[V8] Timing Belt Saga 2

[Coleman, David]

1/4" drive 8mm deep socket and ratchet.  I found the best access for the
inside bolts is by leaning over from the front of the car rather than
over a fender.   Don't worry about the cap bolts falling -- they're held
in the cap after completely loosening.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:30 PM
> To: Coleman, David; Coleman, David; Buchholz, Steven; v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 2
> 
> What'd you use to undo the bolts then?  Where do you put the 
> caps with wires while removing the distributors?  
> 
> At 03:18 PM 9/7/2005 -0400, Coleman, David wrote:
> >WAIT... You don't need to remove the wires to get to the 
> bolts.  I was 
> >changing caps at the time...
> >
> >-dc-
> > 
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> >> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Coleman, David
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:17 PM
> >> To: Kneale Brownson; Buchholz, Steven; v8 at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 2
> >> 
> >> > Since the distributors have to come off anyway to attach
> >> the locking
> >> > plates,  (remember, this is a new experience for me), it 
> looks as 
> >> > though I need to remove the plug wires to get to the little
> >> bolts that
> >> > hold on the distributor covers.
> >> 
> >> I marked the wires w/ white-out and took a picture of each side.  
> >> Belt and suspenders.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> > I'll forego the valve cover procedure for now, I guess.  As I 
> >> > understand it, the locking plates only go on if the alignment is 
> >> > correct???
> >> 
> >> Yup.
> >> 
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