That Which Is Unholy

[scirocco25 at gmail.com (Eric Person)]

Replace the 4 stupid german grade 2 allen head bolts on the crank pulley 
with some nice regular hex bolts.  Anti-seize is also nice.
You probably will have to drill the heads off the allen head bolts if 
they are stripped out like they usually are.

Eric

Phil Boeye wrote:
> Wow.  Need I tell you that when you put NEW bolts into
> those pulleys, you douse liberally w/ anti-seize? 
> They come off like butter w/ the special pulley wrench
> and a 3/8" breaker bar.  But that is obviously *post*
> mop-up (1st removal).
> 
> If you need any pulleys, let me know since we just
> dropped a 1.8L that is getting picked over.
> 
> -Phil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>So my removal of the outer v-belt pulley on the
>>crankshaft of my 16V  
>>did not go...so well.
>>
>>I give you:
>>
>><http://alchemist.dyndns.org/ljpix/unholy1.jpg>
>><http://alchemist.dyndns.org/ljpix/unholy2.jpg>
>>
>>This was Force.  Lots of force.
>>
>>-Larger allen wrenches
>>-Hammers
>>-Impact guns
>>-18" of galvanized gas pipe
>>-Dremel
>>-8 cutting wheels
>>-A cold chisel
>>-A punch.
>>
>>  A touch of Chemicals (Kroil), and some Money ($28
>>+ $30 shipping  
>>from Adirondack to get this
>><http://www.germanautoparts.com/ 
>>displayimage.php?file=0881296998H5C3S1> so I didn't
>>do the same thing  
>>to the power steering pump pulley.
>>
>>3 of the 4 bolts knocked loose just fine.  This one?
>> Well, let's  
>>just say that I hit the Daily Double on "German
>>Engineers I'd Like To  
>>Slap, Alex".
>>
>>However, victory was mine, moo-hah-hah.
>>
>>EXCEPT NOW I CAN'T GET THE OTHER PULLEY OFF THE
>>CRANKSHAFT! *(%^&*($&* 
>>(@#(&*@!!!!
>>
>>
> 
> =================================================================
> 
>>| Jim Jarrett,McFarland, WI       94 Passat GLX     
>>           |
>>| mailto:jarrett@rpa.net          81 Rabbit
>>Convertible 16v     |
>>|                                 88 Scirocco  16V  
>>           |
>>|    Any problem can be solved with the proper
>>application of   |
>>|   Force, Heat, Chemicals, or Money.               
>>           |
>>
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