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• Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:50:12 -0700
  ...On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > A good impact wrench with proper socket will loosen...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 May 2016 09:17:27 -0600
  ...central cylinders I can only reach with multiple extensions and deep > sockets while the motor is in the van....So...When I try to...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:04:56 -0400
  ...ammo box is pretty near 1/2 full of Pittsburg Forge sockets, wrenches etc. for my "Emergency repair kit" for which ever vehicle I...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:48:16 -0500
  ...The washer must >slide freely, that's what transfers the spring pressure to the ball & >socket to keep it tight and not allow the...
• Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:45:13 -0800
  ...You can jam the probes into the socket for an ATC fuse but just barley. And you have to have a supply of the...
• Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:42:15 -0700
  ...and a special 22mm 02 sensor socket or 22mm tubing nut wrench is often needed. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael R...
• Re: Rear lights questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:08:27 -0800
  ...third brake light? > (2) Is it possible to utilize the spare socket in the rear light cluster to > install an additional rear light or...
• Re: lower ball jpoint install
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:26:01 -0700
  ...We used a bench vice, a drift of the correct size (used king pins), a deep/shallow socket (to drive the new ball joint...
• Re: buzzing in dash
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:50:26 -0700
  ...The shifter rattles > at 3500 -3900 rpm but I think that's just a worn ball > socket. The one buzzing noise that really drives...
• Re: speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:24:18 -0400
  ...Where can I get the 36 mm flywheel tool? > >Jeanne > You should be able to buy a 36mm socket for a 1/2" drive...
• VW Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 31 May 2002 12:47:39 EDT
  ...Plugs in cig lighter socket. About 16" x 12" 12 volt, 1amp. Pretty cool so go get 'em before I do ! Cheers�� Frank Condelli...
• more questions for '80 vanagon not running right....hep me..hep me! ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:03:39 -0700
  Hey!I have so far replaced teh plugs(dropped a new plug in the #2 tin and my spark-plug socket in #1 tin...
• Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 18 May 2008 10:27:33 -0400
  I would suggest using a "6 point" box end wrench or a "6 point" socket (whatever will fit) on the fasteners instead of "12...
• Preliminary Tools List
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:19:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...If there is some size wrench or socket or anything missing please let me know. I like to minimize my 10 mile trips to...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:22:58 -0500
  ...On a late model VW Vanagon, there is a "double" relay socket that's nice >> to >> have to set up a few of them...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:09:07 -0500
  ...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: separating CV from shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:02:07 -0600
  ...1)To Re-install the CV, get yourself a socket whose outer diameter fits just inside the outer diameter of the inner race. It...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:22:31 -0600
  ...drive) an appropriate sized socket, and a piee of pipe will do the job. The formula to calculate the FT/lbs is to multiply...
• Re: trip report quite long (and dash removal)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:57:34 -0700
  Might have been a 24 mm socket on the steering wheel nut.....foggy memory...sorry.�� Easy search to clarify in the Archives.� But definitely...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:33:03 -0500
  ...I do have a very stout long 1/2" drive > breaker bar and the proper socket. My brilliant idea is to lift the van...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 12 May 2009 02:32:12 -0500
  ...rachet with a long extension and a 3/8" socket; a deep wall socket if you use a long screw. tighten the screws so...
• Sunday afternoon questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:17:26 -0400
  ...the two double-filament bulbs in the taillight and directional light sockets.  The right-directional signals flash quickly, instead of at the normal rate...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 16:45:56 -0500
  In the cold weather, it could be the plastic ball/socket pivot point for the shifter. You can see it, and lube it, by...
• Re: front end
  Historical mailing list
  6 Sep 95 10:51
  ...All you need is a few big sockets 17mm, 19mm etc. some good axle stands and jacks etc, and a few strong mates because...
• pop-top battery
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 03 May 1996 18:43:49 -0600
  ...I open the engine compartment up to see what the backside of the socket looks like, and get distracted. There's this funny-looking...
• Wacko Wiring & Snow ?
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:57:19 -0400
  ...So I pulled out my Radio Shack walkie talkie style CB, slapped the antenna on, plugged the CB in the lighter socket and got...
• Re: Friday: Kind Expressions for dumb people
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 May 2000 21:17:15 +0200
  ...25 watt bulb in a 60 watt socket Semi-automatic No light in the attic PerL 87 Syncro 112i Leif wrote: > Have a laugh...
• 2.1L crankshaft pulley bolt torque
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:01:27 -0500
  ...13.35 should ALWAYS be used. #Tool 3149 is 3 pieces; Pad, alignment plate, socket & handle and allows safe & reliable crank pulley bolt service...
• Re: Replacing a Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:27:52 -0700
  ...I use two wrenches to loosen (a box and a socket). Once the first is loose, I take it almost all the way out...
• Re: LVC: Tools- tranny swap success/ Gearwrenches and Harbor Frieght Tranny Jack
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:07:20 -0700
  ...I have both the Sears & the cheaper HF ones, & they both seem to work well when needed in those hard to reach, non socket...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:47:33 -0700
  ...Feel the long extension and 13mm socket over >> the top of the engine from behind. You'll be able to either feel the nut...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:15:34 -0500
  ...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: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:51:27 -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: Life of spare tire in clamshell---Lug Wrench!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:53:34 -0800
  I use a 6 point socket that fits the lug nuts of the car, it's attached to a breaker bar and each vehicle...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:00:04 -0400
  ...If I still had the proper quality tools I would buy various new pins and socket shells to build everything from scratch. Leave that...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:25:55 -0400
  ...Generally socket head bolts are Class 12.9. Carriage bolts from big box stores are usually junk. Buy from a specialized fastener supplier (either...
• Re: Follow Up on Yesterdays Post About New Stereo
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:57:10 -0700
  ...All I can see is me knocking the USB thumb drive and damaging the USB socket. Neil. On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:27:02 -0500
  ...You can also use the a socket extension for a ratchet wrench with one end placed on against the engine, and lean your head...
• Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:25:59 -0600
  ...without removing the dash? Lastly, I got a new cigarette lighter socket(with green illumination). Mine is a little loose. Can this be done...
• '66 bus mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 20:24:33 EST
  ...the ball and socket joint on the back of the mirror was loose so they wouldn't stay put and they couldn't be...
• re: EV oil change
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 96 09:31:52 EDT
  ...Definitely get the socket and an extension. I can't think of any other way to do it. Even doing all that, the filter...
• aux batt. problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 22:22:10 -0600
  ...top negative terminal thinking it was threaded like the side terminal sockets. Oh well, I needed it off anyway and the manufacturer says you...
• Re: Friday: Kind Expressions for dumb people
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 May 2000 12:38:36 -0700
  Sharp as a marble > > 25 watt bulb in a 60 watt socket > Semi-automatic > No light in the attic > > PerL > 87 Syncro 112i > > Leif...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:29:09 -0500
  ...The socket you pointed to is what used to hold the key buzzer until someone removed it. Not the Mexican Hat Dance like the...
• Re: Battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:59:44 -0600
  ...There was also room to install a cig socket in the battery box that faces the rear of the van.) I use RED electrical...
• Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - Rob M
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:15:31 +0000
  ...I now have several tools from HF including impact sockets, table top 1/2" drill press, and a grinder and have not had a...
• Re: removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0800
  ...I simply went to Harbor Freight and picked up their 3/4" metric socket set that includes a big ol' breaker bar. The bar...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 10:57:06 -0800
  ...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: frozen, stuck clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:18:27 -0400
  ...Pulling the boot and arm off - placing a 12mm socket on the cylinder and squeezing it with clamp worked! I used a vice. Yay...
• Re: Oh no the tire guys air-wrenched my lugs on :( semi-long ..
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:54:39 -0400
  ...I hike up the rear seat & grab my 19mm husky socket & the 1/2 wrench no go there I split the side of the...
• Small successes first Axle in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:13:50 -0400
  ...Also used the 12 point socket from T3Technique and that seemed to help. Eric Caron
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:07:40 -0800
  ...or just force it out and replace it with > a 12v socket like GoWesty sells. > > The ears are similar to the casings stereos slide...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:28:37 -0700
  ...At the meetup they told me to plug the van into my outdoor electrical socket, turn on the fridge and check it in the...
• Rusted Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:13:08 +0000
  ...all right to the studs, making it impossible to get a socket or wrench on them (this is the front pipe, BTW) The pipes...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:41:20 -0700
  ...seat, side table & mount, two theater seats w/ mounting brackets & floor sockets, etc.� $450 Several 2.1 engines that need re-building Several good...
• Re: Front end heat & awnings
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 94 11:31:25 PDT
  ...When fully extended, the end is supported by poles which attach to sockets on the side of the van, or the poles can be...
• volkswagen song (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 00:12:39 -0400
  ...so i trundled downtown with a spare and the tire tool (impact 19mm socket on long 1/2 drive flex handle) to help out...
• 87syncro relays going crazy need help!! please?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 20:10:35 EST
  ...I could hear the fuel pump working (humming) swapped the 2 relays no joy, unplugged dist found moisture in the 3 wire socket, left...
• Coolant change question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:21:58 -0700
  ...head. (My first clue something was ary was when no metric socket fit the bolthead on the Z-stick. As you can guess, this...
• Re: 251 711 167 E Boot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:19:29 -0700
  Yup, It's a boot to keep road debris out of the shifter ball and socket. Jim gary hradek wrote: >Travers, > Jim maybe able...