That definitely works as long as you tap the end of the wrench into the bolt
to be sure it has a good grip.

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "kenneth d lewis" <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 5:38 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] Removing CV joints.

> Greetings and Salutations;
>         It is with a bit of trepidation that I share something I
> discovered today. For twenty+ years I have struggled with removing  those
> stupid allen head bolts in the CV joints. Today I decided to experiment
> with using an impact wrench to remove them. They zipped out in seconds! I
> used the lowest setting on all most all of them with no problem. I was
> quite leery of stripping the heads out but the VW gods must have been
> smiling on me today.
>
>
> Drive Safely & Good Luck
> Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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>
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