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| John1180 |
 Apr 17 2013, 11:49 PM
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Need to pull CV half shafts, what size cap head Allen do I need?
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| r3dplanet |
Apr 18 2013, 01:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None |
It's not an Allen bolt, it's an 8mm "triple square" twelve point socket. That is, unless someone along the way replaced the correct bolts with standard Allen bolts. That would not be fun to extract if they stripped. Hence, twelve points.
You can buy one from Pelican here: http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/PEL-...2%20in.%20drive But you also get them from NAPA or a local Beetle shop. quote name='John1180' date='Apr 17 2013, 10:49 PM' post='1851659'] Need to pull CV half shafts, what size cap head Allen do I need? [/quote] |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 19 2013, 11:32 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
[quote name='r3dplanet' date='Apr 18 2013, 12:13 AM' post='1851662']
It's not an Allen bolt, it's an 8mm "triple square" twelve point socket. That is, unless someone along the way replaced the correct bolts with standard Allen bolts. That would not be fun to extract if they stripped. Hence, twelve points. You can buy one from Pelican here: http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/PEL-...2%20in.%20drive But you also get them from NAPA or a local Beetle shop. quote name='John1180' date='Apr 17 2013, 10:49 PM' post='1851659'] Need to pull CV half shafts, what size cap head Allen do I need? [/quote] [/quote] You're only partly correct. Early cars had 6mm Allen head bolts, later cars used the 8mm triple square design. Less chance of stripping, able to take a little more torque without chingering up both the bolt and the tool. Personally, I prefer the triple square variety, but the Allen head bolts are fine. Both require cleaning the head before attempting to remove the bolt. One advantage of the Allen head is you can hammer a triple square tool into a stripped bolt to remove it. Can't do that with the triple square bolt. The Cap'n |
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| r_towle |
Apr 21 2013, 03:47 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 20 2013, 01:32 AM)  One advantage of the Allen head is you can hammer a triple square tool into a stripped bolt to remove it. Can't do that with the triple square bolt. The Cap'n Thus, why god invented vice grips. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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John1180 Removing CV joints Apr 17 2013, 11:49 PM
stugray I have even found the correct tool at Autozone, bu... Apr 18 2013, 08:07 AM John1180 Thanks, I have one of those. Just wanted to make s... Apr 18 2013, 08:27 AM Cheapsnake Damn! That's why none of my allen wrenche... Apr 19 2013, 06:44 PM
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