| Subject: | ok where did i go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc canada |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:22:00 -0700 |
dear vanagoniters left work today to the sound of the click click of a shot cv starboard side appears to have expired and half shaft travels back and forth when tried ... so after supper i get under there with my trusty # 40 fluted hex key bought specifically for this purpose and it just turns in the hole 45 and 50 are too big ... is there a #42??? old list advice seems to be ... angle grind heads off and replace bolts ...oyyy really ??? me just wants ot see if i can get away with replacement of joint and not the whole half axle me very open to advice ... last one i tacked was on my 1969 type 2 and those were strait up alan head bolts speak to me those who know ... and why doesnt the bently cover this repair with steps rather than a few pictures etc. ... and lastly there is an admonition in bently stating if my vanagon is made prior to 25ZBH1192362 and my van is WV2ZB0255EH023522 which i assume is after 1192362 ... then i must install new sleeves & axle nuts & torque nuts to 500 Nm which i take to mean torque till i have my tongue between my teeth and say Nm 500 times or till i get to 360 ft lbs but seriously folks is there a #42 fluted alan key regards -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LastonLastof#g/u http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
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