Author Topic: How the hell? Sump removal.  (Read 900 times)

Offline Bellend

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,721
How the hell? Sump removal.
« on: 09 February 2011, 21:02 »
I've done many sump gaskets on various cars but WTH.

This 1.6 right, the two right next to the gearbox, remove little cover, done, but it's impossible to get anything other then an allen key in and they are half over the gearbox line, so the allen key goes on wonkey. Someone has tried and screwed them up before.

ANY ideas on this? I'm actually thinking of machining two groves in the botom of the gearbox casing to do it.

Or I will drill the heads off and un screw it to replace.

Where all my moneys went.

Golf MK3 1.6. Golf MK3 8v GTI.

Offline adi

  • GTI forum regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 223
Re: How the hell? Sump removal.
« Reply #1 on: 09 February 2011, 21:07 »
Can you not get a ball end allen key in there on an angle.

Offline Khare

  • Serious forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 7,627
  • The bear that khares
Re: How the hell? Sump removal.
« Reply #2 on: 09 February 2011, 21:09 »
I remember them two bolts, they were a fecking pain in the bum hole.

Patience and some more patience is what's needed. I found them x10 as hard to screw them back in than to unscrew them.

As adi said, get a ball end allen key so you don't round them off to put them back on wonky.

Offline Bellend

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,721
Re: How the hell? Sump removal.
« Reply #3 on: 09 February 2011, 21:48 »
OK cool.

Cheers, I'll get some 1/4"/1/2" drive ones and give it a go.

Don't think it will, think it's drill time tbh.

Cheers tho.  :cool:

Where all my moneys went.

Golf MK3 1.6. Golf MK3 8v GTI.

Offline Khare

  • Serious forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 7,627
  • The bear that khares
Re: How the hell? Sump removal.
« Reply #4 on: 09 February 2011, 22:04 »
I used 1/4 in drive to get them  :smiley: