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Re: Post mortem on '88 5kq Clutch M/C



In a message dated 96-05-13 10:47:01 EDT, you write:

>he biggest caveat for anyone else who is contemplating the same operation
>is to get an allen wrench that can get at the rear screw that holds the M/C 
>in.  The casting for the inlet prevents any chance of getting a standard 
>tool in there.  I managed to get a ball tipped wrench (Bondhus, or equiv.)
>in there and got the screw out, but the best solution is probably a standard
>"L" shaped 6mm allen wrench that has the short end of the "L" cut down.  
>If you've got the right tools and the right part, this really would have 
>been an easy and quick job!
>
>

A standard 6mm cut down on the short side (about half the leg length does it)
is THE way to go, and by far the cheapest....  Just did one of those MC's
this past weekend meself and found my homemade tool in the "audi" tool
box....  

Thanks for the B/A number Steve, and the P-M

Scott