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Re: 4000Q noise after timing belt replacement
> In message <g6207a9iqg.fsf@daedalus.crosslink.net> shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields) writes:
> > > The Bentley idea of being able to turn it 90 degrees "by
> > > hand" is a little vague. I mean, what if I am a particularly strong
> > > or weak person? They ought have a tool to do it like a 944.
> It's not Bentley's idea - it's the factory's. Except that the original German
> says "gripped between thumb and forefinger".
> I've often wondered how strong a German mechanic's forefinger is supposed to be.
The belt's a lot stronger I'll bet!
Seem to remember the force to twist the belt rises pretty quickly after you
twist it a certain amount... you make that certain amount 90 degrees and
you're done.
Orin.