Getting ready to replace my timing belt, where can I get the tools?
06-02-2005, 11:39 AM
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Getting ready to replace my timing belt, where can I get the tools?
I am getting ready to replace my timing belt on wifes V6 passat and I was wondering if anyone knows where I can either rent or buy the tools, My 02 2.7 will need this done in a year or two. So I may just buy the tools.
06-02-2005, 01:16 PM
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Just did my 98 2.8 30v on Monday and . .
If you order kits from Blauparts.com (assuming they have one for your Passat) they allow you to tack on a toolkit rental.
I chose not to pay the $300+ deposit (refunded after return less a $35 or so fee) and did the job myself without them.
Seriously, if you are carefull and you have an extra pair of hands (a helper) then you don't need anything to hold the cams or crank.
As long as you mark your cams and the toothed sprocket on the crank before you pull the original belt off such that you'll notice when they spin that's all that matters. Then once you've put the new belt on you should give the crank a couple of full revolutions using a wrench to verify everything comes back in alignment when at TDC. It should go without mention that you should be at TDC before you remove the crank pulley to gain access to the belt itself.
Good luck, doing the timing belt yourself is a huge money saver.
I chose not to pay the $300+ deposit (refunded after return less a $35 or so fee) and did the job myself without them.
Seriously, if you are carefull and you have an extra pair of hands (a helper) then you don't need anything to hold the cams or crank.
As long as you mark your cams and the toothed sprocket on the crank before you pull the original belt off such that you'll notice when they spin that's all that matters. Then once you've put the new belt on you should give the crank a couple of full revolutions using a wrench to verify everything comes back in alignment when at TDC. It should go without mention that you should be at TDC before you remove the crank pulley to gain access to the belt itself.
Good luck, doing the timing belt yourself is a huge money saver.
06-02-2005, 02:16 PM
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Well the job didn't go perfectly smoothly though . .
Timing belt replacement went alright but I blew a front tire trying to reverse off of the metal ramps I used to raise the front end of the car. The sidewall of the tire got pinched between the rim and a lip on the edge of the ramps (to keep the tires from rolling off the edge) resulting in a tear. I was all grins as the engine purred and I put her in reverse only to start swearing up a storm after the loud sound of escaping air was heard.
The perfect end of an otherwise uneventful project.
The procedure outlined in the tech section for the 2.8 is spot on though. The only thing I'd add to that procedure is that it's easier to remove the clutch (for the clutch fan) from the pulley and then access the hidden bolts behind the pulley to remove the assembly.
If I had to do it over again, I'd use different ramps to raise the car haha! I'd also probably be able to do the entire job in under 4 hours as well.
The perfect end of an otherwise uneventful project.
The procedure outlined in the tech section for the 2.8 is spot on though. The only thing I'd add to that procedure is that it's easier to remove the clutch (for the clutch fan) from the pulley and then access the hidden bolts behind the pulley to remove the assembly.
If I had to do it over again, I'd use different ramps to raise the car haha! I'd also probably be able to do the entire job in under 4 hours as well.
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