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| posted on March 28th, 2005 at 01:44 PM |
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to drive or not to drive
My 1600 kombi was make strange squeak noises when changing engine load. The noise come from passenger side.
I drove from Brisbane to Gympie 2.5 hours 150km.
When I got to Gympie I removed the valve cover. 3 studs out of the 4 I can see are loose, real loose.
Tightening them down just lifts the stud. Using two bolts together I can tighten move the studs back down, but they are easy to turn with an open
spanner. Anyways I nip the nuts back up but there is not much tighness before the stud turns. It drives for about 500 meters - 1 K before the head is
rattling, and the 3 are loose again.
What to do? I think not try and drive back to Brisbane.
Anyone know a VW mechanic in Gympie?
Can studs be tightened at the case end once I got the engine out?
Cheers, Carl.
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| posted on March 28th, 2005 at 02:07 PM |
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I would just take it to a mechanic and get it sorted once and for all.
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| posted on March 29th, 2005 at 01:10 PM |
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it sound like you have pulled 3 studs. from what i understand you may have to pull the engine and get helicoils put in the case. somebody with more
experince should be able to provide more info.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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| posted on March 29th, 2005 at 01:21 PM |
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I used self-tappeers in a t3 once, the engine case was fatigued, and i had no options at the time. 5 studs (3 on 1 side and 2 the other) were
replaced with self-tapping studs. Just replaced the studs with engine in tact! Thess got me from Brisbane to Sydney to Melbourne then Brisbane in one
go, and a shit load of k's after that with no problem. I think you'd be sacrificing the case in the long run but if it gets you out of a spot it
might be worth a thought! Just keep on top of valve adjustments! I got them from ye sadly departed Volksrestore 10 years ago, so they should be
available!?
Good Luck!!:duh
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