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Date:   Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:55:48 -0800
Reply-To:   Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:   Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
Comments:   To: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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the chisel method, for stripped out CV joint screws, that I mentioned, will get those suckers out in 30 seconds to a minute, 90 % of the time.

The outers are not much harder to do that way than the inners. I always use the later type bolts ( not the 6 mm Allen ones ) - they seem to be harder material. I've only ever had one of those strip out, but hundreds of the 6mm Allen ones have.

Scott www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 5:25 PM Subject: Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie

> At 08:05 PM 12/29/2009, dylan wrote... >>worst case, if the bolt is that bad, just cut the head off with a roto >>tool and slide the CV over the headless bolt. > > Good luck doing that on an outer CV bolt head, which sits well recessed > inside the swing arm. Maybe a long, high quality drill, but a socket is > cheaper and probably on hand. CV bolts are (or should be) hardened, > grade 12.9. > > The 12mm socket solution obviously worked, but I'd think that using a > top-quality socket would provide an even better chance of success - > better chance of digging the socket edges into the hardened CV bolt. > Throwing away a $5 socket is nothing compared to the potential grief.


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