Re: cam pulley removal

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Brandon;

    Why would you cut a perfectly good backing plate when the cam pulley is
so easy to remove? Having a couple of unsecured sharp metal edges that close
to the timing belt doesn't seem too prudent.
    I used Adam's idea - a 12mm allen wrench cut to 170mm length to lock the
cam pulley. Put the short end of the wrench through a pulley hole, rotate
the engine until the long end comes up against the upper alternator mount
assembly, and break the pulley bolt loose. Also works like a charm to
tighten the bolt.
    Note that both the crank and cam pulley bolt should be loosened and
tightened with the t-belt in place and correctly timed - this avoids
inadvertent valve replacements :o)

Fred Munro
'91 200q  260k km

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette Hull <lynette@cardinalventures.com>
To: abk@phy.duke.edu <abk@phy.duke.edu>
Cc: quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 11:12 PM
Subject: cam pulley removal


>Are you pulling the cam pulley in order to get the sheet metal divider
plate
>off?  If so, you may find it easier to cut the plate and bend it under and
>around the pulley.  I did it this way, although I had the luxury of lot's
of
>elbow room (engine on a stand)  However, I learned the technique in the
>archives where others did it in situ.
>
>Brandon Hull
>Ersatz S2
>