Help! Dropping an oil pan

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Do you recall me having to go help my kid with "two (no offence to anyone's 
sexual preference) bolts?" on the Jetta? These are the  bolts he had issues 
with, the sockets we had were just too deep to sit on the head right. (1/4" 
drive too, they were just too deep for those two bolts between the tranny 
and the oil pan.) I used a combo of small open ended wrenchs for a while, 
then we both got real sick of it (each wrench moved it about 2 degrees) and 
we ended up grinding material off the end of a real cheap socket we had, so 
it's now a super shallow socket. That and a 1/4" universal and extension 
seemed to work. But I bet a set of wobble extensions would have done it. So 
when the "what to do when your tranny is off?" question comes up, I guess 
"oil pan gasket" is in there with motor mounts.

Adam never did get his gasket done, the oil return line was the sticking 
point. Then the car thanked him by blowing a hole in the rad and spewing 
coolant. I think it hates him. Or '87s are evil.

Cathy


>From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Help! Dropping an oil pan
>Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:10:00 -0700
>
>I'm nearly positive you'll _at least_ need the 1/4" drive 10mm.  3/8 is too
>big...
>
>A nut-driver would also work, but that's 1/4" drive too.
>
>Don't know how much choice you have...
>
>G/L, JT
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Smith" <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:59 PM
>Subject: Re: Help! Dropping an oil pan
>
>
> > Couple things though. I have a 3/8" socket wrench with a 3/8" extender 
>and
>a little adapter at the end. The adapter is too fat. Also, now that I have
>all the other bolts off and all the oil drained, I really don't want to 
>have
>to put it all back together, drive the hr roundtrip to the store and back
>and then have to take it all back apart again. Plus, I don't think that
>what's left of the gasket will hold after it's already been seperated. Any
>suggestions for getting at this bolt easier?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > That and go buy yourself a set of wobble extensions - $12 for Craftsman
>Set
> > of 3.
> >
> > HTH, JT
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David L. Winchell, II"
> > To: "Dan Smith" ;
> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:40 PM
> > Subject: RE: Help! Dropping an oil pan
> >
> >
> > > Dan,
> > >
> > > Try using your 1/4" drive socket with an extension. With most tool 
>kits
> > > this socket is thinner than the 3/8" allowing you to get it in and
>seated.
> > > I have even used the smaller socket with an adapter for use with my 
>3/8"
> > > drive and extensions.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > David L. Winchell, II
> > > DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> > > 87 16V Scirocco
> > > 86 8V Scirocco
> > > 01 V6 Galant
> > > 00 Silverado
> > > www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:32 PM
> > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: Help! Dropping an oil pan
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, I got all 8 million oil pan bolts out but one (there's always
>one...).
> > > It's directly between the tranny case and the oil pan. The wrench head
>is
> > > too fat and doesn't have enough room to turn, the socket is too fat 
>and
>I
> > > can't get a grip with the needle nose pliers and still have space to
>turn
> > > the bolt. How the heck do I get this thing out?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
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