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• Re: tool identification request
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:53:28 -0700
  ...tool identification request > > This may have some Vanagon content, for maybe I could use this tool when > working on my van...:) > > http://www.members...
• Re: good tool set...
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 5 Apr 2017 07:48:50 -0700
  This is very disappointing news; I was planning on buying a mongo set of Craftsman tools later this year. I'm finding that on...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:22:09 -0400
  ...Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant RE: Tools Today vs Granddads Tools A few years back I ran into an...
• Diesel injection pump timing tool
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 15:27:54 -0700
  I was just about to order an injection pump timing tool. I see that Baum and VW Diesel Parts both sell units that are...
• Re: DIY Clutch centering tool?
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:51:58 -0800
  ...when you buy the clutch kit, it comes with a centering tool Ray 91 Multivan On 3/27/06, Jens Jakob Andersen <jayjay@zorck...
• VW TOOL LOANERS for list members
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:29:22 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, at about $400, it is > not economical for the "do-it-yourselfer" to buy these VW tools for > (hopefully!) a single use. For...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box-Friday
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:29:41 -0000
  ...Vanagon Tool Box-Friday > Don't forget a fetzer valve, some ball bearings and a couple of quarts of antifreeze....... > Walt > TJ Hannink <tjhannink...
• What tools to own?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 13:30:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...1) Tools you cannot live without. 2) Tools that would make most jobs easier but you can get the job done without them. I...
• Clarification
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:25:20 -0800
  On one of my last posting I refereed to one of my common VW tools: the WIFE. I would like to make sure there...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:48:24 -0800
  Am I the only one that carries my 100# tool box in the vanagon strictly for peace of mind? Also, Fast Orange hand cleaner...
• Re: Interesting thread on Papawswrench.com
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 20:53:40 -0500
  ...Been on too many old tool websites lately and they all sorta start looking the same after a while. My bad DM&FS At...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 19:31:15 +0000
  ...http://campwestfalia.com/emergency-board-vanagon-tool-kit/ Hope that helps! Happy new year, Jared On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 11:11 AM...
• Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:33:38 -0800
  Hi Ho Volks! Being that my only tool (besides the other one) is a 12-inch Cresent Wrench I use as a hammer... I...
• Snap on wire connector tool
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:53:58 EDT
  Here is a link with a picture of the tool that I mentioned. Seems to be a nifty tool for those that might know...
• Non-Vanagon Factory Tools For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:14:31 -0500
  I posted this to the newsgroups but I'll post here also since some of these tools may apply to air cooled Vanagons or...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:04:28 -0500
  ...Toolkit >Hi, > >When we go on a trip with the Westfalia, I grab a bunch of tools put it all in >an old sock...
• Re: 2.1L engine tools
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:08:23 -0400
  ...i bought a > set of wasserboxer engine tools(albeit "pricey") from the VW authorized > tool distributor Actually, there is no need to buy these...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:08:39 -0500
  ...for years I've just run a straight line to my air tools-the >> connections usually just match up from tools to the hoses...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 17:50:02 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. My Snap-On man just gave me a demo of this inductive heating tool for loosening frozen nuts...
• Re: Interesting thread on Papawswrench.com
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 09:46:39 -0600
  ...tool forum and they got into a discussion about Harbor > Freight Tools- Pass or Fail? �Most of them have posted which HF tools > are...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:40:27 EST
  ...I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a specific tool > for these. Anybody...
• (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:38:39 -0700
  ...Since I am kind of on a budget at the moment, its not gonna be Dewalt tools:-( Question: has anyone used harbor freights lineup...
• Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:43:41 -0700
  I am thinking of getting a real tool set, instead of the rat-tail incomplete mishmash I have... Craftsman should be good enough though...
• Re: Vanagon Value....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 16:07:13 -0700
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
• Is there such a tool?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:23:59 -0800
  ...I meant "tool" not "too". Sorry. But, I'm sure, most of you have obviously noticed what it was supposed to be. I got...
• Re: speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:24:18 -0400
  ...I still have to buy these odd things for my >toolbox for South America. I found the 46mm axle tool and the 12 pt...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:34:23 -0700
  I personally use a Klein Tools crimper/cutter like this : <http://www.tools-plus.com/kle1006.html>. It still has the same problem with...
• Re: CV Circlip removal tool!??!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 96 20:50 CST
  >I rented a CV clamp tool from my FLAPS, but all I have managed to do is >Mangle one of the circlips. Exactly how...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Open_En?= =?windows-1252?Q?d_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:49:58 -0600
  A little off my own topic, but part of the reason I went tool shopping when I did is that due to the company...
• Re: [WetWesties] Spares and Tools was Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:54:45 -0800
  On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: ..... > As for the tool, that's from my fathers...
• Re: Ball Joint Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 13:22:50 EDT
  ...Do you just go to FLAPs and ask for a pickel fork? As for using the "proper tool" instead, what is the proper tool...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 4 May 2000 20:36:00 -0700
  ...Check these URL's for info on different brands of auto glass install locking-strip tools: http://www.7net7.com/glassnet/tools6.htm http...
• Re: Hazet tool kit??
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 17:33:22 -0500
  ...Hazet tool kit?? > One of the listees on the Triumph list has come across a "HAZET > Tourist Tool Kit" This is circular as in...
• Re: Tools & Xenophobia
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:45:50 +0000
  ...I usually never buy Asian tools unless I have to. I've ruined too many bolts, etc with ill - fitting tools.... but then I...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:45:30 -0700
  I used the BD tool and it worked quite well. I had created a tool out of a bolt and nut, but it didn...
• Re: Seam Rust '87 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 12:26:52 -0500
  The cool thing about Dremel tools is that Wal mart has latched on to them and availability is enhanced if not price. My favorite...
• Re: Craftsman Tool Sale at Sears!
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:20:45 -0600
  ...Craftsman Tool Sale at Sears! >Can anyone else verify this in their location? > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bryan <bryan459@PACBELL.NET> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:42:18 -0800
  RE: Great Tools I want the hand operated chain saw!!
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:35:07 -0700
  Another Tool Question Has anyone used the Metwrench setup, the one that is supposed to handle everything, SAE, Mwtric, etc.?
• Re: Oil Filter tool!!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:28:23 -0600
  I use a strange looking tool w/ 3 tongs that stick out from the body of the tool. Insert 3/8" ratchet and by...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:08:17 EDT
  In a message dated 10/2/05 9:50:35 PM, rrecardo@webtv.net writes: << Who manufacture's this fine tool by the way...
• Re: Friday/NVC: Tool calendars?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:17:10 -0800
  John Rodgers typed: > Oh lordy! > > Never mind the scantily clad feminine forms, but women HOLDING tools --- > I am absolutely apoplectic!! > > When WILL the degradation...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Mar 2001 - Special issue (#2001-326)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:39:37 +0000
  ...How about a thread > on your favorite tool or accessory. > > Cool... my favorite tools were all inherited from my Grandfather. 1. Old swiveling telescoping...
• Re: Installing chrome molding strips...tool?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:51:33 -0500
  ...I think I got the tool from Napa. It's a tool with a screw driver type handle. The end has a T piece...
• Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:11:48 -0700
  ...free toolbox with vw purchase > Don't know anything about this vehicle its not a vw but the toolbox that > comes with it is...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:05:11 -0700
  What's this?? A new guage of tools.. ;-) I was hoping that the Tool Industry would keep the guage limit to Two main systems...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  5 May 1995 10:05:15 U
  ...Bentley specifies a tool that slips inside the pin and expands to grip it and pull it out, but I found the tool impossible...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 07:29:50 EDT
  ...With the correct tools, the job is easy! Robert >> Robert, What does the correct tool look like? When I ask for a tie rod...
• Re: Size of 12 pointer...Was.. need CV boot bolt spacers
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:20:33 -0800
  ...is correct. -Dana- tim vb-o'brien wrote: > > I found a CV Joint tool (12 point) in my tool box... heaven knows what > car...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:29:50 -0700
  The Miata.net tool directly calculates revs per mile but does it inaccurately. Other tools do it and get results that match the real...
• Re: clutch pilot tool
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 10:14:03 -0600
  ...I used a Type IV tool on a Type II engine a few days ago. Stan Wilder On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:44...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 00:00:04 -0800
  Hi Patti, If you’d like, I could meet you at our local Harbor Freight Tool store and help you get set up with...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:19:49 -0800
  ...Toolkit >Hi, > >When we go on a trip with the Westfalia, I grab a bunch of tools put it all in >an old sock...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:20:35 -0700
  Some comments on tools. Someone mentioned the typical problem of a nut and bolt the same size on both sides. You need two of...
• Re: replacing rear brake shoes-special tools?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:04:40 -0700
  Anything not found in a "usual " tool box needed to replace the rear brake shoes? 83 wbx TIA
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 20:40:33 -0400
  ...Anyone dealt with this before? >> > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-BMW-VW-Audi-Remote-Coolant-Hose-Clamp-Tool-/110831216046?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:12:51 -0400
  ...Sears Tools I am thinking of getting a real tool set, instead of the rat-tail incomplete mishmash I have... Craftsman should be good...
• A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:25:45 -0700
  I'm presently carrying a Wal-Mart quality tool kit with 78 tools in it, 75 of which appear to be snap-on tips...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 06:24:04 -0500
  At 4/5/2013 11:08 PM,Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Hi.. >it's a pliers like tool with forks that wedge behind the...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:54:39 -0700
  Interesting that you bring up the old Canadian Tire tools Courtney. I am still using (I >just< replaced my steering rack) the little 3...