the "0" on the flywheel

[Kneale Brownson]

Like the yellow I just rubbed into the "0" grooves in  my 200q20v flywheel
exposed for a clutch job?


At 02:10 PM 9/14/2006 -0400, Huw Powell wrote:
>
>>>The problem with using the vibration damper as a marking point is that
>> 
>> it's
>> 
>>>subject to change.  The outer rim is separated from the part attached to
>>>the crankshaft by the rubber.  So SJ's tricks only apply to one-time
>> 
>> usage,
>> 
>>>not as a reference for the future.
>> 
>> 
>> **** Thats correct. One time usage to verify the facts.
>> Chances are very good that this experimental determination of TDC will line
>> up with the Flywheel TDC reference mark,  confirming that all is well.
>
>And as a final note, once having found that flywheel mark, it makes 
>sense to clean it, and most people then put a dab of bright colored 
>paint in the vicinity to make finding it in the future easier.
>
>-- 
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
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