[s-cars] T-belt service question - specifically the cam pulley

[Robert Rossato]

Did you mean the crank pulley and not the cam pulley?  If so, what you've described is what you need to do.  Rotate it around to get the crank lock in place, loosen the crank bolt, then re-align to TDC before removing the crank pulley.  No need to remove the cam pulley for the timing belt job.

I would suggest you put a block of wood underneath the crank lock tool where the bolt that ties to the engine block is.  Place it between it and the front support/subframe.  You need a fair amount of torque to loosen and tighten the crank bolt.  The lock tool for the 20V motors is only held in by a long cantilevered bolt and will flex a bit to the point that the bolt will bend.

Bob

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Brian DeWyngaert <puter4m3 at yahoo.com>
> Hey guys I am currently in the middle of the timing
> belt service on my 94 s4.  I was following jimmy
> pribbles guide and got to the point where I needed to
> take off the cam pulley by loosing its bolt.  He said
> he used a pin wrench, in the pictures it looks like he
> is talking about a spanner?  Since the one blau
> provided didn't seem to do the trick, my question is
> this is it safe to move the crank 180 deg off TDC to
> install the crank lock, so said items dont move,
> loosen the cam pulley bolt just enough so I can get it
> off more easily, un-install crank lock and finally
> re-rotate the crank and all that rotates with it to
> TDC.  This sound sane to everybody else?  Need some
> thoughts.  Thanks.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brian 
> 94 S4
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