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Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:59:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike B <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike B <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <50D53058.5030607@turbovans.com>
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There's a few homemade tools to do the job;

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2946138-exhaust-clamp-removal-tool

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Images/VwExhaustClapTool1.jpg

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Images/VwExhaustClapTool.jpg

and some real ones, cheap!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Exhaust-Spring-Clamp-Removal-Tool-VW-AUDI-SKODA-/180835840113

http://www.kochtools.com/index.php?p=product&id=101

Mike B.

On 12/21/2012 11:00 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > lol... > very cute. > right 'shield your eyes' ...sounds risky ! > > Seems like not many people are familair with the 'real tool. > Mine might be a Hazzat brand ..made in Der Fatherland. > Cost 60 bucks probably, maybe more these days. > If things are going right ..I will never have to use it again...'cause I > don't 'do'FWD VW's with sideways engines anymore. > > I wouldn't say there is any actual replacement for those big spring > clips. > Istill have some if anyone needs any. And 'bowl' header pipes, one or 2. > > scott > turbovans > > On 12/21/2012 5:00 PM, Jim Felder wrote: >>> There is a special tool for those spring clamps. >>> >>>>> It's called a come-along. Put one hook on a c-clip, the other on a >> convenient body or suspension part, and start cranking. Shield your >> eyes. >> Hopefully you can replace them with something else, or do as I did and >> throw them away since I was putting the Jetta engine that had them >> into a >> Vanagon. >> >> Not only to you need special tools (steel wedges) you need a magic >> wand to >> make room to swing the hammer that it will take to drive them. >> >> Ugh. >> >> Jim >>


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