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On 22 Oct 2002, at 8:12, Everett Barnes wrote: > I'm sure it is a heavier bolt, Grade 8. It goes through the wheel cylinder, > then through the backing plate, through the entire spindle, and sticks out > quite far. One of the reasons I want an original bolt is that you cannot > purchase a bolt with a head that takes a 15 mm socket anymore either. I believe the current DIN standard M10 bolt still has a 15mm head. The JIS standard is probably 14mm. > >Does this bolt pass thru the steering arm on the backside of the backing > plate? > > > Yes. It actually sticks out quite far too, the bolt could be 2/3rds of > its length and work fine. I have no idea why such a long bolt was used. If I have the right bolt, the microfilm shows this with the head on the inside (steering arm side.) It appears to show that each car should have four (N 010 072 1) M10 x 1 x 28 bolts, two (311 405 343) M10 x 1 x 52 bolts and two other bolts which varied in length according to the year. Up thru 65 this was 311 405 341, which was an M10 x 1 x 62. After that, it was 311 405 343B, an M10 x 1 x 42. Check with VW. You might get lucky. I'll try to check my basement, too. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/