Date:         Tue, 14 May 1996 19:16:26 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: 12-point tool 

In a message dated 96-05-14 16:56:33 EDT, jfourni@comp.uark.edu 
(Joseph F. Fournier II) writes:
>
>Just so I might get in the last word (ahem...yeah, right), let me 
>emphasize that I used the CORRECT (read snug-fitting) METRIC allen wrench 
>and had no problem. Of course, maybe my technique is a little better 
>than Berry's...or maybe the fact that the 12-point screw heads weren't 
>jammed on with guerilla force has something to do with it. If you do try 
>the allen wrench, make sure it fits tight...and give up and go get 
>Berry's 12-point, gold filled Snap-On right BEFORE the head strips, as I 
>can only imagine how much fun that would be AFTER the head strips. (Now 
>donning SnapOn Asbestos diaper ;) Joe

So much for your last word.  I've had both the 12 point fasteners and the
standard allen head fasteners on CVs on VWs that have owned.  I would not
necessarily assume that a particular VW is equipped with one or the other.

Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg