[V8] how to hold sprockets

[Kneale Brownson]

The step before the quoted material is taking the belt off the cam
sprockets.  The steps in the procedure after you get the vibration damper
bolt loose and the passenger cover off are:    loosen the belt tension
damper and remove its top bolt,  take additional tension off with the
roller with an eccentric and slide the belt off the sprockets.  Then
install the cam keepers and loosen the cam sprocket bolts.

At 08:56 AM 10/6/2005 -0600, dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:
>Going just from memory here - but isn't the belt still on at this time in the
>procedure?
>If so then you wouldn't be bearing against the belt?
>
>It is un-likely that you can get both cam locks on as described in the manual
>anyway simply because the timing will have shifted slightly and the second
lock
>will not line up. (your case being an extreme example) Using the sprocket tool
>lets you rotate the cam for lock installation and to hold it for
tightening the
>bolt. No chance of breaking anything if you do it this way.
>
>Dave
>
>Quoting Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net>:
>
>> I don't know about the AllData, but the books the factory supplied to Audi
>> dealerships, collectively called "Repair Manual, V8 Quattro" says on page
>> 15-30-8 "For each cam, fit locating flange 3199.......Secure flange 3199
>> tightly with distributor mounting bolts.....loosen mounting bolts for
>> camshaft sprokets....."   This is in the description of removing the timing
>> belt.
>>
>> At 08:41 AM 10/6/2005 -0600, JOHN DODD wrote:
>> >The reason I asked about the tool is because the procedure says do not use
>> >the cam holders as a blocker when loosening the bolts on the sprockets.
>> >So how do you secure them ?
>> >John
>> >
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