Benjamin b2

where did you get the triangle looking socket thats made by bosch? did you homebrew it or buy it somewhere?

PapeCAT

where did you get the triangle looking socket thats made by bosch? did you homebrew it or buy it somewhere?

Crossy's son

I haven't seen 545 on here in a while.

PADuallyBoy

Can't wait for the finished product, new paint looks like it adds some horsepower! Makes me wanna overhaul mine.

bgilbert

Craftsman 12 point 13mm socket will fit with a little love tap from a hammer, without any grinding inside the socket.

PapeCAT

thx billgilbert... I ended up using a gator universal type socket for the aft dv side triwing fitting....

Jim Lane

You can get the socket from here, although I have not ordered one yet.

Jim

http://www.dieselvw.com/3SidedSpecialTool.htm

http://www.dieselvw.com/QuantumParts.htm

Subliminal

Man, what a bummer...I was really hoping this thread would keep going.

Definitely appreciate the write up...but I need closure!

1stGen545

going on 3 years later but im about to build another and will try to finnish it up.

that_guy

I really appriciate this thread. I keep looking back to it. I'm rebuilding my I right now and have used your pictures to see what goes where and how it should be. Thanks a million guy.

BearKiller

I can't get these links to connect anymore.






By the way, THANKS again 1stGEN545 for all the pictures and instructions.

thrashingcows

BearKiller...here the link to the sticky and what I did to get those 3 sided bolts out...cheap and easy.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ml#post2822314

Jim Lane

I found this place although it might might a little extra time to get here.

http://www.dieselkontor.de/index.php

http://www.dieselkontor.de/product_i...roducts_id=200



I know nothing about this company..

Some have cut down a 13-MM socket using a dremel to make an appropriate socket fit.

I am going to have my brother in law try and make me a socket at his machine shop, should be simple to cut 3 points off from a socket using a mill.

Sorry about the broken link.

Jim

BearKiller

THANKS, JIM LANE and thrashingcows.

I can't for the life of me remember what brilliant trick I used when we did the son's pump.

Seeing as how I have my pump stripped down and ready to pull off the engine in the morning, I will use that bent cotter-pin trick.

I may also either buy or machine an actual proper socket.

What would be wrong with grinding a normal HEX on those bolt-heads, once they are out ??

thumpertrev

Need more please!!