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• Re: Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 18:08:39 +0000
  ...now, that said, i DO carry a cheap set > of Chinese sockets in the van at all times. they are intended to pay for...
• Re: Need size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm???
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:29:50 -0800
  ...It is incredibly easy to strip out the > bolt > sockets-the outboard ones are hard to see and > reach,too. CLEAN OUT THE SOCKETS...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:33:02 -0500
  A medium deep 24 mm thin wall socket 3/8 drive and a short breaker bar, not ratchet. I also remove the water pump...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:59:19 -0700
  ...Good tip on *deep* socket. Much better! No extension needed. With wheel bolts torqued properly, I've only ever needed my (15"? 24"?) 1...
• Re: 2 Qs: source for multimeter US 1119; size of plug for man. tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 20:09:49 -0800
  ...is used? Is this just a big alan wrench >or is it a special hex head socket or adapter? 17 mm hex head socket
• Tail light socket conductors wanted
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 13:47:36 -0700
  Hi gang, Does anyone have a junk tail light laying around? I need the metal conductors inside of one of the sockets, one full...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:27:49 -0500
  ...The rivet was loose on the ball socket. I drilled the ball socket rivet hole out to fit a cv bolt, use a cv...
• wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:54:56 -0400
  I've got a pretty good set of tools, including wrenches and sockets, to work on my vehicles (three Vanagons, a Mexican air-cooled...
• Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:11:48 -0700
  ...We already have: > > Pressure tester with the vanagon adaptor,screw right onto the resivoir > bottle.. > All the usual wrenches,sockets,fluke meter,timing light...
• Re: silver socket / aux. 12 volt outlets
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:32:59 -0500
  I put a 12 volt outdoor type socket underneath the rear cabinet by the engine cover. Works well and is tucked out of the...
• Re: Blinker issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:24:41 -0400
  Or a socket is wired wrong. Dennis Who can't type or spell on this Windows Phone! ________________________________ From: Craig Cowan Sent: 10/18/2012...
• Re: 3/4" Socket set
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 13:41:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...3/4" Socket set >Date: Wed, 8 Nov 95 13:18:16 EST Got some response about the Harbor Freight sale price so for...
• Re: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 14:20:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Chris asks: << Jim, have you really seen a '85-'91 westy w/ this socket? just curious... >> Just today (Friday), in a steady rain, three...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:05:39 -0700
  I use 1/4" sockets, a flex shaft or extension with a universal swivel on the end. Works fine. No need to remove oil...
• So far away thanks
  Historical mailing list - Guillermo Manuel de Villena
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 01:35:48 +0200
  ...Near about 15 of you knew the correct use of the Silver Socket. But I didn�t. So the Prize Goes to Armando Guzman...
• Re: Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 May 2025 08:58:45 -0400
  ...I’ve heard talk of this but my 85 and my first 84 Wolfsburgh did not have the silver socket. My 84 does and...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:45:52 -0700
  I have what must rate as one of the greatest "lo-tech" six-point sockets that was ever created, for my axle nuts. It...
• UPDATE on burned out turn signal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:13:24 -0500
  ...Both sockets where the wires connect are completely rusted and corroded. The one that is still working has a completely corroded wire and connector...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 23 May 2001 17:16:07 -0700
  wayout wrote: > > Where does a fella get a 46mm socket and suitable breakerbar? > Does Sears have this kinda thing? > thanks > Jason Loewenstein > Marysville / Tulalip...
• Long live the list!!!
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 12:26:22 -0500
  ...Remove the lighter itself from the socket. Look inside the socket. You will see a set of parallel slots about 1/16" wide and...
• Re: about the westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:07:55 -0400
  ...about the westy silver socket > > Here is a related question - pardon my naivete but last > summer before leaving for Colorado I bought one of...
• Re: O2 sensor, Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 09:06:56 -0700
  Jack Ck wrote: > > Howdy, > My O2 sensor on my 87'Wolfburg seems "stuck" I tried removing it with my > O2 sensor socket and a...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Fri, 6 May 2005 09:10:24 -0400
  ...A 1 13/16" socket also fits nearly perfect. I got one from Sears a while back and I'm using it now. Instead...
• Cigarette lighter socket standard?
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 16:13:17 GMT
  Is the cigarette lighter socket on Vanagon's a standard size? The reason I ask is that I bought a plug-in fan thingy...
• Re: BLINKER QUESTION 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:01:46 -0500
  ...If both bulbs are flashing check the condition of the sockets and the ground connections. An incorrect bulb or the front socket being wired...
• Re: [follow-up] Tool for fan temp switch removal?
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:44:30 -0400
  ...Its sold as an "Axle socket" (not located near > the other sockets) for Ford Focus/Escort, was $11. > > > > > > Trying to swap in a new...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:35:51 -0700
  ...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes | |Where are the 22 mm and 24 mm used? | |Ed | |-------------------------------------------------- |From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.CO
• Re: Rusted out light sockets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:09:06 -0800
  ...Rusted out light sockets Nobody? Hmmnn, it's not like I'm asking what kind/size tires to run or what kind of oil...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:39:03 -0700
  Hi Jamie - I always start with a circuit testing light to see whether the socket is working or not before replacing a bulb. If...
• Turn signal weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:40:46 -0400
  ...Put the driver's side bulb into the other socket -- works fine. So, two good bulbs, something's wrong with the socket/circuit. No...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:48:35 -0600
  ...This >> Harbor >> Freight set >> >> http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-accessories/21-piece-metric- >> 3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-socket-set-5494...
• Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:52:09 -0700
  ...This Harbor Freight set http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-accessories/21-piece-metric- 3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-socket-set-5494...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:37:00 -0700
  ...That's why I have a 6 point socket on a breaker bar, the socket will hold and 'me' bouncing on the end of...
• Re: replacing lightbulb for heater control levers AAAK!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:06:07 -0400
  ...I have power to the bulb socket. I have ground from the bulb > socket. I have a good bulb ( touch the wires to the...
• Re: Silver socket plug
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:02:27 -0600
  ...When i asked the clerk at the desk > for a silver socket plug, he just looked at me. I thought he might be > from...
• Silver Socket
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 07:58:41 -0700
  http://www.vanagon.com/info/faq/ talks about being able to get a plug which fits the famous silver socket from Hella for about...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:23:05 -0700
  The infamous "Silver Socket" thread! Search archives on either the Vanagon list or the Type2 list for "Silver Socket" and you will find hundreds...
• Re: Transaxel tool
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:08:00 -0500
  ...I don't know about a specific HF tool, but easy enough to make with 17mm allen wrench and old 17mm socket. Just cut...
• A good use for the silver socket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 96 10:33:45 EST
  Vanagonians, I had one of those silver sockets bolted by the steering column. I never used it, PO must of used it for a...
• Re: help needed re removal of ball and socket joint
  Historical mailing list - Denis Mezihorak
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:35:51 -0700
  ...help needed re removal of ball and socket joint > Hi again > Still stuck on the final step of installing accelerator cable on 85 Vanagon...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:40:56 -0700
  ...I got a 16" long 1/2" drive socket wrench (not ratchet) and use a socket. Plenty of leverage. Will even take off impact...
• Tool for fan temp switch removal?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 15:05:39 -0700
  ...It needs to be a seriously deep > socket. Try your local Home Depot - - they carry Husky brand sockets (out here at least); it was...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:55:20 -0400
  ...In the meantime, can anyone say that they've used 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides...
• Re: Silver socket (My '76 has one)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 12:45:57 -0600 (CST)
  >My '76 Campmobile has the silver socket under the glove box. When I >bought it (1990) there was no sign of a collapsable spare...
• Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:21:57 -0700
  ...It holds more securely than the classic US lighter socket, and it seems to have more contact surface. The plug ends are conveniently smaller...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:38:13 -0300
  I'll tackle it with my flex sockets this time around as I cannot seem to locate a "wobble" locally. I'll also order...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 07:04:09 -0700
  Like Terry said, it is a 12V accessory socket. Others have mentioned that BMW motorcycles still use the same type of socket and their...
• Re: Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 17 May 2002 21:10:07 EDT
  >Can anyone tell me the mm socket size needed for the rear axle nut for an >'88 Vanagon? 46 mm, aka 1 13/16...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:51:36 -0700
  ...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes I've got a pretty good set of tools, including wrenches and sockets, to work on my...
• FW: Mystery Accessory Get Rich$$$! <F>
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:40:31 -0700
  ...In the > dark I was > trying to start the van and put my key into the wrong socket... > > needless to say > > > Sean Garrett > 1981...
• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:33:49 EST
  I break sockets occasionally because i use 'em 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, and have lots of impact tools. No, i...
• Fw: Tail Lights/82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hewitt
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:33:22 -0400
  ...The bulb socket for the tail lamp that was dim, is pretty much destroyed. Contacts are rusted out completely. (Think the other sockets may...
• Wanted: Front turn signal lamp sockets
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:31:37 -0400
  ...Anybody have some sockets to spare?
• Re: Extra tailight in spare socket?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 15:42:06 -0400
  ...drill a small hole in the bottoms of the "empty" bulb sockets, feed the wires from the contacts through them and run the wires...
• Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:05:51 -0700
  Google Silver socket. On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 3:22 AM, M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote: > I was reading about this, factory...
• Re: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:57:48 -0400
  ...BMW-Style Socket with > Cover] > *Firstgear* BMW-Style Socket with > Cover > $13.99 Firstgear BMW-Style Socket with Cover Adapts any *12*-*volt* > motorcycle...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:48:05 +0200
  ...the sockets (that's a paste of tiny metal pieces which fills the tiny gaps between socket and screw and prevents the socket from...
• Re: SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:54:02 -0800
  ...SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light?? > In a message dated 11/9/03 7:27:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, Noelslv@AOL.COM > writes: > > > > On...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:05:24 -0700
  When I clean the bulb socket I notice there is a kind of white chalky substance on the bottom and on the wall of...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 05:54:02 EDT
  ...We're all familiar with the weird VW Cigarette Lighter Sockets and how they are a little too big...does anyone know of a...