Re: Allen bolts on the center driveshaft???

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

    Did you take a really close look at the stripped "allen" head bolts,
Michael? Could they be triple square heads that were already stripped? Seems
odd that the factory would use a mix of bolt types. If you have the unit out
of the car, perhaps you can drill the heads to get the driveshaft off the
rear diff and then extract what remains of the bolts from the diff flange.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  260k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 5:44 PM
Subject: Allen bolts on the center driveshaft???


>Hey all...tell me this isnt insane.  I took the rear subframe and diff
>out of the parts car.  Unfortunately, i have to get rid of the diff and
>center prop shaft because some idiot used allen bolts to secure the
>central driveshaft to the rear diff.  WEll, needless to say, they are
>stripped and i cant get the things detached.  The other 3, the ones that
>i was able to get off, were the normal 12 pt kind.  The same thin was
>happening on the tranny side as well...one would be 12pt, the other would
>be allen.
>
>When i took the tranny out with the owner of my parts car, (he gave it to
>me), he swore that no work had ever been done to the tranny or anything
>that would require the central driveshaft being removed, which would mean
>that that is factory????
>\
>anyone ever heard of this???
>
>later...
>
>
>Michael Sheridan Williams
>ICQ# 11740998
>1983,(82?) UrQuattro 170,000 miles (new engine going in), koni yellows,
>borla exhaust, BFG CompT/A ZR Tires, more to come, im sure...hey, i just
>got it.
>1985 4000 S Quattro 186,000+ miles, Koni Yellows/Coilover (2B), strut
>brace, Sport 8000 Tires, K&N, MOMO 4pt harnesses, Hella XL Driving lights
>(excuse me, auxilliary low beams) (2x135w), magnecor wires....<out of
>breath>
>1986 Oceanic Blue, 4000CS Quattro--Parting Out(ask if you want anything)
>My father's: 1986 4000 CS Quattro--Graphite 161,000 miles
>
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