Re: Axle flange seals 86 5kcstq

[Eric_R_Kissell@email.whirlpool.com]

Fred Munro <munrof@isys.ca> wrote:

>The driver for the bolts is called "triplesquare" bit. It is 
>available from Snap-On, Mac tools, and as a 3-pack set at
>some auto tool shops. These fasteners are common on Audis and 
>VWs.

Are the inner CV bolts on a type 44 the same head as those on 
an A2 VW? I have not needed to look at my type 44 drive shafts 
yet. Anyway, if the type 44 inner CV bolts are the same head 
as the VW bolts, the tool used for removing the hubcap of the 
"teardrop" style 14x6 VW wheel works nicely. These wheels were 
used on the early US version of the VW 16v A2 GTI's, but I 
believe they showed up in the US on several later A2 models 
and the 16v Scirroco. Not to discourage anyone from buying a 
new triple square tool, but if you were already at a salvage 
yard and stumbled across the tool kit from one of these GTI's 
(and probably GLIs and 16v Scirrocos) you could probably get 
the tool for free.

Eric R. Kissell
1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar
1987 GTI 16v, 1984cc