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Replacing belts - One Hex Bolt



I don't know if this is the same bolt that I hated at Dan Bubb's once,
but we put a 8mm hex wrench on it and then used an 8mm open ended
wrench to turn the other one.

I hated it.

On 8/28/05, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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)
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-- 
Mike
'86 red 16v (Red 5)