more info on PP bolts--Foxxinabox better read this

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God Bless MAG.  How could anyone not love those guys?  I get alot of dirty
looks from them when I drive the Golf up there.  I think it blends right in
with the Bently's, Rolls', and Ferrari's.
Erik
88 16V
88 Golf (Urban Insult Vehichle)
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Miller <legalizit@hectorite.i-p.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: more info on PP bolts--Foxxinabox better read this


> Yes, they are (WERE now) brand spanking new
> bolts from my nearest VW dealer with loctite
> already on them from teh dealer.  I applied some
> red loctite to complement the blue loctite that the
> dealer already had on teh bolts, and did let them
> set before i installed them.  I also torqued them
> down in a star pattern per bentley.  The first time it
> happened was my fault-- i failed to see the blurb,
> this very very important blurb in my bentley manual
> about replacing these deformable bolts.  The
> dealer (Midwestern Auto Group) also failed to
> notify me of this....eh hem no names (Darn you
> Ira!!) mentioned...   There was some slight metal
> transfer to teh crank when it first happened but my
> mechanic thought it was not significant enough to
> interfere with anything. I have yet to pull teh tranny
> down again to assess teh current damage.
> Knowing that i will now probably have to get a new
> crank, anyone have a spare lying around or know
> where i can get a salvage/ new part for cheap?
> How difficult is it to install a new crankshaft?  I just
> cant figure out why teh hell brand new bolts with
> both red and blue loctite that were properly
> torqued would back out.  One good thing has
> come out of this: i can remove and reinstall my
> tranny in jsut about 4 hours.  Anyone need help
> with a clutch job?-- ! => again send reply to
> legalizit@hectorite.i-p.com <= !
>
> Dan Miller
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