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On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 18:02, Jeff Palmer wrote: > Finally figured out what that rattling noise was. The crankshaft pulley > seems to have come loose. I didn't hear the bolt rattling around before > this happened. How big a job is this to fix? > > Bentley tells me that the engine must be taken out to remove the air intake > housing. Is this true just to fix the pulley? I see also that a new paper > gasket is required. Any other tips? > You can do it in the car. T-3 is a different torque than T-1. T-3 is something like 90 ft-lbs. Since I see you have an automatic, it will be a 2 person job to tighten it. One person underneath to lock the torque converter while the other person tightens the bolt. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org