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I completed my very first timing belt renewal today after the poor car experienced a premature belt failure on the highway yesterday. The Haynes manual suggests to remove the starter in order to jam the flywheel with a screwdriver or bar in order to loosen the crankshaft pulley nut. There isn't a lot of convenient access down there. I just happened to have access to a buddy's air impact gun ( I gotta get me one of those!) so rather than jam the flywheel I was coached merely to undo the passenger side motor mount and drop the engine down far enough (2-3 inches via bottle jack support) to give clear sight for an extension with 21 mm impact socket. Worked like a charm!
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Congratulations! ! Good job.
sent from my EVO hacked with Vaelpak GB AOSP with Tiamat 3.3.7 KernelFirst time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
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There is about 2 inches of clearance between the crankshaft nut and the sheetmetal of the car, which makes it awkward to get at with anything but a wrench. I can't imagine the joy of working on a B8 in the same location and likely nestled right up tight to the body. The car body is double wall sheet metal at that location otherwise I would have no problem with making a socket access hole through the inner fender via bi-metal hole saw (just like making a 2 1/8 lockset hole through a steel house door). Somebody on this site says they can replace a timing belt in an hour; obviously I have quite a ways to go to match that. But I did grease all the nuts and bolts this time and lightly sand the pulley contact points.Comment
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Maybe they are part of a NASCAR pit crewOriginally posted by Bert View Post
sent from my EVO hacked with Vaelpak GB AOSP with Tiamat 3.3.7 KernelFirst time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
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I just replace one in 15 minutes... so what if the engine was out of the car... LOL...
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I could do it in an hour. But my engine doesn't require removing the crank sprocket.Originally posted by jbuck1975 View Post~Austin
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