Re: [T3] general-knowledge question

["Dan Allum" <dan@nucoda.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I feel your pain as I replaced a rear wheel bearing this weekend and hit
similar problems with the CV bolts.

I assumed the 12 splined bolts were Torx bolts but upon consulting my local
nut and bolt shop they said it was in fact a '12 Spline Multi Tool' head. I
tried several large tool shops to get the right tool to get them undone and
the general reply was 'Rare as Rocking Horse Sh**'. I then tried a local car
spares shop (a decent supplier that doesn't feel the urge to sell air
fresheners and go faster stickers, rant over!) and they had the tool in
stock.

In the Haynes manual it notes that the 12 spline bolts can be undone with an
Allen key but only if it's a good quality one and fits like a glove.

For the two bolts that rounded out for me I used an angle grinder to remove
the heads and then a unscrewed the threaded shaft once the CV had been
separated from the axle.

As a side note Torx bolts are regarded as 'Tamper Proof' so I assume the
same label can be applied the 'Multi Tool' bolts (assuming someone else
doesn't have the tool that fits  :-)

cheers,
Dan
'73 Fastback

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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Merritt [mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org]
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] general-knowledge question


At 8:53 AM -0400 7/21/02, Iamkeen@aol.com wrote:
>Thing is, I can't get my CV's undone, because 4 out of 6 bolts on each side
>are completely stripped out - the holes are nearly perfectly round.
>Now, I realize this condition is the result of sloppy tool use in the
past -
>but that's just a symptom.  The root problem is, there's these whimsical


	Did you or a previous owner think that these were standard
socket head ("Allen") screws and try to remove them with the regular
tool?  I believe these are usually "Torx" head screws, and need a
special little tool (more of a star, rather than a hexagon) to
remove.  Putting the Allen key in one of the Torx bolts will strip
the bolt head...

-Greg


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