[Vwdiesel] Crank Bolt Reusable?

[Kurt Nolte]

The twelve-point bolt is the torque-to-yield bolt that supersedes the 
earlier standard hex bolts. You /can/ reuse the earlier bolts, but 
personally I just replace them with a TTY bolt, they're quite cheap and 
it's not worth the worry over whether a 30+ year old bolt has fatigued 
enough to fail.

-Kurt


Will Taygan wrote:
> Hmmm..  I've got two different crank bolts on two different 1.6NA
> engines, both VW remans. One seems to be a 12 point, the other a
> standard hex.  I think I read somewhere to replace these every time?
> What's the deal with the 12 pointer?  Different sprocket?
>
> Will.
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