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Re: Favorite Tool or accessory
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:38:48 -0500
My favourite odd tool is from my painting days, its called a chisel knife. looks like a putty knife but its got an inflexible...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:05:18 -0400
...You might try the hammer and chisel route. Get a good chisel with a edge smaller than the diameter of the bolt. Use a...
The Front Bearing "saga" continues...
Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 07:05:31 -0500
...I beat the inner bearing ring till the chisel gave up... Chipped the edge off on both sides of the chisel. There is a...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:43:32 -0400
...You might try the hammer and chisel route. Get a good chisel with a edge smaller than the diameter of the bolt. Use a...
Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:20:08 -0800
...I then rotate the chisel so it is at an angle to the bolt head and pound away. The chisel digs in but the...
Club hammers and chisels (2)
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:57:33 +0100
...For very severe chisel work where you want it to keep cutting without blunting, use a 1/4" cross-cut chisel, which has a...
Re: Sure. . . Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:06:49 +0100
...A 2 lb club, swung or dropped over as little as 6" can give quite a substantial blow to a chisel, and if that...
Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:38:23 -0800
...I then rotate the chisel so it is at an angle to the bolt head > and pound away. The chisel digs in but the...
Re: ? Oil Drain Plug removal
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 06:32:45 -0800 (PST)
...Get a small cold chisel and turn out the bolt with that. Start by gently tapping the chisel point into the top of the...
Re: Club Hammers
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:20:25 -0600
...I use a 3lb for working granite with a carbide tipped chisel (1/2" shank, ~ 1/8" working face). (You won't find that...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:22:48 EST
A small chisel will make quick work of this . The first strike at an obtuse angle to provide a 'pocket' for the chisel point...
Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:44:52 -0700
I just use some chisels that I ground to the right width on a bench grinder. The chisel works as a wedge between the...
Re: Sure. . . Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 06:54:29 -0400
> In a message dated 9/9/02 11:33:39 PM, claudiocella@SHAW.CA writes: > > << In regards to using a hammer and a chisel...
Re: removing ball joint nut?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:41:23 -0400
...used not sure if >>that would work with a chisel end? Good sharp cold chisel and a big friendly hammer <ahem> might drive it...
Re: [DIESEL] Stuck heat shields - summary of potential solutions (concluded)
Historical mailing list - Milo
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:29:26 -0500
...Use a small chisel like a caping > chisel or just a real small SHARP straight blade metal or wood chisel > applied to the top...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 2 Jul 1996 21:44:18 -0700
...He said he'd take a chisel and .... A bad idea. If you can't get it off with a ten foot cheater your...
Fwd: Re: ? Oil Drain Plug removal
Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
Fri, 28 Feb 97 10:31:58 -0500
...Get a small cold chisel and turn out the bolt >with that. Start by gently tapping the chisel point into the top of the...
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: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 01 May 1996 21:35:07 -0700
...He said he'd take a chisel and place it on the side of the nut, with the chisel edge parallel to the threaded...
Re: bad bolt head on front syncro cv
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:41:45 -0600
...Any advice is much appreciated. > > Bill Have you tried a big chisel and a hammer? Sometimes you can position the chisel at the edge...
Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:37:37 EDT
...We used a small chisel as a wedge between the cylinder ears and the head (on the top side). We tapped the chisel down...
Club Hammers
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:23:13 +0100
...writes: > >> > >> << In regards to using a hammer and a chisel - the hammer and chisel > > method > >> > >> would be used parallel with the stud (at least...
Fwd: Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 21:47:01
...We >weren't allowed to use any sharp objects, much less a hammer and a >chisel! > > Thanks all for the advice and creative writing...
Re: tool find
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:18:20 -0500
...I picked up a set of chisels & punches sometime back, this afternoon I needed a chisel & tried those. After 3 different ones I tossed...
Re: Club Hammers
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:37:18 -0700
...writes: > > >> > > >> << In regards to using a hammer and a chisel - the hammer and chisel > > > method > > >> > > >> would be used parallel with the stud (at least...
Favorite Tool or accessory
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:23:59 -0800
...About a 1940 metal soldering tin from Craftsman that I keep my soldering stuff in A 1950'isd dental chisel that has been the...
Re: Sure. . . Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:29:45 EDT
In a message dated 9/9/02 11:33:39 PM, claudiocella@SHAW.CA writes: << In regards to using a hammer and a chisel...
Re: Can you clean a catalytic converter?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:05:52 EDT
yea..use a hammer and a chisel.. that's how i cleaned mine :<)
Re: [vanagon] Alternator Bracket bolts broken off
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Tue, 11 May 1999 20:30:29 -0500
...EZ outs, chisels, etc. did not work. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:54:23 -0700
...then with the chisel you're going to unscrew it in a circle with the cold chisel. dig a hard notch in the top...
Re: Club Hammers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:51:45 -0500
...He has simplified the descriptive use of hammers and chisels. As cheap as Pneumatic Panel Rippers and chisel sets are it looks like that...
Removing bad bearing races
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 17:34:30 EST
...Take a cold chisel and hammer and give the race a good whack in the groove. The race will crack across the groove and...
Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 22:00:28 -0400
...I even >practice removing pipes that are to be thrown away. > >Dennis > > I got my pipes apart with a dremel tool (cutting disk), chisel...
Re: Head stuck to cylinder
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 01:00:41 EDT
I used to use (when I was a practicing mechanic) a fairly large cold chisel that the point had been ground down to a...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:38:41 -0800
...I used a cold chisel to, uh, encourage it. IIRC I also cut into it with a hacksaw, but that scored the threads a...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 02 May 1996 01:20:48 -0700
...The single good chisel cut I suggested still allows a 6 point socket to fit on well enough, and even if it created an...
Re: Propane Cautions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:54:46 -0400
...I used a chisel >and a sledge hammer and a lot of bending back and forth once it started to >come off. You may...
Re: And a bit more rust-photoes - now I begin to worry a lot
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:25:40 +0200
...Well, next time I'll go see a car, I WILL bring the hammer and chisel, though.... As well as pop the interior panel...
Oil fill plug stripped
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Wed, 30 May 2001 09:07:40 -0300
...Put the torch aside and hammer and chisel at it, working on opposite sides and trying NOT to shear off the plug flush with...
Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:16 -0800
...get a foot long cold chisel.. and use the 'chisel method' to unscrew the bolt. you dig a notch into the edge of the...
clutch release lever removal
Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:41:54 -0700
...I take a hammer & big chisel and smack it off (the arm)after soaking it with penetrant. If you pull/beat/hammer too hard...
Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:39:21 -0700
When I was a real mechanic in my previous life...I ALWAYS got the stuck piston liners loose with 2 cold chisels that were...
Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:37:00 -0700
...Been there, done that, used the tee shirt to control the bleeding on my hand after I hit with the hammer holding the chisel...
Re: front wheel grease cap removal
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:26:08 -0400
...If you have air tools an air chisel is the easiest and most effortless way. Don't bear down hard just put the chisel...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:21:25 -0400
...No way. > 3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the vice > grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: Flat and spare tire carrier woes
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:02:35 -0700
...Then try an easy out on the threaded portion of the bolt. - attempt to loosen the bolt with a chisel. (you want to place...
Re: ??? HOW DO I remove problematic rear deck lid on '86 GL
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 15:42:04 -0500
...Until I got the bright idea of using a steel chisel (sp?). Place the chisel at one of the edges of the bolt at...
Re: tool find
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:13:05 -0500
...I picked up a set of chisels & > punches sometime back, this afternoon I needed a chisel & tried > those. After 3 different ones I tossed...
No smoke, was BIG trouble
Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:41:36 -0500
...I ended up chiseling it out with a small cold chisel. I cracked it and moved over a bit and took a small "pie...
Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 06:08:49 -0700
I use a chisel and knock it loose and buy a new oil plug at the local FLAPS for about $3.00. Phil __________________________________________________ Do...
Re: Oil fill plug stripped
Historical mailing list - andrewbell
Wed, 30 May 2001 07:57:31 -0500
...Put the torch aside and hammer and chisel > at it, working on opposite sides and trying NOT to > shear off the plug flush with...
Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
Tue, 26 Nov 96 20:13:59 CST
...I even >practice removing pipes that are to be thrown away. > >Dennis >.- > > Thiis is TRUE! I've taken many years to learn the chisel...
Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:20:04 -0800
...Not sure if you are referring to the quoted text below, but as for "chiseling" I'm pretty sure Robert was being literal. I...
Re: FW: Starter problems
Historical mailing list - joe brown
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:56:44 -0800
...I was ready to drill them out but they loosen right up with a whack from a hammer and chisel. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
Re: Lug nut stripped
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:47:48 -0700
...I used a cold chisel to, > uh, encourage it. IIRC I also cut into it with a hacksaw, but that > scored the threads a...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-( oh I get it.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:08:39 -0700
...No way. >> 3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >> vice >> grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: removing bolts
Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:00:08 EDT
...Oxy/Acetelene torch or hammer & chisel. It ain't no fun!!!!! Good luck. Tom Smith 83.5 Westie Charlotte, NC
Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
Historical mailing list - Joe Glisson
Sat, 31 May 2003 15:04:10 -0400
...I had even tried a chisel on it and it was totally screwed up. What a woderful new product. Joe
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-( oh I get it.
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:25:11 -0700
...No way. >>> 3) Took a cold chisel and ridged the outside circumference to get the >>> vice >>> grips to bite better instead of spinning. No...
Re: tool find
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:04:12 -0400
...cut a groove in it with a dremel and their metal cutting wheels and crack the nut with a chisel. comes right off and...