cam gear tool

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 10:23 PM 2/27/99 -0000, Jim Haseltine wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
>>Speaking of which (and the true reason for my visit) - how do the
>>assembled multitude hold the cam gear immobile while removing/replacing
>>the bolt?  The book says to use the upper cam cover retaining stud and
>>a screwdriver - quite the most impractical and nonsensical piece of
>>advice in any Audi publication.  With access from the front (aux.
>>radiator removed) I have a steel drift that locks the gear via the
>>observation window behind it.  But has anyone found something that will
>>just grip or block the wheel?
>
>
>I have used a VAR adjustable pin spanner, a tool that I bought back in the
>70's, its designed for inserting/removing the adjustable cup on bicycle
>bottom brackets (amongst other things). It has a couple of drawbacks, its
>not very long so holding the cam gear against the bolt torque is a struggle,
>the pins are rather short and give the impression in use that they are going
>to slip at any moment.

here's what i'm going to do.
get a large 1/2 inch drive 6 point socket and a rotary cutoff wheel.
remove a chunk from two sides of the socket so that all that remains are
two opposing faces and the drive end.
add a breaker bar.
presto, you gotcher cam tool...

frank

ps - of course this is said without looking at a cam gear to verify size,
position and spacing of the holes...