Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

pb blaster... and vise grips.. that is how I get mine off...


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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Daun Yeagley
=>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:33 PM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
=>
=>
=>It was such a pleasant evening too....
=>
=>I've been having some trouble with the throttle body on the
=>'86 sticking a little in the "idle" position.  Solution? 
=>Replace it with another TB that's laying around here. 
=>Should be an easy 15 minute project.
=>
=>Oh no.  Not for me.
=>
=>I figured I'd be reaaaaally careful not to round those
=>little hex bolts, tapping the wrench in with a hammer &
=>all...    worked for two of the four.  The front two bolts
=>rounded right off without noticable hesitation.
=>
=>Fine.  Solution number one, find a slightly larger standard
=>allen wrench and tap THAT in there.  Tapped & tapped, got
=>it in there real tight and....    rounded right off, again,
=>without much hesitation.
=>
=>Solution number two, vice grips.  Not a chance in hell,
=>just slipped off the bolt.
=>
=>Ok, try solution one again.  Tapped & tapped and....   
=>threw the hammer off into the grass next to the car.  How
=>in the HELL it bounced the way it did I haven't a clue, but
=>it proceeded to go airborne about six feet and into the
=>living room window.
=>
=>F*CK.
=>
=>I gave up for the night.
=>
=>Does anybody have any solutions to the throttle body
=>dilemma?  I so far have two very rounded bolts still firmly
=>stuck in the intake manifold, and of course, a living room
=>window to replace.
=>
=>
=>=====
=>Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
=>'81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, 90 Passat Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
=>For Sale: '80 Scirocco S, '81 Scirocco, '82 Scirocco.
=>"I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong."
=>
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