how do you remove 16v cambelt cover....proper daft question lol

1. rob_s Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 Bloody Bradford init.. Posts: 3649 VW CADDY/VX MOKKA

   #1 9th November 2010, 11:29

   right currently stripping my 16v engine down! and just come to the cambelt cover now!
   
   
   
   now i must say nothing has ever been off this engine and its 10yo! everything has been a fucking nightmare to remove so far but iv done it and luckly not broken anything *yet*
   
   
   
   now then iv undone all the 10mm's around the bottom and removed the alt belt pully
   
   
   
   but can i get the 3 allan bolts out at the top can i fuck
   
   
   
   the insert they screw into is just spinning around...
   
   
   
   any ideas on how to remove them before i just break the bastard off?
   
   
   
   cheers lol
2. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

   #2 10th November 2010, 04:25

   Heat it and try a larger allan key
3. rob_s Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 Bloody Bradford init.. Posts: 3649 VW CADDY/VX MOKKA

   #3 10th November 2010, 04:27

   sorted now cheers just got a pair of plyers on the ones i could and lukcly managed to get the other to bite
   
   but got the cover off to discover the back part behind the pullys was broken...so may aswel have smashed the bastard off afterall lol
4. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

   #4 10th November 2010, 04:29

   Bit of a cunt but at least you got it off
5. rob_s Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 Bloody Bradford init.. Posts: 3649 VW CADDY/VX MOKKA

   #5 10th November 2010, 04:38

   aye! that was actually the hardest thing on the entire engine to get off lol! so didnt do bad atall really for one thats never been touched lol