84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[Kneale Brownson]

I was using one of those generic springbars to pry on something a while
back and the thing broke.  Wouldn't have been a good thing in Audiland.

So, Bernie, you use up to 450 Ft. Lb. of hammering impact to loosen the
bolt but how do you tighten to the spec of 350 ft.lb. without something to
keep the engine from spinning?

At 03:16 AM 2/1/2005 +0000, Robert Mangas wrote:
>Regarding the locking of the crank pully, someone on this list suggested 
>using a generic 'spring bar' type of prybar.  I got my chinese unit for the 
>princely sum of $3.99.  I little snaggletoothed after a couple uses but 
>still serviceable...
>
>>From: "Bernie Strub" <quattro at strubranch.com>

>>BTW, I have done a number of timing belts, and oh the horror! I usually
>>don't use any sort of crank locking device.  Craftsman 1/2" 450 ft-lb 
>>impact
>>almost always does the job.  Once, one was clearly overtorqued, we locked
>>the crank with a homemade unit, and used a six foot cheater to crack the
>>offender loose.