Actually, we are talking about replacing the nut aren't we? The bolt is a 
stud with a cap nut, at least in the drawings in Bentley. From what I can 
tell by reading the manual, there is no need to seal the stud, just the cap 
nut. And is there need to use a new nut or can the old one be cleaned, 
sealed, and reinstalled?

Thanks for the help with this Dennis.

-Mark McCulley
'87 syncro Westfalia

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>From: 	DHaynes57@aol.com[SMTP:DHaynes57@aol.com]
Sent: 	Saturday, April 27, 1996 12:23 PM

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Subject:      Re: 87: follow up on leaking head

In a message dated 96-04-27 12:40:00 EDT, you write:

>
>I'm thinking about replacing a leaking head bolt. Is there anything to 
this
>process other than removing the old bolt and replacing it with a new bolt
>that is sealed with the Bolt Prep stuff, and torquing it to spec? Do I 
have
>to loosen all of the head bolts and retorque in sequence? Anything else I
>should know?
>
>

I usually just repalce the one.  I know that you will never get the 
clamping
force identical to the bolts, but it should work out just fine.