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cv joints

Yeah, I know what your saying, John, but the triple square or 12 pt on the
axles are 6mm.  I don't know why your socket says what it does but they are
6mm.  Take a 6mm allen and fit it into the 12 pt bolt, it fits.  HTH!

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>
To: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: cv joints


> At 08:20 PM 9/6/03 -0700, Dave Ewing wrote:
>
>
> >The triple square is 6mm not 8mm.  Audi and the starter bolts take the
8mm
> >triple square.
> >
> >Dave
>
> All of mine take the 8mm and unless the triplesquare starter bolts are
smaller
> than the allen wrench ones they should take 10mm.  Now I'm going by what
my
> triple squares say on the side-M8 and M10; they do flare down on the end
maybe
> this is what you are talking about?
> Not looking to start something here, but don't want the guy to buy the
> wrong tool
> either
>
> John
>