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• Re: front shock removal-tip
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:41:25 -0600
  ...3) of course the boxed end wrench goes on first, followed by the crescent or allen wrench on the very top, above the threaded...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:03:17 -0800
  ...The log truck drivers used a large Craftsman Crescent wrench and a very long pipe on the wrench for tightening the binders on the...
• Re: Tapping and dieing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:30:47 EST
  ...Also, there is a special tapping fluid made just for aluminum, works better. . . . . . .Try to avoid using crescent wrenches etc. . . . >> Good advise, John. I...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:54:21 -0800
  ...the wrench to get this out is called? Part #? > > > > Jeff > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
• Re: front shock removal-tip
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:04:13 -0700
  ...wrench in side the top of the rod (Bilstein) or you can use > 1) use a crescent wrench- aka adjustable open end wrench to...
• Re: Trans pan gasket--tool source
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:21:19 -0800
  ...the right tool for that is a 24mm tubing nut wrench, a 5 -sided open end wrench. Crescent wrench isn't really the right...
• Re: Removing radiator fan thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:42:49 -0500
  ...You can remove the switch with a crescent wrench. Just turn the wrench 90 degrees from the usual, so that it fits down over...
• Re: Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 12:04:07 -0700
  ...same way you would use a strap wrench. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:25:18 -0500
  ...I successfully put a 13mm crescent wrench onto the head of the bleeder bolt through the gap between the grill slats. I could not...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:09:19 -0700
  5' cheater bar from my hydraulic jack handle and a large crescent wrench did it for me with three O2 sensors. I also used...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:18:32 -0500
  ...the wrench to get this out is called? Part #? >>> Jeff >>> > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
• Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:43:15 -0700
  ...Wrench too! > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:17:34 -0600
  ...I've been using a crescent wrench, but now I think I'll go get a > fixed-size wrench. Someone suggested heating up the...
• superglue removal
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:08 +0000
  ...I fittted a small crescent wrench over the door lock button and jiggled it a bit; the superglue bond broke immediately, and now the...
• Re: brass crescent wrench society this time with the link intact :)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:34:25 -0700
  ...for funnesie's , how 'bout if you price out the 10 or 12 inch French made brass crescent wrench, and translate it from Euro...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:49:14 -0800
  ...the wrench to get this out is called? Part #? >>> Jeff >>> > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:12:05 -0500
  ...the wrench to get this out is called? Part #? >> >>> Jeff >> >>> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jake >> > 1984 Vanagon GL >> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >> > Crescent Beach, BC >> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:16:14 -0800
  ...wrench set, metric allen.hex wrench set, vise grip pliers, needle nose pliers, wire cutter/crimper/stripper pliers, a few screwdrivers, a real Crescent...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:14:11 -0700
  Oh, thought you were going to say 'Ford Wrench' or BFH. I do have a bargain price Chinese ( naturally ) made 14 inch crescent wrench...
• Re: Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:19:59 -0500
  ...I got a complete Vanagon jack kit - jack, bag, lug wrench, screwdriver, crescent wrench, hubcap tool - from a local junkyard for $10. They pull...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:57:52 -0600
  ...Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Depending on the brand of shock absorber you'll need either a small wrench > to hold the...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:30:18 -0700
  ...Believe it > not the van ran, just poorly. > > Geez, take the boys wrench away.... > > Bryan > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:17:59 -0800
  Depending on the brand of shock absorber you'll need either a small wrench to hold the flats at the end or an Allen...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:05:21 -0700
  ...I've been using a crescent wrench, but now I think I'll go get a > > fixed-size wrench. Someone suggested heating up the...
• Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:45:32 -0800
  ...I've been using a crescent wrench, but now I think I'll go get a fixed-size wrench. Someone suggested heating up the...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:42:11 -0700
  Turn it 90 degrees with a small open end wrench and it will come out. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:30 PM...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:56:43 -0700
  ...The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small > pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:51:24 -0600
  ...5' cheater bar from my hydraulic jack handle and a large crescent > wrench did it for me with three O2 sensors. I also used...
• Re: exhaust nutz-n-boltz
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 08:44:33 -0700
  You have no choice but to use an open ended wrench there due to lack of clearance. A small adjustable crescent wrench might also...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:59:34 -0400
  ...Its made by "crescent" which are the brand name crescent wrench folks... I have MANY duplicates because of the number of little sets I...
• Re: Rear Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 28 May 2009 11:10:26 -0500
  ...torque wrench with a breaker bar. aaron '87 syncro westy ej22 > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:53:20 -0700 > From: crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:16:52 -0700
  ...TIA > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:01:56 -0800
  Jake, Urban Westerners would bring a Satphone.;-) BenT On Nov 17, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Urban...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 May 2009 11:06:18 -0700
  ...You got lucky. > > Dennis > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages...
• Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:08:21 -0800
  ...On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > --this is very > important--a big crescent wrench.
• Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:41:47 -0700
  ...found a source for a Windshield Wiper > Shaperner! Ordered a Pilot Wrench too! > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
• propeller shaft dropped successfully
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:12:22 -0800
  ...then one more application each side, plus some judicious sledging using a flat punch, and the combo wrench and a small crescent (as a...
• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:13:47 -0700
  ...If its a West Coast van, a wrench, a pickle fork and an Allen socket and you're done. If its an eastern van...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 19:15:20 EST
  ...I've been using a crescent wrench, but now I think I'll go get a fixed-size wrench. Someone suggested heating up the...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:37:00 -0400
  ...Geez, take the boys wrench away.... Bryan -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:03:06 -0500
  I removed mine with a flat head screwdriver bit and a small crescent wrench to turn the bit once I had it in the...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:05:23 -0800
  ...A 'ham-fisted' mechanic with an air impact > wrench can over-stress them with ease and you'd never know till they let > go...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:19:26 -0700
  ...I have, under the rear seat with the jack, > an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench. One socket on the wrench fits > the...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:14:32 -0600
  ...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) > Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) > Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm > File Set > Magnetic Pullers...
• Re: Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:44:00 +0000
  try to gently tighten with one wrench over the hex nut and the X fitting flats held firmly in a big crescent wrench or...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:14:37 -0700
  ...The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small > pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:32:05 EST
  ...A Crescent wrench does not even come close to performing as well. So, think again when you see a box of grimy tools at...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:31:17 -0800
  ...A Crescent wrench does not even come close to performing as well. So, think again when you see a box of grimy tools at...
• Re: Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:53:26 -0700
  ...Can't find the > stupid filter wrench tool for these Mahle filters. I wonder if there is > a quickie jury-rigged way to pull...
• Re: Installing new shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:00:19 -0700
  ...Any words of advice on replacing the rear and front > shocks? The Haynes has the front shocks as a "three wrencher" in terms of...
• Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:00:04 -0700
  ...Pretty sure this was discussed in the last three months > >and sources/links provided. > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:45:44 -0700
  ...17 mm open end wrench, and small crescent to hold the top of the shock. and some decent jacking system. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:11:23 -0600
  ...one with many different heads ... >crescent wrench >hammer ... >flashlight ... >smile in the face of absolute failure >yours I found the best tool to be...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:04:15 -0600
  ...A Crescent > wrench does not even come close to performing as well. > > So, think again when you see a box of grimy tools at...
• Re: Axle Rebuild Notes & Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:34:51 -0800
  ...A Crescent > wrench does not even come close to performing as well. > > So, think again when you see a box of grimy tools at...
• the brass wrench n tool society adding members daily- ;)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:23:51 -0700
  brass crescent wrench On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I guess I'm lucky...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:22:13 -0800
  Craig, I beg to differ on the subject of low quality wrenches. When that 17 MM socket shatters under load as I'm pulling...
• Re: Installing new shocks
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:08:14 -0400
  ...Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 11:00 AM To: B Feddish Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject...
• Re: Getting tdc and timing questions-1.9
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:17:01 -0800
  ...so you don't accidentally > start it)? I use a large crescent wrench on the alternator pulley and push down on the belt to...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:09:28 -0800
  ...27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > > Torque Wrench (1/2" drive) > > Cheater Bar (1/2" drive) > > Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm > > File Set > > Magnetic Pullers...