[Vwdiesel] New to list and question

[Roger Brown]

Leslie Ahern wrote:
>
> Hi.  Great list!  I have an '81 VW rabbit pickup diesel and i love it.
> I need to change the timing belt but I can't get the crank pulley bolts out.
>   They are stuck in there.  Rusted maybe??  The bolts are 6mm hex and I have
> already stripped two of them.  I'm also working outside here in
> Massachusetts and it's about 20F!!  Any suggestions??

Most likely the bolts have 6mm triple square sockets, not hex or torx, they are different and not interchangeable.  Also, I
don't think you need to remove the pulley to change the timing belt, but I may be wrong.