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Convenience and anti-stupidity is awesome.
Posted by: hyperlogos (20841) on 2015-05-09 22:59:26 In Reply to: What are the nominal values you would like to check this against? posted by JFrahm on 2015-05-09 09:50:19	Share \| Report

And the 40V tools are cheap as hell.

All the marks on them are in a line, too, so if you wanted to improvise them you wouldn't need any rocket science.

If they were expensive I would understand the argument against owning them. But I don't get why people are trying to get out of it for the 40V if they don't already own superior tools for this job

Thread:

Timing belt decision time - Carnut68 2015-05-08 15:13:30 (385 views)
- All this talk about the tools.... do it right, use them! Also, I have them for rent...shameless plug - twincitiesS8 2015-05-14 13:00:41 (235 views)
  - We Need a Like Button! - Britt 2015-05-16 01:12:58 (208 views)
- Timing belt on a 40V is really pretty simple....... - skiracer 2015-05-08 15:21:00 (402 views)
  - Good to know, thx. Where did you source the parts and cam bar, crank lock, etc? - Carnut68 2015-05-19 18:13:47 (290 views)
    - I used all OEM parts sourced from various online dealers..... - skiracer 2015-05-08 21:30:17 (336 views)
      - You can do the job with no special tools, or for that matter let it go to 110K miles  -  JFrahm  2015-05-08 22:22:06 (358 views)
        
        I've been trying to stay out of this, but....  -  4Driver4  2015-05-10 13:28:07 (319 views)
        
        How did you degree the cams?  -  JFrahm  2015-05-11 13:51:33 (317 views)
        
        "I feel that the cam lock bar is not particularly precise" LOL  -  4Driver4  2015-05-11 15:01:56 (245 views)
        
        So I guess you did not degree the cams. And you assume I do not have a viable alternative.   -  JFrahm  2015-05-13 09:37:25 (217 views)
        
        You may be right, I could probably afford to let it go another year/15k miles.  -  Carnut68  2015-05-09 07:55:22 (284 views)
        
        Because it's an interference engine   -  hyperlogos  2015-05-09 08:02:16 (259 views)
        
        We got the womans car with 80K - now have 210K ... No timing belt change   -  Britt  2015-05-10 00:09:22 (409 views)
        
        Those pictures are scarier than your wreck. I gotta do the shoes...   -  TwoSeven  2015-05-10 14:40:35 (254 views)
        
        Damn, dude. I am cheap, but you are downright....what's the word?  -  Meatwad: Morgan Freeman Voice  2015-05-08 23:44:05 (314 views)
        
        I was a passenger in a car the other day...  -  JFrahm  2015-05-09 09:29:18 (317 views)
        
        You could not be more absurdly wrong if your eyeballs were on your kneecaps.   -  Meatwad: Morgan Freeman Voice  2015-05-09 19:17:12 (277 views)
        
        Great fact-based retort.  -  JFrahm  2015-05-09 21:20:49 (295 views)
        
        I would like someone who doesn't use the tools to check their measuring blocks 90-93 before and  -  audinutt  2015-05-09 02:12:56 (314 views)
        
        What are the nominal values you would like to check this against?  -  JFrahm  2015-05-09 09:50:19 (273 views)
        
        Convenience and anti-stupidity is awesome.  -  hyperlogos  2015-05-09 22:59:26 (271 views)
        
        The superior tool is understanding the mechanism.  -  CalG  2015-05-10 01:36:31 (270 views)
        
        I got the wrong cam holder bar a few years back, but I fixed it.  -  BrianC72gt  2015-05-09 02:44:18 (304 views)
        
        But of course, Timeing belt failures are very few.  -  CalG  2015-05-10 01:33:28 (298 views)
        
        ^^^This. My old A6 had a fast, gnarly pump fail and only the MINT belt saved the heads ... at 105k.   -  TwoSeven  2015-05-10 14:44:17 (246 views)
        
        Wade a minute. It takes a special tool! A piece of chalk to mark the belt and pullys! nft   -  CalG  2015-05-08 23:26:16 (261 views)
        
        It's just a car. It's not that complicated.  -  JFrahm  2015-05-09 08:52:28 (281 views)
        
        I'll agree to disagree, not having a heated debate, tools are not expensive and make it easy to do  -  audinutt  2015-05-09 12:01:01 (279 views)
        
        I feel we can stop with "makes the job easy."  -  CalG  2015-05-09 23:50:38 (315 views)
        
        Insult much? Geez   -  audinutt  2015-05-10 01:35:09 (264 views)
        
        The comment was not directed. nft   -  CalG  2015-05-10 01:37:32 (230 views)
        
        :) no worries, a lot can be lost in conversation without hearing tone.   -  audinutt  2015-05-10 11:22:24 (226 views)
        
        We are all in this together. helping how we can  -  CalG  2015-05-10 23:10:39 (252 views)
        
        Amen  -  BrianC72gt  2015-05-11 02:53:37 (291 views)
        
        :) I love the d2 forum   -  audinutt  2015-05-11 16:33:17 (226 views)
        
        X2. This is a great freaking discussion.   -  A8AWD  2015-05-12 19:32:07 (212 views)
        
        Everyone STFU! Drivel!  -  Sentinelist  2015-05-14 00:38:47 (243 views)
        
        Well that about nails it.  -  Carnut68  2015-05-11 07:25:14 (254 views)
        
        apologies all around  -  BrianC72gt  2015-05-11 17:41:02 (256 views)
        
        FWIW I don't think it came across that way at all. All good.   -  Carnut68  2015-05-11 21:33:31 (201 views)

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