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Subject: [T3] Oil Suction Pipe > > I've never built a VW engine, but I'm guessing that the relatively long stud that came out with my acorn nut attaches on the inside end to the nut to hold the oil pipe in place. Sound right? And I guess that the other 5 studs that hold the oil strainer are shorter?? I just want to understand exactly what should be down there. > > I test fitted the oil strainer into the oil suction pipe, and I verified that the oil pipe has not shifted position. I think I can just barely fit my 10mm wrench in there to hold the nut in place as I attempt to put the stud back through. It's too late at night right now to try (been gardening all day and I'm tired), but do you all think this will work? If I can help it, I don't want to split the case to repair this. Please don't tell me I must split the case.. > > To keep this thing from loosening again, is a drop of Loctite warranted here? Thanks for any help! > As Jim said, that should be a Nylock nut. If you have a cheap 10mm box end wrench, and someone with a torch that can get it hot enough, bend up a wrench that will work up in there. Mac tools used to make one for that. If you can't find a nylock nut, use a regular one and put some "blue" locktite on it. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org