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• Alloy wheel caps and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:52:44 -0800
  ...Replaced left front turn signal socket, cleaned all connectors, replaced BOTH front and rear turn signal bulbs. The bulbs were verified to be working...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:28:31 -0800
  ...They installed a really cheap cigarette lighter socket! The light bulb socket on it recently failed. ;) On 2/2/15, James <jk_eaton@hotmail...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:04:09 +0000
  ...can get a socket onto this giant nut, but then can’t get a break > bar/ratchet onto the socket. >   > Noting that the short...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:15:40 -0600
  ...I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head bolts so > that I cannot break the last bolt free. Unfortunately...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:14:38 -0800
  ...But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head bolts so that I cannot break the last bolt free...
• Re: Camper question
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:17:06 -0800
  ...Is my understanding correct? > Thanks again > Alain The Vanagon doesn't have an onboard charger, but there is a spare socket under the sink...
• Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:22:45 -0700
  ...Others > had a single cig socket attached to the battery as the only purpose. > Thank you Mark, I guess I wasn't crazy after...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearings 71 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 15:10:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...When I took it to VW to be pressed on > the mechanics told me to use a 30mm socket to hammer the hub down...
• Re: '78 Hydraulic Lifter Reassembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 09:48:41 -0400
  ...even after releasing the ball valve the socket will not move down to allow insertion of the retainer - I mean that baby is solid...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:18:42 -0700
  ...A trip to the rental store will save you much aggravation for about $25, and the 1 13/16 socket (which you also rent...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:07:45 -0400
  ...bar with a pipe over it!) ALso what is the proper > socket size for those nuts? I used 1 13/16" on it. > > Jay...
• Re: '89 Westy - Dometic upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:12:01 -0700
  ...It plugs into a aux lighter socket I installed nearby. Now, after all of the above mods, I don't use the fridge. For...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:35:42 -0700
  ...You can probably find a socket designed for > square heads, if > the corners are not rounded off too much by now. Of > course if...
• Re: Installing 91 A/C in an 85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 May 2004 17:19:07 -0700
  ...The high speed fan relay socket also has a 50 amp fuse attached to it to protect the added red wire from the battery...
• Re: Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:09:16 -0700
  ...bend, etc...? It seems that > there's enough space for the socket in there, but not much more than > that. > > Thanks so much! Any...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:03:20 -0800
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- >> You need a thin wall 17mm socket. Now please don't tell me you >> loosened and removed all the nuts...
• My Ignition switch replacement experience
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:28:15 -0800
  ...It took about 45 minutes (not counting a trip to the FLAPS to get a 24mm socket). 1) Remove shaft "cowling" 2) Remove horn...
• Re: 12V accessories from 120V shore power
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:54:53 -0800
  ...all the inside > lights, radio, Westy stuff, and extra 12V power sockets from it. > > My desire is to be able to use 120V shore...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:02:00 -0700
  ...It turned out that unplugging the wires from the relay socket, and pushing the connectors back on, was the cure. Obviously a little corrosion...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:12:33 -0400
  ...I found that th socket in whick the contol box fits, come right out with wires attached. There is a mounting block attached by...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:23:23 -0500
  ...it off and use a regular 22mm socket? Get a 7/8" > > special O2 sensor socket, which is slightly larger, so I can put...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 19:38:02 -0700
  ...In addition to its other functions, if subjected > to steady axial pressure it will remove bone from one side of the > socket and replace...
• Re: Oh no the tire guys air-wrenched my lugs on :( semi-long ..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:06:10 -0700
  ...grab my 19mm husky socket & the 1/2 wrench no go > there > I split the side of the socket for my efforts .. > Now if...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:28:20 -0400
  ...t=687800&highlight=mcmaster > > 9416K28 - 250lbs Extension Force (x2) > > And the socket and eyelet ends to match the van. > 9416K88 (x2) > 9416k76 (x2) > > The...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 11:09:50 -0400
  ...It would be > better as others have said to use the dedicated O2 sensor socket. Heat was > essential however in my case. > Good luck...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 18:55:33 -0400
  ...tool find I'm not looking forward to ever needing the 46mm socket for the big rear axle nut, but have always kept that...
• Re: Pressing control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:06:14 -0700
  I used drill rod, nuts/washers and an old socket (to bump up against the inner sleeve of bushing) for lower control arm bushing...
• Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:52:59 -0700
  ...When I drop the fuse panel in my '84 Westy, should I expect the socket for this relay to be empty? Or do I...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:44:20 -0400
  VW uses Stabilant at the factory to enhance conductivity in their plug-in connectors. The stuff even has a VW part number ( which I...
• Minimal Heat Update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:15:12 -0500
  ...Gave all 4 screws a health dose of liquid wrench and let it sit for a while before I even tried putting a socket...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:32:29 -0800
  ...then put your .............24 mm socket I think .........down in there with an extension, unscrew and remove the nut, then wiggle and pull the...
• Re: Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 12:59:06 -0400
  ...real battery clamps, heavy gage wire, a heavy duty cigarette lighter socket and most importantly a FUSE. Having a correctly sized fuse can usually...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:16:02 -0600
  If you have purchased the 17 MM allen wrench then consider doing this: I cut approximately 1 inch off the short end of the...
• Re: Dash light part sources
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 06:31:52 EST
  ...The special thing about them is that they are bulb and socket in one unit, but they're the same in Jetta's, Quantum...
• Steering Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:40:43 -0600
  ...After a little cleaning and inspection i noticed that on the bottom side of the steering gear is a socket which appeared to allow...
• Re: cabinet use
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:24:32 -0400
  ...supplies for me and dogs > J - under back seat big first aid kit, solar shower, auxilary battery, camp shovel, hose, AC cord, socket wrench...
• Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:18:28 -0800
  ...a qtr inch drive socket and racthet is perfect ....they'lt get much tighter than they will with only a screw driver. scott turbovans...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:51:29 -0400
  ...s so stuck that I twisted the nub off of my socket adaptor trying > to get > it out. > > The van has been sitting for...
• Re: Shore power indicator light ?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:17:38 +0000
  ...anasasi@gmail.com> > You can put a nightlight in the 110 socket. Leave it on and ... well > you know the rest. > > On 7/14...
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:33:12 -0500
  ...Take it off and look -- if you have good spline depth in the socket then you're all set. If not, you've used...
• Re: Smaller sized Optima battery install (painfully long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henry
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:24:08 -0700
  ...That created a "short circuit." And here, look, that's what "welded" the 1/2" socket to the socket wrench. That's what welding...
• Re: crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:08:13 -0700
  ...How do I get this > > pulley off? > > > > With a 30mm socket? How do I prevent the engine from turning when I > > turn the socket...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:33:56 -0700
  ...it's an annoyance to find the stupid 12VDC > 5 VDC USB converter >> to plug into the socket. > > I leave mine plugged in all...
• Re: Back bench latch
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:42:53 -0400
  ...I can get a socket onto the nuts to free the latch > >> mechanism but can’t be sure of the right size. ) > >> > >> Thanks, Gabby > >> > >
• Missing bolt!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:47:34 -0600
  ...This ear has a hole thru which a socketed cap screw fits. This screw of course is threaded and appears to screw into another...
• Re: Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - pcking
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:34:02 -0400
  ...same as your wheels. > Get a cheap breaker bar and impact socket from Harbor freight and put it > under the back seat. > > Ken > www...
• Re: Dealers and Vanagons, was Re: Pics Of The Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 08:52:28 -0800
  ...has a stash of parts and brought me a turn signal socket so I could get inspected while awaiting the one on order from...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:36:47 -0700
  ...This morning I looked and the back of the switch was > > melted where the 2 large prongs are and the corresponding sockets on the...
• Re: Turn signal indicator troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:42:48 -0800
  ...led for the turn signal > indicator backwards in the cluster led socket. > > Mark > > Stephen Grisanti wrote: >> Okay, here's what I discovered in my...
• Re: ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:22:27 -0700
  ...Measured at relay sockets and in > firewall wiring box. > > Fuel pump = 2.3 amps > Coil and relay triggers = 2.2 amps (varying) > ECU and...
• Re: Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 22:45:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...Thanks, > > > >This is definitely one for the FAQ. > > I've added a section on the silver socket. See the faq at > http://www.chaco...
• Re: clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:58:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...I > > Steel rod should have a socket assembly on its end that pushes on the > ball on the lever. Best sign to rebuild, when...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:59:00 -0500
  ...in Ca.) recommended to use an air impact wrench without a socket on the end to beat on the end of the stud to...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:54:53 -0500
  ...there was a BIG rubber boot that covered >the entire bulb-socket. >There were three slits in the back of the boot that lined...
• Re: Tools @ Sears - Canuck members
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Tue, 29 May 2001 23:21:04 -0700
  ...30% off open stock > sockets, wrenches, and torque wrenches are on sale. I got a set of 10 > "professional series" open/box wrenches for...
• Re: Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:42 -0500
  ...as an old (much > bigger hole) lugnut or a > suitable sized socket. Use another lugnut to "pull" > the studs in place. > Final tightening can...
• Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:50:17 -0600
  ...If not, if you have a VOM, test that there is power between the top and bottom slots of the right relay socket. If...
• Re: engone harness compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:44 -0800
  ...to ever disconnect the wiring harness from the relay or relay sockets in the box ) . Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florian Speier" <groups.florian...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:39:32 -0400
  ...I have the > > attachment > > > > for my socket set that fits the hex opening. However, > > there appears to > > be > > > > no reasonable way to get at...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:18:40 -0700
  ...is a great place to mount a socket like that. > > there are all kinds of heavy duty female/male sockets and plugs at any...