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• Re: Mudflaps - installation ?
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:51:40 -0700
  ...LARGE flat-bladed screwdriver. I placed the screwdriver inside the clip, rotated the screwdriver inside the clip to force it open wider, and then...
• Re: ok here we go...
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 05 Oct 94 18:28:21 CDT
  ...that's not very helpful, is it? well, you can do it with a wide blade screwdriver but you have to be very careful...
• removing mirror glass (non-power)
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:17:31 -0500
  ...I pryed the trim ring off by using a wide flat-bladed screwdriver. By working slowly around the perimeter and loosening a little at...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:57:27 +1000
  ...The only way is to sharpen an old paint scraper ( mine was a 2" wide steel blade and using as much force as necessary...
• Excellent Info on Interior Trim removal etc
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 01:28:29 -0500
  ...you need only a wide-blade flat-blade screwdriver. that black plastic (or brown, if your interior is brown) on the window crank lifts...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:07:08 -0700
  ...you just undo the various handles with a phillips screwdriver and unclip the panel carefully, like with a wide blade screwdriver sort of. Just...
• Re: sliding door lock, 82 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 Jul 95 14:48:31 CDT
  ...a bent screwdriver, with a wide blade ... and the blade has a slot in it. you can see them in the do-it-yourself...
• Re: HELP : Window regulator trouble
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 24 May 2003 18:30:44 -0400
  ...Go find yourself a wide-blade flat screwdriver. Remove the motor from the regulator (it was a tight fit w/ the ratchet, but not...
• WBX Leak FIXED!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 17:08:15 -0300
  ...So I took a big wide flat blade screwdriver and +/- kneaded the gasket at the leaky area, with a fair bit of force, being...
• Re: window chrome
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:49:00 -0500
  ...I used a lot of dish soap, and a wide blade screwdriver to do mine. All six windows took me about four hours. I...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:46:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad bladed to open up the rubber and one to push the...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad bladed to open up the rubber and one to push the...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad bladed to open up the rubber and one to push the...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
  ...On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, TJ Hannink <tjhannink@yahoo.com> wrote: > I took an old, large flat blade screwdriver, bent...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:58:59 -0600
  ...I have found that a 1/4" straight blade screwdriver, fully inserted into the key slot and then turned with a channellocks (okay, German...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 May 2013 16:07:03 -0700
  ...blade screwdriver, bent the tip over 90-degrees > > making a 1/8" lip. Slid a large socket over the shaft of the screwdriver, > > hooked...
• Re: Keys/Calling Steve'Mrlocksmith'
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:13:47 -0800
  ...I have found that a 1/4" straight blade screwdriver, fully > inserted into the key slot and then turned with a channellocks (okay, > German...
• Re: Removing door panels, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:16:22 -0700
  ...Dynamat... > > > What are you afraid of losing? You take a flat blade screwdriver and >> pry the panel off. You'll notice that there are...
• Re: Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 08:11:51 -0800
  ...also they >have a set of screwdriver-sockets ... same thing,but with >different sizes of screwdriver heads in the socket. > >also get the Sears...
• # Freewheelin' power mirrors...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 02:03:23 -0700
  ...the nut and no proper tool (which seems to be a wide blade with a cavity in the middle) proved too hard to do...
• Re E4 Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 08:06:10 -0800
  ...depressing the catch device with a small (0 or 00) flat blade screwdriver or a trained cockroach. Then open the connectors and remove them...
• Instructions for installing middle seat tracks and rails in a westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 May 2010 15:50:05 -0500
  ...After you get the floorboard strips removed, you can remove all of the plastic plugs from the top with with a phillips head screwdriver...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:30:08 +0000
  ...I am using two 2inch wide straps around the top and 4 ea. 3/8" ropes to tie the corners to the rafters. If...
• Dash removal Instruction for all of you ready to fix your heater
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 14:38:14 -0800
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there 8) Dash removal: Ok...
• Dash removal in a 2.1...who's got the good procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:06:52 -0700
  ...will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there 8)������Dash removal: Ok the...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:34 -0800
  ...I used a >> Black/Decker small electric cordless screwdriver which has an end or >> handle that >> folds/bends so you can get it into...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:11:37 +0000
  ...I used a > >> Black/Decker small electric cordless screwdriver which has an end or > >> handle that > >> folds/bends so you can get it into...
• Re: removing dash / replacing front blower motor - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:04:38 -0700
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there Dash removal: Ok the...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 12 May 2003 19:55:38 -0700
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 May 2003 12:25:38 -0700
  ...You will need to be able to > open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in > there > > 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 30 May 2003 13:45:26 -0400
  ...You will need to be able to > > open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in > > there > > > > 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 30 May 2003 16:57:05 -0500
  ...You will need to be able to > > > open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in > > > there > > > > > > 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:22:31 -0700
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• clutch and tranny issues - lessons learned (long)
  Historical mailing list - Peter McHugh
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:55:01 -0500
  ...jammed a small-bladed screwdriver between old bushing and bellhousing seat, buckled the bushing and pulled it out with a needlenose - sorry, guys, not...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 May 2003 13:04:54 -0700
  ...You will need to be able > to > > > open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver > in > > > there > > > > > > 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: Dash coming out. Any prev. maint tips?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:44:42 -0800
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there 9) Dash removal: Ok...
• Re: Installing new defroster/heater fan INSTRUCTIONS - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:16:02 -0700
  ...You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there Dash removal: Ok the...
• Weekend Vanwork: Propane, lights, exhaust, gas pedal, etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:52:16 -0400
  ...I used some PB blaster on the little connectors, and still had to use a flat blade screwdriver to nudge the connectors around until...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:19:54 +0000
  ...I used a > >> Black/Decker small electric cordless screwdriver which has an end or > >> handle that > >> folds/bends so you can get it into...
• Re: Dash removal Instruction for all of you ready to fix your heater
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:30:40 -0500
  ...You will need to be able to open >the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt driver in there Big #3 Phillips, size...
• Picture: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:27 +0000
  ...I used a > >> Black/Decker small electric cordless screwdriver which has an end or > >> handle that > >> folds/bends so you can get it into...
• Re: Picture: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:14:56 -0800
  ...I > used a > > >> Black/Decker small electric cordless screwdriver which has an end or > > >> handle that > > >> folds/bends so you can get it into...
• Re: FRONT HEATER / BLOWER FAN - Removal Instructions - EXTREMELY VERY LONG
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:42:16 -0500
  ...You will >need to be able to open the doors wide enough to >get your wrench/screwdriver/bolt driver in there > >c. there are...
• FRONT HEATER / BLOWER FAN - Removal Instructions - EXTREMELY VERY LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:29:51 -0800
  ...b.  4 bolts along the door jams.  You will need to be able to open the doors wide enough to get your wrench/screwdriver...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:17:57 +0000
  ...Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches while lifting; but ready to...
• Re: Valve cover oil leak..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:52:19 -0600
  ...of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper blades to get TDC. (others use a screwdriver or coat hanger wire) The steel will not...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -0500
  ...All ignition wires should be copper core, even the coil wire, rotor arm brass tip should be about 3/8" wide, narrow blades don...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:31:37 -0800
  ...Also, I discovered that the "Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:54:57 +0000
  ...Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches while lifting; but ready to...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
  ...of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper blades to get TDC. (others use a screwdriver or coat hanger wire) The steel will not...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:30:37 -0800
  ...Also, I discovered that the "Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:11:14 +0000
  ...Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches while lifting; but ready to...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:28:56 -0800
  ...Also, I discovered that the "Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:52:02 -0500
  ...Also, I discovered that the "Carry Handle" on modern batteries is readily removed by a flat blade screwdriver to kind of pry the catches...