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• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:33:13 -0800
  ...and a DMM. > Sometimes I throw in a socket handle, > extensions, and the most common socket sizes. > (10mm, 12mm, 13mm will cover most things...
• Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:52:01 -0800
  ...I tried WD40 but its real >>>>>> diffuicult to apply it and so far it refuses to yield and the socket >>>>>> continually slips. Anyone got...
• Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:48:40 -0400
  ...big collection of hex keys as I do. >> Regular L shaped, socket drive mounted ones, T handle ones. Probably no >> need to get any...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 07:07:51 -0400
  ...It takes some determination and 1/4" drive tools with >> various length sockets, etc. >> BTW the motors can be moved from right to left...
• Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:45:41 -0500
  ...Having the USB sockets integrated in a 110v wall plug/plate means the usb ports need 110v in order to operate (even though he...
• Re: Stupid Steering Wheel Question Install Replace
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:04:33 +0000
  ...the allen bolt and tapped the space down with a big socket and it went right on. Ryan > Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:02:32 -0800
  ...I traced wires and studied the Bentley until finally I found the wires and sockets. Then I did battle with the bulb to make...
• Re: Multivan owners? Locker or Syncronuts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:41:08 EDT
  ...its power cord plugged into a socket under the front pass seat. since it was always in the way, most people removed it, and...
• Re: Tranny Oil Check
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 12:27:43 -0700
  ...This was after all attempts with a torch and the proper 17mm socket failed, leaving a rounded hole. Of course the plug was destroyed...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 06:24:42 EDT
  ...Anyone with any experience using these high powered light bulbs in the square headlighted Vanagon ? Wires need enlarged ? Bulb socket ? Heat & Plastic problems ? Will...
• Re: Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:12:10 -0400
  ...good points I'd like to comment on: >> >> >> >>> The tail light sockets will melt. >>> The headlight switch will fail. >>> >>> >> The ebay guy says he...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 16:17:14 -0700
  ...I suggest getting a proper 46 mm or 1 13/16" socket ($19 from Sears or > $10 > > from Tractor Supply), a breaker bar and...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - James Vogl
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 23:02:22 -0700
  ...The ones I bought come standard with steel 10mm ball cups at BOTH ends. (these are different than the nylon sockets/clips on the...
• Re: Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:01:40 -0500
  ...So I checked the socket. It seems that correct socket orientation make the bulb flash quickly. When inserted the other way, incorrect orientation, the...
• Re: Oil Leak solved .9 bar pressure switch sender R&R oil on hatch for the archives
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:32:36 -0500
  ...area w/ rag > > 4) put run of the mill 24mm deep socket (craftsman) on sender (figured out > I had to coax some tin back...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:27:18 -0700
  ...It’s was my eurovan faucet that I have to pull out of the socket and lay in sink to close lid Alistair > On...
• Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:58:25 -0500
  ...Check for power at the socket too just to be sure you are getting power to it. Let me know if I can help...
• Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:58:09 -0800
  ...pulling 8 bolts with either a combination of two wrenches or sockets or what > you have at your disposal for the both the bolt...
• Fridge use
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 18:03:24 -0700 (MST)
  ...fridge? Is it better then to buy one of those Igloo coolers that plug into the lighter socket? ---this is one disappointed dude roy
• Extra! Extra! Axle nut turns!...Read all about it!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:40:25 -0300
  ...A little heat, put the socket on...stuck 5' of pipe on the bar and climbed on the end [I was literally hanging onto...
• Eurovan blink codes
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 9 Jun 97 08:05:00 -0500
  ...There is a small wire harness with connectors that fit into the sockets above the fuse box. if the key is on OFF when...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Wiring Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:27:16 -0400
  ...own ground wire (as indicated on the diagram) for the light socket. The only other caveat is that I made my own "long" foglight...
• Answer to my Two Questions
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:19:57 -0500
  ...evening and checked the connections on my bulb socket. Although they matched the other side perfectly, they were not in the right place. I...
• Re: where to get redline gear oil???
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 22:34:37 -0700
  ...Get a 17MM socket to use with a rachet, buy it at any FLAPS or The Bus Depot, less than $4.00. Make sure...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 8 May 2013 07:45:32 -0700
  ...Slid a large socket over the shaft of the screwdriver, hooked the bearing with the screwdriver tip and slapped the socket into the screwdriver...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:33:54 -0400
  ...I can get a socket onto this giant nut, but then can�t get a break bar/ratchet onto the socket. Noting that the...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:08:08 -0400
  ...Drove the van up the ramp, > walked underneath with my trusty 19mm socket, the lug wrench, and, just in > case, a smallish breaker bar...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
  ...but "springyness"? IIRC, quite a few Japanese cars came with gobs of grease (a brown/orange color) in the light sockets for the tail...
• Re: Surepower 1315 was Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:07:12 -0700
  ...I took the silver socket out of commission, connected the "new" wire to one end of the now available fuse (was used by SS...
• Re: Stabilizer bar assembly needed.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:35:36 -0500
  ...be repaired by cutting the end flush and welding on a > socket head cap screw of the correct length. Properly done it may be...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:04:59 -0400
  Socket head cap screws are especially strong. They have a yield of over 180,000 psi whereas a grade 8 (10.2 metric) will...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:40:02 -0500
  ...droopy! Any suggestions on how to tighten up the ball and > socket joint so the mirror stands up proud and effective as it once...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Aug 2010 to 29 Aug 2010 - Special issue (#2010-850)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:21 -0700
  ...I have a proper O2 sensor socket, but it can and does flex open like a line wrench when used on a very stuck...
• Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:58:00 -0600
  ...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: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 08:31:59 -0800
  ...I've done socket adaptors, flex handles and a shovel (!). There was a great story in Fine Homebuilding a couple of years ago about...
• Bleeding Vanagon Radiator/Change High/Low Beam Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 24 Dec 1996 18:12:15 -0600
  ...Not covered in the Bentley. #1 Can I access the socket for my high/low beam bulb by removing the upper grill for my...
• Re: Fuel leak ruin trip to San Jose (FIRE HAZARD)
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 21:47:42 EDT
  ...Locate your fuel pump relay (Bentley should be handy for this) Unplug that sucker (carefully - it's easy to damage the socket by 'yanking...
• diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:15:11 -0400
  ...Is there a common socket size that will get those injectors out? Do you think my suspicion is correct? My next step would be...
• Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 04:31:37 -0800
  ...current setup. > > FWIW the OEM mirror simply twists out of the > "socket" leaving just enough > space between the visors to mount your favorite > radar...
• Re: Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:30:44 -0700
  ...If you don't do this, the control lever "socket" on the inner end of the knob shaft hits the inside of the faceplate...
• Re: 85 4spd tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:56:38 -0800
  ...If you don't want to use the bolt and nut method to make a tool you can purchase a socket specifically made for...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:16:42 -0500
  ...Next , I would use a socket on the alt nut at the pully to turn the engine over.Turn the engine over till you...
• Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:49:49 -0700
  ...Thinking now, that may not have been a good idea though I certainly didn't wail on it. (risking deformation of ball socket) In...
• Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:19:52 -0500
  My first attempt was a the socket with a 3/4 to 1/2 "adapter connected to a 1/2 breaker bar with a...
• Re: Oil temp sender on 84 1.9l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:24:37 -0500
  ...Always use a 6 point socket. The probe is fairly long too. Got an expensive sleeve from NAPA called Cooper electrics or something like...
• Re: Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:29:48 -0400
  I once had a similar problem and it turned out to be that the push-on wire connectors at the relay socket needed cleaning...
• Re: Westy on Southcoast Craigs List
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:38:57 -0800
  ...It has square >> headlights (could've been retrofitted), adjustable armrests (could've >> been retrofitted), a front table socket from an '84 or older (silver...
• Re: Broken 84 Tranny Shift Linkage - Stuck in NC!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 08:10:18 -0700
  ...Well long story short - the shifter linkage came out of the ball socket at the transmission. Now I'm stuck at the holiday inn...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:18:11 -0700
  ...I've seen suggestions to use a 1/4" Allen-head socket and pound it into the rounded-over head of the bolt. Since...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:46:52 -0500
  ...in the correct position > and > use a good 10mm 6 sided socket. > > Re-Torque after a week or so of use. > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• 87: shift rod bushing modification
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:09:22 -0700
  ...Remove pin holding "socket" at end of shift rod. Remove bushing assembly. Clean everything up, grease, and reassemble with new parts. All told, took...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 21:34:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The two styles I know distictly are what I call "early" and "late" The early ones use rods with ball and sockets onn the...
• Re: E-Code Boots
  Historical mailing list - Victor M Montgomery
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:11:17 -0500
  ...One end fits, with a little work, over the >bulb/socket area, and you can hose-clamp it for extra >secureness. The other end...
• Axle nuts is nuts is stuck
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:05:31 -0400
  ...I was fortunate that the Maintenance shop at my place of work happened to have a 'standard' socket and a 4' breaker bar. It...
• Re: Lens for Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:02:17 -0500
  ...In most cases the light bulb socket and reflector behind the lens will need replacement too. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:48:57 -0700
  ...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: another angle on high-wattage headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 13 May 1998 22:37:17 EDT
  ...This effect is compounded in the bulb socket because of the heat of the bulb. The best thing you could do here is keep...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:10 -0800
  ...Find a socket you can fit with > a hammer, then give it two minutes of tapping to loosen up the rust. I've > removed...
• Re: In addition to a 3rd brake light, clean your contacts for the rear lights
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:20:25 -0500
  ...I have seen rear light socket boards that were covered with that stuff. If the plastic lens is cracked water can get in. I...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:04:23 -0800
  ...The drain plug head takes a 19mm wrench but all my sockets are > too big to fit into the recess in the case. Do...