Re: Crank bolt removed...

[steveb@falcon.kla-tencor.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> In message <338DB69B.47DA@tiac.net> Allan Jones writes:
> 
> > 	IS IT NECCESSARY? Can I exchange the timing belts w/o rotating the
> > engine back to TDC as long as the timing is kept corret? THANKS!
> 
> Yup.  How dextrous are you with all ten fingers crossed?
> 
... I suppose if one was careful one could loosen the crank pulley bolt 
with the bolt in the bell housing locking the flywheel in place.  Once 
the crank pulley bolt was loosened it could be snugged to the point 
where a mere mortal could loosen it ... the engine set to the proper 
TDC, bolt removed, belt replaced and pulley reinstalled and everything 
lined up with the crank pulley bolt tightened as much as practical ... 
then spin everything back around to where the bolt could be put back 
into the flywheel and the crank pulley bolt torqued to spec.  

I don't know how big a hole there is in the bellhousing & flywheel, but 
I sure hope that 300+ ft-lbs doesn't shear the thing!  I'm glad I have a 
VW 2079/2084 [or whatever!]  

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)

P.S. - Since KLA Instruments has merged with Tencor the company is now 
called KLA-Tencor [that took imagination, eh? :]  E-mail addresses will
be changing ... I am monitoring the situation closely to make sure that 
bounces don't occur, but I wanted to apologize in advance, just in case
they do ...