Pat, I completely agree with the impact gun idea, but just remember how tight that area is. I know my impact gun has no chance of fitting in there to get to the gear. I guess you could use a flex joint with an extension, but that is just a stripped bolt waiting to happen. Best of luck, Denis G.
--- John Caldwell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ===== _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Denis P. Goldman [email protected] * [email protected] http://go.to/denis-goldman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _____________ 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
