8v exhaust spring clamps

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

This tool is on ebay if you plan on having this type of exhaust you could
pick it up.  Here's the link to one of the auctions.  This guy sells these
on ebay all the time:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2421680091&category=35625

HTH!

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "calimus" <calimus@techography.net>
To: "Scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:49 PM
Subject: 8v exhaust spring clamps


> Ok,
>
>     I had the wife take her cabby in to get the front end aligned and the
> asshat that went to move her car into the bay put the car in 3rd rather
then
> first and tried to take off.  So we all know what happens at that point,
> stall screetch, clunk.  Only this time there was the clanging of metal at
> the end of it as well.  Looks like when wonderboy stalled the thing, it
> shreaded what was left of the front motor mount and in the process,
snapped
> one of the spring clamps that hold the downpipe to the manafold.  I know I
> should get the shop to replace this since they kinda messed it up, but I
> want the car to get fixed sometime this year and I want it done right.
>
> So I've sourced 2 spring clamps and the gasket for $26 at a somewhat local
> VW shop, but in looking at the bently, being that I don't have the special
> wedge tools, what would you exhaust guru's reccomend I used to pop the old
> ones off and the new ones on?  Going to try and do this friday morning
since
> the wife doesn't have to be at work till 5pm and this "looks" like about
an
> hour job.  I'm also planning on putting my rocco back together friday so
the
> faster her car gets repaired, the faster I can get to my
mess...er...rocco.
>
> So, any and all input welcome, though I don't do weddings and no I won't
put
> that there, I don't care how much you want to pay me.  Seriously though,
> Help!
>
>
> William Snyder
>
> 88' Scirocco 16v
> 89' Cabriolet 8v
> 71' Karmann Ghia
>
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