[Vwdiesel] Crank gear installation

[mikitka]

I received the crank gear today. Got it all installed. I can say this much.
If you have the kind that I have with the 12 point bolt that thing is one
tough torque. I did the initial torque per the Bentley, then tried to turn
it the half turn with my air ratchet. Well it moved it about a 1/16 and
stopped. This is an ingersoll-rand 1/2inch drive, suppose to be 600lbft
torque air wrench.  Oh well, I didn't even bother to rig something up. I
just dropped the oil pan and blocked the crank. Let me say this much, you
better have a good 1/2inch breaker bar or bigger. I had it bowing big time
and the bolt would move one click at a time. What I mean is, you know how
the head bolts snap as you torque them, well that is what the crank bolt
did. It would snap for every little bit of movement I could get on it until
I got it turned a half turn more after the initial torque. I feel much
better now. If that gear moves now it is because something really is wrong.
I put blue loctite on it as well. I would rather error on the side of
caution than to have it come loose again. So it is all back together and
timed. I had to come in and watch my daughter while my wife took our other
daughter over for dress rehersal in her dance class. I'm hoping to get it
cranked tonight.
Nick