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Subject:Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Tue, 22 May 2012 19:53:25 -0700

you got it ..
I meant where the tool goes in the 6mm allen hole in the top of the bolt .
Sorry I wasn't clear there.

On 5/22/2012 5:53 PM, neil n wrote:
> I misunderstood "stripped out".
>
> Was thinking if a fastener head(s) snapped off, as long as the pipes came
> off the pump, no big deal. But ya. Stripped Allen heads would be a pain
> worse that CV bolts I bet!
>
> Neil.
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:08 PM, neil n<musomuso@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>
>
>> If one is replacing the pump, and ruins the fasteners that thread into the
>> pump, what's the big deal?
>>
>>
>
>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> the w. pump is bolted to the block ..and those 3 nuts on studs are not
>>> 'the problem' ..
>>> If anything is, it's the two allen screws on the right side  lower ...
>>>
>>> and ..access isn't that nice ...and being allen screws they can strip out
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>
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