driver side half shaft-axle

These things never come off without a struggle. I ended up grinding
the stubborn heads off with a Dremel and replacing the bolts when the
tranny went back in. They are actually a 12-point pattern, not regular
allen (hex), sometimes it is hard to tell as they get gunked up.

~ matt

On Jan 13, 4:14 am, "toxicneon" <toxic.n....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 86 v-w-golf driver side axle half shaft no good. thend near the tire is
> off, an there is 5 or 6 bolts to the tranny side of the shaft. all bolts r
> loose but 2 r stripped beyond belief. if there was lok tite used how do u
> deal with that. i have new shaft ready to go, but allen head is stripped
> and vice grips arent breaking free to unscrew. i am a strong dude an with
> a vicegrip no movement other than slipping. other idea was to air chissel
> or gring the head off, pull shaft and vice grip again , if so how do u
> (un) lock the locktite? damn good car
>
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"matt b" <mattbagwell.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> These things never come off without a struggle. I ended up grinding
> the stubborn heads off with a Dremel and replacing the bolts when the
> tranny went back in. They are actually a 12-point pattern, not regular
> allen (hex), sometimes it is hard to tell as they get gunked up.
>
> ~ matt
>
> On Jan 13, 4:14 am, "toxicneon" <toxic.n....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 86 v-w-golf driver side axle half shaft no good. thend near the tire is
>> off, an there is 5 or 6 bolts to the tranny side of the shaft. all bolts
>> r
>> loose but 2 r stripped beyond belief. if there was lok tite used how do u
>> deal with that. i have new shaft ready to go, but allen head is stripped
>> and vice grips arent breaking free to unscrew. i am a strong dude an with
>> a vicegrip no movement other than slipping. other idea was to air chissel
>> or gring the head off, pull shaft and vice grip again , if so how do u
>> (un) lock the locktite? damn good car
>>
>> --
>> Message posted
>> usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled/
>> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html
>>> They do come off without a struggle. But not at this point. The air
>>> chisel will work. The only other possibility is whacking the heads flat
>>> on the top with a heavy hammer . It may allow the Visegrips to work. You
>>> can also weld a steel bar across the top of the head to allow you to
>>> turn the head easier
 >> Stay informed about: driver side half shaft-axle 

I do vise grips and an allen wrench or triple square inside. The allen
wrench or triple square lets the vice grips only squish the bolt so
much. With nothing in the middle the vice grip never gets a chance to
get it's 2 ton grip. I have cursed a few but never had to saw or grind
one off. But I also live in a non salt climate.

I may curse when I do a clutch on my new car as the dealer replace a
cv boot. We had to stand on the brakes and use a long breaker bar to
get the lug bolts off that side the dealer worked on. The tire dealer
did not have an impact wrench that would break the lug bolts loose.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:55:07 -0500, "none2u" <none2u RemoveThis @notrealatall.bye>
wrote:

>
>"matt b" <mattbagwell RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:8fd76f59-bafb-41d2-8971-78dc97169798@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> These things never come off without a struggle. I ended up grinding
>> the stubborn heads off with a Dremel and replacing the bolts when the
>> tranny went back in. They are actually a 12-point pattern, not regular
>> allen (hex), sometimes it is hard to tell as they get gunked up.
>>
>> ~ matt
>>
>> On Jan 13, 4:14 am, "toxicneon" <toxic.n... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 86 v-w-golf driver side axle half shaft no good. thend near the tire is
>>> off, an there is 5 or 6 bolts to the tranny side of the shaft. all bolts
>>> r
>>> loose but 2 r stripped beyond belief. if there was lok tite used how do u
>>> deal with that. i have new shaft ready to go, but allen head is stripped
>>> and vice grips arent breaking free to unscrew. i am a strong dude an with
>>> a vicegrip no movement other than slipping. other idea was to air chissel
>>> or gring the head off, pull shaft and vice grip again , if so how do u
>>> (un) lock the locktite? damn good car
>>>
>>> --
>>> Message posted
>>> usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled/
>>> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html
>>>> They do come off without a struggle. But not at this point. The air
>>>> chisel will work. The only other possibility is whacking the heads flat
>>>> on the top with a heavy hammer . It may allow the Visegrips to work. You
>>>> can also weld a steel bar across the top of the head to allow you to
>>>> turn the head easier
>
 >> Stay informed about: driver side half shaft-axle 

Locktite can be removed by heating with a torch.
"Jim Behning" <jimbehning.RemoveThis@doesthisblockpork.mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>I do vise grips and an allen wrench or triple square inside. The allen
> wrench or triple square lets the vice grips only squish the bolt so
> much. With nothing in the middle the vice grip never gets a chance to
> get it's 2 ton grip. I have cursed a few but never had to saw or grind
> one off. But I also live in a non salt climate.
>
> I may curse when I do a clutch on my new car as the dealer replace a
> cv boot. We had to stand on the brakes and use a long breaker bar to
> get the lug bolts off that side the dealer worked on. The tire dealer
> did not have an impact wrench that would break the lug bolts loose.
>
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:55:07 -0500, "none2u" <none2u.RemoveThis@notrealatall.bye>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"matt b" <mattbagwell.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:8fd76f59-bafb-41d2-8971-78dc97169798@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> These things never come off without a struggle. I ended up grinding
>>> the stubborn heads off with a Dremel and replacing the bolts when the
>>> tranny went back in. They are actually a 12-point pattern, not regular
>>> allen (hex), sometimes it is hard to tell as they get gunked up.
>>>
>>> ~ matt
>>>
>>> On Jan 13, 4:14 am, "toxicneon" <toxic.n....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 86 v-w-golf driver side axle half shaft no good. thend near the tire is
>>>> off, an there is 5 or 6 bolts to the tranny side of the shaft. all
>>>> bolts
>>>> r
>>>> loose but 2 r stripped beyond belief. if there was lok tite used how do
>>>> u
>>>> deal with that. i have new shaft ready to go, but allen head is
>>>> stripped
>>>> and vice grips arent breaking free to unscrew. i am a strong dude an
>>>> with
>>>> a vicegrip no movement other than slipping. other idea was to air
>>>> chissel
>>>> or gring the head off, pull shaft and vice grip again , if so how do u
>>>> (un) lock the locktite? damn good car
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Message posted
>>>> usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled/
>>>> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html
>>>>> They do come off without a struggle. But not at this point. The air
>>>>> chisel will work. The only other possibility is whacking the heads
>>>>> flat
>>>>> on the top with a heavy hammer . It may allow the Visegrips to work.
>>>>> You
>>>>> can also weld a steel bar across the top of the head to allow you to
>>>>> turn the head easier
>>
 >> Stay informed about: driver side half shaft-axle