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• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:54:31 -0400
  ...Look at the page with the 46mm x 3/4, http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00974467000P?keyword=46mm+socket&pr...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:13:27 -0400
  ...In my experience hitting a socket with a hammer can ruin the socket. Anyway, I did it and now everything fits like new. THANX...
• Re: Tranny Oil Check
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:16:24 -0400
  ...I also have a Craftsman dropforged 'bar' with a 1/2" socket that is 24" long. I use if regularly to put loosen my...
• Re: silver socket plug..Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 03:30:10 EST
  ...camper to have the euro outlet for the acessory 12v "silver socket" plug. it was on all 74-84 westfalias. ..... >> Chris, I had this...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:45:01 -0500
  You'r DAAAA men...and Mark also....thanks budy.. "wrong bulb installed" and a coroded socket to the bones.... Just so a few a...
• Upper Ball Joints Reply
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:37:40 -0800
  ...Mine are held in place with two socket head bolts - you will need an 8 mm male hex socket or Allen wrench. You may...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:28:11 -0500
  ...I >> use 1/2” drive socket then use a 3/8 reducer inserted 1/2 way into the 24mm >> socket then use a 1...
• Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:13:03 -0500
  ...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: "headlights on" warning chime success
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 May 2010 19:03:37 -0500
  ...All I used was a stock chime, a > short length of 14 G wire (female spades both ends) and an additional > relay socket. > > Oh...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:07:48 -0800
  Hammer the suitable sized (can’t recall ) socket on it. Or if you have socket mounted torx, hammer one in. Alistair > On Dec 31...
• Re: 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:28:22 -0800
  Never mind. ;) It appears there was a (unusual?) cigarette bulb socket failure. image: http://tinyurl.com/q3eca9s Jostle the wire to the socket, the...
• Re: Turn Signal Lamp Socket?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 20:34:23 -0500
  ...I've replaced the plastic housing & > lens, but I can't find the actual socket listed in any of the > on-line > sources. Any...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:58:04 -0600
  Hello Dennis, From Sears, yes the black impact sockets. I've seen standard, non-impact, sockets in black also, so make sure they are...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Mar 2001 to 15 Mar 2001 - Special issue(#2001-331)
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:28:55 -0800
  Used them, rather was given them new as a present, Broke three of the sockets in two weeks. Gave the rest to someone else...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:49:39 EDT
  ...If you cannot get a socket on that nut then the oil cooler is needs to move. DANGEROUS, as once you loosen the big...
• WTB: Westy rear table arm, pre-85
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:17:07 -0700
  ...This is the type where there is a socket with a locking knob on the end of the arm, and the table bracket has...
• Re: European Parts Source Required?
  Historical mailing list - Janet Andersen
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 19:04:15 -0700
  I may be mistaken but there is a socket for a fog brake light or running light in the insert. It looks like you...
• help needed re removal of ball and socket joint
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:45:42 -0400
  ...The old part was easy to remove EXCEPT for the @#$%& ball and socket at the rear end (near tranny). It is free-wheeling, loosely...
• Re: Craftsman Tool Sale at Sears!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:25:15 -0500
  ...Actually I might stop in for the metric socket set at $9.99, which is one of them. Seem to lose 13mm sockets faster...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:26:48 -0500
  ...How about roughing the socket up on a grinder and then grabbing it with large vise grips? Or grind two flat sides on it...
• Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:55:55 -0500
  ...To torque or remove, I did have to take a die grinder to a cheap socket and reduce the wall thickness of the socket...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:13:58 -0700
  ...Looking a little deeper, > literally into the socket, I see the metal piece that should be in the > bottom of the socket is missing...
• Need front turn signal socket and rear chrome bumper
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:04:07 -0400
  Hello V-Listers, Does anyone know where I can get a two new front turn signal bulb sockets? I guess they are NLA. If...
• Silver Socket (Was Re[2]: New van timing, cont'd.)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Jan 95 15:54:20 pst
  ...My '82 also has the mystery socket and no >compressor, but I'm the third owner. -Erik >NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721...
• clarification on batteries and cig lighter hole
  Historical mailing list - Jeannette and James Hayden
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:13:46 -0700
  ...In other words, just like plugging it into the wall socket at home. The power inverter uses the battery power of the vehicle and...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:08:40 -0500
  snip That would be the famous "silver socket." BMW (motorcycles) and John Deere both sell plugs for it -- part numbers ought to be in...
• Re: 251 711 167 E Boot
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:26:28 -0700
  ...I put this over the ball and socket that covers the end of the shift linkage. So the end of the linkage is a...
• Oil Light Update - To Mordor and Back
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 09:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...On the way home Friday, I picked up the deep 24mm socket from Sears. Saturday morning I'm determined to do the job. Pulled...
• Re: Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 20 May 2002 08:17:06 -0600
  ...Frequently moves the van, even with the van in gear and e-brake on tightly. :) > I believe I purchased the socket at Motorworks, but...
• Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 23:39:01 -0400
  Have you thought about installing a power outlet (cigar lighter socket) just inside the rear hatch, using the proper gauge wire and a fuse...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:18:42 -0700
  At 12:10 PM 4/7/98 -0400, Derek Drew wrote: >This post concerns a quest for the strongest sockets made--Sears vs. snap...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:15:12 -0500
  ...OK, what size socket do I need. Geeeez, this thing measures 45mm! (clatter of sockets being pushed around in the toolbox) I don't...
• Diesel Injector Socket Size
  Historical mailing list - John Mileham
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:46:07 -0500
  ...What size if the socket to remove an individual injector from a 1.6 Diesel? ('82) I'm here, but my Haynes and Bentley...
• Re: Turn Signal Bulb Replacement/Rust - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:12:55 -0500
  ...It is common for these sockets to take on water and for them to rust out. It is a very common socket for VW...
• Re: Is this wire/socket any good?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:43:27 -0800
  ...Is this wire/socket any good? > Learned Brethren, > > (I use the term loosely) > > Now I have stripped my "new" (used) 2.1 down to...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:38:39 EST
  ...insert 12-spline socket 2. hit with hammer 3. bust knuckles trying to keep socket engaged and turning (don't forget to cuss a...
• Need lamp socket
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:29:14 -0500
  I am in need of the lamp socket for the right front turn signal/parking light. The lens and wires are all in good...
• Headlamps, adjusters and connecting wires
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 13:27:27 -0700
  ...Also, removing the headlamp, I broke the bulb socket. I have a new socket and the wires all trimmed and ready to connect the...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:51:18 -0300
  Thanks Frank...the funny thing is I got a socket on there to remove the old pump no problem...I had to get away...
• Blinker issue
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:16:46 -0400
  ...OK, I go to replace it and socket falls apart. I replace the socket and the bulb. Now both front and back blink but...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
  The 1 13/16" socket I bought from NAPA for $14 works great for the 46mm axle nuts. The 3/4" flex drive handle...
• Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:52:52 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/01 9:46:26 AM, BenTbtstr8 writes: << << ***You need a double square (i.e., 8-point) socket in...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:00:48 -0700
  ...Hi; >Has anyone been able to find a rear axle nut socket >(I think it's 46mm?) in a 1/2 in drive size...
• Curious locations for hardwired 3 way cig power outlet ?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:13:18 -0400
  ...I also added a single socket on about ten inches of wire in between the front seats, that is good for any items that...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:56:39 -0800
  OK, if the socket is getting voltage, but the bulb does not work when installed, then there is an issue in the socket ON...
• Re: What size is the axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:02:12 -0800
  ...If you have a hard time finding a 46mm socket, you can use a standard socket instead. It's 1-13/16, which is...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:10:36 -0400
  ...Finally an electric impact and socket to spin the bolt out. The bolt out made minor marking on the outside of socket head cap...
• Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:35:26 -0600
  About a month ago, I mated a trickle charger with a cig lighter plug so I could plug up the westy electrical socket to...
• Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 12:06:37 -0600
  ...From the top side by removing the water pump pulley I can get a 15/16th socket on it, but there isn't enough...
• new product: Silver Socket Accessory Set
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 03:06:36 EDT
  ...catalog.asp?prodid=29070 I put together a euro 12 volt socket, a cover, 2 plugs and a cigarette lighter adapter and I'm...
• Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement..TESTING RELAYS
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:20:50 -0700
  ...Left relay, socket pin 30 read 12.89 with the key off. Right relay, socket pin 30 read 12.93, with the key off...
• Re: Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 5 May 2025 20:54:17 -0500
  ...One end plugs into the Silver Socket on your dash, and the other end is a stan... > | > > | > > | > > Mark > > > > > > On Monday, May 5, 2025 at...
• more poor shifting; follow up
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:36:33 -0700
  ...with my wife in the bus, I wobbled the shift coupling ball & socket. The wobbling corresponded to the shifter moving about 6 to 8...
• Re: Stove & whine
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 12:06:07 -0800
  Do you plug the sat into the cigarette lighter socket? Those sockets get loose, or w.h.y. Maybe check connections to the socket...
• Re: Something strange on dash.....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:15:45 -0700
  ...You can then wire it to a US-spec female 12v socket and plug your normal cigarette lighter stuff. Ask me how I know...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:31:00 -0800
  I got my 17 mm allen socket at a European auto parts store... seems that it's a commonly needed tool for European vehicles...
• Re: Rusted out light sockets
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:22:10 -0500
  ...x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone sell the front turn indicator sockets? The salt air here has > finally caught up with mine and the...
• Re: Needed - right front - turn signal light socket and boot.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:45:10 -0400
  ...Needed - right front - turn signal light socket and boot. Anybody got one of these you care to part company with? Thanks, John -- John Rodgers...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:01:15 -0400
  ...Broke >two in the same number of years :( If by broke you mean that the socket came apart at one or more corners -- take...
• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 09:27:25 -0700 (MST)
  ...if you tell me what the silver socket is on the dash of westies, > I'll tell you what that silver thing is on...