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On 10 Dec 2001, at 19:55, Mark Seaton wrote: > What I need to know is if anyone knows off-hand what size the torx nuts are > for the CV joints- I plan to drop it with tranny attached- I've tried a 40- > it seems almost right but quite sloppy. Is it a 45? Also the bolts themselves > seem to have 12 splines? Will a 6 spline driver work OK? While these may look like a Torx, they really aren't. They are a metric spline drive called an XZN in size 8. The XZN description is seldom called out, so these are often sold as an 8mm metric spline. > Also if I need to fix a pulled stud, I've heard mention of "case saving > studs"- anyone know where to get them in UK? and are they universally > approved of? Or should I just use Helicoils? The "case saver studs" are a temporary fix at best. Don't count on them to last more than 6 months and sometimes they pull out as soon as you torque them up. I avoid them. The only real repair are case inserts which are usually solid. I think Heli-coils are a great product, but this is not the best place for them, since oil will leak thru the threads on those which are in thru holes. I don't know where to send you in the UK for case savers. Someone over there will have to advise you. In the US we have RIMCO which does such a good job so cheaply that it just doesn't pay to attempt your own. I've done them myself, but it was a lot of trouble getting everything jigged up right to get the holes drilled and tapped straight. OTOH, I have seen cases totally destroyed by amateur attempts. The problem is that the holes really have to be in there straight or the studs won't want to go thru the holes in the heads. Perhaps you'll be lucky and find that the nuts are just loose. ;-) - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/