Re: Timing Belt Cover

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

>Ok here's my stupid question of the day, I went out to change my valve cover
>gasket today, and I took all 8 nuts off, then i tried to get the timing belt
>cover off.  The only think left holding it is a round metal thing with a
>rubber ring behind it, but it has no bolt head or hex head or anything.
>just a hole in the middle, but it's a round hole.  anyone know how to get
>this off????  it's an 86 8v with a JH engine
>
>tia,
>
>Bryan


It's not supposed to be a round hole, it may just be full of crud.  It's
supposed to be a 6mm (8mm?) allen key hole.  Try putting one in and see
if it catches.  If the metal ring sticks out far enough, grab it with a
set of vicegrips and spin it out.

==Brett

 \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net



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