RE: [OT] Tool Advice/ new oil pump

["David Guido" <guido_david@hotmail.com>]

Yes unfortunately I have experienced the same problem using the 3/8" drive 
allen bits while trying to get the crankshaft pulley bolts off recently. 
Thanks for the Blackhawk/Stanley info! I agree generally that Craftsman 
tools are a good brand but have their share of problems.

David


>From: "Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>
>Reply-To: <aaron@makuta.com>
>To: "'Jason Arms'" <redbug64@hotmail.com>, <brett@netacc.net>
>CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: [OT] Tool Advice/ new oil pump
>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:01:49 -0500
>
>Even Craftsman can't always be trusted...try using their 3/8" drive allen
>bits for anything that requires an appreciable amount of torque and just
>watch the corners round off as they start spinning in the head of the 
>screw.
>I did it on my water pump pulley on my '84, and I bought a set of Blackhawk
>bits to finish the job.  We use them here at work to pull molds and 
>machines
>apart, and they last, unlike the Craftsman.
>
>Blackhawk is actually a Stanley brand.  The set (4-8, 10mm) cost me $35, 
>but
>I'm sure that's a lot lower than Snap-On or Mac, and much better than
>Craftsman, in my experience.
>
>Aaron
>'82 Scirocco
>'70 Beetle
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>'81 Honda CX500
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason Arms
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:50 AM
> > To: brett@netacc.net
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Tool Advice/ new oil pump
> >
> >
> >
> > Acctually in my opinion, Brett those other ka-ka brands that
> > "proclaime to
> > be as powerful or more" are infact big pieces of junk!  I
> > bought one of
> > those for cheap, and it completely died about a year later..
> > You made a good
> > move going with craftsman, although not as good as say snap
> > on or mac,
> > (rediculusly priced) but still much better than the
> > bob-jim-jody-joe-bob
> > brand guns that you can buy anywhere else.  I will never buy
> > anything less
> > than craftsman again because of that experience ;)  Ahhh,
> > thats better..
> >
> > Scirocco content.. i got the oil pump that i will be needing
> > to put into my
> > scirocco come springtime reciently.. i cnat wait to tear my
> > oil pan off!
> > One question on that.. the shaft that comes outa the new oil
> > pump wabbles a
> > little.. is this normal?  It is a 1.8 16v oil pump by the way.
> >
> > Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
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