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> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Hall [mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk] > > > I have the same wrench, but it is useless for getting apart > > old rusted ones. It's only useful when installing a new > > muffler in the car, and THERE it is really nice to have. > > Agreed! > Instruction from VW is to assemble with graphite lubricant. > Did your workshop do that, Russ? > > The nuts are the same as a Type 2 axle shaft nut 46mm, so > once you've sawn off the old muffler, heat, liquid wrench > and a 46mm socket should salvage the boxes if the threads > are any good. I bought a large pipe wrench for installation. I think that's what you'd call it in the US? The gap between the jaws can be adjusted to one of about 10 pre-set gaps. The jaws are heavily serrated. Its quite slim compared to the same size of proper adjustable wrench (i.e. one that would do 2"). Even so it only just fitted into the gap and it took me ages to tighten them. The previous muffler was an aftermarket beetle style i.e. mounted direcly to the exhaust port with a long pipe in place of the rear HE. I was very lucky to have a couple of rear HE from a parts car when I fitted the new stock muffler. As for the gaskets - the supplier (http://www.status-vw.co.uk/) didn't have a fitting kit so I went to an exhaust wholesaler and we pored over his catalogues until we found something the right ID and thickness. Then I unwound it from the outside until it just fitted into the seat. They are made of a cardboard and foil sandwich so paring them down this way is easy. Matthew. UK. *********************************************************************************** This email, its content and any attachments is PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL to TANDBERG Television. If received in error please notify the sender and destroy the original message and attachments. www.tandbergtv.com *********************************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~