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Subject:Re: CV joint repair american way.
From:Pat Dooley
Date:Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:28:11 -0500

I have seen both allen and serrated on the vanagons.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Patrick Foltz
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 1999 7:39 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CV joint repair american way.
>
>
> In a message dated 3/21/99 6:58:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> HEATERMAN@NAC.NET
> writes:
>
> <<  I rounded out
>  > two of the allen head bolts on the outer CV >>
> Could the problem be not your accent, but the simple fact that
> these aren't
> allen bolts, but 12 spline instead?  1. insert 12-spline socket
> 2. hit with
> hammer  3. bust knuckles trying to keep socket engaged and turning (don't
> forget to cuss a lot!)
>