I think you missed the point of shear bolts. They break off at you install them. What is left is a bolt that had a very specific torch. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, David Beierl wrote: > At 09:42 8/9/99 -0400, Scott Curtis wrote: > >I'm in the process of removing the dash from my '90 Westy to clean the > >ventilation system due to mice infestation, what is the best way to remove > >the shear bolts from the steering column? The repair manual says to drill > >out? > > > ViseGrips or equivalent often work. I think the shear-bolt concept was > invented before ViseGrips made it to Germany <g>. > > When you're replacing them, if you don't think the enhanced theft > protection and nuisance value is worth $15 for the pair of bolts, regular > M8x1.25 bolts will do quite nicely (in case you're not clear on this, the > "shear" feature refers to the heads shearing off when you tighten > them. This makes them difficult to remove and hence harder to steal the > van by dismantling the ignition lock -- nothing to do with safety at all). > > david > David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net > |
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