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Old 03-17-2013, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 745 TurboGreasel View Post
+1, the crank bolt absolutely must to be tighter than anything most people have ever installed on a car. I think failed cambelt service has killed almost as many cars as cooling system/HG failure.

I weigh 150, so I stand on the end of a 2'3" lever to tighten the bolt, and use threadlocker.

Unfortunately, when a seller claims it was done, there is a real chance it was done wrong.
After standing right next to the engine when it popped I have to agree that snapped cambelts have probably killed a lot of these engine.

I'll post a picture of the tool I made. It worked VERY well! I was able to use a huge crescent wrench that rested against the frame.
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