According to 48.2, they are indeed shear bolts -- as in "tighten until
head of bolt shears off."

Shear head anti-tamper bolts.

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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 02:18 PM, jeff ensing wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jeff Ensing
> Ensing Remodeling
> 3327 Hidden Acres Drive
> Atlanta, Ga. 30340
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