I am doing the timing belt, water pump, tensioner, drive belt, etc. on my daughter's 2006 Passat 2.0T.
I have spent almost 2 full days trying to get all six of the crank pulley bolts out. The first three were reasonable, the fourth was difficult. The fifth was a miracle. There is no corrosion, the threads seems perfect, but the bolt heads seem to be buried in the pulley surface. Someone over tightened them?
I am still left with one bolt and have tried everything common sense, plus most of what is on the internet. I even tried welding a second bolt onto the pulley bolt but the recessed location plus the very close proximity to the gear bolt in the center has made good weld penetration impossible.
https://imgur.com/a/UGTPnxX
If any of you professionals out there have a method to offer, I am all ears!
6mm hex center is stripped out
tried an outside edge bolt extractor but it is now rounded, no more edges to bite with
tried heating with a torch then allowing to cool
I have not drilled out the center and tried an inner extractor simply because I have had bad luck with them in the past
Thanks,
Greg
PS - I'm glad I don't do this for a living or I would have no money to eat!
I have spent almost 2 full days trying to get all six of the crank pulley bolts out. The first three were reasonable, the fourth was difficult. The fifth was a miracle. There is no corrosion, the threads seems perfect, but the bolt heads seem to be buried in the pulley surface. Someone over tightened them?
I am still left with one bolt and have tried everything common sense, plus most of what is on the internet. I even tried welding a second bolt onto the pulley bolt but the recessed location plus the very close proximity to the gear bolt in the center has made good weld penetration impossible.
https://imgur.com/a/UGTPnxX
If any of you professionals out there have a method to offer, I am all ears!
6mm hex center is stripped out
tried an outside edge bolt extractor but it is now rounded, no more edges to bite with
tried heating with a torch then allowing to cool
I have not drilled out the center and tried an inner extractor simply because I have had bad luck with them in the past
Thanks,
Greg
PS - I'm glad I don't do this for a living or I would have no money to eat!
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