Maybe I have the wrong end of the torque wrench - the bolts are actually allan headed bolts - 6 sided - they look to be genuine VW bolts and are all matching - none of the VW triple spline xzn thingies nor torx - anyway I've got new replacement ones so with care they should go in and come out without stuffing up ! I tried a torx driver and wasn't happy on the amount of contact they had with the sides of the bolt and probably aided in the one stripping out ...





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Found a replacement manifold today when ringing round the wreckers - Thought the asking price of $170 was a bit steep and one of the vw guru's told me that a proper weld will fix it !
So I think I'll have a crack at it tomorrow and see how much damage I can do !