What’s the trick to remove these 6mm Allen bolts?

[Merian]

Torx?
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[djkeev]

[markswagen]

i take the pulley off, is IF you have the right tool, very difficult if not.
on the road traveling, i had a cut down allen key, but my preferred option, is to take the pulley off.
if you have to room, and still can't get the bolts undone, these are the tits, the important one in this set, is the 13mm, for those bolts, and CV joint bolts.

https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-BOLT-GRIP-Extra...amp;sr=8-3
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markswagen {mobile mechanic} san diego area all early VW's cared for.

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[4Gears4Tires]

I have a set of the Irwin Bolt-Grips and I agree, they are the tits.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

[markswagen]

it's annoying that the set is half metric, and half inches, so you have to buy both sets i suppose, i have both, they'd not been beaten, yet.

[4Gears4Tires]

I have the 19mm-25mm set and they are also unbeaten.

I have a similarly designed Harbor Freight 8mm, 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 16mm, 17mm and 19mm set. It also works very well but I really need to make sure the socket is properly smashed onto the bolt. The only times I have not been successful is when there hasn't been space to really hammer on it. The edges are not as sharp as the Irwin kit.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

[dhaavers]

[Alan Brase]

Important that people realize the 12 points are XZN and are NOT Torx.
Often one can get out rounded out 6mm socket head bolts (8mm) by driving in the 12 point with a hammer. Then just replace with the far superior XZN bolt.
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Al Brase
Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home

[zoti]

Finally finished it all.

Installed a new pump.
Installed a new bypass hose after I had to cut the old one.
Some new coolant hoses.
Installed GoWesty coolant pipe repair kit.
Installed new engine mounts. Now it’s not shaking anymore.
Flushed and filled with correct fluid and Subaru coolant system conditioner.
Replaced a lot of rusty bolts on the engine mounts and mustache bar.

I even sat and scraped all the chrome off the front grill. The previous owner painter it black but it was all scraping.


Link

[DanHoug]

just for the record, when i did my rebuild i replaced the Allens with hex head bolts. seemed like there were more options for wrenches to reach them.
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-dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.

'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd

Past projects can be found at--
www.thefixitworkshop.com

[4Gears4Tires]

Thank you for posting a good high quality video of it running. I saved it so I can use it as a baseline of what a sorted wbx should sound like.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

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[Merian]

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