Pop
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hey...
just been cleaning around my engine bay and i've noticed a loose bolt under my rocker cover. the engine i've got is a '99 gti 138.
i've tried tightening it back up but it's too tight an area to get my fingers or anything else in to turn the bolt. there appear. the only way i can see to sort it out is to start unbolting a few other bits of the engine to get at it.
as far as i can see there are 6 bolts in total. do people thing something will go wrong if i can't do it back up tight. any ideas?
all help is much appreciated
thanks
tim
bolt can be seen under the rocker cover, in the middle lower position...
a closer up view of it...
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willay
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try the help forum mate.
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Martin_C
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seeing as its not really holding anything in place, i'd temporalilylylyly take it out, save you losing it, til you can get someone to tighten it properly.
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deanmcreynolds26
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should get a small socket in their with the flexi extension bar!
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Pop
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it's a 13 bolthead.. but the gap it's in has to be about 13.5 
[Edited on 13-06-2006 by Pop]
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Martin_C
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pair of needle nose pliers, and have an enjoyable evening 
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Pop
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can't get those in either... the arms on them are too wide when opened up
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Martin_C
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whats it for anyway?
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Pop
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as far as i could see it was a manifold bolt
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Pop
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thanks for the help people  ...
connected 5 bits of tool together to create a mini bionic arm
took about 15mins to slowly tighten it back up
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Robin
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get it out, get it to pug. i'd say its not urgent, or you'd have noticed something by now
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Martin_C
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you'll get a part in T4 with an arm like that.
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PaulW
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looks like its one of the securing bolts for the fuel rail/inlet manifold...
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deanmcreynolds26
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
thanks for the help people ...
connected 5 bits of tool together to create a mini bionic arm
took about 15mins to slowly tighten it back up
thats the bendy bit i was talking about lol  good old halfords
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csweatherston
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i had the same problem ona pug in work the other day......just use a quality socket (with thin walls)....then you'll get it easy enough lol
BTW halfords isnt quality
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