Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:51:18 -0600
Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: cv joint bolts?
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John Connolly and Scott Daniel Foss have both referred to the 12 point as
being the best. I have 24 of these, not yet installed, and will get 24 more
for the front of my Syncro, the longer one's needed for that. I am making
the change so I don't get caught in an emergency and have a roadside
stripping contest or stuck out of town with a mechanic not familiar with
these.
I got mine through Scott and don't know where he got them. John can help it
sounds like, if you want the 12 point. The tool comes with the bolts (3/8"
drive socket). Well worth the investment of time and $$.
Just my $0.02
Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy
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----Original Message Follows----
From: Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: cv joint bolts?
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:24:07 -0700
Howdy, Bill,
I'm pretty conscious about dirt filling up heads of
bolts and sharp allen wrenches. My buddy and i both
looked at those bolts and came to the same shallow
head conclusion (not the original bolts, though - ones
that a sketchy shop in whitehorse, yukon, canada, used
when my tranny was replaced 20k ago...). I even
ground down a couple allen wrenches to get a super
sharp bite to them and no dice. Clean and shallow.
This was my first work on CV joints (except for some
12-points on a karmann ghia), so i wasn't sure if this
was standard for them.
Repeating an earlier question, is there a preferred
bolt for CV joints, or will any ol' allen head do?
Thanks,
-damon
--- Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Hey Damon,
>
> First question is: did you clean out the bolt heads
> before you removed them?
>
> The first time I took mine off, the allen wrench
> spun around on the edge of
> the head and I ended up using vice grips, etc. When
> I looked at the bolts more
> closely, I discovered they were full of grime,
> grease, and dirt -- packed in
> hard and mostly filling the head. They prevented
> the allen wrench from fully
> seating in the head.
>
> If you spray some solvent or WD-40 into the head and
> then clean them out with
> a nail or small screwdriver, you will be able to
> seat your allen wrench
> fully. I also give the allen wrench a few taps to
> make sure. No need to swap
> bolts, just keep them clean!
>
> Lastly, make sure your allen wrench (I use a
> socket-type with a ratchet) is
> in good condition, too. You may have damaged it
> along with the bolts, take a
> look at it.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
> Aurora, IL
=====
'84 Westy (Sparky)
'65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma)
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