Recent content by MKVInnie

I wanna put it out for the future, you can push the drivers side in by hand for sure, it shouldn't be a fight and the bolt will catch right away. If you're spinning and spinning your socket it's not happening. A little bit of oil on the seal is recommend. For the passenger side it's doable but...

You're right, this morning I applied a little bit of oil on rim of the seal and it was cake. The socket I was using might not have gone in far enough because the part that holds the hex is too wide, although it's what I used to get it out. Thanks for the response. In the end, I guess I did get...

I appreciate that, ups the confidence, however I've been pushing hard with one hand on the middle of it and trying to tighten with the other, kinda like shooting pool but I just can't get it. Are there any tips to get leverage or a good technique?

How do you get the axle flanges back in by yourself? This is the holdup for me. I don't have friends.

I'm selling Jetta roof racks for a friend, he doesn't use them and he's not a forum member. The racks won't fit a GTI but if your other car is a Jetta, hey hey. Also have the bike attachments that will fit on a just about any VW with OEM roof racks: OEM MK6/7 Jetta roof racks pn: 5C6071126 (...

Squad, my overhead console, since the day I got it has been malfunctioning. I haven't opened it up to see exactly what's wrong, previous owner tried I guess because the headliner isn't stuck on.The passenger side light never turns off and turning on the driver one on sometimes makes the rear...

So I got the engine code everyone has reported that gets you a free intake replacement via the dealership. Only thing is I am past 120k miles, aka out of that extra warranty. Plus I don't trust my closest dealer, bad experiences. I have the old manifold off and am switching out the parts. This...

Hi everybody, I just did a long list of tasks on my car, the big one being intake carbon cleaning. I took the intake manifold off, one injector came out, I put on the new seal with the specialty tool, inserted it into the engine and then buttoned everything up. Fuel pump primes when opening the...