>
>
> So, which is considered "better"? I went by my VW dealer, and when
> the ordered some, they came in as allen head, not triple squares.
>
> They had some triple squares available, but they were slightly
> shorter (5mm maybe) and the threads didn't extend as far.
>

I'm probably imagining it, but I think I recall the triple squares people
use actually being Porsche parts and the "official" VW part is still the
same E-Z Strip Hex Socket it's always been? Personally, I feel better with
the triple-squares. All mine were formerly hexies and I had some
nerve-wracking moments pulling a couple of 'em out. Two of them were
"pre-buggered" for me by the PO or his butcher mechanic, so I had to resort
to a filed down 7mm hex driver pounded in with a hammer. Working as a
locksmith I frequently run into rounded- or rusted-out hex socket set screws
and, if they're large enough, they get replaced with a Torx.Maybe I've just
been lucky, but I've never seen a Torx or similar multi-lobe fastener strip
out. Just the thought of trying to remove a completely rounded hex-type CV
bolt inside that outer hub cavity....(shudder)

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"