

| Subject: | Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking? |
| From: | David Bohannan |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:30:55 -0400 |
Not yet, but I will when I get it..should be here on Monday... By the way for all you naysayers about oil pressure- from what the GoWesty website says about their high volume pump- my van will actually levitate after I put it in...yes, tongue firmly planted in cheek... Dave > On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you read the Bentley they tell you that you can damage the crank by not using the 3149 to hold the pulley. > I bought one one years ago when I built my 1.9 and it's been sitting so long I lost a piece for it. > When you put the larger pump in did you check the clearance between the gears and the surface of the pump with a feeler gauge? > > Stacy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 5, 2016, at 7:42 PM, David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> So I'm in the middle of the odyssey to remove the oil pump and to get to >> the thing I have to take off the crank pulley... Ha ha, Bentley joke...3149 >> tool?! >> >> Ha ha trying to use an impact on that 258 foot pound bolt... >> >> Ok guys...not trying to work harder, but smarter...and you all are my >> brains at the moment... >> >> What have you all used? I have tons of clearance because I've taken >> everything out of the way... >> >> Thanks! >> >> Dave >> 85 GL 1.9er...
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