[A4] Timing belt alignment question

[rocketscienceracing at attbi.com]

Doug,

Thanks for the reply. But how is one more tooth (or any
integer number of teeth) going to help? I'm 1/2 of a
tooth off!

Scott

> Rocket Science Racing wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've put the new timing belt back on, and I'm having a little trouble with
> > the alignment of it, it's a half a crank tooth off!
> >
> > I suppose I should have counted the teeth on the old belt in between marks
> > on each sprocket, but I foolishly trusted the shop manual to guide me.
>
>
> Yup, there are two belts for these cars, and I don't know where the VIN
> break is.  The difference is, one belt has one more tooth than the
> other.  You got the wrong one.
> --
> Douglas Frank    DigitalWhoopsCompaqImeanHP Co.