Use a 9" pair of, brand new, vise grips and, at the same time, use the original alen head wrench. Before doing that using a BIG punch and hammer, and give it several good wacks on the side to break rust free. This has never failed me. If it ever does break out the blue wrench. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, William Dummitt wrote: > I'm attempting to remove the front diff-VC from an 87 syncro. > Unfortunately, I discovered to my dismay that one of the front CV bolts had > a goobered head. I've tried several removal techniques (vise grips, etc.) > to get this bolt out with no success. Normally at this point I'd remove > the part and take it to a machine shop, but I don't see any way to get the > front diff out without removing this bolt. Any advice is much appreciated. > > Bill > |
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