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• Re: Help removing a few things
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:26:35 -0500
  ...super glue them back together.The vent on the door jam--- use a screwdriver and pry from the inside--=- easy.good luck,Roger Sisler
• Re: Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 May 2005 12:39:25 -0700
  ...If your e-screwdriver has a clutch, I'd suggest putting it on the #1=lightest setting when intalling screws. BTDT M __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: Sink P-trap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:01:32 -0700
  Try sticking a screwdriver (or two) down the drain from above, so that it engages the crossbars, and maybe keep it from turning. Jerry...
• Re: gas cap "HELP"
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:19:04 -0800
  ...open if the will not do it. > > > > > > 3 words: > > Big Fat Screwdriver :<) > > chris Or a slidehammer. Screw it in and pop the tabs off...
• Re: window crack handle replacement trick?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:17:43 -0700
  ...Unscrew with a Phillips screwdriver and wiggle the handle off. chris Moyles <chris@FAUQUIERHOUSING.ORG> wrote: Anyone know the secret trick to remove a...
• Re: Water tank filler...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:27:18 -1000
  ...Anyway, they suggested sticking a screwdriver into the inlet. My experience has been that the handle of the screwdriver then gets in the way...
• Re: Why did Schultz decide to use screws? for the dustplates up front??????????
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:22:11 -0700
  ...It's possible I used ViceGrips with the screwdriver. Just don't recall. If I'd been thinking, I would have gotten a proper...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:40:58 -0700
  An old frien told me "a screwdriver and a pair of vicegrips". He said you don't need a hammer cause "there are always...
• help! part needed
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:33:28 -0500
  ...It's threaded with a nut on one end and has a slot for a small screwdriver blade on the other. See Bentley 20...
• Re: SA GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:50:25 -0600
  ...you create a space where you can use a flat bladed screwdriver to spring the push pins loose, thus avoiding the need for possibly...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:24:11 +0000
  ...Try to use a screwdriver and you'll likely break the panel. As for the clips, no matter how careful you are, some will...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:58:59 -0500
  The bolts I'm referring to are the ones on the actual fiberglass top that take a flathead screwdriver to get out. Currently, they...
• Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:54:45 PST
  ...Simply took a screwdriver and spread the clips a bit to make them looser. Now it's much easier to remove the grill. MM...
• Re: Sticking rear hatch lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 6 May 2001 22:13:29 -0700
  From your description looks like your rear hatch lock needs adjustment, easy to do and only screwdriver needed. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Mark Dorm...
• Re: Riddle me this!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:44:37 -0500
  ...The clamp screw - if pointed down - would be easily reached from down under with a long screwdriver - had it been so aligned!! Grrrr!! John
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:23:26 +1300
  ...You can push this tab up with a thin screwdriver etc and slide the connector out, then squeeze it gently with pliers to tighten...
• Re: Bus broken into last night. Need F.R. triangle window, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 03:06:55 EDT
  ...all you need is a torx screwdriver, or i think a allen head will work too. i got some vent windows if youre interested...
• Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 20:48:26 -0800
  ...Any suggestions what tools to bring on a trip? 3/8" metric socket set screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) needle nose...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:27:28 EST
  ...down-snap open innards and was able to get a long screwdriver to put the screws in (I used self tapping screws so I...
• Re: How to remove the heat duct?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:57:41 -0700
  Pop off the caps and use a Philips head screwdriver on the screws. Don't forget the screws at the exit grill, and you...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:06:43 -0500
  ...but before, remove all rust with a ice-pick or a screwdriver and a hammer... now, test a 12mm (with rust removed, the 13mm...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:07:33 -0800
  ...When I have a little time I'll go under there with some screwdrivers and a flashlight and see how it's installed. I...
• Re: Product Report AXXESS Plastikey
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:34:08 -0400
  ...Anyway, if a screwdriver isn't handy when needed, a penny serves to gain access. Mike
• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
  ...Work from the back of the base with a screwdriver or similar, with a think sheet of something under it that will protect the...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:14:37 -0700
  ...75 of which appear to be snap-on tips for the screwdriver handle, > including Torx as well as an impressive collection of other fairly...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:51:42 -0700
  ...These are like a large screwdriver but with a flattened out tip that has a small Vee in it and a bend. To cut...
• Bosch starter relay numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 09:34:04 MDT
  ...This is the relay to cure the dreaded "It's got plenty of juice and I can jump it with a screwdriver, just not...
• Re: Sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:00:35 -0500
  ...Find one of those screwdrivers with replaceable tips and just use the proper tip with a small wrench. I tried it shortly after reading...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:26:12 -0700
  ...For longer trips there is a kit w/ sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and (of course) a nice hammer. All the common things I'd need...
• Re: Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:32:29 -0400
  ...Replacement caps (probably what Tim has) can be turned with a screwdriver if they didn't rekey it. The originals can't be (at...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:29 -0500
  ...tire wires(rods?)in place.Drive the wires out w/a screwdriver/hammer.Remember to install the rubber washers on each radiater post when...
• Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:52:58 -0800
  ...And if you don't have a Torx bit, I've even used a small slotted screwdriver instead of a Torx and have also...
• Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 May 2014 08:27:47 -0700
  ...http://vimeo.com/12165017 I also found this small screwdriver very useful: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-TEK4-4-Volt-Screwdriver-HP53LK/202351930...
• Re: Horn button removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:37:42 EST
  ...pretty good go at it already and left a lot of screwdriver marks around the edges of the button. Stan Wilder >> The problem is...
• power window
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 24 May 2003 13:35:41 -0700
  ...with it, like WD 40, and carefully work the two housings apart with a pair of flat tipped screwdrivers. Sincerely, Mark Keller 91 Carat
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:44:41 EDT
  ...thats easy ..all u need is a cordless drill with small bit and a tiny screwdriver.. Ken Wilford actually showed me the trick :<) anyone...
• Power mirror replacement
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:52:17 -0500
  ...I started with a set of small screwdrivers and a bottle of Goo Gone. Cudos to anyone that can do this without busting up...
• Gerbil engine replacement, part I
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:30:52 -0600
  ...This may not be enough to keep the screwdriver in place without leaning it against your arm. If it needs to lean, let it...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:36:30 -0700
  ...amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU <https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU> <https://www...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:05:51 -0500
  ...2.1 WBX Noise Is? > > > I actually get better sound transfer placing the end of the screwdriver > against the the bone immediately behind my...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:51:50 -0400
  ...If so what did it fail on? Get a very small screwdriver and pry that clip back so it releases. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:31:51 -0600
  ...I've been looking for one of these left > handed metric screwdrivers for some time now - > > <http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product...
• 73 Kombi rotted jack points
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 12:51:39 BST
  ...be heard :( I did a bit of investigation (poking with a screwdriver) around the jackpoint and they have indeed been eaten by the rust...
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 22:11:02 +0000
  ...to pencils for blocking the lines. > > I tend to use phillips screwdrivers, or 1/4 inch extensions. If you want >to be > really fancy...
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  February 04, 1996 12:09AM
  ...to pencils for blocking the lines. > > I tend to use phillips screwdrivers, or 1/4 inch extensions. If you want >to be > really fancy...
• Re: End of the Rustagon
  Historical mailing list - Andersen
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 23:20:32 +0200
  ...You can poke a screwdriver through it. Rear swingarms. Eaten up in the area that supports the springs. Front end - where the "quertrager" goes...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:42:22 -0800
  Put a screwdriver in the lock, twist and viola! it's a non locking gas cap, you just have to use a device to...
• Re: SA headlight upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:57:29 -0400
  ...the original grille on, you'll want to insert a large screwdriver or something and widen them a bit for the SA grille's...
• Re: voltage converter needed. 12vt to 3vt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:46:59 -0400
  ...good simple reliable way to run a 2.4 volt cordless >screwdriver motor hard wired to the vanagon 12 vt system. > >The only thing...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:37:03 EST
  ...diameter) then back them out with a fair sized straight bladed screwdriver. This way, if you are really cheap or lazy, you can even...
• Re: sliding door knob
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 05:24:03 -0700
  ...They have a 3/8 drive with a bit holder for various screwdriver bits that come with them. You hold it in place and...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:40:27 EST
  ...I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a specific tool > for these. Anybody...
• Re: 90-91 Rear Shoulder Belt AC Pillars?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:15:08 -0400
  ...For the upper anchor, I located the existing plug, which is under the panel and can be removed with a phillips screwdriver. I left...
• Re: Tool for removing sliding window latch? Now parts NLA
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:37:29 -0700
  Thanks folks, I had to grind down my right angle screwdriver to get at it. Turns out the threaded flange on the outside part...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:38:14 -0400
  ...Estwing hammers, Channellock pliers/wrenchs/screwdrivers, too.
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:21:49 -0500
  ...not known good) switch and > tried to start it with a screwdriver. Same thing as the switch that's > in the car. Nothing at...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:34:04 -0800
  1/2 breaker bars (more than one in the same day), screwdrivers that looked like someone tried to jump start a bus and the...
• Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:50:17 -0700
  ...Life > becomes very simple when working on the lights when all you need to do > is pull out a nut-spinner (screwdriver with a...
• Flowers for stones
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:52 -0700
  ...Get that old 6 inch screwdriver out of the toolbox. Fire up that 20 year old Vanagon and drive to your nearest National Cemetary...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:47:37 -0500
  ...Once you've achieved the correct preload (can shift the washer with your screwdriver tip without using it as a lever) you peen the...