T-Belt cover won't clear bodywork
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T-Belt cover won't clear bodywork
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37382/tbeltcovernoremove.jpg"></center><p>I got to take a peek at the timing belt - even though I couldn't remove the t-belt cover from the car - as the photo shows it can't come forward enough. The belt on toothed side looks ok, but backside looks metalic shinny as in url.
Is there a trick to getting the cover off the car and on the workbench?
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Is there a trick to getting the cover off the car and on the workbench?
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You gotta be good at "wiggling"!
It's hard, and needs a bit of 'thinking', but it will come out.
You sort of have to pay attention to what the bottom end is catching on (down by the waterpump), at the same time as you watch what the top end is hanging on.
You have to get the bottom clear enough of the water pump, to let the top end slide 'up' past the timing sprockt, rather the 'out' towards the front of the car to get past the timing sprocket.
You may need a bit more force to get it out the top than you think. I scraped the paint off my freshly painted cover getting in in and out again..
You sort of have to pay attention to what the bottom end is catching on (down by the waterpump), at the same time as you watch what the top end is hanging on.
You have to get the bottom clear enough of the water pump, to let the top end slide 'up' past the timing sprockt, rather the 'out' towards the front of the car to get past the timing sprocket.
You may need a bit more force to get it out the top than you think. I scraped the paint off my freshly painted cover getting in in and out again..
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I better practice "wiggling" after UPG
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>"You may need a bit more force to get it out the top than you think"
OK Frank - No time to start stressing anything.
I'll start putting it back together and focus on getting to UPG.
The only thing that looked a bit suspicious was the metalic look and roughness on the no-tooth side of the belt. I think I'll replace the t-belt within 2 years.
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>"You may need a bit more force to get it out the top than you think"
OK Frank - No time to start stressing anything.
I'll start putting it back together and focus on getting to UPG.
The only thing that looked a bit suspicious was the metalic look and roughness on the no-tooth side of the belt. I think I'll replace the t-belt within 2 years.
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Re: I better practice "wiggling" after UPG
Ha! We'll pull that belt cover off for you at UPG! (Put it on again too, if you want?)
Evryone IS bringing their full complement of tools, aren't they? :-)
As long as the back of the belt isn't 'breaking up', and the the teeth look good, you should have at least a few weeks of service left.
THe back of the belt tends to get a bit shiny, as it is the side that touches the idler roller. I'm not so sure of the metallic sheen though..
At least the back of the belt doesn't have a pile of cracks in it (as my 4kq did, when I looked at it when I first got it..!)
Evryone IS bringing their full complement of tools, aren't they? :-)
As long as the back of the belt isn't 'breaking up', and the the teeth look good, you should have at least a few weeks of service left.
THe back of the belt tends to get a bit shiny, as it is the side that touches the idler roller. I'm not so sure of the metallic sheen though..
At least the back of the belt doesn't have a pile of cracks in it (as my 4kq did, when I looked at it when I first got it..!)
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At UPG - maybe someone can get my sunroof to open.
And show me how to swap the end bolts into my new trunk struts that I got in Feb from tpc.
The sunroof is bent - but I have red spare. Maybe it flew off one day for previous owner.
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The sunroof is bent - but I have red spare. Maybe it flew off one day for previous owner.
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No force required.
As rally4s mentioned you only need to remove the bolt that the PAS pump pivots on, move the pump back a little and once the two cap head bolts are out of the belt cover it will slide upwards.
A five minute job, easy peasy.
A five minute job, easy peasy.
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