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• Re: help needed quick! Bleeding Clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:41:05 -0600
  ...Any bright > ideas? I don't have a vise grip anywhere near that size (7mm or so). I > really don't want to replace...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:56 -0800
  ...PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > If you use vise-grips on the fasteners you won't have to buy new ones...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:25:08 -0700
  ...I put in in a vise and peened those collars around the >> shaft >>> hole on both sides of the gear. when I went to...
• Re: Heater Box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:46:28 +0000
  ...all of the welds by grabbing them with a pair of vise > grips and giving them a few quick back and forth motions until...
• Re: Hall Senders
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:05:11 -0800
  ...jpg I annealed 3/4" copper pipe, put it on open vise, pounded it half round with of a 1/2" ratchet extension. Drilled...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:57:48 -0400
  ...Can't get a Vise-Grips in there. It wouldn't matter, since there's no way I can try to turn the bolt...
• Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:20:57 -0800
  That "tool" is for transmissions sitting on the bench! Take the $6, add $10, and buy pair of Vise Grips, there should be at...
• Re: Rotor Stuck - Need tips and tricks for removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:49:11 -0800
  ...use pry bars. :-) > > You can carefully crack the plastic rotor with vise grips or the like. It > may be better to remove the dizzy...
• Re: Simple change for a Power Steering Rack - 1985 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:08:21 EST
  ...penetrant I had in the arsenal, went to heat then finally made a mess with a pair for vise grips. Never discount luck. George
• Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:42 -0700
  ...S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > Don, water vapor *is* steam, or vise versa. >> > > "Steam" is ambiguous. Most people think of steam as the visible...
• Re: Wheel Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:05:10 -0700
  ...your best bet, as thieves > won't be able to get visegrips or any other leveraging tool onto > them... but make sure they and...
• Re: CV joints / automatic
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:01:41 -0600
  ...the same but by putting the left on the right and vise versa should work right? By the way what size tool is required...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:21:11 -0500
  ...Currently using a pair of vise grip pliers on the > metal part of the shaft to hold the entire weight of the hatch. Where...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:51:10 -0400
  ...Currently using a pair of vise grip pliers on the > metal part of the shaft to hold the entire weight of the hatch. Where...
• Re: UCA bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:05:32 -0700
  ...Was a bit cock-eyed at first, but straightened out right away in the vise. alistair On 2012-07-15, at 11:58 PM...
• Re: Lifter removal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 19:12:05 -0400
  ...I removed the pushrod > > with vise grips, > > and found that the lifter bore has a burr on it as well. I > > would like to...
• Dash / Air Distribution Box removal
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Fri, 7 Jul 2000 13:53:21 -0500
  ...Hopefully, vise grips will do the trick for me too. Once the box is out, what do you use to replace the rotten foam...
• Re: Self Adjusting Clutch
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 14:35:15 -0500 (EST)
  Well...i would assume that its a clutch that ya aint gotta stick yer head, butt, both arms, and a pair of vise grips...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 07:13:56 -0800
  ...the job can be done without press, but it requires a vise and lots of banging with a hammer. You will deform the old...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:24:09 -0800
  ...I found it helpful to have a good big vise to hold one part or the other. A vice that can hold tube/pipe...
• Re: Want advice on awning
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 10 May 2003 16:13:47 -0600
  ...He was able to take it apart and straighten it out in a vise easily. He says they like it a lot. Has it...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:54:49 -0800
  ...PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>> If you use vise-grips on the fasteners you won't have to buy new ones...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:34:36 -0500
  ...I put the big c-clamp part of it in a vise and pressed the old > ones out and new ones in in an...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
  ...one way try the other way. > > I put it on a vise just opened enought to be able to drive the pin out between...
• Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:18:34 -0700
  ...The best one seemed to be placing the axle horizontally in the vise, and sliding a hammer along the axle to hit the 3...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 13:59:13 -0500
  ...If it's rusted perhaps a good sharp pair of Vise-Grips will be a good bet? For future consideration, a bit of antiseize...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:57:45 -0500
  ...a cold chisel while the outer joint was supported in >a vise, but it would't budge. Both my inboard CVs are now stuck...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:49:11 -0400
  ...I put in in a vise and peened those collars around the >> shaft >>> hole on both sides of the gear. when I went to...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:46:47 -0600
  ...Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them >- Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary...
• Re: Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:31:39 -0600
  ...Preplacing the bottom two bolts wasn't too > hard, but anybody got a wrench /socket/visegrip combination that will get > up in that incredibly...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:52:39 -0700
  ...can be clamped without much stress by using small needle-nosed vise > grips with pieces of hose on the jaws. > > Larry A. > did you...
• Re: 1983 window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Yoon
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:28:14 -0500
  ...With a > vise and some pliers and some things to pry with, you can get a little > machine screw where the rivet was and...
• clutch cable tube woes
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 16:03:21 EDT
  ...Even got the vise grips on it and tried to hammer it in the hole. No luck. The old cable won't go either...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:23:58 -0800
  ...Also, lining > the jaws of a pipe wrench or Vise-Grips with 1/16 > inch thick copper strips > might work as long as the...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:20:31 -0500
  ...Clamp a junk bolt in a pair of vise grips and whack it with a 2 pound sledge. I think your results will be...
• Re: CV help!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:31:06 -0600
  ...Alternatively, get a heavy brass drift punch, mount the axle in a vise with the CV at the bottom end, and start driving it...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 02:30:16 -0600
  ...allen wrenches, 6 mm triple square bit, cheap digital multimeter, 5" Vise-Grips�, assortment of metric fasteners, fuses, 3 m of 14 ga electrical...
• Re: Propane bleeder valve gloves..
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:02:46 -0800
  ...Or how bout some needle nose vise grips? > > One tool that does everything for me...the needle nose vise grip..Don't > leave home...
• Re: rear hatch gas shock lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 23:06:07 -0400
  ...I use a small pair of vise grips on the crome part, prolly not good for the piston seals, will buy a new pair...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...be, turns on the warning light if it senses pressure in the front brake circuit and not the rear or vise-versa. Larry A.
• Re: Checking toe-in on a Vanagon at home
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:18:14 -0600
  ...By clamping a needle nose vise grips to the blade of the square I have a probe that extends to contact the rim. I...
• Re: power windows
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:55:11 -0700
  ...We clamped the motor assembly > in a vise and used several pairs of pliers (vise grips) to hold/stretch the > cable around the spool...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:38 -0600
  ...I leave the plastic plugs in, fill reservoir and keep pumping, the vise holding it? 50 times?? I just took it out the other...
• Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:52:00 -0400
  ...Good Vise Grips work just fine. And you don't have to pay VW $10 apiece for replacements, just use normal M8 bolts. The...
• Re: "drill-out" and Broken Bolt/Stud Extraction Techniques
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:11:56 -0500
  ...There was a tad sticking out > so I used a small torch to heat up the busted stud and tried the > visegrips. No go...
• Re: clutch cable tube woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Aug 1994 13:53:50 -0400
  ...Even got the vise grips >on it and tried to hammer it in the hole. No luck. The old cable won't >go either...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:01:34 -0800
  ...I started off using channel-lock pliers and vise-grips, but that was just too hard. There's really no adequate substitute for spring...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:56:29 -0700
  I find that two pair of vise grips make it easy to lift the battery straight out by the terminals. A piece of plastic...
• Re: seized bolts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 22 May 2012 14:36:44 -0400
  ...I >> put a small vise-grip on the bolt stub but the bolt did _not_ move. >> I do not want to apply so much...
• Re: While I'm Replacing the Engine
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:44:13 -0400
  ...Its easier to replace when you can put the pipe in a vise and gently work the O2 sensor out without destroying the pipe...
• Re: Reasonable price for 85 Westy poptop, how to remove and transport
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:30:39 -0700
  "good visegrips (for the big latch plate screws) phillips screwdrivers, all assorted sizes with *good* tips, plus 2 smaller ones for the dozens of...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:53:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have a vise grip for one strut, and the other was removed and I insert a piece of wood. So I can open...
• Need quick answer on grounding problem
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:33:31 -0400
  ...I have tried to get it out with vise grips and cutting a slot with the Dremel, but haven't had success yet. I...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 17 May 2009 13:03:31 -0700
  ...Need small Vise-Grips� to remove and a pair of 8 mm x 1.25 x 25mm bolts to replace.) Loosen two lower column...
• Kennedy petcock in, but
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:59:53 -0400
  ...I had to work on the offending metal with saber saw, vise-grips and a Dremel tool to get it so that I could...
• Joint Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 9:21:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...look before you leap. > >> be sure to have a set of vise grips handy. some bolts may not want >> to come off the joint...
• Re: torque wrench info and need to know
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:33:02 EDT
  ...If you want to roll your own, you can hold the wrench horizontally in a bench vise using a suitable adapter then hang a...
• CV-joint regreasing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 21:00:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Makes them suckers MOVE. > be sure to have a set of vise grips handy. some bolts may not want > to come off the joint...
• Re: Oven-baked paint finish
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jan 2024 18:06:41 -0800
  ...I just did such a job restoring an old Bench Vise, and then somehow I got the idea to "oven bake" it. Man, did...
• Over Editing was vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2012 (#2012-143)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:48:20 -0800
  ...Put a rag > over it, vise grips not too tight, 1/2 turn counter clockwise, careful you > don't lose the hose. I'd...