[Vwdiesel] Crank Bolt Reusable?

[Will Taygan]

So, same 1.6NA crank and sprocket, just a bolt change?  Maybe one of my
other Bentleys for another model has the info, but I couldn't find it in
the one I was looking in.

Thanks,

Will.

On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 08:44 -0700, Rudy wrote:
> Yes, it's one of the cheapest things you'll ever buy from the Dealer.  It
> replaces the Hex Head Bolt and thick Washer.  
> Rudy
> 
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> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of raymond greeley
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:25 AM
> To: syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Crank Bolt Reusable?
> 
> 
> Is this a dealer item?
>  
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:03:02 -0400
> > From: syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Crank Bolt Reusable?
> > 
> > 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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