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• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:29:18 -0400
  ...Slid a large socket over the shaft of the screwdriver, hooked the bearing with the screwdriver tip and slapped the socket into the screwdriver...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 21:36:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...That way the tip of the screwdriver should touch the drum from inside. Now hit the screwdriver with a hammer, turn the wheel a...
• Re: Helpful tool for canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:19:27 -0700
  That's the first screwdriver I reach for for any small task. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Feb 28, 2014, at...
• Watch "How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver" on YouTube
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:32:00 -0600
  How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver: http://youtu.be/pYleKxjl0uY I always wondered how to identify rod knock, and in which...
• Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list
  21 Aug 96 06:59:20 PDT
  ...Found the special screwdriver that retains the screw, invaluable for the points screw. $6 I already have one, they're great! .- Jeff '80 Westi...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:44:37 -0500
  ...First, I cut a deeper slot for the screwdriver. When using my big screwdriver, part of the screw head broke off so I carefully...
• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:38:35 -0500
  Hi Karl, With a big screwdriver and a wrench to turn it I think you could open any vanagon gas tank. Or door lock...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:02:51 -0700
  ...Alternative to locking gas cap? > As long as you have a screwdriver you have a key. You do carry a > screwdriver, don't you...
• Re: Sliding side window catch is loose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:31:32 -0400
  Hello, to tighten the latch, you will need a screwdriver "bit".Maybe a long one. The access hole is out of sight on the...
• Re: Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:55:10 -0400
  Metric wrench set 8mm-16mm = 19.99 ----- - - - - - you'll need a 17mm wrench, and a 19mm can come in handy, too! screwdriver set = 14...
• Re: Westy screw covers
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 21:33:02 -0700
  ...Use a very small, flat-bladed screwdriver and carefully lift the screwcover up without "rocking" the screwdriver. If you damage the covers, they are...
• Re: Drive flange OUT - now the seal?!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:35:16 -0500
  ...I can't even get a small screwdriver under the outer edge of the one I'm trying to take out. I've tapped...
• Window removal
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:29:43 -0700
  1) Take two screwdrivers 2) Lift the seal from the inside using the two screwdrivers to lift the inside lip 3) Put enough gentile...
• NVC: It's a death mobile powered by ... two screwdrivers
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:47:07 -0700
  ...two screwdrivers It's like something straight out of the mind of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor ... but German. This is hands-down the craziest...
• Re: Watch "How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver" on YouTube
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:43:21 +0000
  ...How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver: http://youtu.be/pYleKxjl0uY I always wondered how to identify rod knock, and in which...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 03:00:50 -0700
  ...A little electric screwdriver will speed things up on most of the job I got/used a Black&Decker Angled-Handle driver...and so...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:56:36 -0700
  I would NOT use screwdrivers as they will/may scratch the paint. I use any plastic or wood implement to do the same job...
• Re: Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list - James L. McGill
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:53:47 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Special Screwdriver Source CARVER_JEFFREY} To: type2%primenet.com@APHUB.AEROJETPD.COM, CARVER_JEFFREY} vanagon%lenti.med.umn.edu@APHUB.AEROJETPD.COM CARVER_JEFFREY...
• Re: The Clock is always troublesome-now GW's foil replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:47:18 -0800
  An hour and a half from opening the slider to grab the screwdriver to closing the slider after replacing the screwdriver. That time includes...
• Re: Favorite Tool or accessory
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:38:48 -0500
  ...It's great for scraping, prying, chiselling --- all those things you tend do with a big flat tip screwdriver while knowing you shouldn't...
• Re: Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
  And Jeff Carver thus wrote: > > I was at Sears last night obtaining a compression tester for $25. > Found the special screwdriver that retains the...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:03:29 -0400
  ...and a screwdriver? or should I take it to a > shop? Pretty easy, though it takes a bit more than a screwdriver...If I...
• Helpful tool for canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:12:30 -0800
  I found this little screwdriver to be very useful: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-TEK4-4-Volt-Screwdriver-HP53LK/202351930 Use a new...
• Re: Window removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:04:35 -0700
  ...Mike On 7/27/06 9:29 AM, "Pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> wrote: > 1) Take two screwdrivers > 2) Lift the seal from the...
• Re: sliding window latches
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:43:14 -0400
  After many failures using screwdrivers, I was recently able to loosen the screw to remove a broken latch, loosen the screw from the latch...
• how do I remove the main oil seal??
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:39:25 -0800
  Bentley says to "pry gently with a screwdriver" but nothing more. Can anyone enlighten me? Size of screwdriver? Pry on the inside edge, right...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:53:09 -0700
  Great advice! You need a top quality proper size hardened screwdriver for this job. The Phillips screw is designed to "cam out", which you...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:46:39 -0400
  ...small flat blade screwdriver into the crimped area, attaching a locking pliers (vice grips) to the handle of the screwdriver, and twisting it. - Ron...
• Re: Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list
  21 Aug 96 10:08:54 PDT
  ...last night obtaining a compression tester for $25. > > Found the special screwdriver that retains the screw, invaluable for > > the points screw. $6 I already...
• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:02:26 EST
  ...can be opened with a screwdriver as well! > karl...i can open ANY vanagon gas cap with a screwdriver. weather its been modified or...
• Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 13:37:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Floor Jackstand 5,000 pounds= $49.99 Metric wrench set 8mm-16mm = 19.99 screwdriver set = 14.99 Craftsman Socket set 50 sockets, metric...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:59:27 -0800
  Yep, use a big square shaft screwdriver and an adjustable wrench. Drive it into the slot with a hammer an twist it open. Cheaper...
• Re: Mudflaps - installation ?
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:51:40 -0700
  ...My solution was to use a LARGE flat-bladed screwdriver. I placed the screwdriver inside the clip, rotated the screwdriver inside the clip to...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:20:22 -0800
  ...I was able to remove it with only the screwdriver. (but then we all carry more tools than that right? ;) ha ha. Neil. On...
• Re: Exhaust Screw back in place
  Historical mailing list - **WeRd**
  Tue, 01 Oct 1996 20:39:53 -0400 (EDT)
  borrowed a screwdriver???? woah. On Tue, 1 Oct 1996 snuggles@vnet.ibm.com wrote: > hey now, > > i borrowed a screwdriver and was able to...
• voltage converter needed. 12vt to 3vt
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 12:10:09 -0700
  Hi all, I am looking for a good simple reliable way to run a 2.4 volt cordless screwdriver motor hard wired to the...
• Re: Installing Rear Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:32:22 -0800
  ...Use a tiny screwdriver to remove the circlip on the chassis end of the strut being careful not to lose the clip. Remove washers...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:54:03 -0700
  As long as you have a screwdriver you have a key. You do carry a screwdriver, don't you, in the complete Snap-On...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:10:57 -0800
  --- Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Basically you just work a couple of screwdrivers > around the inside seal, folding it back as you go...
• Re: NVC: It's a death mobile powered by ... two screwdrivers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:02:40 -0700
  ...two screwdrivers > It's like something straight out of the mind of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor ... > but German. This is hands-down the craziest...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:29:15 -0500
  Clear handle Craftsman screwdrivers are so-so. The "Industrial" or "professional" line is much better. The handles were black, but now red and black...
• Re: NVC: It's a death mobile powered by ... two screwdrivers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:09:43 -0700
  ...two screwdrivers > It's like something straight out of the mind of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor ... > but German. This is hands-down the craziest...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:56:38 EST
  ...NORMALLY this does the trick...I just did one yesterday..big screwdriver with a square shaft...it was about an inch too long to...
• Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:34:54 -0700
  ...Tensioning as hard as I can with a 12'' screwdriver levered between the alternator body and its base, the (brand new), I can deflect...
• Re: gas tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 03:03:40 +0100
  Earl, Every vanagon gas-cap i have ever seen has worked with any key/screwdriver etc. My daughter bought a new gascap from the...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:40:57 -0400
  ...Chris On 7/27/06, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > I would NOT use screwdrivers as they will/may scratch the paint. I...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:37:57 -0500
  ...First, > I cut a deeper slot for the screwdriver. When using my big screwdriver, > part of the screw head broke off so I carefully...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:42:59 -0700
  ...It has a screwdriver type handle, a metal rod like a screwdriver, a bent tip (about a 45 degree angle), is beveled at end...
• Re: wheel bearings, how tight
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 09:02:30 -0700
  May I just add a little (probably unnecessary) clarification,,, don't lever with the screwdriver, just try and push the washer sideways. Alistair on...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:41:56 -0700
  ...Mark Tom Carchrae wrote: > > Also, as general advice find a screwdriver that fits the screws really > well. Philips head screws are such a bad...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:34:09 -0800
  Yes, if it is the small key type a stout flat screwdriver can sometimes be used to force it counter-clockwise to open. Mark...
• Re: water pump bearing noise
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:30:38 -0800
  ...Not saying the screwdriver method doesn't work just that it might be easier to pin point the noise with stethescope. Neil, On Thursday...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:42:55 -0400
  ...a pry bar is better than a screwdriver but not much. I use this daily: http://www.tooltopia.com/lisle-35400.aspx and this...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:07:00 -0600
  ...A little electric screwdriver > will speed things up on most of the job > > I got/used a Black&Decker Angled-Handle driver...and so...
• Re: Broken key in gas cap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:19:21 -0500
  ...Key, heated key, butane lighter,easy application of a screwdriver to the slot; after a half hour of trying, nothing worked. I didn't...
• Re: gas tank cap
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 01:05:51 -0800
  Well, out of curiosity I tried to open my gas cap with another key or a screwdriver but it only works with my ignition...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:12:21 -0500
  ...I stuck a screwdriver in the slot and turned it counterclockwise and it opened just fine. I have also used the back part of...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:59:35 -0600
  I'd like to know more about the screwdrivers you mentioned. The sears set (clear plastic handles with red and blue stripes) are pretty...
• Never again, was: locked out
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 15:34:00 -0400
  ...Hide the small screwdriver someplace smart, like under the bumper, or cable-tied to a fuel line. If a no-good finds the screwdriver...
• Scrap yards in SF Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Swift
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:09:50 -0800
  ...I managed to get home using a screwdriver to shift gears. As this is not ideal (and I have no reverse) I want to...