I've used the same railroad spike on VWs and other cars for 30 years.
I wish now that I had kept a record of all the things it's good for.

Jim

On May 16, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Mike Collum wrote:

> Yesterday I finished removing my old power steering rack.  One of the
> "hassles" was spreading the coupler from the steering U-Joint to the
> splined shaft on the rack.  Nothing I had available seemed to do the
> trick until ran across a RAILROAD SPIKE.  Yep ... the railroad
> spike was
> the perfect tool.  Just the right amount of bevel, right length to
> hold
> onto, and included the head for hitting with a hammer.
>
> If you don't have a railroad spike ... pick one up the next time
> you see
> one.  One day you'll need it.
>
> Mike
> '84 GL 7 pass (Horse)
> '85 GL Westy (WPNWILO)
>