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

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Well, he should have a real set, I returned the set I accidentally 
"borrowed" for about a year.
Cathy


>From: "Parker Wulf" <scirocco210@hotmail.com>
>To: rocco16v@netzero.net, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:53:42 -0500
>
>are they real vise grips, or a cheap knock off "vise grips"? I found that 
>cheap ones like to round off things! If the rest of the bolts brake it 
>would be time for a drill and a "easy out", or a good tap & dye set.
>
>thats my 2cents in the bank
>Parker
>
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>
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>>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>>To: "Erik" <pats16v@columbus.rr.com>, "Daun Yeagley" 
>><vwdaun@yahoo.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Subject: Re: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>>Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:04:45 -0700
>>
>>Heck, Erik, if the Vise-Grips won't grip the heads, how do you expect them 
>>to grasp the shank?????
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Erik
>>   To: Daun Yeagley ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>   Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:43 PM
>>   Subject: Re: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>>
>>
>>   Um, huh.  Do what I did. Grind off the heads of the bolts, pull the 
>>T/B, use
>>   the Vise Grips to remove the remainder of the stud.  Then tomorrow 
>>after a
>>   bowl of corn Flakes a good BM,  call a Anger Management Hotline.  
>>Although I
>>   had to take some of those classes a few years ago. I'm not so sure the
>>   classes worked.
>>
>>   Erik
>>
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
>>   To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>   Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:33 PM
>>   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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