Re: driveshaft removal

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

I believe those are 12-pt bolts, not Torx or Allen.  I'm not at home so I 
can't check but get some brake cleaner and clean the holes and you should 
see exactly what type of bolt head design you have on there.  I recall it 
being 6 or 8mm - but I could be mis-remembering or mixing it up with the 
GTi....

Underneath is much easier.....

At 10:42 PM 7/27/99 ,  Peter Kirby was inspired to say:
>I'm having a hard time getting my right front driveshaft off my 90Q.  Are
>the socket head bolts on the transaxle end 6 mm?  7 mm?  My 6mm is spinning
>inside the bolt head and my 7 mm won't go in for love or money.  Surely it
>can't be 6.5 mm!!!
>
>Also what is the best point of attack for these bolts:  from underneath the
>subframe with a short extension, or from the area of the brake disk (with
>wheel removed) with a long extension.  Neither seems great!


Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q "Hannu" - K+N, new vac hoses, lubed U-Joint, still 0.0 bar....
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally