Buying Specialist VW tools

Are the 'special' tools that vw use in the garages available to buy for the public through vag? If not where is a good place to buy a replica? I'm after a few at the moment, one to loosen the the cambelt tensioner on a 1.8t and also another to slaken the cam timing chain on a 20v head with VVT, i've seen the cam chain one being used a few years ago at a vw specilist so I know they are available.

Thanks

 

Vag do sell them but I think from reading on here most won't sell them to joe public.

http://www.samstagsales.com/vwaudi.htm

 

250 for a slide hammer!!!

 

Dealers will sell them if you ask the right person.
Most tools IMO can be made or utilised from something else usually.
Especially if you have a machine shop

 

Which person to ask as I wouldn't mind getting hold of a couple

 

cam belt tensioner can be release with a long bolt, if it's the plunger type

problem with the dealers parts counter, they have no idea the tools - workshop give them the number which they can order- none returnable! tools are a none profit, as supplied from VW

catch 22, you can see why the dealers just say know to tools - guy comes in wanting that tool that does that- VW workshop have 3-4 all matching the description - none the same - whos picking whats order??

 

I noticed a small thread in the tensioner and assumed a v.long bolt would do that one, its just the cam tensioner one then.

Thanks guys, I might try Seat, Skoda and then Vw and Audi

Can't find the right tool in that first link unfortunatly but have seen plenty of others that would be usefull!

 

www.metalnerd.com sell tools too

 

Cam belt tensioner can be done with an M5x55mm bolt.

 

is there a tool i can buy to lock everything in place for a cambelt change on an ABF mk3?
any idea's how much etc? cheers sorry for thread hi jack

 

no special tools required to lock anything, only the tool to turn the tensioner but you can get away with a pair of 90 degree circlip pliers if you have any

 

as of september 2002 any maindealer has to sell any special tools, this was to stop dealers having a hold over domestic or independent garages

the only problem is, the dealers can charge what they like as no one else will sell those exact same tools, and as stated getting the right tool through vw parts wont happen as you need to go onto the volkswagen dealers intranet to get the right part numbers

 

I might be able to help, maybe with the finding tool numbers and maybe not on the numbers, but if you have the tool number, I can get the tools here, and with the conversion rate, it might make it worth it, but the shipping will possibly make it not worth it, as they are heavy.

Broke

 

GSF sell some of the tools as they are re-pro by laser, I got a crank locking tool for the cam belt change for 12. bargin.

 

Stahlwille ... ?

http://www.stahlwille-online.de/ind...d=2&mid=2&shid=&scmd=rlist&pcid=7188&cid=7643

 

an alternative to the cambelt tension is a pair of circlip pliers ive only ever used these and they work a treat

 

I've tried using the circlip pliers with my previous mk3 tensioners and found I couldn't get enough leaverage on them. In the end I just bought the laser tool from GSF for about 10.
I wouldn't mind trying to get hold of the part numbers for these tools as they make jobs very easy to do.

All dealers i have gone to want payment upfront as they consider non stock parts special order.

Can anyone supply the part numbers for these VAG tools?
Counter-hold tool 3099
Oil seal extractor 2085
Oil seal fitting tool 3083
Counter-hold tool 3036
Oil seal fitting tool 10-203
pressing tool 3111/11 & 3111/12
Many thanks

 

Those are the tool numbers, I'm not aware of any other number for them. Some have letters in front, like VAG3099 or a VW3099 or a T3099 or just plain old 3099, but the 3099 is the part number to ID the specific tool.

I have an old price sheet, it is not current, but I can see the old prices on those tools...

3099 is plain old 3099, and it was 40 or so.
2085 was 75
3083 15
3036 45
10-203 65
3111-11 15
3111-12 25

If you can't find them anywhere else, and are willing to cover the shipping, I'd be willing to make some calls and get current pricing on the tools. Send me an e-mail if you are interested, as my PM's here fill up fairly quickly

Broke

 

Support for chain tensioner T20044

Was the one i was after!

 

I'll try at my local VW parts dealer on the numbers but these are well cheap whats the current price of them?
Don't mind paying postage ontop of these if they cost that much...