cheater crank locking tool

[auditude at cox.net]

Actually I took that pic last night when I did the timing belt/water pump/idler pulley/front seal 
on the donor 3B motor for my 4kstq project.

I posted to AW a thread called "random pics from Audi project hell", which are on a similar 
theme (chaos).

http://forums.audiworld.com/v8/msgs/40839.phtml

My picture AW poster:

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/33707.phtml

Ken

On 23 Dec 2003 at 17:13, Huw Powell wrote:
> 
> > I got a pic of the cheapskate but crank-preserving method of crank 
> > bolt removal, using a pry bar.
> > 
> > Pic: http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/33707/image01.1.jpg
> 
> Nice photo, quite amusing.  Whose is it?  It should be nominated for the 
> calendar!
> 
> > AW post: http://forums.audiworld.com/v8/msgs/41080.phtml
> > 
> > I don't think I want to use this method for bolt tightening, but I 
> > may try it.  Maybe if I find a helmet to wear or something, or lay a 
> > towel over the pry bar.  It wasn't too bad taking it out, altho' I 
> > did need some leverage.
> 
> Yes, it looks a bit scary to me.  If, and *when*, that pry bar pops 
> loose and flies away, skulls could get turned into archaeological 
> specimens...
> 
> -- 
> Huw Powell
> 
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> 
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>