Tools for Cam belt change ?

Hi everyone

I'm about to change my cam belt on the MK1

Can you recommend any special tools to aid this job?

I'm thinking of ordering a cambelt kit from euro car spares.

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_1.6_1980/p/Car-Parts/Engine-Parts/Belts-Chains-and-Tensioners/Timing-Belt-Kits/?348770285&1&7dc71877f790b512411cb1fe49e845cd7bfc59ab

Many thanks ('')

Drysponge

6mm allen key for water pump pulley and bottom pulley,10mm socket for rocker cover bolts,5mm allen key for cam belt cover,13mm spanner for fan belt tensioner,special tool for the tensioner but it can be tensioned with a screw driver  :wink:
Bert

a bert for when those bolts dont undo.
a hammer for when bert trys to paint it blue
and if you cant get a bert an impact wrench will do. and if you round the allen bolts you'll need a welder to weld on new tops so you can remove them. simples.

ive got no more bertus blue left        :wink:
Bert

If you do round off the allen bolts on the lower crank pulley they can be removed by hitting some kind of spline drive (Such a torx bit) tool into the rounded head of the bolt. Far easier than messing about with a welder.
This works really well, so much so that this is the way my mate deals with the problem - he's a technician at VW.
If you do suffer the problem with the rounded bolts you'll need 4 x M8 16mm replacement bolts. Even if your bolts come out ok it would be a good idea to put new ones in. Mine were less than ?1 and they are also stainless steel.

Hope it goes ok.

Thanks guys,

Also thanks, chris-h for the tip on new bolts etc!  Some good advice there! ('')

Cheers

Drysponge

Circlip pliers can be used to set the tensioner.