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• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:53:49 -0400
  ...Most folks are familar with the regular carpenters claw hammer, but there are rock hammers, brass hammers, dead blow hammers, sledge hammers, and several...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:08:14 -0400
  ...But as a very rough guide you use small hammers to change the shape of things and large hammers to move them. If you...
• Re: NVC... Because we Vanagon owners NEVER act like this...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 17:09:53 -0700
  This is great! Makes me want to get a hammer. Or get hammered. Or something. Mike On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:41 PM...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 May 2016 22:54:33 -0700
  > The warning about hard hammer in hard hammer is good, but who's to say Neil > didn't use a soft steel or a...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:22:15 EST
  ...all you need is a heavy flat headed metal mallet or hammer, and a block of wood. remove the bumper, lay it face down...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:13:42 -0400
  ...i use just a hammer, hammer on round stock or punches, hammer on wrench. i go for the hammer on wrench last as i...
• 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: 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:20:07 EST
  ...At a shop which once fielded an Indy car, I saw U-joints hammered out. At a large transmission rebuilder who had more presses...
• Re: Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:37:18 -0700
  ...Wasn't Club Hammers the place where Mr. Bean hung out? Oh, no..... that would be Club Phut. Never mind. Randy Bergum Awash in...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 20:37:12 -0500
  ...Tell them you want to borrow two tools: "OEM" brand #27033 (slide hammer) and #27059 (pilot bearing puller). They will give them to you...
• 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: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:10:06 -0500
  Hi Volks, Use a big punch and 2-3 pound hammer. Hit / tap very smartly in a circular pattern between the lug bolts. It...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:32:45 -0700
  ...I use the hammer method on upper ball joints. It's a larger tapered part , than the tie rod is, so you'd need...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:09:11 -0600
  > They do say that if you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical= > problem. Motto of American mechanic: "If...
• Re: Heater plenum removal tips
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:25:21 -0500
  ...D'oh! Great idea! > I use a rather heavy hammer to do this, Just a side remark on hammers, energy transfer and impedance matching...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 8 May 2007 23:24:06 -0500
  ...Then you can return the slide hammer and get most of your money back. You can either rent the slide hammer again later, or...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:42:51 -0400
  ...This is a variation of the tension-and-tap method I suggested -- just want to point out that you want a small hammer for...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:35:29 -0700
  ...Easy to do. > > I use the hammer method on upper ball joints. It's a larger tapered part , > than the tie rod is, so...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:22:57 -0400
  A few whacks with a ball peen hammer used to do the trick for my '78. I used to carry the hammer beside the...
• Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:23:13 +0100
  ...Perhaps they're called blockhead hammers or something equally descriptive over there. .... club, thump, lump hammer - for clubbing things with quite hard without requiring...
• starter Vs hammer!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:09:14 -0800
  ...Today I was able to confirm that hitting the back of it with a hammer and then trying again makes it start no problemo...
• Re: Sure. . . Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:06:49 +0100
  ...I see even builders 'lads' over here all the time hammering away at bolster chisels with a 12 or 16oz claw hammer, risking serious...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:16:13 -0800
  ...The few times I've tired it > .....well, ..the hammer method is fast and easy. > Huge affect - shocking that hole dimension in the steerying...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 8 May 2007 20:43:41 -0400
  ...Tell them you want to borrow two tools: "OEM" brand > #27033 (slide hammer) and #27059 (pilot bearing puller). They will give > them to you...
• Re: Bad Tool, bad, bad, tool.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 09:46:26 -0800 (PST)
  > So I'm out there a'banging away, putting a stub axle of a gear reduction unit > together when the copper-headed hammer flys...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
  ...Easy to do. >> >> I use the hammer method on upper ball joints. �It's a larger tapered part , >> than the tie rod is, so...
• Re: Stuck cylinder (Head gasket replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 07:03:46 EST
  ...My hammer size grew with my frustration so I ended up getting the two apart with a sledge hammer and several strategically placed blocks...
• Re: Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:20:25 -0600
  If you're in the US, Home Depot carries a few different 1.5 - 3 lb short-handled square-headed hammers. I use a...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:40:58 -0700
  ...He said you don't need a hammer cause "there are always rock on the side of the road". Karl Wolz Sent from my...
• Re: Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 02:10:54 -0500
  ...Rather than hitting the hammer directly against the sleeve, I have found that using a hammer to tap against a 6" extension to a...
• CV Help! update...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:27:45 EDT
  ...I used a soft metal hammer to hammer off the old cv's off the shaft without any problem except for the stubborn first...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Sam Ervin
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:19:21 +1000
  ...Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > A few whacks with a ball peen hammer used to do the trick...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:59:42 -0400
  ...Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????> To: > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > A few whacks with a ball peen hammer used to > do the trick...
• Re: e on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:59:28 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/03 11:49:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, dspence@OANET.COM writes: > , you hit it with a hammer...
• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:18:40 -0700
  ...whackin with hammer ....starter > Entity Patrick Rueb spoke thus: > > > you guys also know what size the > > allen key for removal of starter > 5/16 >
• Re: front wheel grease cap removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:45:35 -0700
  ...Judicious use of a claw hammer will do the job. (claw under lip, top of hammer against rotor, rock it gently). Just work from...
• Re: starter Vs hammer!!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:10:39 -0500
  ...I had a 78 with this problem -- carried a hammer by the driver's door and could be out of the van, whack the...
• Re: A Front Wheel Bearings Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 22:35:03 -0500
  ...I use about a 3 pound blacksmiths hammer. Looks like a small sledge hammer. But it has enough mass that the inertia of the...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 11:49:55 -0700
  I’m not familiar the hammering in of an allen or torx bit but the amount of hammering on that is needed to secure...
• Re: TLA problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:39:27 -0400
  I organize the tools in my tool chest. Hammers go with the wrenches..... On Mar 27, 2007, at 10:54 PM, Rod Swanson wrote...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:36:26 -0700
  Either get the 46mm hammer tool for the end of the 1/2" breaker bar or get a big 3/4" bar and 46mm...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:37:49 -0700
  On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > > The hammer looks a little small. :) > My father (a...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:46:12 EST
  ...How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove that...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:32:04 -0400
  ...Don't hit the striking face of a hammer with another hammer. Both are hardened steel that has been made even more brittle by...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:21:36 -0700
  Terry, is that you? ;-) Karl Wolz rig a hammer on a pivot near the starter ........ spring loaded to retract for the next whack, and...
• Re: What do Vanagondrivers ride -- human powered
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia and Jen Deck
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:31:44 -0800
  ...2000 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race (XT, Rhyno Lite rims, Judy SL) with the lazy-boy of saddles-- Titec Ithys Commuter: 1996 Rocky Mountain Hammer...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:42:00 -0500
  On 4/23/2013 5:01 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > Meticulous attention to detail Scott, Boy did I ever get that hammered into...
• whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:59:07 EDT
  tried whackin it with hammer numerous times start still just clicks, no crank plenty of juice.. i have bad connections off alternator would this...
• Re: pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:29:49 -0700
  ...You'll find it comes out with some pretty gentle hits of the slide hammer. Nothing to worry about. On Mon, 26 Apr 1999...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:57:27 -0700
  if one if going to be that dedicated to the 'hammer method' ..... then why not rig a hammer on a pivot near the starter...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 May 2007 20:34:00 -0500
  ...Tell them you want to borrow two tools: "OEM" brand >> #27033 (slide hammer) and #27059 (pilot bearing puller). They >> will give >> them to you...
• Re: Looking for tips on torquing the rear wheel bearing nuts
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:47:16 -0400
  Also use a regular socket instead of one of the stamped steel plates designed to be hit with a hammer. The price is not...
• Reply to: Re: Bent my bumper
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  21 Nov 96 21:07:09 EST
  ...Can you take it off and straighten it? It's real easy with a block of wood and a big hammer. << How much do...
• Re: Starter Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:34:00 -0400
  ...Get back down there (or reach from >the top via long handled hammer) and bang it a few times. Then see if it will...
• Re: Friday Fun: Pit Stops
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 May 2014 08:11:43 -0700
  In fairness, the pit crew member was using a hammer developed during the "lightness! lightness! lightness!" period of Bell Industries. It was realized that...
• Removing CV Axle Bolts
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:31:26 -0500
  ...3) Stick the impact driver in the slot you just made and hammer away! (Is there enough room for an impact driver and a...
• 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
  Howdy Did go over the car with a hammer yesterday. Seems still quite solid in much of the sills, crossmembers etc. Will get cutting...
• Re: NVC... Because we Vanagon owners NEVER act like this...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 22:48:08 -0400
  ...wrote: >This is great! Makes me want to get a hammer. > >Or get hammered. > >Or something. > >Mike --------- Get both, the first two.... Mike.... Omit...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:42:49 -0500
  ...Rusted to H@##LL ! Hammering between the lugs, and at the edge of the drum, over and over. Took about 45 minutes. Eric tabe...
• Re: troubleshooting intermittency - shot
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:07:52 -0700
  So will a hammer, and you'll have pretty much as much info as the small tools will give you. Tie up your CSI...