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• Re: CV Joint Removal (OK, we go back to the topic)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Fri, 12 Aug 1994 10:59:03 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...axle, two needed to be pulled off with the heavy duty puller, but > the other two just slid off by hand. Which is right...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 23:01:12 -0600
  ...The manual depicts one of those enormous puller-offer things - three or four or five long arms and a threaded rod that fits on...
• Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:06:10 -0800
  ...my Transporter costs �46 Sterling $73 USD > > >Justin > >Justin Pentecost Focus Puller >Email:-justin@krass.com Tel:- +44 (0)20 85-58-10-14...
• Re: pulling and replacing pilot bearing in crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:27:22 -0400
  ...with the right tool! Supposedly some motorcycle shops have small bearing pullers - so that may be a back up John 81 Westy Volks, Just...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 08:56:45 +0200
  ...do this on a > > Vanagon, is > > using a battery terminal puller or gear puller. I haven't gone out to > > my van > > to see...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:55:04 -0600
  ...If I'm going to take the whole assembly off, I need a 46mm wrench and a puller, right? I loosen the big-ass...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:21 -0500
  ...I can't see any good way to use a large puller. The >backing plate would have to be bent to get the hooks...
• Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 10:14:40 -0400
  ...the slide hammer from Advance (free rental, came with a hook puller…) Once I got it out, however, I was taken aback…the bottom...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:26:44 -0700
  ...one I've got.� The dull set doubles as good nail pullers for finish nails around the house BTW. --- On Tue, 9/15/09...
• Re: Wanted: '67 cargo door handle, Help removing steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 16:17:16 -0700
  >How does one remove a '67 steering wheel without breakage? Special tool? I >tried a gear puller, but I couldn't get it to...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:41:13 -0700
  ...I have one of these battery pullers that I bought when I was about 17. When I used it to take a battery into...
• Ignition Switch Job, was Digitool Just In Time
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:10:49 -0500
  ...The main problem here is that I have no "pullers." What tools will I need to remove the steering wheel and the wiper/turn...
• Anyone have the VW piston wrist pin puller?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:06:46 -0700
  Does anyone in the Seattle area own one of the specialized tools for pulling the piston wrist pin on a Waterboxer? If you have...
• Re: Horn Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:32:26 -0400
  ...Now steering wheel puller needed.Never heard of a horn itself going bad.
• Re: Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:27:19 -0400
  ...Now >>> >this must be removed inorder to replace the rear shoes? Do I need the wheel >>> >puller or can I just bend the pin...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:20:46 -0700
  ...When you > replaced your shoes did > you > >> take the drum off with a puller? I removed the > two small (11 mm) bolts > on > >> the...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:14:08 -0700
  It's been a while for me on that job, but won't a proper size Pittman arm puller work? I may not be...
• Re: Parts Place
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:35:10 +0000
  ...They do some neat tool rentals (FWD wheel bearing puller) that no one else does. John vwbus@netbiz.net
• Re: how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:21:50 -0700
  ...Does the flywheel have to come off to pull it? I have rented a > pilot bearing puller, but it doesn't seem to want...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:49:49 -0400
  I used a pitman arm puller type tool in the video I just did on this last week. You can buy a pickle fork...
• Re: Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:04:55 -0600
  ...You can use a pickle fork style bearing puller and a sledge hammer even without the pickle fork, but for less than $25 you...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:07:30 -0600
  Guys; No need to use a puller at all to remove a CV from the splines on the shaft. Nice if you have one...
• Re: Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:42:21 -0700
  >This list is getting BAD! >You do not have to use a puller on anything. >You don't have to take the center nut...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 1 May 2006 15:26:44 -0600
  ...When replacing the front bearings, can they be removed without a puller? > or are they pressed into the rotor? > I also assume that new...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:03:08 -0700
  ...answer: > > The little "doo-dad" in the picture is a fuse puller. It snaps on to the end > of the fuses and grabs them...
• Piston Pin?!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Fri, 5 May 1995 10:10:42 -0500
  ...The second time I made a puller with a piece of all thread, a nut, a nut ground on a bench grinder to be...
• Re: Head removal difficulties
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:15:21 -0500
  ...I on the other hand am on a tight budget and had to make my own piston pin puller using some galvanized pipe and...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
  ...A 3/8" threaded rod and nut (9/16" hex) make a perfect > puller set up. The nut will actually fit the pin and...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:59:53 +0000
  ...Stubborn, stuck brake drums can be pulled off with a autoby puller. Work the hook around the perimeter. Don't forget to remove the...
• Keys??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:19:06 -0400
  ...Key #4 is the half-moon hubcap puller (even though a 87 VanagonGL has full wheel covers) anyone wanting to try & figure out (or...
• Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - James Wetzel
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 20:24:38 -0400
  ...I am thinking a wheel puller would help, but after attaching a large c-clamp to them and a large deepwell socket on top...
• NEW- Genuine Bus Scissors Jack (and 85 cent hubcap puller)!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:03:33 -0500
  ...Also, for those of you with the small chrome (or painted metal) hubcaps, I now have VW hubcap pullers for them. This is the...
• Re: alternator rear bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:06:00 -0400
  ...If you can get access to puller and/or press it's easy. Sometimes it very easy. Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Lubin...
• Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 14 May 2005 17:16:36 -0500
  ...room for your fingers). > > Put a sliding weight from a dent puller onto the threaded rod and a > big washer and nut on the...
• Re: steering boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 13:22:33 -0800
  ...I used my cotter pin puller. I think I use that for everything except cotter pins. For those, I get needle nose pliers into...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:45:34 -0700
  ...There's not > enough of a lip for a puller to catch. Any BTDT/Suggestions/Advice > on how to remove the outer race on...
• clutch release lever removal
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:41:54 -0700
  ...Then you have to get a little puller to get it off. A cheap one will usually work. (In reality I have an air...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:25:13 -0500
  I got a jeweler friend to use a watchmakers gear puller to pull mine. Worked slick as a whistle. Be careful handling the thing...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:00:59 -0700
  ...I think Bentley shows taking off the monster nut on the axle, and then pulling off the hub with the drum via the puller...
• Re: Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:29:35 -0500
  http://www.harborfreight.com/seal-puller-35556.html Jim, I have a "Snap-On" like this, and have used it for many years with...
• 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...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 8 May 2013 09:45:52 -0400
  ...cutting it out or blind bearing puller . If not is it that the engine came from an automatic bus? they didn't have pilot...
• Re: Locks
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 10:32:12 -0700
  ...Unless you have the wierd two-arm puller like in the Bentley, the process is a BITCH. I've done this myself, and anyone...
• Re: Pickle fork size needed?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:44:31 -0700
  ...You may find that 2 Pittman pullers will serve for the upper ball joint and tie rods (future use). Here's a post from...
• Factory Tools List Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 12:42:22 -0500
  ...This puller pictured seems to mount to all five wheel lugs. Suspension e.g. 22-2, 50, puller such as 22-2 Front Trans...
• Re: nicknames for generations: THE answer!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 10:32:06 EDT
  ...what distinguishes the fourth generation from the others? it PULLS!!! > so it's a Puller. or Pulley. or Pulli. :) > > joel > Aha! puli, n., a...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Mon, 19 May 2003 23:12:42 -0400
  ...Went to the local FLAPS and spent the best $5 in recent memory on a seal puller. Insert and pry - just like removing a...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:58:47 -0700
  ...I've had some slip off by pulling by hand and others have required a puller and colorful language. My Vanagon's drive flanges...
• "Front Bearing Saga" has ended... Thank you Jonathan!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 22:00:58 -0500
  ...He said he has a wheel and hub puller at his house that we could use. My problem became "our" problem the second he...
• Re: vanagon tools
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:35:57 EST
  ...The Auto Zone stores in my area do this and carry a pilot bearing puller in their loaner tool inventory. Gary ----Original Message Follows...
• Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 May 2005 19:32:20 -0700
  ...room for your fingers). > > Put a sliding weight from a dent puller onto the threaded rod and a > big washer and nut on the...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 22:05:30 -0500
  ...To get the pump out get one of those oil pump pullers like they sell for the old beetle engines. In fact it is...
• Re: CV Joint Removal (OK, we go back to the topic)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 13:08:18 PDT
  ...axle, two needed to be pulled off with the heavy duty puller, but the other two just slid off by hand. Which is right...
• Re: Rear shock removal -- How-to
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 21:29:44 -0700
  ...out in order to remove my >>shocks? Is there a good puller for this? The top ones came out easily >>enough, but the bottom...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:48:05 +0200
  ...The website Tim recommended is really cool! However, I will use a pitman puller instead of a fork, since I used a fork on...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 8 May 2007 22:47:55 -0400
  ...Arrived at home with said tools and great expectations. >>Unfortunately the >>puller's jaws were a tad too wide to insert into either of...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
  I did the small chisel as well and got the bearing puller at Harbor Freight. I closed my eyes and prayed with every tap...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:36:43 EST
  ...doesnt mean they came with chrome moonies though :) all vanagons even came with that U shaped chrome moonie puller in the jack kit. weather...
• Re: '91 Weekender FS *lower price*
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:33:40 -0800
  ...There is a dent in the rear passenger corner that you will need a dent puller to fix. I didn't bother to fix...
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:31:15 -0700
  ...the new radio end back inside using the "line" as the puller. I think you can probably do the inside part from the ash...