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• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:19:35 -0400
  ...the 278 hoses, carefully cut away the existing thermo house so vice grips can get on the bolt head. A good overnight soaking in...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:32:03 -0500
  ...But, I'd kind of like to see if I *can* get the > bolt out properly. > > I've seen suggestions to use vice-grips...
• Re: General "Feeling" about Bus Boys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 07:20:27 -0500
  ...I'm not truly desperate for the handles (4" Vice-Grips do quite well) I'm not worried yet. Judging from the (non)response...
• Re: Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:25:57 -0700
  ...Lock a Vise Grips onto the hex stud. > > Hit the bottom of the Vice Grips with a hammer removing the hex stud. > Drill the...
• Re: coolant system flush ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:21:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...1) take off lower grill and with a pair of vice grips open the spring clip on the lower rad hose (pass. side), wiggle...
• Re: Vile Lower Control Arm Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:51:36 -0400
  ...force. > Finally got the nut off (squeeking all the way) with vice grips. Then I > had to grind the head off of the bolt...
• Re: 83.5: R+R front heater box/fan housing
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:58:44 -0500
  ...Getting them off is pretty simple with a small pair of vice grips. If yours is anything like mine you will end up putting...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:22:06 -0800
  Yes, I bought one, $125 CAD and it is worth every penny! WAAAY better than pliers or vice grips and they lock in the...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:00:54 -0400
  ...mcneely > > > > ---- J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was > a piece...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:55:26 -0700
  ...me about a half hour, and a pair of long nose vice grips. Just to be sure it didn't pop off I wrapped...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:54:46 -0700
  ...I noticed a guy on the samba ( "spitsandrovers"?) in response to your query, said he never used a crimper, just vice grips. Well all...
• Re: Open Letter to GEX
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:57:22 -0500
  ...When I put >Vice-Grips (tm) on the studs and tried to remove them, the sheared a 2nd >time. This is the 1st time...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:41:57 -0600
  ...There should be enough of a stub sticking out to get on it with vice grips or stud removal tool. If that doesn't...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:46:07 +0000
  ...in place (is there any way to get those off besides vice grips?) In total, I got the brown dash, a brown rear view...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:24:07 -0700
  ...on the edge of > the head and I ended up using vice grips, etc. When > I looked at the bolts more > closely, I discovered...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:08:21 -0600
  ...the screw which surely hasn't been turned in 31 years. Vice grips turn the screwdriver. It breaks free -- HOORAY! > > Hmm spring is 60mm...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:39:04 -0400
  ...Also make sure your keys aren't sticking into the crack below >> the steering wheel. >> >> Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice...
• Re: Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:12:42 -0700
  ...Even regular vice grips work fine due to the thickness of the line and its inner diameter. Doesn't have to totally flatten the...
• Re: Can't remove Auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:35:59 -0700
  ...As long as they're not in a recessed area, use vice-grips. Sears sells the > screw extractors as well......... > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message...
• Newb Gets Hosed -- Coolant Pipes Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:02:26 -0400
  ...Top one -- I almost gave up trying to get it with the vice grips but it came loose at last, 1/32 of a...
• My first time doing the heads
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:31:30 -0800
  ...6 pt sockets, 3/8 and � drives mixed with combination wrenches, vice grips, hammers, road gravel, oil, coolant, cardboard, and my creeper and of...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:47:42 -0500
  ...They key here is to get those things out in the daylight where you can clamp vice-grips on the cv bolt heads, if...
• Re: woe is me
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:17:43 -0700
  ...Now, using vice grips, pliers, elbow grease and some patience, pull and bend the metal back into place. Get it as close as possible...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:48:24 -0800
  ...If I can't fix it with a screwdriver or >Vice-grips in 10 minutes, I have failed in my PM, and it's...
• The only ten tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:53:02 -0500
  ...The heavy artillery of your toolbox, Vice Grips are the only tool designed expressly to fix things screwed up beyond repair. 3. SPRAY LUBRICANTS...
• Re: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:08:58 -0800
  ...ve had enough of trying to remove/install those clamps with vice grips, > etc. > > I thought I had seen a post about this quite...
• Cool Tools for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:23:12 -0500
  ...No hassling to find two pair of vice grips and a couple of strips of wood to serve as a clamp. No plastic scissors...
• (F) Re: sliding door latch (handle) and handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:54:37 EST
  ...but it is most difficult for vanagon owners who dont have vice grips as hands (tho there are some out there that do) anyway...
• Re: westy interior install, was Re: westy kitchen mod question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:54:18 -0400
  ...These make for some tricky installations often requiring two people (or creative use of vice grips) to sufficiently grab the head and still remove...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:03:34 -0500
  ...The heavy artillery of your toolbox, Vice Grips are the only tool designed expressly to fix things screwed up beyond repair. If nothing else...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 5 May 2016 22:34:18 -0700
  ...to do this, but to remove the cable, I've used Vice Grips or large pliers to grab the portion of cable that butts...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:52:00 -0700
  ...in place (is there any way to get those off besides vice grips?) In total, I got the brown dash, a brown rear view...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:41:14 -0500
  ...Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips to >hold onto one bolt head while you loosen the other ones. Do...
• Fwd: Vanagon Tool Box (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:10:35 -0600
  ...The heavy artillery of your | | toolbox, Vice Grips are the only tool designed expressly to fix | | things screwed up beyond repair. | | | | 3. SPRAY LUBRICANTS...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 13:21:23 -0700
  Heat, combined with with a real stud extractor will be much more effective than vice-grips. Use the opportunity to buy the proper tool...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:49:38 -0600
  ...How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" needle nose and 7" curved jaw with cutter. Screw drivers? How do you...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:15:28 -0600
  ...I've dowsed it with liquid > wrench, > > tried vice grips, etc, but no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any heat > to > > apply to...
• Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 22 May 1998 12:57:32 -0700
  ...far enough that I could grab the guide pin with my vice grips. Since the relay lever rides on the guide ring and can...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:29:34 -0800
  ...Thirdly, I like using vice grips to > get > the studs out. Sometimes the studs come out with the bolt but sometimes > they don't...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 23:40:24 +0000
  ...At the risk of marring a socket, what about vice grips on the outside? Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/Ox5hz3> On Sun, Dec...
• 83.5 push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
  ...At that point the old tubes can be crushed/pulled out with vice grips and the new spring-loaded tubes installed. I replaced three...
• Re: Favorite Mods
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:28:11 -0500
  ...There were some places that only a vice grips could love. I'm glad this project is all said and done.
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:04:05 -0800
  ...sockets, 8,10,13,17mm wrenches, metric allens, vice grips, needle-nose, cheap multimeter,etc. Cell phone w/internet, for sure. I like to...
• Re: Solar Panel Fitment
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 13:09:09 -0700
  ...Two > small vice grips. BTW, my connections are all Anderson Powerpole products > and my cable to connect is 25 feet of #10 zip cord...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:01:43 -0600
  ...Pinch off (I used small vice-grips) about 5" apart, cut a > 2"-3" section of the lower (closest, easiest to work with) hose...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:00:25 -0800
  ...bolt >> hence the hacksaw and attempt made with hacksaw blade >> in vice grips. yes. I tried that. ;) >> This could all be due to a...
• Fw: Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:59:21 -0500
  ...The heavy artillery of your | toolbox, Vice Grips are the only tool designed expressly to fix | things screwed up beyond repair. | | 3. SPRAY LUBRICANTS...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:17:25 -0600
  ...Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips to > >hold onto one bolt head while you loosen the other ones. Do...
• Re: closest VW parts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:51:01 -0800
  ...Just loosen the clamp, using vice grips, hold front rod while turning rear unit you hear a faint click, tighten clamp and you should...
• Re: Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:38:04 -0600
  ...parts store but am >confident I can improvise one using a Vice-Grips and a >couple sections of a split 1/2-inch wooden...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:28:52 -0800
  ...But, I'd kind of like to see if I *can* > get the > bolt out properly. > > I've seen suggestions to use vice-grips...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:22:59 -0500
  ...I do > take some silicone rescue tape and some strapping tape. > How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )? Vice grips: 5" > needle nose...
• Diesel:Big Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:54:44 EST
  ...hole and tried to pull it out with a pair of vice grips, and in between all of the above mentioned I applied carb...
• heater blower replacement
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:19:39 -0600
  ...to be cut like Bentley says; they came off easily with vice-grips (actually I think that was mentioned in the archives.) --I cleaned...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:53:55 -0400
  ...I have had sucess with carefully using vice grips but don't like it as it is very easy to mangle the nut. need...
• Re: rebuilt auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:24:22 -0700
  ...transmission alone, with nothing but the tire changing jack and > and a pair of vice grips, but it's not the recommended way! :-) ) > > Bill
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 May 2007 10:35:23 -0700
  ...old ones. --- To remove the front nozzles, bite them with good vice grips and carefully twist and pull them out. If you have a...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:33:58 -0500
  ...I think he'll need some small, good-quality vice-grips. Almost every rusty one I've seen had nothing left to use a...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:32:25 -0700
  ...Also, there's not enough of > >broken bolt sticking out to attempt to grasp it with vice grips. > > Chris, I'm confused. Are you...
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hawkins
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:23:11 -0400
  ...the 278 hoses, carefully cut away the existing thermo house so vice grips can get on the bolt head. A good overnight soaking in...