Re: A4 30v head bolts

["Rob Andrews" <randrews@austin.rr.com>]

Check out tech.vw.com and look at the service bulletins.  It lists the
correct tool in one of them and it IS special.

Later!
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Rob Andrews -- Dell Home Sales
1800-879-3355 x 47218 Rob_Andrews@Dell.com
randrews@austin.rr.com
99 A4 2.8Q--too many toys to list...

----- Original Message -----
From: <Autobahn01@aol.com>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 10:44 PM
Subject: A4 30v head bolts


> On the subject of head bolts lately, has anybody had the head off a 30v
V6? I
> ask because I had to strip down a core motor the other day and found I
didn't
> quite have the tool for the head bolts. It seemed to be a 1.5" recessed
Torx
> style fastener, around a t55 size. My torx weren't long enough to reach,
so I
> rented my local SnapOn rep to take a look.(I pay enough per week for
> occasional rental rights!) None of his long torx set were a positive
match,
> and he declared it "special". My slightly out of date AST catalog didn't
show
> a listing either. A call to my local dealer didn't help, as they've not
had
> one off yet.
>
> Anyhow, a long 9mm hex and some lucky charms took care of it, but I'd
never
> torque one back down that way. I'm curious what the correct tool is, in
case
> I ever have to delve into my father's A4q.
>
> Cheers,
> -Chris Semple
> 'coupla q's