TDI Tming Belt Tools

[MojaveGolf]

Re: TDI Tming Belt Tools

I got the whole 9 yards from Aaron when I got my turbo... It's got the bolts water pun, etc.

I locked the cam with and old brake pad modified, the pump with an Allen key, and will figure a way to do the crank Tom. As long as I check and double check everything is at tdc I'm. It worried... And yes two tb's before both gasser...

[Benjamin]

Re: TDI Tming Belt Tools

Drill bits work as well for the pump I have heard.

I personally never use the crank lock on an alh, I find that the engine never or rarely rotates on the bottom end when doing putting the belt on due to the high compression. If it does rotate somehow then I just go and move it back a hair, you have flywheel with markings and a transmission on the engine, so its not like you are flying blind.

I find the hardest part of the whole timing belt portion of the job is getting the belt finally on. Their is slack of a tooth that is in between the crank and fuel pump that you have to get out. Here is how I do it, you can do it different, figured though that I would give you an idea.

I have the timing belt around everything but of course the cam at this point, and have the cam within arms reach. Next I put a wrench on the fuel pump nut, pull the locking pin and rotate it clock wise 1 tooth, lifting the belt off the fuel pump when I do this. Once you have moved the one tooth I put the belt back on and all apply a little hand pressure to the belt so it does not slip. The fuel pump will want to rotate counter clock wise and I use this to pull that slack out of the belt. Next, put the cam on(bolt and everything) which will be way easier with the slack removed between the pump and crank and make sure everything is still lined up. I put the pin in the pump, check the flywheel, and of course the cam is still locked so it is good. Set the tension on the tensioner and double check that I have tightened and lined everything up. Pull the cam lock and fuel pump pin and turn the crank twice by hand. Once its around twice, I line the cam up (easiest one of the three), put the fuel pump pin in and check the flywheel to make sure everything is still lined up. Also double check the tensioner and make sure that everything is still proper there and if everything is like it should be you are good.

Hopefully this helps, its the part that really is the difference between a gasser and diesel timing belt change.