Lots of Boot kits come with new bolts and CV grease.
Get your parts ordered and in hand and then you''ll know what to do next.
I think the TRI-Square heads are the strongest in respect to pulling torque
on the fastener and staying in good shape.
Most allen fasteners get so sloppy that I don't trust them.
Automatic half shafts are different lengths.
Standard Tranny Half shafts are equal lengths.
If anyone wants a pair as spares of either I have some for sale $20.00 the
pair.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anonymous Digest" <jbrush@AROS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: What size tool for CV joint removal?

> I took a peek at the bolts on my CV  joint that  needs replacing, and
> could see that they are stars, not allen heads.
>
> From reading the info on CV joint R&R, and the writeups in the archives
> and places like Volkscafe, it seems to be a 6mm or 7mm allen head, or the
> star.
>
> I don't know for sure if the bolts on the outer joint are allen or star,
> and I am content to just buy both and do it all at once no matter what I
> find on the outer ones.
>
> At Autozone, they have the star tools, but they are not in mm, but are
> T-45, T-47, etc.
>
> Assuming my bolts are the same as everyone elses, what size star took do I
> need to get, and are the bolts with allen heads 6mm, or 7mm, as I have
> been told both?
>
> (yea, I could buy a whole rack of both, but prefer to just get what I
> likely need for now <g>)
>
> As always, thanks for all the advice and assistance.
>
> John
>
> P.S. The half shafts are the same for the left or the right, but are they
> the same for an automatic and a manual trans?
>
>
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