Crank lock tool sources?

[L DC]

Thanks Max!!

Max Wrote: 

"there was a home-made crank lock tool on ebay a
couple weeks ago for $30..  A guy in Johnson 
City  IL.  Think his ebay name is elad77 or something
similar.  Have purchased stuff from him and he's cool
with me."

Indeed, in fact I bidded a couple of times for that
item with my final bid being $30. 

I got outbid.

I was not going to pay more than $30 since shipping
was something like $15 to $20 bucks and the real thing
costs $84, shipped. 

Thanks again,

-Louis

 
> Max
> 
> 
> 
> >  Yes, on the 5 cyl.  It's a little tricky to get
> it positioned the 
> > first time, but the basic idea is that the hooked
> part of the 
> > spring bar protrudes into the well in the center
> of the pully and 
> > the boss/projection that's cast into the well
> bears against the 
> > hook edge.  The other end of the bar rests on the
> snub mount 
> > towards the passenger side; obviously one needs to
> consider the 
> > relationship between the springbar end and the
> snub mount with 
> > respect to pulley removal or installation.
> >
> >>Also did you loosen the pulley with engine in car
> bay
> >>or out?
> >
> >  Not sure exactly what you mean, but the engine
> was installed in 
> > the car when I did this.  I've only ever used this
> technique on 
> > 4kq's, and for that car one needs to remove the
> grille first.  I've 
> > used both a breaker bar and air after getting the
> pulley locked up 
> > with the spring bar; the breakerbar needed a nice
> long cheater to work.
> >
> >  If that doesn't answer your question, drop me a
> followup and I'll 
> > try and help you out :)
> >
> >Best,
> >Robert
> >
> >  PS:  I can't claim credit for 'discovering' this
> method; IIRC I 
> > first read about it in the Audi World 4000/Coupe
> forum.
> >
> >
> >>From: L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
> >>To: Robert M <porter_t_dog at hotmail.com>,
> msuffern at lycos.com,
> >>quattro at audifans.com
> >>Subject: Re: Crank lock tool sources?
> >>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:47:47 -0800 (PST)
> >>
> >>Hi Robert,
> >>
> >>Do you use that 'spring bar' type prybar to lock
> the
> >>crank pulley on the 5 cyl engine? If so, do you
> recall
> >>how exactly you positioned it so that it would not
> >>slip/score the pulley?
> >>
> >>Also did you loosen the pulley with engine in car
> bay
> >>or out?
> >>
> >>Take care and TIA,
> >>
> >>-Louis
> >>
> >>
> >> > of occasions.  Some would label that a kludge,
> but
> >> > at $9.99 vs. $109, kludge
> >> > me up!
> >> >
> >> > http://tinyurl.com/d8gqs
> >> >
> >> > (should lead to a craftsman 13.5" pry bar, pn
> >> > 00937342000)
> >> >
> >> > I got a cheap chinese one at the local hardware
> >> > store: $3.99.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >From: L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
> >> > >To: Matt Suffern <msuffern at lycos.com>,
> >> > quattro at audifans.com
> >> > >Subject: Re: Crank lock tool sources?
> >> > >Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:17:47 -0800 (PST)
> >> > >
> >> > >I hear you Matt, as I'm in the same boat as
> you.
> >> > >
> >> > >I have searched the web for the past two
> months and
> >> > >the best place, price wise, I came up with is
> the
> >> > >following link below:
> >> > >
> >> > >I spoke with Mark at the 800# yesterday and
> told me
> >> > >they have it in stock. I think I'm going to
> order
> >> > 2084
> >> > >from them, if not the whole set.
> >> > >
> >> > >Good luck,
> >> > >
> >> > >-Louis
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
>
>http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?action=SUB&CAT=VOLKSWAGEN&SU
> 
> >> B=VW%20CRANKSHAFT
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >--- Matt Suffern <msuffern at lycos.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Does anyone have an alternate source for
> tool
> >> > #2084,
> >> > > > shown here?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > http://www.blauparts.com/tools/tools.htm
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I tried to order it from Blau, and they
> said
> >> > they
> >> > > > were having a hard time getting it and "the
> >> > price
> >> > > > has gone up since the last time we ordered
> this
> >> > it
> >> > > > is now $149.50" instead of the $109 listed
> on
> >> > their
> >> > > > website.  They at least gave me the option
> of
> >> > > > canceling my order, which I did.  I'm not a
> >> > > > cheapskate, but I'm not going to do some
> >> > > > bait-and-switch thing either.  Is this a
> common
> >> > VAG
> >> > > > tool?  Thanks for any tips and advice.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Best,
> >> > > > Matt
> >> > > > Chapel Hill, NC
> >> > > > '86 4kq
> >> > > >
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