Hello
I am doing the timing belt on my mk7 CRUA. I watched a video where a guy changed the timing belt without loosening the camshaft sprocket and the HPF. He made it look so easy. I tried the same and could not get the new belt on.
Reverting back to the manual which says to loosen the cam sprocket belt to get some play to reinstall the belt. The manual does this with the belt on the sprockets, but my belt was already off. The manual says first loosen the carrier bolt, then the main nut. When loosening the main nut, I removed the pin like the instructions said and once cracked with a counterhold, the pin would not go back in because the carrier bolt window dropped to the bottom of the window. I can't seem to adjust the positioning of the window while the sprocket is on the engine.
Is it safe to remove the cam sprocket, set the window back to the center and then reinstall in the exact same position?
If not, does someone have a better recommendation for me?
Thanks
Jonathan
I am doing the timing belt on my mk7 CRUA. I watched a video where a guy changed the timing belt without loosening the camshaft sprocket and the HPF. He made it look so easy. I tried the same and could not get the new belt on.
Reverting back to the manual which says to loosen the cam sprocket belt to get some play to reinstall the belt. The manual does this with the belt on the sprockets, but my belt was already off. The manual says first loosen the carrier bolt, then the main nut. When loosening the main nut, I removed the pin like the instructions said and once cracked with a counterhold, the pin would not go back in because the carrier bolt window dropped to the bottom of the window. I can't seem to adjust the positioning of the window while the sprocket is on the engine.
Is it safe to remove the cam sprocket, set the window back to the center and then reinstall in the exact same position?
If not, does someone have a better recommendation for me?
Thanks
Jonathan