Re: Cam Gear Tool

["Mik Tip" <miktip@surfnet1.net>]

I'm a devoted Crescent wrench user!

It works better than any other method I have
encountered over the years!

The adjustable sprocket makes it a must!

Any other method will damage the belt or
sprocket.

Especially if your only changing the cam seal!

Not to mention you will need to tighten the bolt!

Its Crescent wrench for me!

                     Mik

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank J. Bauer <frankbauer@thevine.net>
To: Mik Tip <miktip@surfnet1.net>; Qlist <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Cam Gear Tool


>At 06:23 AM 2/28/99 -0500, Mik Tip wrote:
>>An even simpler and already fabricated tool, is using a large
>>Crescent wrench on one of the cam lobes! (Picture available
>>for anyone interested!)
>
>i have since realized that my neato tool wouldn't allow access to the bolt!
>doh!
>sleep makes you smarter sometimes.
>
>>My problem is, I have an "adjustable cam sprocket", so the
>>normal access to the legs of the sprocket is not there!
>i have the same problem on my gli and will soon on my tqw.
>
>>I've been using the Crescent wrench method for years!
>if you are replacing the belt you could use a large pair of slip joint
>pliers to hold the sprocket while the jaw teeth grip the belt.
>i'm not sure if big bertha is up to the job.
>
>frank
>