Changing timing belt and noisy hydraulics

[ccohen5]

Ok, got it, even my thick skull can follow this. As Flanders and Swan used
to say: "all makes work for the working man to do..."

Remember them?

Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
To: "ccohen5" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>; "qlist" <quattro at audifans.com>; "s
car" <s-car-list at egroups.com>; <urq-request at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Changing timing belt and noisy hydraulics


>
> > Many thanks - I agree on all points. One question thoough.  Not having
> seen
> > how the timing belt fits on my car, but the use of the 2079/2084 tool
> combo
> > makes me conclude that the lower crank pulley has to come off.  Why is
> this
> > necessary?  The Bentley seems to show that the belt (admittedly for the
> Urq)
> > is long enough to require the water pump pully to be used as the
> tensioner.
> > I can understand using 2084 to make sure that the cam and crank pulleys
do
> > not vary from TDC if one does not use the screwdriver trick, but why
would
> > one have to retorque the retainer bolt unless the oil pump was being
> removed
> > for check or replacement?
>
> 'Cos you can't get the belt off without doing so.  It's obvious that the
> block casting is deliberately designed to force this.  The pulley has to
> come off - you can't get the belt out otherwise.
>
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