Pointers for Water Pump Pulley Removal

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (the hitman)]

soak with pb blaster and let sit a few minutes. heat the bolt the hammer 
your hex wrench into it. then you should be able to break loose.


>From: "robby lahey" <rhlahey@msn.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Pointers for Water Pump Pulley Removal
>Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 18:57:52 -0400
>
>
>OK guys,
>I'm at the tail end of replacing all four motor mounts and the last one, 
>the passenger side mount has presented a real challenge on this 86 16V. Oh, 
>and in the proccess, thought it best to do the timing belt while I'm in 
>there. So good so far?
>So I asked Daun to help the amatuer since it's my first time (changing the 
>timing belt) and we can seem to break the third & last hex bolt on the damn 
>pulley. It's a little "rounded" now.
>What is the consensus on how to remove this little b*st*rd without screwing 
>up the pulley ar having to easy-out the bolt?
>Vice grips? heat? prayer?
>TIA
>Rob / Cincinnati
>
>
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