[V8] Timing Belt Saga 2

[Coleman, David]

Yes -- one deep socket and one shortie w/ 2" extensinon.  Re: access
from front, I just lay on the motor cuz I'm relatively short at 5'8".


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Korn, Bob [mailto:Bob.Korn at fike.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:51 PM
> To: Kneale Brownson; Coleman, David; Coleman, David; 
> Buchholz, Steven; v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 2
> 
> 8mm socket, one deep well with ratchet and one standard size 
> with short extension if  I remember correctly.  You can lay 
> the cap below the dist.
> 
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:30 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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