Gasket and drive shaft bolt

Jezza-7 · May 22, 2014, 05:20:08 PM

TPS dont sell the gasket that goes between the water pipe and the block. Anyone know where to get it from? Of just use some gasket maker?

Also good place to get driveshaft bolts?

Cheers

z3i · May 22, 2014, 05:25:49 PM

Theres a guy on here who sells them! cant remember his name though :/ he had a load made about 6 months ago

Jezza-7 · May 22, 2014, 09:13:50 PM

Sells both or just one?

Is it randombadger by chance?

physicsfool · May 22, 2014, 10:54:27 PM

Driveshaft to gearbox bolt? If so got mine from VW and they weren't too much

z3i · May 23, 2014, 07:37:45 AM

Quote from: Jezza-7 on May 22, 2014, 09:13:50 PM
Sells both or just one?

Is it randombadger by chance?

I think it was dude

Etches · May 23, 2014, 10:32:52 AM

I need that gasket tbh, I bodged mine with sealant

DKnight · May 23, 2014, 06:30:01 PM

i swear down i bought 10 of these years ago as i always forgot to buy them. Sure i have some left, i will have a look!

Jezza-7 · May 23, 2014, 09:20:27 PM

Unfortunately VW no longer sell the driveshaft bolts.

I guy sells Febi ones for a ridiculous price at £5 per bolt.

I went to my local nut and bolt place and they got the same bolts but only difference is that they are allen key rather than the multispline. Got a 12.9 tensile so should be fine.

As for the gasket, ECP and GSF cant get them so i have used grey gasket maker which is used for sealing water pumps etc that are usually immersed or have water/coolant running past them. Should do the trick.

Right pain trying to get parts from TPS/VW these days. They have also dropped the inlet manifold gasket. Still do the throttle body to inlet gasket. Luckily ECP does the inlet manifold gasket and in trade its only £2.15 and its ERLING.

physicsfool · May 24, 2014, 01:59:55 AM

Ah bugger, I only picked my bolts up at the end of last year! Making our jobs a tad harder

Jezza-7 · May 24, 2014, 02:14:17 PM

Well if anyone does want these bolts i have just purchased i'd be happy to buy them and send them to people.

hayesey · May 27, 2014, 03:20:19 PM

hmm I'd be a bit cautious at using allen head bolts, the spline ones are bad enough for rounding off and being a right pain to get off. Allen will be much worse I'd have thought.

£5 per bolt is crazy though. £60 for a full set!!!!

Perhaps some torx head bolts could be sourced?

PeteG40 · May 27, 2014, 06:48:37 PM

I'll look at febi... will be pennies I bet.

PeteG40 · May 27, 2014, 06:52:31 PM

20p ish each at febi!!!

Jezza-7 · May 28, 2014, 02:46:43 PM

Wow, i cant see how that person selling them on ebay is charging £5 a bolt then.

Can you get these easily pete?

Etches · May 28, 2014, 02:54:35 PM

I'd be up for some at that price