tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59557081769871941072012-02-16T17:09:03.105-08:00The blog for the general happenings at Athens Euroworks German Car Repair.Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-60004472028930920402011-03-09T10:38:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:48:57.987-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IF3HO8ZCtaA/TXfLVEL6pII/AAAAAAAAWtg/MSzsSWBB2QI/s1600/IMAG0059.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IF3HO8ZCtaA/TXfLVEL6pII/AAAAAAAAWtg/MSzsSWBB2QI/s320/IMAG0059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582153825910432898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aTAdvbbXLlQ/TXfLUivR4DI/AAAAAAAAWtY/tNT2OGSH44M/s1600/IMAG0058.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Myk0rUTtEN0/TXfKw_b-v2I/AAAAAAAAWsQ/duATtRs2e20/s320/IMAG0044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582153206160342882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--DC_NytnhiU/TXfKw6k60tI/AAAAAAAAWsI/tokdkWoz6PU/s1600/IMAG0043.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--DC_NytnhiU/TXfKw6k60tI/AAAAAAAAWsI/tokdkWoz6PU/s320/IMAG0043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582153204855657170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nMC8nPSx7Co/TXfKwrQkefI/AAAAAAAAWsA/aMRmn5yDXkY/s1600/IMAG0041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nMC8nPSx7Co/TXfKwrQkefI/AAAAAAAAWsA/aMRmn5yDXkY/s320/IMAG0041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582153200743774706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9mwIiCNDI4/TXfKwFrI3GI/AAAAAAAAWr4/hezGZG9kluk/s1600/IMAG0040.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9mwIiCNDI4/TXfKwFrI3GI/AAAAAAAAWr4/hezGZG9kluk/s320/IMAG0040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582153190654663778" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-6000447202893092040?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-62619177897497622272011-02-21T15:51:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:52:29.304-08:00Today we took in a 1.8t passat that "just needing a timing belt"<br /><br />oops.. you mean it broke the timing belt. Our job is to clean up this mess...<br /><br />Pics will follow...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-6261917789749762227?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nathan Bramehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15046900426265927674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-34790107247226809702011-02-14T07:55:00.000-08:002011-02-14T07:59:59.985-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZiQE9tIpwo/TVlRJ3XfsoI/AAAAAAAAWg0/z7SY1cLddBY/s1600/CIMG0204.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZiQE9tIpwo/TVlRJ3XfsoI/AAAAAAAAWg0/z7SY1cLddBY/s320/CIMG0204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573575243770868354" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Sometimes not even fear itself (15 lbs on a purpose built slide hammer) can scare out a stuck tdi injector. The solution? Not an easy one. Tear the head off and beat that mofo out from the inside.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-3479010724722680970?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-21826254422653870642011-02-14T07:51:00.000-08:002011-02-14T07:53:16.258-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_P6WTEo3I0/TVlP4GJaCqI/AAAAAAAAWgs/MgSAFqYfvQs/s1600/CIMG0253.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_P6WTEo3I0/TVlP4GJaCqI/AAAAAAAAWgs/MgSAFqYfvQs/s320/CIMG0253.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573573838989036194" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >One nearly completed Mk2 conversion project and another one just beginning!</span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-2182625442265387064?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-60086626069636610742011-02-14T07:45:00.002-08:002011-02-14T07:51:35.160-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LhwUmTpef0/TVlO8AwggyI/AAAAAAAAWgk/qEgKeJjQpjk/s1600/CIMG0235.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LhwUmTpef0/TVlO8AwggyI/AAAAAAAAWgk/qEgKeJjQpjk/s320/CIMG0235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573572806750274338" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; " >These doors used to have foam covering the holes that is all but gone. The solution? Tear the dash out and get into the box, then get some handy foil tape and go over the flaps like in the second and third pics and and voila! You have heat!</span></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><u><br /><br /></u></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MW62sNofdkg/TVlO76aIpeI/AAAAAAAAWgc/BwtZLWarFqo/s1600/CIMG0234.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MW62sNofdkg/TVlO76aIpeI/AAAAAAAAWgc/BwtZLWarFqo/s320/CIMG0234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573572805045822946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiHebAIazeg/TVlO7AqmJQI/AAAAAAAAWgU/4W1vq-JoJsA/s1600/CIMG0233.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiHebAIazeg/TVlO7AqmJQI/AAAAAAAAWgU/4W1vq-JoJsA/s1600/CIMG0233.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiHebAIazeg/TVlO7AqmJQI/AAAAAAAAWgU/4W1vq-JoJsA/s320/CIMG0233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573572789545608450" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-6008662606963661074?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955708176987194107.post-3859217842159567602011-01-27T13:32:00.000-08:002011-01-28T06:14:19.435-08:00<div><br /></div><div><div>After a customer contacted us with an urgent balance shaft module retrofit need we have begun offering the service.</div></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUI62FhB3FI/AAAAAAAAWfI/Wtotp5JdlRw/s1600/CIMG0007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUI62FhB3FI/AAAAAAAAWfI/Wtotp5JdlRw/s320/CIMG0007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567076790251412562" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Prepped for surgery</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUI7CXgtzfI/AAAAAAAAWfQ/-8bEMsHDjEY/s320/CIMG0008.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567077001240366578" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Culprit.. Nurse.. Scalpal, suction.. let's remove this ancillary appendage.</div><div>You can see in the pic that the tensioner actually failed, the guide broke off and was floating around in the oil pan.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIvl2tyOtI/AAAAAAAAWeA/opriH9aiHTw/s320/IMG_6535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567064416772569810" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The big crank gear holder attached to remove the crank gear bolt.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIwY4GDmWI/AAAAAAAAWeQ/e3WBoVX5Me0/s1600/IMG_6536.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIwY4GDmWI/AAAAAAAAWeQ/e3WBoVX5Me0/s320/IMG_6536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567065293316135266" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A shot of the underbody with subframe removed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIvwdA4c-I/AAAAAAAAWeI/O8D1X5BGUwY/s320/IMG_6527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567064598851908578" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Prepped to press the big gear on. The gear gets pressed on after being heated to between 430 -460F.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIw2P0t9zI/AAAAAAAAWeY/EjXYiLHWKSo/s1600/IMG_6532.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIw2P0t9zI/AAAAAAAAWeY/EjXYiLHWKSo/s320/IMG_6532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567065797902071602" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Nothing as sexy as a gear drive. The small gear has a special coating applied to the teeth, it is installed with no lash and then the coating wears off and automatically adjusts lash as it breaks in. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KHQ1ebTVvFw/TUIxlgevmFI/AAAAAAAAWeg/j8G32tctkEA/s320/IMG_6540.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567066609827158098" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a tight fit behind the flange. Note the color of the large gear from the heat required to press fit onto the crank nose.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955708176987194107-385921784215956760?l=athenseuroworks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Myke Welchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580579073614548773noreply@blogger.com2