Crank bolt torque for timing belt change (10v)

[Cody]

I use red on the crank bolt, and it comes out easy (as easy as it would without thredlock almost) with a touch of heat. I usually prefer green locktite actually though for stuff that I don't want coming apart.

-Cody Forbes
Black Forest Racing
2x '86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI
'88 80 4cyl


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Denis" <sparkplugvw at hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:42:59 -0500

>Red locktight ?
>alomost impossible to unscrew...
>or blue one, use on tranny bolts.
>
>Denis
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Cody <Cody at mail.craincorporated.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 8:54 AM
>Subject: Re: Crank bolt torque for timing belt change (10v)
>
>
>> Having some issues posting to the list, I hope I got them fixed this time.
>Message at the bottom.
>>
>> >> OK, guys. I've looked for the actual torque on this bolt and have found
>so
>> >> far...
>> >>
>> >> 330 ft-lbs at the bolt
>> >>
>> >> 450 ft-lbs at the bolt
>> >>
>> >> 400 ft-lbs at the bolt
>> >>
>> >> 258 ft-lbs at the end of the 2079 tool
>> >
>> >> So, anybody have the actual torque for this bolt?
>> >
>> >Uh, I thought it was "stand on the end of a four foot pipe slipped over
>> >your breaker bar"
>> >
>> >--
>> >Huw Powell
>> >
>> >http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>> >
>> >http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>>
>> Well I thought it was hit it with the air impact gun for about 10
>seconds... thats AFTER covering it with 1/2 a bottle of locktite. I actually
>didn't mention this to the list in detail, but last week I had this bolt
>back out on me enough to grind away the keyway from the pulley. 10 valves
>and a days work later I was back on the road. Morale of the story: Never
>thrust the PO's "good shop" who didn't use any locktite and obviously didn't
>torque the bolt properly when they rebuilt the head less then 2500 miles ago
>(from when I bought the car), and use plenty of locktite when fixing thier
>mistake.
>>
>> -Cody Forbes
>> Black Forest Racing
>> 2x '86 5ktq
>> '87 5ktq
>> '88 80 4cyl
>>
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