yahjnby
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- Joined
- Oct 14, 2017
- Location
- Mill Valley Ca
- TDI
- 1998 New Beetle TDI ALH 1.9 Part owner Sencond New Beetle 98 TDI ALH and a 2002 TDI New Beetle
Trying to work on my engine and I stripped two of the Allen bolts on my harmonic balancer. I have not bothered trying the other two yet.
Anyone have experience dealing with these things when they strip. I have begun to hate Allen bolts on VW‘s with a white hot passion.
Fortunately I’m not in a rush. I’m hoping somebody here has been successful with something. I do have something that I used on stripped Valve cover bolts, but I don’t think the little screw on caps are going to fit in the space of the harmonic balancer, let alone allow me to stabilize it while I crank on it.
1998 new beetle TDI
Anyone have experience dealing with these things when they strip. I have begun to hate Allen bolts on VW‘s with a white hot passion.
Fortunately I’m not in a rush. I’m hoping somebody here has been successful with something. I do have something that I used on stripped Valve cover bolts, but I don’t think the little screw on caps are going to fit in the space of the harmonic balancer, let alone allow me to stabilize it while I crank on it.
1998 new beetle TDI
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