shearing bolts and shafts

[ats@vwmail.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

how modified is your engine on that car brett? last time I hears stories ab=
out half shaft shearing it was someone with a Audi20v engine creating more =
toque than the specs of the shaft.. he got racing shafts (cannot recall who=
 makes them) but it solved his issue.

The bolt can shear off because of nasty vibrations on your engine, could it=
 be you have a motorsport mount ?


ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/


--- "The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com> wrote:
>  does vw have a problem using weak metals? for the second time in as many=
=20
>months i've sheared off the shaft going into my outer cv joint. when i ask=
ed=20
>about this the first time around noone seemed to have had the happen to th=
em=20
>before, but now i've done it twice. also noticed my volts were running a=
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>lil' low on my gauge so i pooped the hood to check the alternator and foun=
d=20
>my belt was loose. why was it loose? the top "adjuster" bolt was shorn off=
.=20
>fortunatly i had a spare alternator for a quick swap no i can extract the=
=20
>broken bolt at my leisure. but still does anyone else have these kind of=
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>stupid problems?
>   hit
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>So Sayeth The Hitman
>'86 "psycho 16v" scirocco
>'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
><http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
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