[Vwdiesel] Installing t-belt without flywheel

[Shawn Wright]

Is there any good reason not to try installing my inj pump and t-belt without 
the flywheel installed? The engine is still on the engine stand, and I would 
like to install all the accessories before dropping it onto plywood and 
attaching the flywheel and transmission. 
I set it at approximate TDC when installing the head of course. I can easily 
remove the oilpan, so should I use the rod/crank angle to determine exact 
TDC for the belt install? I noticed that the crank can move back/forth a fair 
bit at TDC without piston moving much at all, so crank angle would seem 
to be more accurate than piston height.

Thanks.Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy