Date:         Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:45:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Comments: To: Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
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7's and 8's are important,
so are 11, 12, and 14.
 ( though I can't think of a 14 right now )

'the problem' with taking a van all apart is you forget how things fit,
which way then went, which fasteners etc.
left on the hulk ......they're easy to find.
  I have been mining parts off a burnt out shell of an 85 for about 8 years
so far.
I am *still* getting useful parts off it.

you really need several versions of each tool..
you need short and long, deep and thinwall,
6 point, 12 point, and tubing nut wrench .
etc. etc.
 and LOTS of penetrating oil.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes


> Thanks to all who have replied so far. I'll be continuing to dismantle my
> old '85 Westfalia in the coming weeks, and I'll post sizes of nut and bolt
> heads just for reference.
>
> In the meantime, can anyone say that they've used 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm
> wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or
> exhaust nuts on some applications).
>
> Ed