Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Don't you hate when things just aren't going worth a damn and with one rash
move they just go straight to hell?

Anyway, last but not least you can drill off the head, remove the TB and
remove the remainder of the bolt with vise-grips.
I do like Brian's solution of heating the intake manifold cause the bolts
are probably stuck due to a bunch of corrosion and the heat and some PB
blaster (not at the same time) should help that.
Dan



----- Original Message -----
From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:33 PM
Subject: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)


> It was such a pleasant evening too....
>
> I've been having some trouble with the throttle body on the
> '86 sticking a little in the "idle" position.  Solution?
> Replace it with another TB that's laying around here.
> Should be an easy 15 minute project.
>
> Oh no.  Not for me.
>
> I figured I'd be reaaaaally careful not to round those
> little hex bolts, tapping the wrench in with a hammer &
> all...    worked for two of the four.  The front two bolts
> rounded right off without noticable hesitation.
>
> Fine.  Solution number one, find a slightly larger standard
> allen wrench and tap THAT in there.  Tapped & tapped, got
> it in there real tight and....    rounded right off, again,
> without much hesitation.
>
> Solution number two, vice grips.  Not a chance in hell,
> just slipped off the bolt.
>
> Ok, try solution one again.  Tapped & tapped and....
> threw the hammer off into the grass next to the car.  How
> in the HELL it bounced the way it did I haven't a clue, but
> it proceeded to go airborne about six feet and into the
> living room window.
>
> F*CK.
>
> I gave up for the night.
>
> Does anybody have any solutions to the throttle body
> dilemma?  I so far have two very rounded bolts still firmly
> stuck in the intake manifold, and of course, a living room
> window to replace.
>
>
> =====
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, 90 Passat Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
> For Sale: '80 Scirocco S, '81 Scirocco, '82 Scirocco.
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