Stripped bolt - how screwed am I?

[jtoomasson at yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

If the head is recessed in the bracket, (short of removing the engine) it
sounds like you'd have unbolt the front, rear and passenger motor mounts and
jack up the engine from the passenger side to get an angle at it.

HTH, JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Sterling" <bgsterling@earthlink.net>
To: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 8:38 AM
Subject: RE: Stripped bolt - how screwed am I?


> <snip Toby>
> Not sure exactly which bolt you're talking about since I think there are
> at least two different versions of the 16v a/c bracket.. but I'm guessing
> its the single bolt that runs along the passenger side->driver side axis,
> going through the bracket and the block. By that I mean it goes in to the
> same side of the block that the timing belt is on. Am I thinking of the
> right bolt?
> <end snip>
>
> Yup, you've got the right bolt.  However, I misspoke.  It's not a hex head
> bolt.  It's a bolt that requires a hex wrench, aka a cap screw.  And to
top
> it off, the head of the cap screw is recessed in the bracket so the top of
> the screw is flush with the bracket.  It's a pretty serious screw as it
> spans the width of the bracket (maybe 4" long).  I've considered pounding
a
> triple square or larger hex into it, but there's no room to swing a
hammer.
>
> -Brad
> '86 Scirocco 16v
>
>
>
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