that silver socket on the dash?" >> >> "First change your fuel lines." >> >> "Yeah but . . . " >> >> "The fuel...
• Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:37:28 -0700
  ...A couple of follow ups: > > - I saw the 13mm socket/swivel integrated as one when I got to sears, > looked like a good option...
• Re: Jack for 90 Multivan w/fiberglass molding???
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:26:52 -0800
  ...A couple of 'mechanics rags' stored in the old bath towel you wrap the jack and the 1/2" breaker bar and impact socket...
• Stuck Bolt, Help, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  04 Nov 96 06:17:14 PST
  ...Have been using hex allen wrench cut off to fit into 6mm socket. Ground to provide good square ends of hex. Soaked in WD...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:04:32 -0500
  ...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: Aux. Battery Pondering
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 24 May 2001 09:59:50 -0700
  ...The lighter socket is for the removable refrigerator. If you would like to read some more about auxiliary battery systems, you can check out...
• Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:10:06 -0700
  ...A hex socket headed bolt goes through a hole in the top of the >> brace >> and threads into that bolt head. By tightening that...
• Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:31:36 -0500
  ...Put your wrench or socket on and go for it. Just took my axle nuts off last night with this method. I tried it...
• of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:20:58 -0800
  ...The mirror is now droopy! Any suggestions on how to tighten up the ball and socket joint so the mirror stands up proud and...
• Subject: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:35:36 -0500
  ...Frozen axle nuts If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do is snap socket wrentches...
• Re: now i know how it happened!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:50:20 -0500
  ...the number 1 cylinder looks just impossible to > reach with a socket wrench. has anybody else made this observation? how > do y'all reach...
• Re: ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 17:07:21 -0400
  ...Does anybody know what kind of >a fit, i.e., amount of gap, is needed in a socket to make a proper solder >joint...
• Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:23:39 -0400
  I am about to buy a simple solar panel charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter type socket. I will primarily use it in...
• Re: Fwd: rear defrost relay/fog light relay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:10:17 -0600
  ...There is a fuse, #14. > > It is normal for there to be many empty relay sockets since most > Vanagons don't have every option...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:55:33 -0700
  ...The socket head cap > screws look like a real challenge. Any tips for removal? > > Ian Allan > > 94 Eurovan Westfalia > 86 Syncro > 85 Westfalia > 02...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:47:09 -0400
  ...Their is something about the old VW sockets that does not accept anything short of an OEM lighter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 08:55:35 -0600
  ...Anyone with any experience using these high powered light bulbs > > in the square headlighted Vanagon ? Wires need enlarged ? Bulb socket ? > > Heat & Plastic problems ? Will...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Gary Duncan
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:25:08 +0000
  ...I use a 3/4" drive breaker bar with the proper size Socket ( what is it? a 36mm? ) ( cant remember, It's been a...
• Re: Oil filler tube - disconnect at block?
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:42:16 PDT
  It was a bugger, but I was able to get at these nuts with a socket attached to a 3/8" drive "u-joint...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:27:55 -0400
  John, For the front lights (aside from the previously posted suggestions) also look at the back of the connecting sockets under the rubber boot...
• Re: Starter Removal 2WD and AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:00:01 -0400
  Yes, that long bolt has an Allen type socket head. I think it is 8 mm. You need at least 15 inches of extensions...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:08:07 -0600
  ...I think I use about a 20-22mm? socket and 1/2" drive breaker bar to loosen the nut. Once that's off, pull...
• Re: ? re: jump seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 11:39:11 -0700
  Richard, Did your van have jump seats, or are you adding them ? There are two sockets in the floor of the van, and behind...
• Re: MIME Message! (non-vw related)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 May 2000 18:16:06 -0400
  ...Every power company designed their own lamp socket so that you had to buy your lamps from them. Eventually everyone got tired of this...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:33:20 EDT
  ...I believe the size of the socket needed to get the injectors off is 27mm (Jetta Bentley). When you changed the head gasket did...
• windshield wipter worries
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:32:49 -0700
  ...Needless to say I tightened it down, using a socket drive, but it seems to still have some slippage - ie when I cleaned the...
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:36:12 -0400
  ...I got lucky and found the bulb socket I needed. Kevin On Jul 7, 2008, at 5:34 PM, Matthew Snook wrote: > Here in...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:52:08 -0400
  ...12V from the relay socket is wired to one side of each switch and the push button sends the power back to the slot...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:53:56 -0800
  Removing the drive shafts is easy, you will need the following tools to do it right: - 3/8" ratchet - 6mm allen socket * - 3" socket...
• Drive flange oil seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:43:55 -0800
  ...seal in the rest of the way with a smallish deep socket until it was flush(I think think is where I probably should...