dime1622

know where i could get one? ive been to advanced auto, ace hardware, farm and fleet, and sears and i cant find one yet. how bout a place on the web? thanks a ton!

TT

snap-on. You can order online or track down a truck and buy it from there. They are listed as triple squares.

Julian Allen

Snap-on has a longer socket that works well with the CV joints because the rubber boots don't have to be moved so far.
<a href="http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/Pro.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=11452&Group_name=Triple+Square+%2F+Long%2C+mm% 2C+chrome&Cat_ID=1614005&Cat_NAME=3%2F8%22+Drive&Sub_Cat_ID=1614084&Sub" target="_blank">http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/Pro.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=11452&Group_name=Triple+Square+%2F+Long%2C+mm% 2C+chrome&Cat_ID=1614005&Cat_NAME=3%2F8%22+Drive&Sub_Cat_ID=1614084&Sub</a> _Cat_NAME=Socket+Drivers&store=snapon-store]

Bri Bro

NAPA carries them for the VW family.

dime1622

sweet, thanks a ton!

PaulK

Pep Boys has them, by Lisle. But, they trash out easily so be careful

Mike the Rookie

Whatever you do make sure you clean out the heads of the cv bolts before you try removing them. They strip out very easily! Brake cleaner works very well.

Tremelune

I had went to my local BMW dealer and got in touch with their Snap-On guy. Hadda meet him behind in some parking lot. $22 for a socket is a helluva lot, but it was a good tool. Get new bolts to put back in.

<a href="http://209.6.126.158:8000/944/944tech.htm" target="_blank">Here's my little CV Joint writeup...</a>

CPM01NWS

The higher price for the higher quality "triple square" tool for the socket heads is money well spent. Before attempting to insert the tool, use some spray brake cleaner and thoroughly clean out the head of the bolts. Make sure the tool is inserted all the way into the bolt before turning. If all come out without damage, just clean them up before going back and be sure to torque them properly in an opposing pattern only after all are snuggged up.
Good luck
Mike

MichelleJD

Got mine at AutoZone!

Dales944

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by MichelleJD:
<strong>Got mine at AutoZone!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Me too. It was like $12 for a four pack (various sizes).

ryans

Just bought mine at Pep Boys of all places. I was safe and just gently tapped it with a hammer to get it in snug. I had to replace a very noisy cv axel last week.

ERAU-944

when we were taking the parts car apart we had to search titusville for one. we were out all morning, and we found one at the LAST place we looked: the local ghetto-napa. labelled as a VW tool, it was only like $5 and worked fine.

dave120

Yeah that was a lovely waste of about 2 hours searching every auto parts and hardware store in the city wasn't it Mike?