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Re: crank pulley bolt



I got it off my motor with an impact, pretty simple job!

At 10:49 PM 10/26/98 EST, you wrote:
>hey guys!
>i was reading the mail from the list and the post about the seat belt bolt
>reminded me about when i owned a 87 red 8v scirocco. the engine was leaking
>like a sieve, we determined it was a crank pully seal. we replaced all the
>other pullet seals, except for the one that was leaking. we tryed and
tryed to
>get the bolt out, but nothing seemed to work. i broke 2 craftsman ratchets,
>stripped out 3 sockets, heated it for over 30 miniutes a couple of times,
>tryed to use the impact wrench, and a 4 ft breaker bar. still no luck.  we
>finnaly resorted to filling the #1 cylinder with nylon rope to keep the
engine
>from turning over. this didn't even work. so weleft it and the car was
>involved in a wreck and was totalled(that's how i ended up with my new love).
>but i was just wondering if anyone else had these problems, and if so how did
>they fix them. you know curiosisty killed the cat.
>thanks alot
>-alan 
>87 silver 16v
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