2.8 12v timing belt swap

[Elliott Potter]

Use the tools; buy them from Baum or rent them from various places, but just
use them.  
I've put up a (hopefully) more helpful guide to changing the belt at
http://eep.burdell.org/dev/12v/repairs/tbelt.php ... it's not specific to the
A4 but it should give you an idea of what to look out for.
HTH
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Elliott

On Tue, 25 Sep 2001 05:23:14 -0700 (PDT), Kris Hansen wrote:

> Good morning all,
>  
>  I soon going to be changing the timing
>  belt/waterpump/t-stat and idler on a 2.8 12v engine,
>  in a '96 A4. Are there any special tricks I should
>  know about? I have looked over the pages in the
>  Bentley, and there are 2 special tools mentioned, a
>  crankshaft holder tool, and a camshaft holder tool.
>  Are these absolutely essential, or can I just double
>  and triple check the orientations of the pulleys as
>  the install progresses? I noticed that Baum has the
>  tools, but they are a little pricey (or am I just
>  cheap??)
>  
>  TIA,
>  Kris
>  
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Elliott