Re: [T3] Oil Spilling Out

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 21 Aug 2003 at 19:26, Gary Gamboa wrote:

> My one bad sump stud completey blew out while I was driving.
> It used to leak only a few drops after I stopped driving.
> I must have stopped right after it happened, cause about a
> quart and a half spilled out after I parked it.
> 
> Could I have damaged anything other than losing
> the stud? Are there replacement studs available?
> 
> Other than helicoils, is there any other fix for this?

Sounds like you were pretty lucky. It seems likely that the pulled stud is your 
only problem.

I fix these with Helicoils and  made a jig to do the repair. It pilots the 
drill bit and the special Heli-coil tap. They can probably be done by hand if 
you are careful to get everything perpendicular to the bottom of the case.

I probably have spare OE M6 studs if you need one.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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