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ditto except my broken stud was for the rear pivot point of a control =
arm/swaybar mount...
oh then there was the time the exhaust stud striped in the manifold and =
the down pipe (16v) was dangling and i had to cut through the stud with =
a dremel with the cutting disk cupped in my hand, not a very safe =
feeling, as that was the only way to have enough clearance to get the =
tool in there... gotta get one of those flexi shafts....
oh then there was that time the ball joint would NOT come out of the =
steering knuckle.... Two days and four drill bits later, it came out...
oh then there was the time......
man, and I STILL LIKE working on cars, I must be crazy.... :)
Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71
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To: foxxinabox@copper.net ; Scirocco-L@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [ot] worst thing done during maintenance
On the rear tranny mount where it attaches to the underneath of the =
car. There are two studs. The front one stripped off so I had to drill =
out the old stud and drop a new bolt down in from the top. Major PITA.
Brian 86 16v
98 Jetta GLX Vr6
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ditto except my broken stud was for the =
rear pivot=20
point of a control arm/swaybar mount...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>oh then there was the time the exhaust =
stud striped=20
in the manifold and the down pipe (16v) was dangling and i had to cut =
through=20
the stud with a dremel with the cutting disk cupped in my hand, not a =
very safe=20
feeling, as that was the only way to have enough clearance to get the =
tool in=20
there... gotta get one of those flexi shafts....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>oh then there was that time the ball =
joint would=20
NOT come out of the steering knuckle.... Two days and four drill bits =
later, it=20
came out...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>oh then there was the =
time......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>man, and I STILL LIKE working on cars, =
I must be=20
crazy.... :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Jason Adams<BR>Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)<BR>84 rocco 16v<BR>93 =
320i<BR>98=20
Z71<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 15, 2002 =
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maintenance</DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">On the rear tranny mount where it attaches to the =
underneath of the car. There are two studs. The front one =
stripped=20
off so I had to drill out the old stud and drop a new bolt down in =
from the=20
top. Major PITA.<BR><BR>Brian 86 16v<BR>98 Jetta GLX Vr6</FONT>=20
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