workin' on the Coupe

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3407BDE4.2A5F@qnet.com> Ken writes:

> QUESTION:  Is it OK to remove the cam pulley bolt by just taking it off,
> relying on the cam belt to hold it, or is there some other way I should
> hold it static while I do it?

I removed mine by using an old timing belt as a kind of 'filter wrench' round 
the camshaft wheel, twisting the rest of the belt round a massive screwdriver.  
The microfiche says to stick a broad screwdriver in the teeth and lever against 
the stud that the cam cover screws into.  On my car, this _immediately_ bent 
the stud.  I think the bolt is 80 lb ft.  

> Dammit!  My head has the shouldered studs for the valve cover, and I've
> got a rubber gasket w/the metal rings molded in.  So, now I gotta get
> the studs.  Sheesh, always something!

Sure they still don't fit?  I replaced my cork gasket with a rubber one last 
time - it had the rings but they were a perfect push fit on the shoulders.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club