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<x-charset iso-8859-1> Dave makes an important point here.... those bolts are #10 hardened,, however, if they are loosened or unscrewed with ANY amount of force of the ball joint stud pushing on the Bolt it will round off the threads and ruin the bolt. you need to jack up the car by the torsion arm JUST A BIT, its tricky to tell when the tension is off but basically if you need anything more than just a little force when backing it out STOP!, lube it and try raising or lowering the jack a bit. I reuse the nut... but the washer is often cracked. Keith > Take care of the pinch bolts that hold the lower end of the ball-joint as > they're special Type 3 parts and difficult to find. > He will need new nuts and spring washer (biggies) for the top of the > ball-joints as they bolt in rather than press-in as on a Beetle. > > It's only wrench work but there are some procedures to follow from the > manual. > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ > > > ------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <type3-digest@vwtype3.org> > To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <type3-index@vwtype3.org> > Send administrative queries to <type3-request@vwtype3.org> > > ------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <type3-digest@vwtype3.org> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <type3-index@vwtype3.org> Send administrative queries to <type3-request@vwtype3.org> </x-charset>