[s-cars] Timing belt tension

[Alvin Labonite]

what's the best way to remove the crank seal without the Audi specefic tool?


>From: djdawson2 at aol.com
>To: r0ssat0_987 at att.net, atay at cox.net, s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Timing belt tension
>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:52:50 -0400
>
>That's what I've always done... but it is a method that is widely 
>interpreted.  I believe the 1/4 turn should be pretty easy to do.  Too 
>tight, and your car will whine like it has a 671 blower on it.
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net>
>To: atay at cox.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
>Sent: Tue, 16 May 2006 17:48:06 +0000
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Timing belt tension
>
>
>Official way of measuring the tightness is to grab the belt in the middle 
>of its
>longest run between sprockets and twist it with your thumb and index 
>finger.
>You should be able to just twist it 90deg.  More than that and it's too 
>loose.
>Less than that, too tight.
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "Aaron Taylor" <atay at cox.net>
> > Hi Snuts
> >
> > So im about 1.5 hours into the timing belt and things are ready to go 
>back
> > together.
> >
> > What is the wisdom for the correct timing belt tension and how is it
> > measured?
> >
> > Why don't these cars have a spring tensioned?  My old belt looks OK but 
>man
> > was it loose.  How is any stretch dealt with?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Aaron - sans bentley in Idaho
> >
> >
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