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• VW tools and 1.9L Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Curt Lewis
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:08:41 -0500
  ...Right now I am interested in the piston pin removal tool (#3091), the cylinder sleeve removal tool (#3092) and the distributor drive shaft tool...
• On tools
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:25:22 -0500
  The recent thread on the bubble flare tool reminded me. I'm fascinated by specialized tools. There always seems to be a specialized tool...
• vanagon list tool library
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:00:05 -0800
  Has this idea ever been brought up? Dont need to tell about all the VW special tools, ect, that may only be used once...
• some tool suppliers (long) ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 08:48:30 CDT
  ...full-line tool supplier, hand tools, 2801 80th St. sockets, wrenches, diagnostic Kenosha, WI 53141-1410 equipment, specialty tools SP Tools/Schley Products, Inc...
• Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:56:27 -0400
  At 11:41 AM 7/24/2013, ralph meyermann wrote: >I figure it as a tool is a tool until a user of said...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:09:20 -0700
  On Sep 15, 2009, at 5:49 AM, Mark wrote: > anyone know of a good source for a tool to crimp those fuel hoses...
• Re: VW tools and 1.9L Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:34:00 -0800
  I've rebuilt dozens of wasserboxers and have never used, or needed, any of these specialty tools. A shift, or even a socket extension...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:20:09 -0800
  ...Craftsman Tools at Stores Other Than Sears I now see Craftsman branded tools at Costco and now others mention Ace. And I think I...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:39:22 -0600
  http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/v_10155_12602_Hand+Tools?sid=ISx20110429x00001&psid=64x12706 Warranty information and store locator at links at the...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:03:26 -0700
  I agree with Lauren about the Tool Roll. I carried a tool box for decades which took up much needed space. I can put...
• FA: diesel timing tools
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 9 May 2001 16:36:23 -0400
  CAM lock tool, guage, and adapter. These are original VW tools, purchased from the dealer - after convincing them that the tools existed. http://cgi...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:06:48 -0400
  >>The basic bottom-line toolkit is a cell phone, AAA membership, and a credit card ... and as >>much preventative maintenance as time and money...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:49:39 -0800
  Craftsman tools are sold at Kmart as well but that is now a branch of Sears, I believe. Stephen --- On Fri, 11/9/12...
• 2.1L crankshaft pulley bolt torque
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:01:27 -0500
  ...I have this tool in new condition and it's for sale. I also have the following WBX engine building tools in new condition...
• Main Seal tool
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:01:57 -0500
  Hey everyone, I was looking around for a tool to install the main seal and I found this on the web. Eliminate improper VW...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:42:55 -0400
  a garden tool may be sharp enough to damage your panels. a pry bar is better than a screwdriver but not much. I use...
• Factory Tools horde I have
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 14:20:46 -0400
  As the subject of tools has come up and I am fairly well moved into Washington DC I can give a status update on...
• coolant hose tools
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 19:01:59 +0000
  ...Lisle 80290 Double Offset Hose Remover | Tool Discounter | | | | | | | | | | | Lisle 80290 Double Offset Hose Remover | Tool Discounter Double Offset Hose Remover. Shop Lisle Double Offset...
• Baum tool order...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:58:08 -0700
  ...tank and cap) - Ball Joint tool - Tie Rod tool - Brake Spoon I don't have the price list with my catalog, so I don...
• Fryday - Mk IV Jetta question.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:14:52 -0600
  ...My preferred online dealer for our Mk I Golf has the tool for $45 - ( http://www.germanautoparts.com/Tools/Volkswagen/Brake+tools) The tool...
• brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:55:19 -0500
  I purchased a iso bubble flare kit from www.toolsource.com cost me about $30.00. Bill M Mystic,CT > A great source for...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:33:25 -0400
  ...fuel hose crimping tool On Sep 15, 2009, at 5:49 AM, Mark wrote: > anyone know of a good source for a tool to...
• Tool for removing Waterboxer Valve Springs
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:31:54 +0100
  ...I need to remove some stuck valves from a waterboxer head, and need a spring compressor tool. Is a VW-specific tool required, or...
• VW tool numbers (?!)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:06:49 -0800
  ...Where can I find (buy, borrow, steal...) a list of these VW tool part numbers with an explanation of what these tools really are...
• Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:00:06 -0700
  Florian, I've had good success with HF tools, but I am a do-it-yourselfer, not a professional. Yet even if I were...
• Shade Tree Tool Lending Now Open
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:27:54 -0400
  I have the VW specialty tool for pulling the wrist pin. And although it is possible to extract the wrist pins without this tool...
• Tool-kit Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 01:43:47 -0700
  I am looking for a VW Toolkit. They are a round flat can thet bolted in the spare tire wheel. I think they come...
• Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 09:44:38 -0700 (PDT)
  Has anybody developed a list of tools that should be carried in a Vanagon like the lists that are in the idiot guides for...
• Re: brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:56:46 -0600
  A great source for good but "cheap" tools, Harbor Frieght Tools http://www.harborfreight.com/ double flare tool is under 20 bucks, Paul ----- Original...
• Re: Click type torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 9 May 1995 21:31:52 -0700 (PDT)
  On Tue, 9 May 1995, dean c aukes wrote (regarding Hazet tools): > > They make beautiful tools (IMHO) - do they have a distribution network in...
• Re: brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 16:58:57 -0500
  The "double flare" tool is not what you want to use for the Vanagon. What you need is a "bubble flare", which is a...
• Re: Unlikely tool
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 17 May 2006 19:26:59 -0400
  ...One of my favorite tools it the 5 gallon bucket, an american corner stone of ingeneuity(sp).Currently , with my vanagon,I use it...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:22:17 -0700
  What special tools? I don't got any special tools. ( I don't need no stinkin special tools!) Seriously, are these a must-have...
• Re: '82 diesel, drive belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 21:52:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Is the tool > recomended in the Bently book avaible, is there a better tension tool? Pendergrass Tool Specialist is one of the places that...
• Factory Tools
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 94 11:55:03 EDT
  ...This raises the question as to which tools to go for. Let's start a discussion of special tools for the Vanagon, which ones...
• Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 16:06:47 -0600
  A recent post included an article mentioning Sears and their "house brand" tool line, Craftsman. A year or so ago, Ace Hardware started selling...
• China-made tool question/ Harbor Frt.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:49:43 CST6CDT
  I would like help in clarifying the country of manufacture for several tool brands featured in the Harbor Freight tool catalog. I wish to...
• Re: basic tools...?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:15:37 EDT
  Yep, the tools yu carry will depend on your skill level. My ex-brother in law always carried enough tools to just about completely...
• Re: brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:29:38 -0500
  Double flaring tool is of no use to a vanagon owner..... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936...
• Re: window strips
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:08:00 -0500
  Brian, Go to your local Flaps, and purchase a window moulding tool, mfgd, by KD tools. Liberally apply WD-40 on the rubber. Insert...
• Re: good tool set...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:55:22 +0000
  I have actually been pretty impressed with the quality of a brand of tool called Neiko which you can find on Amazon. This socket...
• piston installation tool help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Kolu
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:36:13 -0700
  Looking for a tool to remove pistons in vehicle and another tool to install the sleeves over pistons. Thanks, Steve
• Re: toolkits
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:56:50 -0700
  PerL wrote: >Just hook on an extra Vanagon, filled with tools. Then you got both spare parts >and tools to remove and replace them...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 8 May 2007 22:47:55 -0400
  ...Otherwise, the tools were of highest >>quality. I >>recommend everyone go to >>http://autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/loan_a_tool...
• Re: Is there such a tool?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:05:51 -0400
  ...Mind you, you have to rinse the goo off as soon as the tool is clean and dry it and oil it, but it...
• Re: vangon cv axel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 29 May 2009 10:44:29 -0600
  "Might the tool be called a xzn (triple square) tool?" Yes, also often referred to as "12-point" bolts. bob On Fri, May 29...
• WBX rebuild tools
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 03:51:21 +0000
  Hi Curt, Years ago I purchased most or all of the special tools planning to rebuild a WBX but ended up with 2 Vanagons...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 15:31:31 -0500
  > > Spring clamp tool for flat-spring clamps Hose clamps, that is. A lot of folks seem to favor cable-operated tools but I think...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:20:59 -0700
  ...For carrying the tools take a look at the Tool Roll from Duluth Trading. Very rugged and takes up minimum space. And for a...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:08:34 -0500
  No tool i am aware of. The pieces become brittle with age and are almost impossible to dissasemble and reuse the retiners. Plan on...
• Re: Baum tool order...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 01:38:18 +0200
  Roger Bowman wrote: > Baum is a supplier of European speciality tools, and they have (more > or less) all the tools called out in the...
• Re: Main Seal tool
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:01:37 -0400
  ...Main Seal tool Hey everyone, I was looking around for a tool to install the main seal and I found this on the web...
• Re: VW tool numbers (?!)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 02:23:05 +0100
  Tobin Copley wrote: > > Where can I find (buy, borrow, steal...) a list of these VW tool part > numbers with an explanation of what these...
• Re: Cool VW tool set on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:17:51 -0700
  RE: VW Tool Set on eBay I doubt that it will go very high with so many tools missing.
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 8 May 2007 20:43:41 -0400
  Matt, Arrived at home with said tools and great expectations. Unfortunately the puller's jaws were a tad too wide to insert into either...
• Re: Spring clip pliers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 19:43 CST
  >PS -- Just because an outfit offers to replace a tool if it breaks is no >reason to get all excited about their 'quality.' What...
• Re: China-made tool question/ Harbor Frt.
  Historical mailing list - Greg ZUKOWSKI
  Mon, 04 Mar 96 13:23:36 CST
  ...I wish to avoid tools made in China when buying sight unseen via the mail. Why do you want to avoid tools made in...
• Re: brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:28:24 -0600
  ...brake flaring tool > > A great source for good but "cheap" tools, Harbor Frieght Tools > > http://www.harborfreight.com/ > > double flare tool is under 20...
• Re: Fryday - Mk IV Jetta question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:16:15 -0500
  KD sells an inexpensive tool that usually works just fine. It looks almost like square block with square cut outs for a 3/8...
• Re: Baum tool order...
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:14:39 -0400
  ...tank >and cap) > - Ball Joint tool > - Tie Rod tool > - Brake Spoon > >I don't have the price list with my catalog, so I don...