It is my understanding that these bolts are a shear bolt to aid in
directing the column in an accident .

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> >> Vice-gripping a round bolt head is not my favorite way to
> >> remove/install bolts.
> >
> > But the fact that you *can* demonstrates the pointlessness of using
> > the bolts. VW think they have to be drilled out.
>
> VW are optimistic.
>
> Thanks, all!
>
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>
> On 05/07/2012 11:17 AM, David Beierl wrote:
>
>> At 01:53 PM 5/7/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>
>>> Other than the heads, are there anything magical about these bolts?
>>>
>>
>> The price.
>>
>>  Can I just bang in a couple of regular bolts?
>>>
>>
>> Yes. M8x1.25
>>
>>  Vice-gripping a round bolt head is not my favorite way to
>>> remove/install bolts.
>>>
>>
>> But the fact that you *can* demonstrates the pointlessness of using the
>> bolts. VW think they have to be drilled out.
>>
>> Yrs,
>> d
>>
>

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