On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Patrick Schmidt wrote: > Hey all, > I noticed a small crack in my timing belt this weekend, and even > though it only has 5k on it, I decided to replace it. Since I've had > some timing belt related issues in the past, I ordered a Kent > competition belt that will hopefully be a little more durable. I'm also > trying to replace my cam gear at the same time. My question is this; is > it possible to R&R the cam gear without pulling the cams out? I was > thinking something along these lines: Set the crank to 1/4 turn past TDC
Sounds like a good idea. > to provide some clearance for the pistons and valves, and then using an > impact gun to remove the bolt. Or, I was going to use a pry bar in one > of the gear spokes to hold it in place while I use a conventional > ratchet on the bolt. Which way, if either sounds better, or is there a If you don't mind destroying the cam gear, that will work. I went through 3 cam gears before I used an impact gun to get the gear on/off on my car. I wouldn't recommend doing it any other way. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
