Re: Timing belt

[VE3LC@hydra.carleton.ca (Norm Rashleigh)]

>Regarding Joe Garibaldi's msg:
>
>I was able to replace the timing belt fairly easily w/o any of the special
>tools by doing the following (yes, I am the guy who broke the notch on the 
>Crankshaft pulley, but that wasn't due to a lack of tools !)
>
>1. Go through all of the usual steps marking your pulleys etc.
>2. To get the Crankshaft pulley bolt off, take a 1/2" bar with a 2-3' pipe 
>   as an extension. Facing the car, lay the pipe on the ground towards your 
>   right. Disconnect the coil wire and crank the engine until the bolt      
>breaks loose (you'll know when it does because the engine will turn 
>   over). It took 2-3 tries before I got it free. This sounds scary, but 
>   you're just using the starter to break the bolt free. Just verify that
>   your I5 engine turns clockwise (facing the car) so you have the pipe on 
>   the right side. That takes care of getting it off.
>
>3. Finish up the belt change and when your ready to torque the bolt
>   BACK ON, simply take your extension pipe assembly again and lock
>   the engine by putting a screwdriver in the flywheel access whole where   
>you set your TDC to 0. You don't need a huge blade (as a matter of fact     
>you want one that will wedge into the narrow slot). This works              
>surprisingly well. I had someone torque the bolt with two hands as hard as  
>they could while I held the screwdriver -it works. You also don't have
>   to worry about damaging the flywheel, it's hardened much more than any
>   screwdriver you have. Good luck !!! Remember, that pulley has got a notch
>   in it !!!
>
>Bob Dunne
>'90 200T
>

Gee...  What a novel way to get the pulley bolt off and on again.. I've been
putting off changing the timing belt on my 86 Coupe GT because of the
special tools required..  Anybody think the proceedure would work the same
on my 5 cylinder Audi.  Any chance of twisting the crank?  I guess not..

Norm Rashleigh
86 Audi Coupe GT.

Ottawa Canada...