Crank Locking Tool

[David Kase]

I got my 2084 tool from Chris at F5 for about $75-$80...

I rent mine out if someone needs it...cheap.

David Kase
Engineering Manager
PDQ Industries
717-656-4281
717-656-8749 (f)
www.pdqlocks.com



L DC wrote:

>Below are the links to the 2084 crank tool and
>alternative tools some have tried successfully.
>
>I actually ended up buying the tool from ZDMAK for
>$84. 50 + S&H. The BEST or should I say cheapest price
>I came up with among all those who carry the tool.
>
>The tool already paid off for between 2 timing belt
>jobs and a clutch job to lock the flywheel.
>
>Here is the link to one of the home made crank tools:
>
>The url is
>www.cuatrokoop.audi-quattro.org/crank-tool.htm
>
>Posted by Max Wellhouse a while back.
>
>An alternative tool as per "Robert M"
><porter_t_dog at hotmail.com>
>
>I have one of these:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/dcoxs   fro Amazon.com
>
>Actually, I have a $4 chinese copy of one of these. 
>It can be a trick to hook it into the crank pulley but
>once it's in it works a trick, resting against the
>snub mount.
>
>Not my idea, think I got it off audiworld.
>
>$0.02,
>Robert
>
>Also from Robert, same tool at Sears:
>
>I have used a 'spring bar' type prybar to lock the
>crank pully on a number 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 Tom Love, although I don't know hoe this would
>work, Tom?
>
>Louis
>
>Might try-
>
>http://www.samstagsales.com/
>
>
>======================================================
>
>The 2084 looks like the black thing in the middle of
>the pile of Huw's tools at:
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/images/tbwp-90a.jpg 
>
>A somewhat obscure view of its application  is at
>http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/22500158
>
>on the bolt (been soaking for a couple days)
>
>Wonder if a torch would help it....
>
>Thanks for your help!
>
>David
>90q20v 230K Miles
>
>
>--- Dan Simoes <dans at audifans.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I suggest you look at the tools offered by
>>metalnerd.com.  If he doesn't 
>>already have this tool, I'm sure he would be willing
>>to make them, 
>>provided there is a market.
>>
>>Dan
>>
>>Huw Powell wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Kevin wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Huw,
>>>>
>>>>I was trying to view the homemade crank locking
>>>>        
>>>>
>>tool you made from the
>>    
>>
>>>>audifans website, but the link no longer works. 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>Do you have a picture
>>    
>>
>>>>and maybe some helpful thoughts on how I could go
>>>>        
>>>>
>>about doing the same
>>    
>>
>>>>thing?  I need to change the timing belt on my
>>>>        
>>>>
>>5cylinder Audi 4000 and
>>    
>>
>>>>need to lock the crank somehow to get the oil
>>>>        
>>>>
>>seal replaced.
>>    
>>
>>>I never made one, bought one once upon a time. 
>>>      
>>>
>>Borrowed before that.
>>    
>>
>>>Did I have a link to someone's homemade tool
>>>      
>>>
>>picture?  Maybe it disappeared.
>>    
>>
>>>Basically he took some 2x2 steel stock and notched
>>>      
>>>
>>it for the lug in the 
>>    
>>
>>>harmonic balancer, and welded on a piece that
>>>      
>>>
>>stuck out sideways to jam 
>>    
>>
>>>against the snubber thing.
>>>
>>>Anyone know where that original pictures (or
>>>      
>>>
>>others) might be?
>>    
>>
>>>It should be added to the KB, too.....
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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