[urq] Timing belt cover vs shouldered nut

[Ed Kellock]

As one other poster suggested, I removed the p/s pump adjuster bolt
entirely.

Then I duct taped teh allen wrench into the end of a 3/8-inch drive
long socket extension.

As Dennis said, doable, but not fun.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DGraber460 at aol.com>
To: <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Timing belt cover vs shouldered nut


>
>
> In a message dated 8/6/2005 2:56:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com writes:
>
> snip
>
> Any tips? - I loosed the belt for the hydrolic pump,
> but I  didn't get enough slack to remove the belt.  I
> removed the top  rubber  mount for the aux radiator -
> but the L shapped attachment  strap gets in the way
> when my pliers finally get a grip on the nut and  I
> want to go counter-clockwise.  The nut may be seized
> up a bit -  because with small pliers I got some grip
> on the shouldered nut - but it  just slips.
>
> Do I have to crank the engine to get the PS pump  belt
> off?  Does anyone have a favorite plier that works
> just great  for accessing the lower nut?  The aux
> radiator seems diffiicult to  remove, but that would
> certainly improve access to the nut.
>
> I bought  new shoulder nuts 4 months ago - I think I
> knew trouble was  coming.
>
> steve
>
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>
>
> I got hold of a spare allen wrench and used a cut-off wheel
shortened the
> short end, and then used a vise grip or such for extended reach.
Still wasn't
> easy, but do-able.
> HTH
>
> Dennis
> Denver
>
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