Re: rear pad carrier mounting bolt question

[Matt Coates <bencoates@yahoo.com>]

I would try:

-penetrating oil... lots of it.
-heat...  a propane torch should work, mapp gas is better.
-shock... smack it with a 5lb hammer, good for stress relief.

good luck!

Matt
'87 16v roc
--- "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
> This is really for a '97 GTI, but they are more or less the same
> as a 16V Scirocco.  I am doing some brake work on my sister's
> car and we cannot get those damned allen head cap screws to
> let go.  What have you guys that had them seriously stuck done?
> If I break one off I'm screwed because it has ABS and all that
> crap so it's not as simple as just dropping a Roc's rear trailing arm
> assembly and drilling and tapping for new bolts.  4 years old and
> frozen on worse than any older VW  I ever had + one caliper guide
> pin has no grease whatsoever(was rusted in there pretty good), so
> this probably was the cause of her problems.
> 
> 
> 
> John C. Worden
> Bucksport, Maine
> 
> '98 Dakota 4x4-
> '86 Scirocco 8V-
> '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V - Needs an oil pump gear
> '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.  
> 
> 
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