Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:21:30 -0500
Reply-To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
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Welcome to the world of Farm Land Mechanics Club.
Be grateful that you weren't dealing with the salt rotted fasteners they
have on the East Coast.
I've heard that some people have had to drill the heads off.
This is old equipment we've got here.
There aren't many Westy /Vanagon repairs that are beyond your minor
skills so just jump right in there and you'll be helping new Vanagon and
Westy owners soon with their questions.
Stan
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 19:13:52 -0600 "Adrian Bertarelli"
<adrian.bertarelli@attbi.com> writes:
> Thank you for all your advice I guess the trick is to clean those
> suckers really good. I cleaned them with degreaser picked the
> grease
> out and blew it clean with the air nozzle thing and sprayed some bp
> liquid wrench stuff on and let it soak over night. Came off like
> butter. Thank you for your help I am the kind of person to just
> barrel
> in their and get to work, this just needed some patience.
> Thanks To All
> Adrian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> Of Stan Wilder
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 5:42 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
>
> The twelve point socket heads are called Tri-Square and Its best to
> go
> buy the driver if you haven't got one.
> I use a thin bladed screwdriver to pick out the grease, dirt
> combination
> then with the Tri-Square driver in a 1/2" or13mm deep socket on an
> extension I whack the extension holding the driver/socket
> combination
> with a hammer. It normally is enough to break the seize on the bolt
> and
> it comes out OK after that.
> Hope this works so you don't have to drill the heads off.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:10:05 -0600 Adrian
> <adrian.bertarelli@ATTBI.COM>
> writes:
> > To all,
> > I am looking for a little advice on this. I have an
> 87
> > syncro and I removed the tranny for repairs. At the same time I
> > decided
> > since I have it out I should take the axles out and re-boot them.
> > The
> > issue is that I can not get the bolts of that attach the rear
> axle
> > to
> > the wheel. They are in that protective housing. It looks like
> they
> > are
> > 6mm allen heads or that 12 piont 6mm torx bit. I can get the
> imact
> > wrench on it but they are in so tight I am going to strip them
> > trying to
> > get them out. Is there a trick I am missing. I could say screw
> it
> > the
> > boots are not in bad shape the ones on the tranny side are but I
> can
> > get
> > to those. Is their an easier way or do you have to use shear
> brute
> > force to get them out.
> > Any advice will be appreciated.
> > Thanks
> >
>
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