beautiful Indian Summer ? ..
it's blazing hot like 90 + in Medford ..
no relief from sun and heat at all. If someone was tied up in my parking lot
here, they'd die in about 15 hours, it's that brutal here.

8 X 1.25 metric is the thread.
they are hardened somewhat I think ...

I recall 37 ft lbs I think.
I used a torque wrench on some recently.
It was a lot of force to get them that tight.
I normally do them by feel..
and none of my CV joint screws ever get loose.
Good idea to check them after a week or so of course.

I can measure one for length if you like.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: Anyone know, off hand, the size and treads of the CV cap
screw/bolts?

>  I have some coming soon but I would like to see if perhaps I might pick
> some up locally to use this weekend.  I've got mine just about worn
> totally
> out and I just re-installed my tranny, with the old ones going back in
> ...sort of...I think I got most of them tight to at least 35 nm and a few
> up
> to proper spec..Also a few are pretty well stipped out totally..they are
> not
> very tight.  I think they  will hold till my replacments come, but if I
> can
> find some today at my local hardware, I would at least replace the ones
> that
> are not very tight and run a bit carefully like that till my new "set"
> comes
> and I can remove and replace.  It looks like this may be the last really
> beautiful Indian Summer weekend, so I want to get out....
>
>  I know I know.. "Don't drive without the proper torque on those bolts"
> and "VW spec-ed that torque for a reason" and and and.... So I just told
> myself that,...... to save trouble for those who'd be telling me that in a
> reply....  But  for a "risk-taker" and sometimes VW Engineer
> ignorer......anybody know the length and the tread pitch on those?  I have
> seen some at my local True Value Hardware, metric, in various sizes...I
> could drive over and go under the van, pull one out to take into the
> store...but I thought it would be easier to ask..
>  Thanks.  Don Hanson