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On 31 Mar 2002, at 18:54, JaransonT3@aol.com wrote: > Jim Adney wrote: > >How did it damage the threads? You'd have to turn the fan backwards to > >check compression, why not work from the other end with the larger hex on > >the gland nut? > I don't think so. DUH! Sorry, brain fade. You're right. > It was actually your advice last week to use the fan bolt since the gland > nut would just loosen if you tried to turn the engine the right way. 8^) I > think this is true. I think the real problem was that I tried this without > the fan or pulley in place. The hole is deeper than the threads....so the > bolt tried to keep going deeper and create new theads... Oops. Okay, I understand now. Hope you just damaged the bolt threads and not the crank threads. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe