[s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN

[Tom Green]

The inside of the OEM bolt is actually 12 point and not allen.  It is  
good for applying the
1/2 turn after torque if you pay attention.  But, the smallest angle  
on the socket and it is
done, and you are left with the shallow hex on the outside.  Order 8  
replacement bolts
if you are confident, or 10 ? .  N907 059 01 came on my flywheel.

I would worry more about monkey lad stripping the bolt on  
installation, and then  leaving
it since it won't be seen for 200K if he is a lucky monkey.   Then,  
you are confronted with
a bolt of unknown torque with the 12 point center gone and the  
outside hex rounded.  :-)
Hans und Fritz have been replaced by a robot in the Hungarian plant,  
and fortunately,
it never makes mistakes.  :-)

Tom

On Dec 11, 2007, at 1:58 PM, David Kase wrote:

> yikes...get an impact driver to break them loose before you strip  
> them out...
>
> Kase
>
>
> David Forgie wrote:
>>
>> Tom: These flywheel bolts (all 8) are 17 mm hex, no Allens.  The  
>> clutch had six 6 mm Allens.
>>
>> Dave F.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:46 am
>> Subject: ?Re:[s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
>> To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>, forgied at shaw.ca
>>
>>
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>> I had thought that some dealer would be dumping their 5-
>>> cylinder
>>> parts and have a cheap adapter.  Turns out most dealers
>>> never owned
>>> this part.  It is elegant
>>> looking and would be a great addition to any garage that kept an
>>> AAN
>>> around as a static display.  :-)
>>>
>>> IIRC, those flywheel bolts have a thin head with allen and hex
>>> head,
>>> with the allen the preferred wrench, and probably necessary
>>> when
>>> torquing new bolts.  Eight new bolts will be needed since
>>> they are
>>> single-use bolts - one reason not to remove the flywheel
>>> unless
>>> necessary.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:45:18 -0800
>>>> From: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
>>>> To: Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>
>>>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>> Message-ID: <f31bee7ae581.475d5f0e at shaw.ca>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.? I do have a small compressor and impact wrench but I
>>>>
>>> don't
>>>
>>>> know if its up to the task of removing flywheel bolts.? I'll
>>>>
>>> try it
>>>
>>>> tonight.? (At least the heads on the bolts are 17 mm, not
>>>>
>>> something
>>>
>>>> flaky like 16 mm like some of the trans bolts).
>>>>
>>>> Dave F.