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Oh, I'll take good over lucky with busted and stripped bolts! I would be glad to get lucky when good fails tho!
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I ended up ordering two new studs and nuts from the dealer. I figured if one broke the other might be about due.
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How can these studs break considering the torque they're require to take? I would always torque them after snugging them a little.
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I don't know, I assume mine was over-tightened at some point.
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IIRC, they only need about 25 ft-lbs of torque.
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I discovered the PO must have had the same thing happen with the other stud and repaired it by inserting an 8 mm bolt through the bottom end of the canister lug. I did the same, but refined the repair by grinding the bolt head to better fit the space and contour under the canister lug. I re-did the other one the same way. I also had to ream out the 2 or 3 threads remaining in the bottom of canister lug in order to insert the bolt from below. This repair eliminates the possibility of aluminum threads pulling out and makes a permanent fix that can only fail if one were to over-torque the cover nuts so severely that the bolt snaps, the nut strips the bolt's threads, or (very unlikely) the lug actually breaks off of the aluminum canister. Normally, the filter cover nuts shouldn't be torqued to that extreme. Needless to say, there's no way to drive the car and keep the oil in, with only one end of the filter cover secured! Happy Motoring, Mark
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DrDKW Last edited by Mark DiSilvestro; 01-13-2008 at 10:29 PM. |
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To all who have replied and have been sympathetic to my plight:
I made a beeline for the nearest pick-a-part yard and to my luck, there was a 240D there with the parts I needed. Now, I just have to get my stuck/sheared stud out of the oil filter housing. This sucks. I'll keep you all posted...
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2003 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg Edition, "Tiffany," - Black/Black Cloth - 75K miles, Jetta #6; my faithful, turbocharged, BBS-adorned sled SOLD 3/08 1981 Mercedes Benz 300D, "Elise" - Astral Silver/Black M.B. Tex - 217K miles - I miss her everyday; the best-built car I've owned |
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This happened to me, I put a nut on the sheared stud stuck in the housing, and backed the stud out. Went to home depot and bought a metric bolt to put in until I go to the dealer, worked fine. I think it as 8mm.
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