What's the story with VW stud bolts?

They sucked I replaced them with proper studs long ago. Next up I replaced the odd and not likely to be found in a remote service inner CV joint bolts to normal hex heads.

VW's have lots of silly bits that need to be moved, replced, etc.

Try working on a VR6 that is a nightmare.

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derek Wrote:
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> Try working on a VR6 that is a nightmare.

Yeah, like replacing the alternator on a mk4 vr6 that you have to remove the front end (bumper, lights, radiator, condenser, etc) to get to. Book time is something like 14 hours to r&r the alt.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/2008 03:40PM by Carl S.

hudson Wrote:
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> Carl S Wrote:
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> > I'm pretty sure that most Saabs and volvos
> use lug
> > bolts too.
> > Though volvo does help a little on the ones
> that
> > have the locating pin on the hub that mates
> with
> > the wheel.
>
> No Volvo I've ever owned. Granted the newest was
> 1972.
> I think Volvo stayed with studs/Nuts until FWD Volvos came ( as if those are real Volvos)
> "Pre-1988, SAAB used lugs and nuts for the 900/99
> with a lug pattern 4x114.3mm, or 4x4.5", 71mm
> centerbore The 9000 always used a bolt system with
> a lug pattern of 4x108mm, or 4x4.25" Post-1987
> [1988 model year], the 900 used the 9000
> hubs/brakes with bolts NG900, 9^3, 9^5 are all
> 5x110mm"
> SAAB used bolts until 99s came along. 92/93/95/96 and 97 (Sonnett) used bolts. Perhaps that's because the 92 was developed from the pre-war DKWs. The others keyed off the 92 platform. Not that they called it a platform 50 years ago.

>
> Andrew McNally
> Hamilton ON
> 28

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