[Re: of rear spindle bolts...]

[rick@brubakerbox.com (Rick Alexander)]

Now, I also live in "nowheresville" but my FLAPS has metric grade 8's and
10's in stock and the hardware store has metric grade 8's in stock. You must
have been in never-never-land.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Re: of rear spindle bolts...]


> "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Well, ya know...those bolts hold up the rear of the car! So, it MIGHT be
> important that they have a certain amount of strength!
> I'd say that unless you're conversant on bolt grades and know the
> replacements are as strong as or stronger than the originals that you just
> order them from the dealer.
> This reminds me of the Techtonics story of somebody bringing there car in
> for work. Tectonics discovered the new front ball joints had been
installed
> with STOVE BOLTS!
> Dan
>
> I suspect that's what the rusted stub was I pulled out of mine after I
broke
> it, lucky I was in there I guess. And in nowheresville, what a PITA
finding a
> correct replacement. You want what? Metric, oh I think we have some over
in
> the bin, oh not just a regular bolt? No, try...(fill in the nname of the
next
> place that didn't have one) I had to drive an hour to get one from the VW
> dealer. It's probably more common than you suspect.
>
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