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Originally Posted by aigel
Thanks AZ 928 - I was talking axle bolts, the ones holding the axles in the hub. Any opinion on those? They are 7 bucks a pop, so not going to save on that.
My stick shift learner will get enough burn out action on the clutch here in the next couple weeks. Haha. Kid is getting pretty good though already. I was hesitant to try that burnout, but I did read about it online elsewhere.
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I just replaced a outer CV boot on my TDI. The bolt came with the boot kit. The torque was a bit confusing. I have probably the same Haynes as you and it doesn't cover the diesel engine, but I think the axels torques are the same.
I had the bolt with the serrations and the torque was 52 lbft then turn another 90 deg. I couldn't get that far so I just got my 24" breaker bar and jumped on it a couple times. I have no idea if I properly torqued it. I had to use the breaker bar, and jumped on it, to get the old bolt off. The book called for another torque with a different bolt. 140 lbft with the bolt that didn't have the serrations on the bearing surface.
I'm planning on a 3 week drive to Vermont to see family so maybe I should take the wheel cap off and mark the bolt head to the wheel with a sharpie and keep an eye on it.