[s-cars] up a creek without a paddle: timing belt on S6

[Tom Green]

Original message:

> From: "Rokas Reipa" <rokas at wam.umd.edu>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:57:28 -0400
> Subject: [s-cars] up a creek without a paddle: timing belt on S6
>
> Hey all. This weekend was sposed to be timing belt weekend. I have
> gotten as
> far as trying to loosen the crank bolt. Problem is, I do not have the
> crank
> lock tool needed to stop the crank pulley from turning as I loosen the
> bolt.
> I have tried fabricating all sorts of homemade locks with
> clamps(clamping
> the lone hole on the pulley) and various metal bars but nothing seems
> to be
> working. I have used clamps for the same purpose with great success on
> a 5ks
> and a 5kcst. Is a crank lock tool ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY or is there
> another,
> more ingenious way of doing things? My car is in pieces!!! Many thanks,
>
> Rokas
> 95.5 S6

Rokas,

The probability of success without the crank lock is very low, and the
low confidence level might make it hard to turn the key after
completion.  I would not loosen the pulley bolt without a lock,
otherwise a puzzle more intricate than the Rubix cube faces you .
Is that U of Maryland net, as in Washington, D.C. area ?  Perhaps a
lister near you may have a solution.  Some even have the tools in their
garage.

Good luck

Tom '95 S6