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Cambelt Woes, need help
stuntman:
I've used that freeze spray, it's good stuff, but not very manly!
andygod:
--- Quote from: stuntman on January 02, 2008, 15:20:50 ---Can you safely get a butane torch in there (one of the little ones from B&Q), if so what about lots heat on the nut, I used one of these little blow torches for the first time at the weekend and it was a very handy little tool.
Oh and 10 points for the rods!
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Don't heat the nut, if you heat metal it expands making it tighter and harder to remove. The blow torch idea is a good one though, make sure that you heat the area all around the nut so the case expands making the nut easier to remove.
mickelson:
I just did my 300tdi yesterday and had to rely on the starter method. i put my longest bar on it and put it in a position that would allow it the most amount of momentum, hit the starter a few times and it eventually cracked off. Always worth a try, i struggled getting the damper off as there is no room for a puller but it eventually shifted with a bit of persuasion. i know the 200tdi are slightly different but always worth a try. best of luck
chris9119:
Don't use heat if the pulley is still on...., it will warp big time.
If a 200tdi, use the starter method or I have made a tool that bolts on to the pulley points and then used long bar to crack the bolt.
Don't forget, the bolt has lock thread on it and when put on, was torqued to at least a couple of hundred psi...., did have the figure, but can't find it at the moment.
Re the rods, only half a job done :lol: :lol:
extreme90:
--- Quote from: andygod on January 02, 2008, 17:51:00 ---
--- Quote from: stuntman on January 02, 2008, 15:20:50 ---Can you safely get a butane torch in there (one of the little ones from B&Q), if so what about lots heat on the nut, I used one of these little blow torches for the first time at the weekend and it was a very handy little tool.
Oh and 10 points for the rods!
--- End quote ---
Don't heat the nut, if you heat metal it expands making it tighter and harder to remove. The blow torch idea is a good one though, make sure that you heat the area all around the nut so the case expands making the nut easier to remove.
--- End quote ---
you heat it up to break the locktight
altho all you need to do is use the starter, never fails
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