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Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 13:37:54 -0400 (EDT)
...standard, ratchet, magnetic screwdriver, spark plug socket 39.99 needle nose pliers = 6.99 Magnetic pickup tool = 9.99 Metric hex key set = 8...
Re: 84 head job update and questions
Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:51:02 -0300
...84 head job update and questions > > >>I just finished doing this without any special tools, the circlips can be >>removed with snap ring pliers...
Re: best way to remove original hose clamps?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:02:02 -0800
...best way to remove original hose clamps? Hose clamp pliers. I got mine from Sears and they're cable operated so the "working" part...
Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:26:40 -0700
...No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a method to install the new seal. Have I got that right? Many...
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:11:23 -0700
...Needlenose pliers? 13 mm box end wrench with a fold of electrical tape on one flat of the nut to hold it into the...
Auxillary heater Q
Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:12:49 -0500
...I tried unsrewing the disk using a pair of needle nose pliers but it will not move. Steve.
Re: Stove knobs won't turn
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:17:40 -0500
...have taken > off > the knob and tried to turn it with pliers but it won't move at all. > Any > idea what the problem...
Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:59:55 -0500
...I've tried > quite a bit of liquid wrench, along with a set of locking pliers and a > hammer. No dice. > > How do other...
Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:03:05 -0600
...Even finding the pliers for the spring clamps is near impossible. Suggestions? I'd like to replace some of the screw clamps that had...
Re: thanks : oil pump change in the van??
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:59:28 -0500
...the circlip off within 5 minutes you need better snap ring pliers. You only need to remove one circlip per piston to get the...
Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 15:27:48 -0500
> > Telescoping mechanic's mirror > Telescoping magnet > Spreader pliers > Ratcheting right angle Phillips (for Westy curtain mounting screws) #1 Phillips (for LED panel screws) Hand...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:22:04 -0700
Evan Mac Donald wrote: >...The pliers are kind of steep, tho - I think Eastwood Tools has them, among lots of others. Look around at...
Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 3 Apr 2008 23:10:28 -0600
...pliers > plumbers pliers .. lines mans pliers and needle nose .. > screw drivers .... one with many different heads ... > crescent wrench > hammer ... > flashlight ... > smile in the face...
Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:56:34 -0800
...I have a pair of right-angle circlip pliers I used as a sort of adjustable prybar to get underneath the needle hub and...
Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:33:18 -0500
...I've tried quite a bit of liquid wrench, along with a set of locking pliers and a hammer. No dice. How do other...
Re: Radiator Leak
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:51:13 EDT
...fins? Just pinch it off with a pair of needle nose pliers. >> Once in a pinch (haha), I tried to do this on an...
Re: Tightening Armrests
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:48:39 EST
...i either take a needlenose pliers in from behind (carefully pull the vinyl back) and keep right-tightening it till it comes out the...
Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:56:28 EST
...When there are two of them, they are a pair of pliers. (I can say this since I'm mostly Filipino). It'll be...
Re: Installing Headlight Adjusters
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 15:44:32 -0700
...And it looks like they are not built to be manhandled with > pliers. Is there a tool made for this? > IIRC I used a...
Re: Instrument lamp replacement
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Thu, 17 May 2007 13:05:40 -0700
...They came right out with pliers. I am interested in replacing these with LEDs. I see no number on the bulb assembly. Has anyone...
Re: need help with splitting the case
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
...Using the circlip pliers, remove the circlip. Push the threadrod through the wristpin without the nut. Using a pair of pliers (I use needlenose...
Re: Thermostat housing
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:36:16 -0400
If you don't already Spring Clamp Pliers, I suggest you purchase or borrow one. They make this job sooo much easier. http://www...
Re: Fridge/Pilot light viewfinder question
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 17:38:53 -0400 (AST)
...of the pilot light window 'viewfinder' gently with a pair of pliers and twist/tug it out. It's a plexiglass rod, about 2...
Re: window trim
Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:53:42 EST
...What is your tool and method of choice? > Needle-nose pliers from the split where the ends join? Any special > recommendations? > > a small screwdriver...
Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 12:35:26 -0700
...COM writes: > ><< I just chewed these old rubber hoses off with pliers, it worked quite > nicely. >> > > >I had to do a double take on...
Re: Vanagon Tool Box (Friday)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:35:36 -0800
...rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA> wrote: > Begin forwarded message: > >> Apart from screwdrivers, pliers and duct tape, what are some >> handy tools/items I should have...
Re: coolant pipe replacement
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:55:41 -0500
...2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > >> I start with a very small pliers or vice-grips bending out a little lip. >> Ball been hammer a...
re: Price on '74 Thing?
Historical mailing list
1 Apr 96 23:39:00 +1800
...I have no idea where you get a pair of these pliers or I would have some. ;) I have got those circlips off using...
Re: brake piston adjustment/pliers
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:46:32 EDT
...1/ Use a pair of battery terminal spreader pliers with jaws cut short enough to fit between the caliper halves. 2/ A piece of...
Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:37:04 -0800
...Some of them are buried in among the ancillary equipment, or installed at angles not conducive to the use of pliers. I'm contemplating...
Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:02:18 -1000
...same on channel lock pliers... a really good vice gribs .. bailing wire .... needle noise pliers and electrical kit ..test light, jumper wires, fuses ..that...
84 GL Alternator Bracket
Historical mailing list - Peter Eaton
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:28:14 -0500
...Use the pliers to thread the new studs in, put the bracket on, contort the fingers from above to get the washers and nuts...
Re: Installing Headlight Adjusters
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:30:58 -0400
...And it looks like they are not built to be manhandled > with > pliers. Is there a tool made for this? > > Any tricks? > > Tom Salicos...
Re: getting air out of the coolant system
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:26:21 -0500
...nbsp; It only opens a partial turn.  Don't use pliers or you'll break it!  The bleeder screw at the front...
LVC Protective Gloves?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:49:57 -0800
After getting a nasty freeze/burn closing the bleeder valve on the propane tank on my Westy yesterday (operator had not gloves or pliers...
Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:24:05 -0700
...A touch with a pair of pliers, and the propane smell is gone. I could blame her, she is supposed to know what she...
"Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:19:47 -0700
...So should I just 'push harder'...? Get a bigger "Pliers"? Is there more than one type of 'push-on' speedo cable or instrument? Is...
Hog Rings - the mystery revealed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:15:30 -0500 (EST)
...The Sausage Maker in Buffalo, NY, and they have hog ring pliers and hog rings in there. Hog rings are clamped around the end...
Re: Front wheel bearing question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:20:34 -0400
...It will probably turn right off with a large pair of pliers or channel-locks or visegrips. I don't like that peen in...
Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:25:10 -0700
...What I did is to purchase two hose > clamp pliers to shut off the two hoses attached to the tank. With the > hose clamp...
Distributor stuck extremely tight
Historical mailing list - ron ourada
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:05:06 -0500
...Undid the clamp, and tried some tools starting with hands on up to a very large adjustable pliers (grooves). It has resisted all attempts...
too many cylinders, was: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 20:58:32 -0400 (EDT)
...I think he has some electric pliers, too. BTW, > that's all on his "FIVE" cyl. westy. > > /m >
Re: What parts to carry on the road...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:25:16 -0400
...Matthew Bulley wrote: > Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing insurance. Who do you use for towing insurance? I notice AAA Michigan only...
Diff lock servo remove help!
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:26:38 -0700
...Also, after grabbing the edge with needle nose pliers, I pulled it up but could not locate any pin to push out. AS I...
Re: Are Vanagon brake MC's rebuildable?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:15:25 EST
Yes they are rebuildable if you have the tools to do it (hones and snap ring pliers, etc). A rebuild kit for the MC...
Re: heater control knob
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:15:51 -0500
...Is the piece remaining in the > > car supposed to pull right off the metal slider? I tried to pull it with > > some pliers without...
Re: New TV Show! Flip This Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:13:50 -0400
Don't crush that dwarf, Hand me the pliers. On 9/1/06, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Sure, and ever hear the...
Re: Broken Down - Alberta - Won't Start
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:24:48 -0700
...someone hold the wire with pliers about an inch from some metal - not near anything gas related. (Pliers aren't necessary but they might...
Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:53:57 -0400
...I used an exacto knife to slit the old hose as much as I could, then got a third hand (my spouce) and pliers...
Re: Sink P-trap replacement
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:01:32 -0700
...Is there a special > tool for this? I am turning the old P-trap with pliers, but it just > spins the sink drain around...
Re: headlight switch
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:17:56 -0800
Well that didn't go well, both of the tabs broke off when I tried to squeeze them with pliers. The plastic is very...
Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:47:10 -0700
...I've tried |quite a bit of liquid wrench, along with a set of locking pliers and a |hammer. No dice. | |How do other...
Re: Update on Cracked Heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:39:01 -0700
...BZ-put together by monkeys w/ pliers in the back room?????? Just kidding! > Thanks, Anthony'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > >
Re: worm type fuel line clamps
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:11:46 -0500
...But then it may be just a ploy to sell the special hog-clip pliers to put the critters on with, Pensionerd.
Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:44:07 -0700
...Sometimes I have to use a pair of pliers. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "dj" <djct2@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday...
Re: Removing Shelves in 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
Sat, 26 Apr 1997 21:30:43 -0800
...one with your teeth & pull... ;) Seriously, I pulled one out with pliers to get the shelf out. Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (338k) '85...
transmission fluid coming out fill tube
Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:28:52 -0400
...A little PB Blaster and some delicate pliers work and all is well. This was sleuthed and solved in 10 minutes by Larry at...
Re: window trim
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:46:44 -0500
...What is your tool and method of choice? Needle-nose pliers from the split where the ends join? Any special recommendations? Thanks from all...
Re: Heat won't turn off
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:34:27 -0700
...You can use a pair of snipenose visegrips with the jaws covered in bicycle innertube rubber and use a ziptie to hold the pliers...
Re: loose blade conncectors
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:23:26 +1300
...You can push this tab up with a thin screwdriver etc and slide the connector out, then squeeze it gently with pliers to tighten...