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bolt kit madness
for those rivets it does. its almost as if the head is harder than the
flared section (probably on purpose).
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
To: "scirocco-al" <scirocco-al@insight.rr.com>; "T. Reed"
<treed2@u.washington.edu>; "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Mark" <maardak@yahoo.ca>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: bolt kit madness
C'mon, guys, does it really matter which side you drill from??
I've drilled out a lot of rivets in my life and I drill from whichever side
I have best access to.
:)
Larry
sandiego16v
----- Original Message -----
From: scirocco-al
To: T. Reed ; Ron Pieper
Cc: Mark ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: bolt kit madness
OK, How's this? Drill the side that had the cone shaped rivets were
sticking out of..... :)
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Mark" <maardak@yahoo.ca>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: bolt kit madness
> > > I think that would be the diff side. It should be obvious.. the side
where
> > > the rivet heads already have a very clear, symmetrical dimple in
them.
The
> > > rivet heads on the side I drilled out (doh!) were mushy and a real
pain in
> > > the ass. I feel kinda silly now having worked so hard to do it the
wrong
> > > way. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20!
> > >
> > > And Ron, you might wanna fix that page :)
> >
> > OK...You drill from the RING GEAR side...I just pulled my head from my
ass so I could look...the
> > ring gear side is the side with the dimple, the side with Satan's Hats
on the two rivets that
> > always bust looks and SMS the box. I will post photos later...
> >
> > Sorry for the confusion (still sheepish)
>
> Are you sure? On my tranny the big hat rivets were on the diff side.
That
> makes sense too since their purpose is to retain the cross shaft which
is
> on the diff side, not the ring gear side.
>
> See pic: http://students.washington.edu/treed2/diffside.jpg
>
> I assume by "ring gear side" and "diff side" we're talking about the
side
> the diff does not stick out of and the side the diff does stick out of,
> respectively.
>
> -Toby
>
>
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