[s-cars] Three questions

[Tom Green]

I dunno, you can usually judge the gasket condition when you separate  
the
flanges-if those to the exhaust are intact and look like they will  
seal, they
should be ok-they aren't difficult to get to later if necessary.

The em gasket or em to turbo gasket isn't expensive enough to not  
replace,
given the labor to change them again.

I'm glad your belt held in there for the duration.  I guess that means  
you have
some variance in the belt tightness specifications.

Tom

On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Matthew Russell wrote:

> Comments inserted.
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> Matt
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> Mmmmmm...iPhone
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> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>
>> I use blue locktite.  It is most important to clean off all the old  
>> junk if you don't
>> replace that bolt.  Better to just replace the bolt.
>
> Great. I have one on order.
>
>>
>>
>> The studs mounting the turbo are 25mm, so it is unlikely you can  
>> get that much
>> movement straight off the studs.
>
> Okay. So can I reuse the gaskets that seem sound? Or replace all?   
> I'm thinking all.
>
> *snip*
>
>> This is a job you should check three times at least, and have  
>> someone else
>
>> looking at it if available.  There are few things you can do better  
>> than anyone
>> else, just things you can do wrong.  The best result is to have  
>> things just as
>> they were before you started with a new belt in place.  DIY just  
>> gives you the
>> opportunity to see other areas that need work while you have the  
>> front open.
>>
>> Tom
>
> Absolutely. Hence my alarm when I pulled this apart and found the  
> old belt so loose!
>
> This isn't my first t-belt job, just my first on an AAN. I just  
> wanted to double check.
>
> Thanks for all the words.
>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:48:14 -0600
>>> From: Matthew Russell <skippertgore at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [s-cars] Three questions:
>>> To: audi list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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>>> Hi everyone!
>>>
>>> Trying to get the new-to-me Avant running.
>>>
>>> 1- Did we ever come to a consensus on what RB means by "paste" on  
>>> the
>>> crank pulley bolt? Blue loctite?
>>>
>>> 2- Do I need to loosen all the exhaust and turbo bolts to replace a
>>> leaky turbo to manifold gasket? Bueller? Car has a Stromung gen IV.
>>> I'm guessing since the motor mounts are original, they may be a
>>> contributer to my leak.
>>>
>>> 3- tensioning the timing belt.  The old belt seems QUITE loose to  
>>> me,
>>> and if the slack is taken out of the belt (by turning the motor
>>> clockwise via the cam pulley) I can twist the old belt quite  
>>> easily 90
>>> degrees. It even has probably 1/2" or so of "freeplay" if moved back
>>> and forth between the cam pulley and water pump pulley. Any  
>>> thoughts?
>>>
>>> Matt
>>