On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, [iso-8859-1] Fernando valdez wrote: > Hi > > Last Tuesday my axle came off, i notice i didn't had > like 3 bolts in there, i heard you need a 12 point > special tool, and a friend tells my is a regular L > shaped tool, If i need the 12 point tool, is there any > store nationwide that i can go to(i.e Pep Boys, > Kragen) or do i need to go to the stealership or > online, how much are new/yunkyard/rebuild axles? >
They have a set of 3 at pep boys or autozone. It's called a triple square, but if you say that their eyes will glaze over. They're with the special tools, and it's referred to as a "serrated wrench" or something like that. Yes, the one you use to take the covers off your teardrops WILL work- but it is a lot faster with the correct tool on a ratchet. ALSO- it's very hard to put the required torque on those tiny bolts with just the little wrench that comes with the teardrops. Check the bentley, but I think i remember that they require 45 lb/ft- which would require about 200lb of pressure on that tiny 3-inch long wrench. Much easier with a nice ratchet. :) Rebuilt halfshafts are $88 from autozone. I just got one to put in my car, as I don't want to spend the time changing a cv joint. :) _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
