Date:         Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:26:26 -0700
Reply-To:     monte merrick <montemerrick@SPEAKEASY.NET>
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From:         monte merrick <montemerrick@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV Bolts
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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FWIW i just had a bunch of work done on my axles at the highly
recommended (me too!! these guys a re great!) wolfsburg moterwerks in
seattle (ballard) and they replaces all my 6mm allen with the triple
square which they like better.


monte


On Apr 27, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

So, when I was removing my CV joints from my front diff and
transmission, almost all of my bolts were of the triple square
variety....except on one CV, which had 6 allens instead.

So, which is considered "better"? I went by my VW dealer, and when
the ordered some, they came in as allen head, not triple squares.

They had some triple squares available, but they were slightly
shorter (5mm maybe) and the threads didn't extend as far.


"I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle dove, and am still
on their trail. Many are the travelers I have spoken to concerning
them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered to. I have
met one or two who had heard the hound, and the tramp of the horse, and
even seen the dove disappear behind a cloud, and they seemed as anxious
to recover them as if they had lost them themselves." - henry thoreau