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• Re: Window washer nozzles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 May 2000 12:18:31 -0400
  ...Get behind them and pinch the wings with pliers. (First, kill your rabbit..) Getting behind them is a nuisance. I've done it on...
• Re: Head re-installation: two questions
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:58:00 -0600
  ...a $2.00 pair of cheap Chinese angle-jaw needle nose pliers from > Harbor Freight. In a pinch (which is usually what I'm...
• Re: How do I remove these clamps???
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 21:30:51 -0400
  ...hold the body of the clamp with your hand or pliers to stop brittle plastic nipples from breaking. using this method the clamps can...
• Re: 90 Westfalia - sticking power window switches - interior cleaning - jumpseat mounting
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:29:51 -0400
  ...grease (say fishing reel grease), and some small screwdrivers and perhaps pliers. IIRC, it took patience and a steady hand. But the end result...
• Re: Exhaust port bolt size needed ? Try This FIRST
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 1 May 2005 11:35:40 EDT
  ...Get a pair of miniature needle nose or round nose pliers, the smaller the better. If you do not have anything this small, regrind...
• Re: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:08:58 -0800
  the one special tool I know about is a pliers like thing with a cable on it .. specifically for releasing those clamps where they...
• Re: My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 06:34:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...trick to get the circlip back in. > > A set of circlip pliers (one that squeezes open and one that squeezes > shut) or a pair...
• Re: To wear a bra or not to wear a bra, that is the question!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 21:44:23 -0700
  ...Ran one on a '70 Ghia convert that I used to own and would trade mt left er, ah ~handed pliers to have back...
• how do you disassemble an '83 steering wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:21:40 -0500
  ...I was able to get needle nose pliers in there and pop them off, but then I'm not sure where to go. I...
• Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:43:40 -0600
  ...a tool by grinding a groove in a set of ordinary pliers. Grind in both sides so the spring settles in the groove when...
• Re: PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:26:24 +0000
  ...I didn't use hose clamp pliers since a regular pair was closer. That sucker slipped out of the jaws of the pliers, flew...
• Re: Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!! (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 21:44:46 -0400
  ...You can avoid > damage to the plastic housing sleeve by wrapping it with a shop rag prior to > gripping it with the pliers. > > Reinstallation...
• Tools
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 08:49:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...So far it sounds pretty complete to me with all of the sockets, pliers, screwdrivers, etc. I hope it hits the top pretty soon...
• Re: 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:29:20 -0400
  ...IF you do not have a hose clamp pliers, you need to get some to aid in the > installation and remover of the hose...
• Re: Question about fuel injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:01:41 -0500
  ...to pull the hose off the injectors with the help of pliers. Make sure you get the right high pressure FI fuel line and...
• Re: Stove knobs won't turn
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:35:52 -0700
  ...have taken off the knob and tried to turn it with pliers but it won't move at all. Any idea what the problem...
• Power steering boost valve?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:52:38 CDT
  ...mine is stuck open because I can pinch the hose with pliers and the RPM's drop a couple hundred. Thanks, Mark Ingalls _________________________________________________________________________ Get...
• Re: i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:39:14 -0700
  ...Use something (vise-grips, hose-clamping pliers, etc) to secure the fuel line before disconnecting. That smoke stack or vent pipe sticking down -- could...
• Re: Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:21:13 -0700
  My solution is to use a pair of pliers (leather-person works too) and turn the nut on the backside of the triangle vent...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:41:42 -0400
  On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Ryan Heidcamp wrote: > I would however, take a small tool box, pliers, wrenches, sockets, > screwdrivers, wire strippers, wire connectors...
• Re: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:14:12 -0800
  You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses flat without damage - they have a cam thingy that holds...
• Re: Syncro switch on dash to remove?
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:06:55 -0800
  If you pull the knob out and grab the shaft of the switch(s) with pliers, the knob(s) will simply unscrew from the...
• Replacing shoft lever bushing/seal with transmission installed?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:07:03 -0700
  ...Photo figure 3 on page 35.19 shows a bushing which appears to be externally accessible, and removable with water pump pliers, but on...
• Michelin Emergency Road Kit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:25:12 -0500
  ...plastic carrying case with the Michelin Logo, and in it was pliers, screw drivers, sockets, pull handles, multi-celled saftey light which included a...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:11:09 -0700
  ...connector is accessible, you can squeeze the ears with needle-nose pliers. After that, it may be a bit harder to insert the male...
• Re: engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:08:00 -0600
  ...that doesn't even own a pair of $6.00 circlip pliers trying to rebuild a VW engine. My advise is to use a...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:50:00 -0400
  I purchased two of those special purpose hose-pinching pliers from Sears long ago. They turned out to be total garbage, always popping open...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:39:01 -0700
  ...Well worth it. > A similar tool can probably be had for less elsewhere. > > Pliers! You will need a regular set and a set or...
• Re: 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:19:36 -0700
  ...From the engine compartment he put the nut on as I, from underneath, with needle nose pliers pushed the bolt up. If I had...
• Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 14 May 2005 17:16:36 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jim On May 14, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Paul Guzyk wrote: > I've had best results with Craftsman circlip pliers. > > Forget about...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 20:35:17 -0500
  ...Normally, you just use some pliers to twist them, breaking the overlap, to get them off. If you want to try, you can use...
• One last drawback/accel. cable 85 Van
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:15:55 -0400
  ...I've tried two screwdrivers, a cat-foot claw, needle-nose pliers, a little brute force to no avail. I guess it's possible...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:22:01 -0700
  ...same on channel lock pliers... a really good vice gribs .. bailing wire .... needle noise pliers and electrical kit ..test light, jumper wires, fuses ..that...
• Re: instrument cluster bulb
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 01:39:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...holder out, the bulb is still a bitch to get out. pliers >will only break it. :( find a drinking straw about the same diameter...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:11:42 -0800
  ...Big locking pliers 3. I you don't have clearance to use the above give up and take it to a welding shop where...
• Odometer Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:28:57 -0500
  ...I removed the gear and "re-sized" the center hub by sqqueezing it with a pair of medium sized pliers. It fit so tightly...
• Re: I found something new today!
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 20:20:17 -0500
  ...Always takes a pair of pliers to pull it out. And I don't usually have them handy when adding oil.. John Flaherty '84...
• Re: Surgery in a Vanagon LVC
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:31:25 -0700
  ...did some minor extractive surgery in the Vanagon using the vanagon > pliers, copious amounts of Laphroig both externally and internally and > using > the propane...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 19:01:09 -0400
  Hi John, you're looking for Spring Clamp Pliers... https://www.amazon.com/ARES-71100-Flexible-Position-18mm-54mm/dp/B004GUN15G/ref=sr_1...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:19:07 -0700
  ...hatchway on >Westy's? > >bob I have an LED head lamp, pliers and 6 way screwdriver on mine, they get used now and again...
• Re: vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:31:44 -0600
  >My circlip "tool" was a big screwdriver and a small needle nose pliers... > works for me. I'm sure the "proper" tool would work...
• Re: Front heater valve replacement procedures?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:37:21 -0700
  ...is a ratchet locking device that looks like a pair of pliers with wide swiveling jaws to grab the hose. I couldn't resist...
• Re: water pump :-(
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:25:54 -0400
  ...I finally managed to rotate one enough to get some vice grips on (locking pliers). Other than that removal was a piece of cake...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:05:30 -0400
  ...Close cover and squeeze with pliers and > you are done. You can find them for sale at you FLAPS or online. > > > -- > BenT > > -- Thanks, Jeff
• Re: Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 May 2007 13:57:40 -0700
  ...They came right out with pliers. > > I am interested in replacing these with LEDs. I see no number on the bulb > assembly. Has anyone...
• Re: best way to remove original hose clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:43:33 -0500
  ...best way to remove original hose clamps? Hose clamp pliers. I got mine from Sears and they're cable operated so the "working" part...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 May 2001 12:53:01 -0500
  ...Squeez the bubber hose down with a pair of pliers if it gets noisy it's probably going bad. If it stays just humming...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:26:05 -0400
  ...With the engine at idle, you might try moving those wires around with a pair of needle nosed pliers to see if there's...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:56:29 -0500
  ...sure if i had a > proper pair the right type of pliers it would go a bit easier. > > > -john > > > Pascal Giasson wrote: > > I bought...
• Re: 84 GL Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:58:01 -0500
  ...Use the pliers to thread the new studs in, put the bracket on, contort the fingers from above to get the washers and nuts...
• Re: The right tool for a clean cut?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 21:44:37 -0700
  ...a pliers like tool, with a razor blade on one side..and a V groove on the other, that the hose lays in while...
• Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:48:14 -0400
  ...That's their larger (14") size of straight pliers meant for flat band clamps, actually made by K-D. An offset pair would have...
• Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:12:27 -0700
  ...I tried grip-lock pliers to hold the shock tube in place while I undo the bolt counter clockwise, but it slips. Am i...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:58:47 -0700
  ...remove the Adjusting Rings. > No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a > method to install the new seal. > Have I...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:19:32 -0600
  ...remove the Adjusting Rings. > No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a > method to install the new seal. > Have I...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:37:39 -0500
  ...I can see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it on and spreading the sides apart. It would be...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:36:45 -0400
  ...bet the remainder of the bolt will twist out easily with pliers. I'm guessing you removed the whole bearing housing from the trailing...
• Re: heater stuck on problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 17:27:23 -0700
  ...Take some > needle-nose pliers and force the metal rod into the black coax pipe so your > valve shuts off. This is a temporary...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:25:39 -0700
  ...PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > > I use needle nosed pliers and 'worry' it off. Twist, rock, pull, etc. > Broken pin? Clear RTV...
• Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:36:34 -0700
  ...You may have to take a hacksaw blade and section the old bearing shell, then a needle nosed pliers and twist out the pieces...