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• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:22:38 EST
  In a message dated 99-03-19 14:28:36 EST, you write: << you usually can get of with a pair of vice grips...
• Re: extracting an impacted ba...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 10:55:54 -0500
  I just remove my batteries by grabbing both posts gently with vice grips and then lifting it out. You need two vice grips but...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:07:18 -0400
  >> Put down the vice grips and back away from the van NOW." Keeps your hands where I can see them." << Vice grips? Such delicate...
• Re: Damn!!! Vice-Grips worked on CV Bolts!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:14:27 -0600
  Entity Tom Young spoke thus: > genuine Vice-Grips Smart move, those reproductions are the epitome of crapola. Even the ones you get at NAPA...
• Damn!!! Vice-Grips worked on CV Bolts!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:06:18 -0700
  ...The vast majority of the replies advocated the use of Vice-Grips to twist the bolt off. Since most of those in the Vice...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:04:41 -0700
  Mike, how would you know what vice grips I probably have. ? I hate that cheap HF junk. I didn't exress any difficulty with...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:08:25 -0400
  ...Well so far it's beat me. >:-( > Mike, how would you know what vice grips I probably have. ? > I hate that cheap HF junk...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:41:48 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 07:04 PM 8/9/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Mike, how would you know what vice grips I probably have...
• Re: Front heater problem
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 22:35:30 -0700
  ...I used Vice Grips and > simply unscrewed mine. Maybe you'll have the same luck. They are easy > to reach -- might as well try...
• Help! rounded oil plug
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:45:47 -0400
  Get yourself a nice set of vice grips, and don't skip on a low price/no name. GO to a trusted hardware store...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:20:58 -0400
  Vice grips work just fine. ; ) Peace - donna '84 Westy (Pepe)
• Re: front shock removal-tip
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:00:58 +1200
  >Vice grips. Spelling vise "vice" is a vice. Take my advice, spell it vise :)
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:19:16 -0700
  ...Well so far it's beat me. >:-( >> >> >>> Get a new pair of 'quality' vice-grips. I bet yours are old/ worn/ >>>smooth jaws/ cheap...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:37:03 EST
  ...If you can get a pair of Vice-Grips to grip this minimal surface, go for it. I prefer to cut a slot across...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:14:11 -0700
  ...Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow >> Put down the vice grips and back away from the van NOW." Keeps your hands where I can...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:49 -0500
  Cut the head of it off. Pull the CV joint. Grab the stub with the vice grips. It'll come out.
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:07:14 -0500
  Big vice grips, heat, and a good cheater pipe? Vice grips and a bigger hammer? Yep, sometimes those things seem to become one with...
• Re: Do You Ever Wish...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:49:58 -0700
  ...one really handy tool I don't see for sale too often - a really small vice grips, like a 3 inch one, or maybe...
• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 02:47:50 EDT
  ...Now, must I replace the sheer bolts with new sheer bolts or can I reuse the used sheer bolts--installing them with vice grips...
• 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
  mike must have been talking to the original poster about that guy's vice grips, not me and my various pairs of vice grips...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:50:00 -0400
  ...I never had any problem with the needle nose vice grips. Of course, you can't "shower down" on the hose. I usually close...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:54 -0700
  "Hence the needle nose vice grips are one of my favorites." +1 on this recommendation. I bought mine with the Westy's future in...
• 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
  ...Well so far it's beat me. >:-( > > >> Get a new pair of 'quality' vice-grips. I bet yours are old/ worn/ >> smooth jaws/ cheap...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:17:18 -0700
  ...As you discovered, they're quite easy to remove with a standard pair of vice grips. I usually used a hand help Makita grinder...
• 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:06:42 -0400
  ...on brake lines? Been through the usual wrenches and always wind up with vice grips. The wrenches always seem to warp the nuts. mike
• Stripped oil drain plug....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:08:55 -0500
  ...Any suggestions? Vice-Grips won't grab it and it is now more round than anything else. The fact that the plug is recessed...
• Re: windshield washer nozzles-removing?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Gregory
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:02:35 EST
  ...I used a pair of vice grips to yank off its buddy from the outside no damage done. Jim Gregory
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:39:48 -0500
  ...Dave in KC (off to work on a stud with the vice grips) 85 Westy http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1
• Re: Do You Ever Wish...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:14:45 -0500
  ...I did check the archives AFTER I was in way too deep, and did >> see a good suggestion about using a pair of vice...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:14:33 -0500
  ...If you look in the Bentley manual, you'll see that the bolts there have the knurled heads that can be grasped by vice...
• Vise Grips versus Craftsman
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:53:47 -0500
  ...Now, it is interesting that my Craftsman vice grips did not do the job as my Official Vise Grip brand did. Hmmmm, keep the...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:57:52 -0600
  ...I put the vice grips on the end of the rod where it has the flat ends and tried to hold it while turning...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 01:52:08 -0400
  ...Reposition the vice grips so that it squeezes on opposite corners of the now-inserted bit, to prevent it from going further. Remove the...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:13:55 -0400
  ...in a tapered punch, which is then turned by means of vice grips. Before re-installing that bolt I cut a slot into it...
• Re: Tool for fan temp switch removal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:04:43 -0400
  ...Mike levi hawkins wrote: > I used vice grips on mine....
• Re: 12-point tool
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 May 1996 14:05:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...No more problems, then or later, vice grips or no vice grips. I don't know if Sears has the 12-point tool or...
• Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:56:30 -0700
  ...Big pipe - I got the top one with vice grips and hammer. Bottom one, tapped a T40 Torx into the head and got it...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:23:04 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote: > "Hence the needle nose vice grips are one of...
• Speedometer Cable End Repair-Update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 05:06:57 -0400
  ...A small pair of vice grips held the cable end just in back of the squared end and the ground of the mig welder...
• Re: Front heater problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 21:53:18 -0700
  ...I used Vice Grips and simply unscrewed mine. Maybe you'll have the same luck. They are easy to reach -- might as well try...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:08:17 -0600
  Paul, I recommend a vice grips, that has a flat, wide (about 3" to 4" ) jaws. You will need several of them ( the more...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:50:21 -0500
  ...If they are well and truly stripped then heat and vice grips will work OK on the transmission end of the CV. Tighten the...
• Brake Nightmare
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Jun 1995 22:08:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I solved it again with the vice grips! About a quarter mile later, it did it again, only this time I had to send...
• Floppy vent window
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:19:57 -0400
  ...I know vice grips are bad and all, but using a very small pair (the smallest I have seen) I was able to tighten...
• Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:10:42 -0700
  ...Enough to get some vice grips on. I've deep creeped it to death. Before I go about extraction, is there an easier way...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:36:45 EDT
  ...small handheld Vice Grip for CV bolts. >> That's right; this job calls for at least a pair of bench mounted Vice Grips. George
• Re: Need help...how to remove battery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:13:07 -0400
  ...You could try two vice grips, one on each terminal? Jim in Atlanta w/ 85 Westy, currently nameless, not shameless.
• Re: front shock removal-tip
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:24:11 -0700
  ...front shock removal-tip > >Vice grips. > > Spelling vise "vice" is a vice. Take my advice, spell it vise :) >
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:09:28 -0800
  ...George Or just find a bolt with the right sized head and clamp your good vice grips on it. Steve
• Re: Stuck Bolt, Removed, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  05 Nov 96 07:03:20 PST
  ...On the way home purchased a NEW 5" pair of Vice Grips, the real brand, to go with the 5 pairs of bigger ones...
• Re: Exhaust bolt snapped off...yikes!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:08:23 +0000
  ...PB Blast the stud, let it soak for a while, then see if you can get it out with vice grips. I'm past...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:21:25 -0400
  Get a new pair of 'quality' vice-grips. I bet yours are old/ worn/ smooth jaws/ cheap HF ones. Use the ones that have...
• Re: Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:10:12 -0700
  ...and I may be able to get > that out with the vice grips if it's threaded. If > not... ??? The one on > the right...
• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:32:24 -0700
  ...Now, must I replace the sheer bolts with new sheer bolts or can I reuse the used sheer bolts--installing them with vice grips...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:21:30 -0700
  ...Once exposed use vice grips to finish the job. Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - mwilliamson
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:37:41 -0700
  ...So, I carry one spare alternator belt, a multi-bit screwdriver, duct tape, vice grips and a jug of water). I have never used...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:11:09 -0700
  ...Now, must I replace the sheer bolts with new sheer bolts or can I reuse the used sheer bolts--installing them with vice grips...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:14:23 -0700
  ...I put the vice grips on the end of the rod where it has the flat ends and tried to hold it while turning...
• Stubborn CV bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:20:12 -0700
  ...Any tricks on getting it off (out) ? On the tranny side I have always just used vice grips to get the stubborn ones off...
• Replacing Motor Mounts in an '84, help with engine timing
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:27:40 +0000
  ...I looked at taking off the crankshaft pulley, but I don't have the appropriate wrench and when I get my vice grips on...