Re: Timing Belt-Water pump-cranks/cam seal repair

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

In message <004201be7801$26a1f040$6915a1d0@jack> "Jack Gagnon" writes:

> I just purchased an 87 5kcstq and have quite a bit of oil on the cam belt.

Might just be a loose oil pump securing bolt.

> I don't know when the belt was last done, so I am going to replace the belt,
> water pump and oil seals.  I have not looked under the cover yet and would
> like to know if this is a job a reasonable experienced home mechanic can do.
> Do I have to pull the damper to do the oil seal?  If so, Can I use the same
> damper puller as an American v8? (I doubt it).

Whether you have to pull the damper to do the oil seal is academic (you
do) because you have to get the thing off anyway to change the belt,
thanks to Audi's idiosyncratic bottom end design.

Ideally, you need service tool 3084 to lock the crank in position,
although there are kludges if you can't beg, steal or borrow one.  The
major problem for most people is the torque - 332 lb ft at the bolt.

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