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find a socket that just fits through a hole in the sprocket, rotate the sprocket as to wedge the socket against the head (at a low spot), now put a big ol' breaker bar on that nut. Once the nut is off the pulley comes off easy, and the seal can be changed without disassembly if you are careful with a set of sharp needle-nose pliers.
Al

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  From: DEMETRIS RAPTIS 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:16 AM
  Subject: Camshaft seal


  I plan on replacing the problematic oil seal in the distributor on my 16V.I also want to replace the valve cover gasket and the camshaft oil seal. there is a leak around the camshaft sprocket but i can't tell whether it's the gasket or the seal leaking. The bolt that holds the sprocket to the camshaft is very tight and I don't have an air wrench. 
  Anybody knows how to loosen it?
  Demetri

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>find a socket that just fits through a hole in the 
sprocket, rotate the sprocket as to wedge the socket against the head (at a low 
spot), now put a big ol' breaker bar on that nut. Once the nut is off the pulley 
comes off easy, and the seal can be changed without disassembly if you are 
careful with a set of sharp needle-nose pliers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=raver@prodigy.net href="mailto:raver@prodigy.net";>DEMETRIS RAPTIS</A> 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  href="mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:16 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Camshaft seal</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I plan on replacing the problematic oil seal in 
  the distributor on my 16V.I also want to replace the valve cover gasket and 
  the camshaft oil seal. there is a leak around the camshaft sprocket but i 
  can't tell whether it's the gasket or the seal leaking. The bolt that holds 
  the sprocket to the camshaft is very tight and I don't have an air wrench. 
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anybody knows how to loosen it?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Demetri</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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