Tool VW544 and cam sprocket removal...

[Fred Munro]

I used a 14 mm Allen wrench, Gerard. I put the short leg through a hole in
the cam sprocket and the long leg against something solid. Worked like a
charm.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard" <gerard at poboxes.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 3:42 AM
Subject: Tool VW544 and cam sprocket removal...


> Hi!
>
> This has to do with the engine I recently got back that had different
> cam and crank pulleys when compared with the water pump pulley. I am
> going for the super-torque items. Last night at 12:30 I crawled out to
> the garage and had a go at removing the cam pulley. No luck whatsoever.
>
> How do I remove the cam pulley when there is no belt, no distributor and
> almost nothing to lever up against and the bolt seems pretty tight? I
> looked in the Bentley books and it simply shows the use of tool VW544,
> which looks like a C-spanner, to hold the pulley by its arms. What's the
> best method if you don't have this tool? I tried a screwdriver wedged
> between a stud and the pulley teeth, but it slipped with an almight
> bang. I didn't see a quick wedge point to jam the pulley.
>
> Any suggestions on a safe method with the cam still in the head?
>
> Perhaps a screwdriver wedged in somewhere?
>
> G.
>