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• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:10:50 -0700
  ...i run the screws into beeswax then put the >>> screws >>> into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick to the JB weld...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:55:24 -0800
  ...rear screws. Had wondered if a flexible attachment on a Dremel tool might do but it seems a good cordless screwdriver with 90� head...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 21:34:47 +0000
  ...Remove the screws on the vent outside the van. Then remove the screws holding the 2 tubes/hoses to the side of the van...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:04 -0500
  ...Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:46 -0400 > >My four intake valve adjuster screws are a little pitted, so I am >looking for replacements...
• 87 poptop seal replacement *questions*
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:07:43 +1100
  ...removing the screws 2. lifting the top a couple of inches and removing the screws and old seal, then 3. working my way around...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 12 May 2009 02:32:12 -0500
  ...tighten the screws so they are firmly in there, but not so tight that you stress the plastic in to cracking. There's an...
• Fw: Re: Interior noise, how much is normal
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:34:21 -0600
  ...Open cupboards, drawers, pop the top, etc. -there are screws and bolts everywhere! Our vehicles are getting on in years so the screws have...
• Re: Screws That Hold Down Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:08:46 -0500
  Or Fastenal. Jim
• Re: Looking for dash removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:02:57 -0500
  ...cluster fits into.) > Remove (4) #3 Phillips screws from ends of dash > Remove (5) #2 Phillips screws from front of dash > Remove dash > > Did...
• Removing Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:59:47 -0800
  ...Removed 2 screws up top, and 2 screws to either side (floor). It moves but won't slide out from underneath the vent. Tips...
• Re: Fryeday: machine screws and Loctite?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:26:22 -0700
  ...machine screws and Loctite? > > >> On reading glasses, that is. >> >> One gets a little tired of having to constantly re-tighten the bitty >> little screws...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:43:31 -0800
  Kenneth, Next time remove the transmission side cap screws, then remove the brake drum and flange (not always easy either) and tap out the...
• Re: Speedometer Disassembly Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:31:00 -0400
  ...Don't know >year of your van. > >Disconnect battery, remove plastic hood, disconnect >electrical connections and speedo cable, remove screws >(4) holding cluster to...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:27:34 -0400
  ...While you all are at my Ebay store, don't forget to look at all the stainless steel screws and bolts I have for...
• Re: a/c roof ducts recall
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:01:34 -0600
  ...i then drilled new holes for the screws, and put THREE sheet metal screws up into the roof metal (use short screws, no longer...
• Re: Water leak around faucet - how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 05:45:52 -0700
  Gerald is correct, the 3 screws only hold the faucet to the sink. And 'yes' it may be time for a new faucet, try...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:07:26 -0700
  ...we'll call it pop-top yoga. :) Also, as general advice find a screwdriver that fits the screws really well. Philips head screws are...
• Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:33:29 -0600
  ...falling out on 85 and earlier vans, as well as the screws that hold it into the headlight bucket. Does anyone have one they...
• Dometic vent
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:05:38 -0800
  ...mine has the three screws shown in Bentley, but it also has two more at six and twelve o'clock. I didn't want...
• Curtain track screws
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 19:26:45 -0700
  ...I was only able to find a couple of the screws, with several pulled out. Anyone have any idea where to find replacements? They...
• Re: replacement for stock ground cable on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:33:05 -0700
  Just use some self-tapping screws. This one is my favorite, I have boxes of three sizes: http://www.lowes.com/pd_122235-37672...
• Successful camper top gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:48:25 -0400
  ...I loosened the two screws on the front and the two on the sides, had wife climb up and sit in the luggage carrier...
• I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:13:56 -0400
  ...I fastened the pressure plate with new hex head cap screws and washers. I received my freshly rebuilt waterboxer trans (from Daryl at AA...
• coolant pipe insert repair
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:31:40 -0700
  ...Has anyone actually done this? Rivets or screws? Where did you place them and any problems later? Or should I just leave well enough...
• Re: Heater fan replacment description requested.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 9 Jan 95 20:00:59 PST
  ...Um, Dean, so are you gonna tell us where to get the replacement screws that you drilled out and how to put them in...
• Re: Nice low cost tools source
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:22:33 -0800
  And they say.... "Each bag contains 25 new, "correct" - cadium plated - "cheese head" screws." What's "correct" about them? My '81, which I purchased...
• Re: window crank handle replacement trick?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:29:44 -0400
  ...the DPO of my van used loctite on the window crank >screws, and i had to use a propane torch to remove them.... destroyed...
• Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:41:06 -0700
  ...Interestingly, its regulator was installed with self-tapping hex-head screws. Those sure look easier than the straight-slot screws on my old alternator...
• Re: Fw: Breakdown on the side of the door
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 10:28:36 EST
  In a message dated 98-12-07 10:15:13 EST, hanran.inc@INTERNETMCI.COM writes: << Remove the two Phillips head screws; turn the...
• Glove box removal (help!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 00:04:29 EDT
  ...Where are these screws located? Thanks, Scott K. 88 Westy
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:33:16 -0700
  Remove the two screws, being careful not to lose the spring. Then you can reattach the inside plate to the glass and outside plate...
• Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:20:12 -0700
  ...I'm > presuming that you're talking about the phillips screws that hold the canvas on? > bob > > Subject: poptop Stainless Steel Screws > > Where can...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:57:59 -0400
  ...Eric Andrew Gies wrote: >Has anyone had experience with the front calliper bleeder screws breaking >off when it came time to bleed the front...
• Re: Westy sink face removal
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 27 May 2011 10:19:29 -0600
  On 5/27/2011 9:11 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: > hold on there there... > > 2 screws under the ridge on the face of the...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:15:48 -0400
  ...Use a 90-degree or 'offset' screwdriver to remove the two >screws, pull the regulator, brushes attached. I just replaced one with >the adjustable...
• Surging Idle
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:16:40 EDT
  ...I watched the technician adjust a few screws and suspect that maybe they weren't returned to the original positions. Any suggestions on where...
• Re: '72 bus IGN SW
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 14:55:41 -0500
  ...You removed the hidden screws, and I think that's all there is. What you are trying to do is separate the plastic piece...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:07:37 -0700
  ...What the piece is, is a piece of square stock welded to a 2.5” x .75” plate that screws to the door with...
• Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:25:26 -0500
  One thing you might want to consider - which I did - is get rid of all those stupid little phillips head sheet metal screws and...
• Re: Headlight adjuster parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 08:08:35 -0400
  ...With age the screws tend to corrode and the plastic becomes brittle. Gary Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET> wrote: >Hey all, >I need the...
• Re: Eurovan headlight bulb
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:15:07 EDT
  ...Repair manual costs 170 bucks. > > I've removed the grill, and I see the two large screws that attach the > headlight assembly at the...
• One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 May 2015 08:22:33 -0700
  ...The stock attachment method for the stainless steel minting brackets to the van is using stainless sheet metal screws. Leaving aside the contentious :-) aspect...
• Re: New O2 sensor.....new problem....Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 11:28:24 -0800
  ...Sounds like you are turning screws just to see what happens. The odds on being near specs are remote if that is what you...
• Re: Easy question..replacing side view mirror
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:59:56 -0400
  At last a question I can answer..........just unscrew the two screws. Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy Toronto, Canada >Subject says it all...I...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:54:32 -0400
  ...I removed the little sheet metal screws that attach the metal backing on the rear of the frig, and tucked the flashing inbetween the...
• Brake drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Will Pierson
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:56:41 -0400
  Have you taken out the screws that hold them on?
• Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:04:03 -0700
  ...Or drill out a couple of the holes in the sheet metal where the screws go and use machine screws and nylon locking nuts...
• Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 22 May 2007 13:36:57 -0700
  I am going to have metric stainless steel sheet meal screws coated with black oxide finish. This is for attaching the lower grill to...
• Re: Series resistance unti question
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:55:12 -0500
  Frank Condelli wrote how to use black RTV and screws in this Vanagonauts BTDT tip. http://www.vanagonauts.com/Heater-Blower-R&-R118.htm...
• Re: 89 syncro westy has leaky propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:56:32 -0400
  ...He also has the removeable plate that the bleed valve screws into. Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Bezark <mbezark@PROLYNX.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:10:00 -0800
  ...p/s exhaust .. ( not PS ) it's not hard to undo a 3 screws in the pan for gosh sakes.. you can even leave...
• Re: How do you remove syncro mini flares
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:13:59 -0400
  My understanding (from talking with a body shop guy) is that there is one or two screws and then glue that holds them in...
• Re: Removing the wardrobe/89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:08:09 -0700
  ...In the bottom of the closet is a metal bracket with a couple screws in it. In the bottom of the storage area are...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:36:31 -0600
  When I installed new CV's I upgraded to the Porsche 12 point socket head screws. I think I got them from Ken at...
• Re: 88 Westie: Headlight Out - How to replace?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 23:34:39 EST
  ...This is held in place with four phillips screws. Remove the screws, remove the housing, remove the old bulb, install the new one making...
• Re: A (propane) Fridge footnote
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 05:46:57 -0700
  --- Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM> wrote: > I'll happily concede Malcolm the record for fridge > removal --- There are 5 screws on the outside...
• Re: Battery Access Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 17:14:48 -0400
  ...To get to the battery terminals, this plate must seemingly be removed. >The plate is secured by two screws in front, and two in...
• 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: end of thread?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 00:13:33 -0800
  ...I *will* outlaw slotted screws, & only allow either Phillips *or* PoziDrive screwdriver heads, not both! (jeez I detest slotted screws) BTW/FWIW: for those...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 May 2009 10:33:14 -0400
  ...tighten the screws so they are firmly in there, but not > so tight that you stress the plastic in to cracking. There's an...