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Re: Water Pump and Timing Belt on 2144cc
From: Mike Walder <miwa@premier.co.uk>
>I've changed the water pump, but can't seem to get the old timing belt off.
>You don't
>surely need to remove the crankshaft pully?
You surely do! This has been the subject of a vast amount of list traffic
over the last few months - mostly to do with how to lock the engine to get
the 27mm bolt out of the pulley (buy special tool 2084 about UKP40, wedge
something in teeth on flywheel, and other more exciting methods), and also
what torque to do the bolt up to in the absence of special tool 2079
(332ftlbs from memory).
>The water pump I purchased is made by CAR in Italy, and cost 15ukp (from
>German&Sweedish, Feltham). Are these any good, I was offered one of German
>manufacture for 26ukp.
I think the cheaper ones have non metal gear wheels. I have no idea what
the difference in life is.
I usually get my parts from Euro Car Parts (Birm., London etc). They seem
to be slightly cheaper than German & Swedish. You will see their adds in
E&M.
Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1989 Audi 100 Avant