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• Re: Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:48:46 -0700
  ...Enough to get some vice grips on. >> I've deep creeped it to death. Before I go about extraction, is there an >> easier way...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:18:12 -0400
  ...You will wince when you get to stage 2. > > If you are fighting one off, try using a vice grips on the outside (very...
• successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:12:11 -0400
  ...I had packed a toolbox for the trip, and drove using a pair of vice-grips clamped onto the stub of the shifter rod...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:07:30 EDT
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:19:49 -0700
  ...I've seen suggestions to use vice-grips. Frankly, I've never had much success with the vice-grip method and, given how tight...
• Re: Fw: Kroil!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 14:11:56 PDT
  ...All I had was a pair of vice grips, and the bolt head > is > > completely round, so they just kept slipping. > > > > Then I tried...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 06:56:54 -0500
  ...A "multi-screwdriver" (five interchangeable bits in the handle) Vice-Grips(r) Electrical tape 10 feet of insulated wire a dozen Scotch-loc(r...
• Re: Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:09:12 -0700
  ...Any tricks on getting it off (out) ? > > > > On the tranny side I have always just used vice grips to get the > > stubborn ones off...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:27:42 -0400
  ...of all metric wrenches up to 23mm. #5 screwdrivers, allen wrenches, vice grips, hammer. #6 definitely some of this stuff: http://www.rescuetape.com...
• Re: oil change help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 07:51:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...I tried liquid wrench, but I didn't want to go as far as vice grips because I would have to put something back...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:40:37 -0500
  ...in > place (is there any way to get those off besides vice grips?) In total, I > got the brown dash, a brown rear view...
• Calibrate youself!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:02:05 EDT
  ...Attach your vice-grips to the drive square, horizontally, and lightly. Now slide a piece of pipe over the handle of the vice-grip...
• Re: bosch/amp crimp terminals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:49:24 -0700
  ...Not the latest design (more like a pair of vice grips) but makes the proper crimps for all sizes of terminals. I used this...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:40:18 -0400
  ...I would chanage the filter firstand see if anygas will drrain out of thetank in the process.Then put vice grips (with a cloth...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:22:38 +0000
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't sticking into the crack below >> the steering wheel. >> >> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:03:36 -0600
  ...Hit the bottom of the Vice Grips with a hammer removing the hex stud. Drill the stud hole out with the proper fractional drill...
• Re: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 19:57:56 -0500
  ...ve had enough of trying to remove/install those clamps with vice grips, > etc. > > I thought I had seen a post about this quite...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:26:16 -0700
  ...19,box/open wrenches. > Adjustable wrench > Mallet (rubber) > Side cutting pliers > Vice grips in large, medium and small sizes > crimping tool with an assortment...
• Re: digitool building/soldering
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 21:35:56 -0800
  ...If you plan to/enjoy soldering circuitry get a few pairs of hemostats (?sp?) to hold the work, they work better than vice grips...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:41:31 -0400
  ...Then I heated the but cherry red and worked it off while grabbing the ball end with vice grips. The other one had the...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:28:59 -0500
  ...tip and they all came out immediately using a cocave jawed Vice Grips If you have a bunch of time, and aren't concerned...
• Re: Emergency brake cable
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 14 May 2007 23:08:57 -0400
  ...But then again....its a vanagon....everythings an adventure! -Craig '85GL On 5/14/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Vice grips and...
• Re: Brake Shoe Lower Mount Shims: Make-Install Shim Over Pins?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:08:39 -0400
  Get a right sized set of vice grips and try twisting them loose. Sometimes they come out without much fuss. An air-acetylene (plumber...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:56:48 -0400
  ...Except to mention the one broken stud that took more than 4 hours to coax out using heat, PB Blaster, vice grips and patience...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:27:57 -0600
  ...Once on a jetta I used a vice grips on the shaft and hit the nut with the impact. As for plastic covers, I...
• Open Letter to GEX
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:39:28 -0500
  ...When I put Vice-Grips (tm) on the studs and tried to remove them, the sheared a 2nd time. This is the 1st time...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:42:48 -0700
  ...NET> wrote: > That's a great idea. > I usually put the vice grips on the flare nut b/c as others have > mentioned, line...
• Re: was: I'm lazy now: fixed
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 2 May 2006 11:45:40 -0700
  ...Just >> loosen the clamp, using vice grips, hold front rod while turning rear >> unit you hear a faint click, tighten clamp and you should...
• Re: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 02:35:07 -0600
  ...ve had enough of trying to remove/install those clamps with vice grips, etc. I thought I had seen a post about this quite...
• Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:24:30 -0800
  ...parts store but am confident I can improvise one using a Vice-Grips and a couple sections of a split 1/2-inch wooden...
• Re: Exhaust stud & bolts removal problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 2 May 2006 10:40:12 -0400
  ...I tried the heat again on the > stubs left from the bolts...no luck with Vice Grips...I twisted of a bit > more of...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:46 -0800
  ...The next time I think about it I'll get some more vice-grips for it too. I really don't want to forget...
• Re: alternator posts, dip stick tube, OXS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:39:58 -0600
  ...able to get on one of the broken studs with a vice grips and unscrew it from the block. The other was broken off...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:33:50 -0700
  I LUV IT ! "Put down the vice grips and back away from the van NOW." Keeps your hands where I can see them." Lol...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:26:17 -0700
  ...NET> wrote: > That's a great idea. > I usually put the vice grips on the flare nut b/c as others have > mentioned, line...
• Re: Solar Panel Fitment
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:42:02 -0700
  ...Two small vice grips. BTW, my connections are all Anderson Powerpole products and my cable to connect is 25 feet of #10 zip cord...
• Re: Woody's shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:04:30 -0400
  They come out just fine using vice-grips as a wrench to grab that edge near the base. Chewing up the ends make no...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:04:28 -0500
  ...If I can't fix it with a screwdriver or Vice-grips in 10 minutes, I have failed in my PM, and it's...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:14:34 -0400
  ...mcneely > > ---- J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >> I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was a piece of...
• A question about PTO's engine picture
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:19 -0700
  ...valves and keepers out and the stuck bolt came out with vice grips! Big > sigh of relief. Couple of the valves were banged up...
• Re: Under-Rear Seat Heater (Core)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:23:08 -0800
  ...I use two vice grips to pinch the two hoses so I don't have to drain the system. Lots of rags to clean...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:57:42 -0700
  ...on brake lines? Been through the usual wrenches and always wind up with vice grips. > The wrenches always seem to warp the nuts. > mike >
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:43:31 -0800
  ...Of course it was the outer > one; the inner ones you usually can get of with a pair of vice grips. No > such luck...
• Re: Brake Shoe Lower Mount Shims: Make-Install Shim Over Pins?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 18:53:58 -0700
  ...On 6/7/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Get a right sized set of vice grips and try twisting them loose. Sometimes...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:53:09 -0400
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil > cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:04:08 -0500
  ...Now you can easily get to them for cleaning, vice grips, easy-outs, drilling or whatever is necessary to remove them all! HTH, Mike...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Radiator Bleeder Nipple
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 20:16:47 -0400
  ...heated with a propane torch, took a good bite with the vice grips and bingo! I plan to get a new one at my...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:33 -0600
  ...My vice grips are of the "cheap" kind and don't seem to hold the studs well enough to turn them. So hopefully if...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:23:55 -0700
  ...in > place (is there any way to get those off besides vice grips?) In total, I > got the brown dash, a brown rear view...
• Re: Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:56:51 -0500
  ...Any tricks on getting it off (out) ? > > > > > > On the tranny side I have always just used vice grips to get the > > > stubborn ones off...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:14 -0500
  ...I dropped the spare tire, pulled the valve out (very easy, just two spring clamps, use vice grips) and although it looked like it...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:25:42 -0400
  ...You might possibly have some luck by pulling the oil filter and getting in there with vice grips to turn the busted bolt, but...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:43:43 -0400
  ...and > someone suggested trying it with both the Allen key and vice grips, but > it was too late for me as the Allen insides...
• Re: Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:05:13 -0500
  ...parts store but am confident I can improvise one using a Vice-Grips and a couple sections of a split 1/2-inch wooden...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 10:24:33 -0500
  ...be challenging, even with joint out > of the way, to get a good hold on it with vice-grips? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Rc >
• Re: Head re-installation: two questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:56:51 -0400
  ...into a "U", clamped sideways in a pair of needle-nose vice grips to turn the tensioner. Some people use a small piece of...
• Re: Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:49:01 -0400 (AST)
  ...I've had too many sets of real cheapo Allen keys that deformed like putty, generic 'Vice-Grips' whose jaws recurve themselves and lost...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:52:20 -0700
  ...I remember turning the input shaft on the tranny (with the engine unbolted) and shifting the tranny with a pair of vice-grips on...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:45:55 -0700
  ...sockets, 8,10,13,17mm wrenches, metric allens, vice grips, needle-nose, cheap multimeter,etc. Cell phone w/internet, for sure. I like to...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 01:41:02 +0000
  ...be challenging, even with joint out > of the way, to get a good hold on it with vice-grips? > > Thanks for any help. > > Rc >