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On Tuesday 25 September 2001 20:26, jesse and monica wrote: > Hello all, > I was changing my oil this past weekend and ran into a little snag. The > studs that hold the oil strainer plate to the bottom of the motor have > been screwed > in too far, not all of them just 3 of them. I can get the nut on but it > is not grabbing much thread. Any hints on backing these things out a > little? There is not enought room to get two nuts on or i could have > done that to back them out. I think i may have to resort to using > visegrips with a towel and trying not to ruin the threads. But i thought > i would ask before i resorted to the barbaric act of using visegrips. > And yes i won't back the stud out that holds the oil pickup tube if you > were wondering. : ) You might want to get a couple extra studs before using the vise grips. In case you mess up the threads. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (not running yet) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe