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• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:00:05 -0700
  I have never had any success freeing a stuck brake drum with a soft faced hammer. I use a 6# single jack while adding...
• Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:21:52 -0600
  ...i hate the idea of pounding the CV centersection with a punch and hammer. There has to be a smoother way! Many Thanks, John...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 10:44:55 -0400
  ...I did succeed in getting it by using a sharp wood chisel and a hammer to split the nut (Then of course I had...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:43:20 -0500
  ...days and periodically hitting the pipes and fins w/a rubber hammer.This will free up any fluid caught in crevaces and any percipitation...
• Taking apart a distributor -- arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:21:04 -0400
  ...I hammered on it like mad and tried heat to no avail. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking hydraulic press at this point...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:11 -0500
  ...Then hit it with a heavy hammer and sizable drift in between the studs. That will knock it loose with our distorting or warping...
• 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: FW: Can somebody identify/explain these?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:09:37 -0700
  ...http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/dent-repair/hammers-dollies/long-curved-bod y-spoon-model-1054.html (Needs a bit of polishing!) Jerome
• DIESEL: how to get the #$%#$^ crank bolt off?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 17:49:22 -0800
  ...Is a little propane heat permissible? Do I need a 6-point socket and go at it with a hammer, or do I keep...
• Re: Stuck brakedrum
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:13:29 -0600
  ...while prying I hit the drum around its diameter fairly hard with a hammer and it actually popped right off into my lap. Bob
• Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:32:53 -0400
  ...I am very hesitating to use a hammer to remove the steering lock housing. There is not too much surface where I can hit...
• Re: Is this the VANAGON list?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:55:28 -0800
  ...funny and that grown men hitting each other with hammers and throwing sledge hammers and knives at each other is worthwhile humor. I'm...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:55:53 -0500
  ...What I would like to know is > what tools would be the minimum to bring along as well? Duct tape, WD-40, > big hammer...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:45:33 -0400
  ...My first inclination would be to take a hammer and punch, and see if you can turn them that way.
• [f] Re: Propane Cautions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 05:53:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I used a chisel > and a sledge hammer and a lot of bending back and forth once it started to > come off. Oh yeah...
• Re: pre 1968 westy roofrack question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 96 18:24:06
  Over here the people that make repro racks (good ones) use something called smooth Hammerite...comes in little aerosols..I have just used it...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:49:12 -0600
  A brass dift punch is cheap---and don't go using a copper punch, or you'll wind up hammering it into a flat...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:57:30 -0400
  ...Instead of penetrating oil, use a small hand sledge hammer (mine is 2� lb) and rap it firmly all around the outside of the...
• Re: Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:02:47 EST
  ...You can probably accomplish the same thing with a few good > taps from a hammer. > or you could fix it the right way and...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:56:21 -0500
  ...I sometimes tap on the end of the bleeder screw with a hammer to help break the rust bond. The front bleeders are sufficiently...
• Breaks...
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:18:38 -0500
  ...I had to put a 1" socket inside the piston and whack it with a hammer. Ok, enough fun. The real question is: should...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint.
  Historical mailing list - P. Marston
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:40:07 +0100
  When I replaced mine I removed the top ball joint by hammering on the flat on the hub itself (parallel to the ball joint...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 21:36:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...Now hit the screwdriver with a hammer, turn the wheel a few degrees, hit again, and so on until the drum is unwedged. Hope...
• RE: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 13:40:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment I have noticed this when the throttle is hammered on for high-rpm usage. May also have to do...
• Re: Sliding Door Rail Cover Removal?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:50:58 EDT
  ...use a block of wood covered with a towel, and hit it upwards with a hammer. after youve taken all the screws out. chris
• Re: Stuck heat shields - summary of potential solutions
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 15:36:18 -0600
  ...Thought I'd mention the possibility of using a slide hammer. These kits come with an assortment of hooks that can be placed onder...
• head removal
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:08:31 -0800
  ...I've them with a dead blow hammer and a rubber mallet, they won't budge. So, is there a specific part of the...
• Re: wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 19:53:32 +1200
  >Now lets talk Beemer, or Mercedes--- >BIG miled, hammer down engines---- Yeah? I keep hearing of consumer-rights issues here; unreliable Mercedes. Also thatb...
• Re: Westy stove sink how do you take it apart? Got it!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:38:22 -0700
  ...ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > ask you guys instead of getting my big hammer. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 19:53:44 -0500
  ...pend.) > > > > > > > >How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from > >all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:19:38 -0500
  ...You'll need a air hammer to get the top ones out. The are compressed in but the bolt but it won't come...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:38:39 EST
  ...hit with hammer 3. bust knuckles trying to keep socket engaged and turning (don't forget to cuss a lot!)
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 00:17:50 -0400
  ...They are soft so as they get hammered they do distort and wear. Striking a hammer with a hammer is not idea. Hardened steel...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:37:06 -0400
  Ben, this damage is from someone either beating this drum off with a hammer (possibly the shop that is now advising replacing the drums...
• Re: Oil Filter Spin-On mount came off
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:07:15 -0600
  ...To do this use a very small punch or small coal chisel and hammer. Place the punch or chisel blade right down at the...
• Re: Painting exhaust pipes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:08:37 -0500
  ...If worse comes to worse, you can use a sharp pointed tool and a hammer and "Stake" the threads of the bolt or nut...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 23:56:03 -0500
  ...That plus some arm-and -hammer (my kids get car sick, so I carry the stuff to absorb any mishap). The litter put out...
• Re: My Brakes are Frozen
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:53:16 -0700
  ...Beer, Bentley and a Big hammer! Took the right rear wheel off and gave the drum a few gentle whacks (didn't want to...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:28:39 -0700
  Lose the t-shirt and get a bigger hammer. The drums are pretty much bullet-proof and often are rusted to the hub. Karl...
• Re: Oil Pump Puller
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:29:59 -0400
  I usually use a pilot bearing puller from Harbor freight that comes with a slide hammer to pull these. Works great! Any tool for...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
  ...Using a proper socket is so much easier than hitting a lug bolt or wheel with a hammer by accident. Ed
• Re: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:59:27 -0800
  ...Even just installing HC's with the "hammered' Tremclad paint improved things. She's up. Time to "rock und roll!!" Neil.
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:24:30 -0700
  ...During my last transmission wrestlings, I found it handy to keep a wheel chock and hammer within reach. Especially for installing CV bolts. Turn...
• Re: Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:19:11 -0400
  ...Tapping it with a hammer > eventually > gets it going. > > This happens both when cold and hot. I tried "jumping" the starter by > shorting the...
• 1.9NA hammering; Overland fraud real issue
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:08:19 EDT
  I think the problem with Bryan's 1.9NA hammering is due to incorrect timing or/and a injector problem. This is a "birthing...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:04 EDT
  Get a hammer and hit right between where the studs are on the brake drum. You can hit here with alot of force and...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:59:20 -0600
  ...The nut removal tool is neat because it uses the more common 1/2" drive and can be struck with a hammer for those...
• Re: battery hold down
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:58:48 -0400
  ...a vise and a hammer. Mike Bob Mac wrote: > On my 84 vanagon their's a battery hold down that bolts to the seat...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 21:17:27 -0700
  ...However, if >the shank is curved and the fork is all boogered up, its owner subscribes to >the get-me-a-bigger-hammer school...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:16:39 -0800
  ...I would assume your tank to be bent (or your frame rails?). > Time for a hammer. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:35:20 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Jagersand" <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:14...
• Friday Fun: Pit Stops
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 May 2014 05:56:20 -0500
  ...I think I can detect the Bell Industries logo on the knockoff hammer being wildly flailed in the first one. It's on FaceBook...
• Re: Wheel Alignments
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:50:37 -0500
  ...Torch, pry bars, large hammer, Strong language, etc... Larry A. On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com...
• Wheel studs- How to change.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:10:13 -0400
  ...Can the studs be removed with a hammer or do I have to remove the Hub and press them out? If so, Is it...
• Re: can I fix my power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:29:39 -0700
  ...4) Undid the 17mm nut below the ball joint and used seperator with hammer to pop out ball joint. 5) Did the other side...
• Re: westy speaker - hammer works
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:54:05 -0700
  ...I hit each speaker square in the middle with a hammer nocking the guts of it into the cabinet. then I used a hacksaw...
• Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 11:32:56 -0700
  ...Then, insert a screw head on your body tool slide hammer, and screw it into your newly punched hole. Next, use the slide hammer...
• Brake Caliper: Rebuildable? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2015 21:02:52 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/lbfgylp It looks like someone beat the part with a hammer! Am I wrong? Pistons on each caliper will move inward...
• Re: early wheel hubcap clips
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Thu, 16 Feb 95 07:00:04 EST
  ...tricky but with a block of steel and a ball-peen hammer they go on like cool man. Never had a problem. Still lookin...
• Battery dead Fast - now - dead starter
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:33:05 -0400
  ...A few gentle taps of the hammer on the starter and crank, crank, it started fine. So now the question is - how much time...