Date:         Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:47:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Anyone know, off hand,
              the size and treads of the CV cap screw/bolts?
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  I have some coming soon but I would like to see if perhaps I might pick
some up locally to use this weekend.  I've got mine just about worn totally
out and I just re-installed my tranny, with the old ones going back in
...sort of...I think I got most of them tight to at least 35 nm and a few up
to proper spec..Also a few are pretty well stipped out totally..they are not
very tight.  I think they  will hold till my replacments come, but if I can
find some today at my local hardware, I would at least replace the ones that
are not very tight and run a bit carefully like that till my new "set" comes
and I can remove and replace.  It looks like this may be the last really
beautiful Indian Summer weekend, so I want to get out....

  I know I know.. "Don't drive without the proper torque on those bolts"
and "VW spec-ed that torque for a reason" and and and.... So I just told
myself that,...... to save trouble for those who'd be telling me that in a
reply....  But  for a "risk-taker" and sometimes VW Engineer
ignorer......anybody know the length and the tread pitch on those?  I have
seen some at my local True Value Hardware, metric, in various sizes...I
could drive over and go under the van, pull one out to take into the
store...but I thought it would be easier to ask..
  Thanks.  Don Hanson