Getting my winter car ready- timing belt change. Can't get crank to stop turning.
09-17-2005, 06:42 PM
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Getting my winter car ready- timing belt change. Can't get crank to stop turning. I apologize for posting here, but I have a problem. I bought a jetta winter car. I am changing the timing belt. Have changed them on many cars, but I can't get the crank to stop turning to take the crank bolt off. Car is a manual 5 speed. Any of you people have any suggestions?
on my z, I just put the car in 4fourth gear to get the crank to stop turning. on other cars I could block off the flywheel teeth. This car has no flywheel teeth and gears don't ssem to work
on my z, I just put the car in 4fourth gear to get the crank to stop turning. on other cars I could block off the flywheel teeth. This car has no flywheel teeth and gears don't ssem to work
09-17-2005, 06:54 PM
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use long breaker bar and hook up a wire from starter relay 87 to 30. that should jump the starter and with breaker bar in place on the crank bolt, it should break loose
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Air tools usually won't get the crank bolts off unless they have been taken out before. Try wedging a break over bar against the frame and spin the engine over like suggest above. If that doesn't work, auto zone may have a special tool you can rent to hold the crank while you put a breaker bar on the bolt.