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• Re: Question about torque? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:45:01 -0500
  ...You can get that from the torque wrench manufacture. Howard >Subject: Question about torque? (NVC) > Anyone have the know-how about using an extension...
• Re: Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 May 2002 18:38:04 -0400
  ...I have the usual tools, including a Chicago Electric Tools impact wrench, and the item may be a "dud," for which I paid too...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:36:36 -0700
  ...Most likely a wrench due to the limited space down there among the twists and turns of the pipes. pr On Fri, Jun 17...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Friday:_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Op?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?en_End_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:31:56 -0800
  ...Can i make excuse of not enough coffee yet? The wrenches sound even better. I wonder if the lousy canadian sears stores have same...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:07:37 -0800
  ...Mine takes a 13mm Wrench. But then again it's a 2WD and a 84. -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:39:45 -0500
  ...So in the case of no torque wrench, a long Cheater pipe and a lot of grunt! Seriously, I would go somewhere like Sears...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:44:06 -0500
  You can also put a box wrench on the front nut, and a long extension and stubby ratchet on the bolt, with the ratchet...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:37:04 -0400
  Stock lug nut wrench works nicely especially when coupled with a short section of cheater pipe. I use the top section of a two...
• Re: Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:09:16 -0700
  I once had a 13mm bolt that was in a place too tight to turn a wrench. I took a 13mm combination wrench and...
• Re: Captain's chair Allen wrench size?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 10:26:08 -0400
  Mike Ray wrote: > What size Allen wrench do I need to cut down to tighten up the two small > bolts on the armrests on...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:21:05 -0500
  Miguel, Here's another thought--- Get a good (not from Tiawan) combination wrench, and stick the box end on the bolt, and smack the...
• Re: Slight VW Content - Most versatile torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:32:34 +0000
  I used a half inch 150 lb torque wrench for 40 years and it took care of everything except the really big stuff like...
• Harbor Freight Torque Wrench?
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:56:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...I am still an under equipped neophyte and I need to buy a torque wrench. I noticed that Harbor Freight has a 3/8...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:48:02 -0800
  ...Take a 17mm cresent end wrench (I think, it's about that size). Insert the open end between the head and the tab on...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:17:46 -0600
  ...One of the 3/8 >allen wrenches, I think the 5mm is only used on the diesel but I'm >not positive. > >You'll...
• 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: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 10:54:58 -0400
  ...Proto makes some really good striking wrenches. They are readily available at a Grainger location near you. Bith 36 and 46 mm are listed...
• Re: Wrench Talk
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:44:04 -0700
  On 11/27/04 7:35 PM, "Peter" <peter.linsley@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hello, > > Any advice on a good torque wrench that make that...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 09:36:08 -0500
  ...Jim On Sunday, March 22, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote: > Check your local sears stores, I bought 3 clicker torque wrenches for...
• Re: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:59:20 -0500
  ...When I buy tires or have them rotated I insist a torque > wrench > be used to insure the lug nuts are tightened correctly. I...
• Re: Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:49:01 -0400 (AST)
  ...The first time you spend 3-4 hours wrenching on a van pays for those wrenches in avoided dealer labour, so splurge! I paid...
• Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:13:03 -0800
  Neil, Instead of spending the bucks for a specialized inch-pound torque wrench that you may only use once or twice, you can always...
• Re: Removal of flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 19 May 2002 08:10:52 -0700
  ...I have the > usual tools, including a Chicago Electric Tools impact wrench, and the > item may be a "dud," for which I paid too...
• Re: removing syncro tranny drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 13:21:20 -0700
  >I was thinking that if you sawed off a 1 inch piece of allen head wrench and >jammed it into the drail plug on...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:38:03 -0700
  ...In times of desperation they can also be made from a regular allen wrench by carefully grinding a ball shape at the end. BTDT...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:54:56 -0400
  ...cv joint bolts? Howdy, Bill, I'm pretty conscious about dirt filling up heads of bolts and sharp allen wrenches. My buddy and i...
• Re: Inner Tie Rod Tool. Work on Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:30:15 -0400
  I have always just used two wrenches with no issues...just turn the wheel opposite the side your removing for room. Bill I made...
• Re: Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 09:56:32 -0400
  Click type torque wrenches are not immune to crappyness. Snap-on type work beautifully, I've seen some at a flea market that I...
• Re: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:58:31 -0400
  ...If you can still turn wrenches, you can do this. American wrench sizes and threads. No teflon tape needed.
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 22:56:30 -0700
  ...Got four whiteworth wrenches..,,,,excuse me, spanners. and still have my SU jet adjusting wrench, er spanner. but these days.. it's gotta be...
• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 07:34:07 -0700
  I wouldn't even think of using a Harbor Freight torque wrench on any of my bikes. At the very fine (and critical) settings...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:26:43 -0700
  ...Even a 3/4 impact wrench. If > you > have alloy wheels the striker wrench won't work with the wheels on. Having > a > set...
• Re: I need a lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:03:51 -0600
  ...i need a lug wrench Anybody have a lug-wrench that they want to sell/give me? Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and...
• The Bus Stop, torque wrenches, type IV parts, buying a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 1995 19:48:51 -0700
  ...I bought one of the big spring-band- which-snaps-onto-your-socket-wrench-extension oil filter wrenches and it worked well also. That...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - manual trans. fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 18:06:33 -0800
  Yeah, what 's aka as an 'ratcheting box wrench' ...... Flourestcent yellow Is what I use. Welding supply places sell a good metal marker in...
• Re,Test Setup Test Viscous With Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 23:10:57 EST
  ...a torque wrench on the other axel attachment point and then you turn the end of the diff with a wrench at various speeds...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - chris smith
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:19:30 -0600
  ...and I'm >trying to remember the sizes of metric hex wrenches necessary for >Vanagon repairs. > >I know there is a 6mm or so...
• Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:42:36 -0600
  ...Tried PB juice, heating it with a torch, bought a special wrench from Sears... all with no luck. Today I put more PB on...
• Re: 1990 Auto Trans Differential...how to check fluid?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:35:44 -0700
  ...Takes a 17mm allen wrench or hex thingy. In a pinch you can do what my jackass PO (or his "mechanic", more likely) did...
• Re: Click type torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 9 May 1995 09:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Speaking of torque wrenches, I recieved a beauty at work last Friday (part of a tangential flow filter system for harvesting bacterial fermentations). Its...
• Re: Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:55:10 -0400
  Metric wrench set 8mm-16mm = 19.99 ----- - - - - - you'll need a 17mm wrench, and a 19mm can come in handy, too! screwdriver set = 14...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:57:07 -0700
  ...I really don't understand the reluctance to get a real wrench, ie 1/2" breaker bar and socket for this job. oh well...
• Re: Slight VW Content - Most versatile torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:32:22 -0400
  3/8" beam-style analog torque wrench is my favorite. YMMV On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Steve Williams < steve@williamsitconsulting...
• Re: late vannie arm rest flopping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:48:52 -0400
  ...My solution to this, years ago, was to take an old cheapo mini-wrench, like 5mm or 6 mm, (you know, like the ones...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:25:36 -0500
  ...The > > factory lug wrenches in these in '90 and '92 were complete crap. No > > room under the seat for an ordinary 4-way like...
• Re: What size allen wrench is used for throttle body switch?
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:51:38 -0400
  ...What size allen wrench is used for throttle body switch? > Hey all, > what is the size allen wrench needed to adjust the throttle body...
• Re: Tools: ya gets what ya pays for
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:30:35 -0600
  ...I was using my Harbor Freight "road" set of 3/8 >> > allen wrenches for the job when the 6mm wrench I was using snapped...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:17:41 -0600
  ...I went to sears and bought a 17mm hex wrench. Probably cost $6. I then took my dremmel with a cut off bit on...
• Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:50:54 -0800
  ...I just picked up a wrench from Crappy Tire. On sale! Should do the trick. Neil. On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:38...
• Re: Tool Question. (re: gas tank and general wrenching)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:30:50 -0700
  ...http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P949265a.jpg > >And useful for other Vanagon wrenching stuff too? Long nose pliers always come in useful for...
• Re: Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench
  Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:07:39 -0400
  ...MSVU.CA> wrote: > I salvaged a vanagon jack (and lug-nut wrench) out of canadian 85-6-7, > yours if you want it, you...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:50:35 -0700
  At 11:09 AM 10/15/2004, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Your advice is good, except my box wrench won't fit 'round the...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 17:14:47 +0100
  ...and I'm > trying to remember the sizes of metric hex wrenches necessary for > Vanagon repairs. > > I know there is a 6mm or so...
• Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:45:32 -0800
  ...Yesterday I put liquid wrench on it and wd-40. It turned about 1/10 and won't go past that point. There is...
• Re: Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 12:04:07 -0700
  ...Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution? > Smack your biggest screwdriver through the heart of the beast and loosen. > Stay away from the oil tube...
• Re: Torque Wench - calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:02:41 -0800
  i have checked my torque wrenchs a few ways. One way is to just check it against someone elses' wrench, or send it back...
• Re: Torque Wench - calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:10:08 -0800
  Clamp a socket, extension, etc in a soft jaw vise with the torque wrench sticking out perfectly horizontal (the handle must be able to...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:30:21 -0700
  ...IIRC, tools that helped: >> >> belt wrench for pulley removal >> http://www.harborfreight.com/2-pc-rubber-strap-wrench-set-69373.htm >> <http://www.harborfreight...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 24 May 2001 10:53:13 -0700
  I'd have to say the best investment I ever made in a socket/wrench set was my Metrinch tool kit. One set of...
• Archives
  Historical mailing list - cHRIS sNYDER
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:41:04 EST
  ...Also I see the lower bolt but the top one looks like it takes an allen wrench or maybe a star wrench. Does anyone...