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Daily Driver
After I spent quality time at my wash tank cleaning the crank, using air blast and long nozzles to get into the drillings, I decided, at the insistence of the shop that balanced the crank, to pull the four 10mm drilling plugs.
I didn't want to do this, mainly because of hassles getting the replacement plugs.
This is the amount of crud I removed from the 4 drillings, just using an appropriate sized drill bit, by hand. More came out with solvent.
Just thought I'd share in case someone was thinking along the lines I was initially.
I was shocked at the amount and how firm it was.
BTW, while the plugs are available at MWB, if, like me, you are on the north side of the border and don't want to pay shipping that is more than the parts, VW part # N-011-910-4 is a aperfect fit 10mm plug, C$1.65 each, and readily available.
I didn't want to do this, mainly because of hassles getting the replacement plugs.
This is the amount of crud I removed from the 4 drillings, just using an appropriate sized drill bit, by hand. More came out with solvent.
Just thought I'd share in case someone was thinking along the lines I was initially.
I was shocked at the amount and how firm it was.
BTW, while the plugs are available at MWB, if, like me, you are on the north side of the border and don't want to pay shipping that is more than the parts, VW part # N-011-910-4 is a aperfect fit 10mm plug, C$1.65 each, and readily available.