another victim of crank bolt:(

[G Charged 0]

Yup, she sheared her bolt off on the way back from work, doing 40/50mph in 5th, slammed clutch down ASAP..

 

shit happens, im not fuming but im little anoyed as i orderd a crank bolt and pulley 2 days ago as advised by Pitstop developments(steve who incidently is a proper sound bloke!!) ..this was after VW telling me its a non listed part 2 weeks ago...got oil cooler, new sump, serviceing bits, sensors and what not lying in the living room, was gona order a FMIC next week :(

 

took inlet pipes off to see if itd killed the charger(i dont know..just having a look...) annnd theres a only a fine mist of oil, nutin major, gona pop out to my mates where i towed her to and inspect further...

 

all in all, merry xmas lads and ladesses!

[W3RKD 0]

please make sure you reface the end of the crank before refitting otherwise this could happen again im afraid!

[DanVW 0]

Darren,

 

Whe you say reface do you mean just flat it off removing and edges and burrs or is this something more compilacted?

[SamRS 0]

Hi there, where can i get one of these bolts for my g60? i really dont like the idea of this snapping! :nono:

 

cheers, sam :x-mas:

[ADZ_VR6 0]

is this just a g60 problem

[CTWG60 0]

is this just a g60 problem

 

I think the extra load of the G60 causes it, it can happen on diesels that don't have a clutch on the alternator IIRC. As for the mechanics of how it causes the bolt to let go I can't really get my head around the forces involved.

 

In the middle of building up a new bottom end and am getting a little worried about this happening to it, what's the best thing to do, DX bolt, new type PG bolt, pin the pulley to the crank or just get a ARP bolt? Where do you get an ARP bolt from? I can't find it listed anywhere! I've bought a DX bolt but I'm worried it's not the best or a substantial solution.

 

As for refacing is this only necessary after failure or advisable on a new build if the crank is out?

[W3RKD 0]

I would only see the need to reface after faliure.(Im actually in the process of trying to obtain a tool to be able to do this in situ) We have also used the 1/4" dowel trick with sucess in the past also, I would recomend this if you are unsure about the condition of the crank.

[carpoid 0]

Am i right in thinking that its only the earlier model G60's that suffer from this ??

[DanVW 0]

As far as I know there are two problems, One the bolt snaps, or Two it works loose, I had mine work loose and in two mins

it went from fine to not starting because the timing was so far out :-( so yes it happens to late G60's too.

 

I think this happend on mine because the PO had the engine rebuilt and the re-used the original (one use only stretch bolt)

 

Once I retapped the crank and replaced with the MK1 DX bolt, washer and a dab of thread lock all was good :D

 

If you havent changed it or dont know that its been done on your car it would be worth doing next time you change the cam belt!

[G Charged 0]

darryn, is the new pg bolt actualy redesigned?...or is the ARP kit much better...£33 isnt alot if the bolt is better and not a compimise job