David,
I would remove the differential from the car and with the correct size
Allen wrench, remove the bolts. They should easily be removed when the
axles are off the car. Then make sure you have good lock washers on
each one and install them with a little lock-tight. You shouldn't have
any more problems with them coming out by themselves.
Joe
"Childs, David" wrote:
>
> Let me see if I can describe the four bolts that give me SO much difficulty.
> I am at the differential
> Between the axle flange and the differential housing
> There are four bolts that presumably have bearings behind it.
> I am NOT referring to the four bolts that rotate with the axle shaft.
> These for bolts bolt into the differential housing.
>
> OK
>
> I can not seem to keep these little suckers from getting backing out. I have
> the same problem on three of the Spits I have driven. I can not get them
> all the way out. Even with the little indent they provide in the flange the
> head of the bolt just will not go by. After having this little problem
> total my first Spit and finding them finger tight on the second Spit and two
> of them missing on the third Spit I am a little sensitive to this issue.
>
> I would like to replace this part with a grade 8 bolt. However, I can not
> get it out. It looks like I will have to disconnect the 4 bolts that hold
> the axle flange first. Then I don't know just what to do the flange that is
> attached to the differential. Does this part just pull out? Then maybe I
> can figure out what length bolt I need and what thread pitch.
>
> This is all that is keeping me from getting the little sucker on the road!
>
> Any advice is welcome....
>
> Thanks
> Dave C
> 79 Spit 6 (getting painted)
> 80 Spit (girl friend wanted one! Honestly!!!!)
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