Date:         Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:04:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Comments: To: Bostig Eng <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
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Another big help..........

If the bolts in the trailing arm end (the black hole!) are playing hard to
get, just remove the inner joints and drop them down.  Then, remove the axle
nut, and pull the stub axle out.  Now you can easily get to them for
cleaning, vice grips, easy-outs, drilling or whatever is necessary to remove
them all!


HTH,
Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bostig Eng" <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts


> Put a pair of visegrips on the outside of the head, along with an allen if
> you have any grip left. They must be VERY tight on the outside of the
> head,
> but they'll usually give. We do this quite a bit on rounded out CV bolts
> and
> it always works.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jim
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris [mailto:chris@MCCLURKEN.COM]
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
>
> Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint
> bolt? I'm swapping the transmission on my 85 GL and I've found a
> nightmare or stripped bolts. The outside of the bolts look kind of
> threaded which makes me think whoever messed with them last used a
> tool...but I have no idea what.
>
> Suggestions appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
> Nashville, TN
> 85 Vanagon GL manual
>