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Re: Removing crankshaft bolt

To: M Tipton <miktip@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Removing crankshaft bolt
From: simon@fpi.com
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 09:44:04 -0700
CC: earmstro@CSC.NOAA.GOV, Q-List <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
References: <19970305225846.AAA11895@worldnet.worldnet.att.net>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

> I was wondering if I could gather some collective wisdom/thoughts on
>"shade tree" methods for removing the mother of all crankshaft bolts
on 5
>cyl Audis without tool 2084 (which I obviously don't have...) in
>anticipattion of doing a timing belt job on my Coupe GT.


I just did this last night on my 82 Coupe. Having it in 5th gear with
someone on the brakes, and using a 3 foot pipe as a breaker bar worked
immediately.  Hopefully putting it back together will be equivalently
painless.

Simon

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