[Vwdiesel] New to list and question

[Matt_Lisa]

I had the exact same problem with my rabbit.  The bolts strip very
easily.  I had to drill the head off of one of them in order to remove
it when I removed the timing  belt last time.  Once the head of the bolt
is drilled off and removed, there should be a little bit of the threads
still sticking out of the crank gear (once the pulley is removed).  Once
I got the heads off, I just unscrewed the threads.

Good luck!

Matt
http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/


-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of Leslie Ahern
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:16 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] New to list and question





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??

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