Replacing belts - One Hex Bolt

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

That side was easy. It'd the other side

 On 8/28/05, Eric Person <scirocco25@gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> That is one of my favorite bolts on the whole car:) A long extension
> sometimes works so you can get the ratchet head away from all the
> brackets and junk by the compressor. Ive done the box end wrench on the
> right-angle allen wrench thing too. Just dont have anything to do for
> the next hour or so.
> 
> Eric
> 
> Don Walter wrote:
> > Tried that but it is too tight to break loose.
> >
> > On 8/28/05, Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>I usually use a short socket 8mm, and use a long handle 8mm wrench to 
> turn
> >>it, slow but works nicely
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org
> >>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org] On
> >>Behalf
> >>Of Don Walter
> >>Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:05 AM
> >>To: Scirocco List
> >>Subject: Replacing belts - One Hex Bolt
> >>
> >>Trying to replace the bolts on my sons scirocco. There is one bolt on 
> the
> >>passenger side for the Air Conditioner that has an 8mm allen hex bolt. I
> >>have an SK 3/8" socket that has the 8mm allen but it is a bit long and I
> >>can't get the rachet on it because there is not enough room to get it 
> on.
> >>How has anyone else gotton this out? Today we are going to the hardware
> >>store to find a shorter socket with an 8mm on it. Then I am replacing it
> >>with a Hex Head Bolt which is the way the other one I have worked on was
> >>and
> >>
> >>is much easier to get to.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> >>1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> >>http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> >>1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> >>1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> >>1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> >>1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> >>1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> >>1969 Beetle (sold)
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> 



-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)