Sorry to hear that. I guess that "couple of hours" we said was bullshit. The 9A I bought came with a sheared of water pump bolt. I broke the extractor in the block trying to remove the bolt. I ended up drilling and tapping a smaller hole next to the original and at an angle. I know there's a special hell waiting for me for doing so. Good luck.
On Nov 21, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > While replacing the transmission this weekend the driver side front > control arm mount threads stripped out. I threaded the bolt a few > turns by hand then started to tighten down but it let go with nowhere > near the 90+ ft/lb of torque mentioned in the manual. I was planning > to remove the bolt to find the appropriate size helicoil. I think it > is a m11x1.5. > > Is hope the helicoil tap is long enough so I don't have to resort to > some other method of thread repair. Any similar experiences out > there? > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
