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Subject:Re: bad bolt head on front syncro cv
From:Dr. Rainer Woitok
Date:Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:57:10 +0100

Hi William, hi Volks,

On Mon, 1999-02-22 22:51:12 -0500, William Dummitt wrote:

> I'm attempting to remove the front diff-VC from an 87 syncro.
> Unfortunately, I discovered to my dismay that one of the front CV bolts had
> a goobered head.

If it was a 6mm  allen head, you may try  to hammer in an 8mm multipoint
socket and then put the  ratchet on it and  successfully loosen it.  Got
that hint from my mechanic and it worked for  me.  By the way, if you're
in  there you may  want to consider replacing  all this allen head bolts
with 8mm multipoint bolts.  They're really supperior.

Sincerely
 Rainer

'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"

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