bryanmabbott
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Back again fixing my brother's 06 Audi A3 with 154k miles. The water pump seal let go so we decided to replace the timing belt while we are it. First timing belt done by a VW mechanic at 115k miles including water pump. We successfully removed 5 of the 6 crank pulley bolts but the last one is stripped. It was semi stripped before we started Any suggestions? Bolt is 6mm Allen head
Things I have tried after I've soaked the bolts with PB Blaster numerous times:
1) 6mm hex punched in -- stripped it a bit more
2) T40 torx -- slightly small so stripped more
3) M8 triple square punched in -- made it round
4) Heat for a minute, then M8 punched in -- no dice
5) Bought Irwin Bolt extractors but no clearance between crank bolt and pulley bolt
Positive note, the timing belt on this car is an easy job. Much better than my ALH Golf and a heck of a lot easier than my notorius 2.7T Audi allroad.
Things I have tried after I've soaked the bolts with PB Blaster numerous times:
1) 6mm hex punched in -- stripped it a bit more
2) T40 torx -- slightly small so stripped more
3) M8 triple square punched in -- made it round
4) Heat for a minute, then M8 punched in -- no dice
5) Bought Irwin Bolt extractors but no clearance between crank bolt and pulley bolt
Positive note, the timing belt on this car is an easy job. Much better than my ALH Golf and a heck of a lot easier than my notorius 2.7T Audi allroad.
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