long thick pipe over a good breaker bar.

 

I bought some 18" galvanized steel pipe from Lowe's and placed it over the end of a monster 17mm Allen wrench (I believe 1.8t is 14mm?). I think a 1/2" ID pipe fits almost perfectly with little play.

Stood on the end and bounced until it came loose. If you're a wee little girly man, you might try 24" just to be safe

 

It's one of my least favorite jobs on the Passat. Even worse is putting the new drive bolt in..!!

Anyway, I removed my axle drive bolt by using a 1/2" breaker bar (do not use a ratchet) and a 4' foot section of plumbers metal pipe from Menards. Lots of persuasion by standing on the breaker bar and rocking up and down on it and the axle bolt eventually broke loose.

You can probably get more force by pulling up on the breaker bar, especially if you don't weight much and standing on the bar doesn't apply a ton of force. Just be careful not to wrench your back..!!

 

Thanks, I will buy some pipe to put over my 1/2" breaker bar with a 14mm allen socket.

Just to make sure the bolt loosen counter-clockwise right?

 

Yep, 6' of schd 80 3/4" black gas pipe from your local orange borg, slip it over the end of the allen wrench or breaker bar handle, use slow but steady pressure so if it lets loose you don't end up hitting something with the end of the pipe.

John

 

Yep, 6' of schd 80 3/4" black gas pipe from your local orange borg, slip it over the end of the allen wrench or breaker bar handle, use slow but steady pressure so if it lets loose you don't end up hitting something with the end of the pipe.

John

I have 4' of black pipe, but yea, this. it should break loose. I'm not a big guy, but I have no problem doing these myself.

 

Righty tighty, lefty loosey. You might damage your allen socket and have to resort to an allen key with a pipe cheater. Good luck.

 

I have a floor jack with a 5' handle on it that serves double duty as a big a$$ breaker bar at no additional expense...

:wrench:

 

"Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth."

--Archimedes

 

I agree, take it slow and steady.
Too fast and sharp will snap the joint on the breaker bar.
Just be glad you don't have a V6. Those bolts are real bi*****s to get off.

 

I have the V6. 17mm allen bolts...

 

I believe all cars after 2001 have 17mm axle, even 1.8T's Also I just used a 1/2 craftsman breaker bar, never found one that I could not remove with out it. Apparently some of you need to eat some spinach.

 

1.8T axle bolts aren't torqued to the same spec as the V6 axle bolts, iirc. but even so, you're just younger and more manly than the rest of us. oke:

 

Thanks for the help, a 14mm allen wrench and a 4' steel pipe worked, the bolt is removed.

Now, how do I seperate the drive axle from the steering knuckle?

Thanks, in advance

 

17mm Axle bolt

I finally found the 17mm tool I needed. AutoZone had a 12-15-17 mm allen set that fit 1/2 in drive for @ $12.
a 18in pipe and off they came.

Now if I can just get out the bottom strut bolt.

 

I finally found the 17mm tool I needed. AutoZone had a 12-15-17 mm allen set that fit 1/2 in drive for @ $12.
a 18in pipe and off they came.

Now if I can just get out the bottom strut bolt.

you'll need two 18mm - one a socket/ratchet, and the other a wrench (at a minimum). I use a dead-blow hammer to tease the bolt most of the way out, then a ratchet extension with the dead blow.

 

you'll also need a dogbone 18mm wrench. this would be for the lower bolts on the tranny.

 

Why are you taking everything apart, once you take off the ears on the tranny the axle comes out ...you just need someone to maybe help pull the rotor a little.It comes out.