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Re: Removing Crankbolt W/O 2084 Special Tool



At 07:07 AM 6/14/97 -0400, Allan Jones wrote:
>Dave Conner wrote:
>> Does anyone know if the transmission bolt in the flywheel hole method of
>> crankbolt removal, described by Alan Jones, also works on the automatic
>> transmission models (i.e. 5K/100)?
>> bye,
>> Dave C.
>> David Conner  Columbus, OH
>> '87 5KS,  '89 100E, '86 4KCSQ
>Should work fine- Its the engine that locks up with the bolt,not the
tranny.Thus the torque converter is out of the loop.
>	Mike?? He asked me first before this post, but I told him to ask the
>all knowing orb, errr the quattro list when I should have just asked you
>myself and got back to him, huh!?! I bet it's fine, I don't see why it
>wouldn't work.....but I wasn't about to give advice like that out w/o
>knowing! C Ya! Weekend is here!
>	Time to ACTUALLY_DO_EVERYTHING I said I was doing/had done this past
>week. Woooooopppss! ;-)
>	I have to do my bearing-it sucks the big noise-maker! What do you
>suggest, either removing the strut assembly OR finding a puller and
>doing it myself? I know you said it was a hard time removing the bearing
>even with a puller, but all other listers said it was "no problem."
>
>	REALLY IMPORTANT: What tool number(s) do I need to remove the strut
>assembly? I think it is only one - the thingy used to hold the bolt on
>the strut bearing cap stationary, right? HOW MUCH DINERO($)!? Thanks!
>	If I remove the strut assembly with the tool, is it then easy to
>replace the strut bearing cap!? If so, I should do both bearings and
>both caps, right? Thanks again. :-) Gotta love havin' another Coupe guy,
>albeit a lot more knowledgeable one, around...you know?!
> 
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>  ALLAN   ampj@tiac.net      1986 COMMEMORATIVE DESIGN COUPE GT 
>  JONES   Burlington MA      169K Miles And Buzzing Like A Bee! 
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