Re: [T3] ACK! What did I do????

["Dave R½¿tave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

> Used gaskets don't leak any more than new ones. I don't strip studs,
> but I repair a lot of stripped studs on cars that other people have
> worked on. It takes a while to learn how tight is tight enough.

Very true about tightness; I use a 4" long cranked socket wrench (?  it's a
ring spanner in UK-speak), so I've never been tempted to over-tighten them.
I suspect an unflattened (=new) gasket is easier to seal in these
circumstances, since it's designed to make up for the imperfect mating
surfaces, so there's less risk of over-tightening.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: 24 July 1999 04:48
Subject: Re: [T3] ACK! What did I do????



-------------------------------------------------------------------
Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe