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MILTON, Ga. — Opposition has grown against Milton's first proposed animal preserve.
Neighbors of Dean Riopelle's Hopewell Road property have become very vocal about his plans to turn his 21-acre site into a sanctuary for exotic animals, primarily small primates.
"An exotic preserve in the middle of Milton? Do we need such an attraction in Milton? On a residential road that already has speeding on it?" asked Kay Norvell who lives in the Sunnybrook Farms neighborhood, which shares a border with Riopelle's property. "If he wants a breeding preserve, he needs to take it somewhere out of town."
The residents surrounding Riopelle's property have been trying to be good neighbors for years, Norvell said. The screeches of the monkeys have become just another part of the background noise of the city to them.
However, that changed when they found out Riopelle hopes to increase the numbers of animals on the property and make it a zoo, open to the public.
"I don't like the idea of anybody owning exotic animals. I think they need to be in their natural habitat," Norvell said, adding that an expansion of the site would harm property values in the surrounding neighborhoods.
"It would take a very certain person who wants to move in next to a zoo," she said.
She is no stranger to rallying her neighbors; in 2010, she led the charge against a proposed cell tower on the property of nearby Seven Gables Farm.
Riopelle could not be reached for comment by press time.
Current federal laws dictate one cannot get a license to import exotic animals unless they either use the animals for medical research or for public display. Riopelle said in previous interviews that he would never use his animals for research.
That leaves the zoo.
In October, the city changed its zoning laws to allow property owners to have exotic animals, with restrictions. This change was, in part, to legalize and regulate what Riopelle has been doing on his property for more than a dozen years.
Now that he wants to expand his practice, it requires public hearings and council approval.
Riopelle estimated he has about 100 animals on his property, and not just monkeys. Donkeys, wallabies and other furry animals inhabit the site, most in large cages, some roaming mostly free.
"There are people passionate on both sides," said Milton City Manager Chris Lagerbloom.
Most residents are unaware of the presence of Riopelle's animals, Lagerbloom said, and this application to create a preserve has brought it to light for the entire community.
"This is the process that goes along with determining these things," he said. "It's a good opportunity to weigh in. I'm pleased the public has a chance to weigh in on both sides so there is plenty of information out there for the City Council to make their decision."
As of Dec. 12, there were 206 signatures on an online petition to stop to preserve.
The city was to hold a Planning Commission meeting in December to hear Riopelle's issue. That meeting has been deferred until Jan. 22.


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Those who bandy the term "class warfare" would profit from this stark history of the early Soviet Union.
The titled Russian émigré is a familiar romantic and sentimental figure in the West, from The Last Command to Anastasia to the autumnal tales of Nabokov. Lesser known is the story that Douglas Smith tells of those who stayed in Russia after the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 and through the next three decades of Communist rule.
Little has been written about them; "winners get more attention in the history books than losers," Smith reminds us. And toward those last vestiges of Czarist rule, "There is a belief among some people that the nobility got what was coming to it."
Smith doesn't contest so much as humanize that view, casting the fate of Russia's nobility, landowning and managerial classes into a broader perspective:
"Chased from their homes and their property expropriated, forced to clean the streets as a form of public humiliation, sent to labor camps, killed with a bullet to the back of the head for the crime of their social origins, Russian nobles were one of the first groups subjected to a brand of political violence that became a hallmark of the past century."
In compacting such an immense and sprawling history, both geographically and genealogically, Smith focuses on two titled families, the Counts Sheremetev and the Princes Golitsyn.
These two families were large, and in their conglomerate they endured every form of persecution the Communists inflicted upon those they called "former people." Few of their descendants have survived, and they have provided Smith a wealth of dramatic detail.
This is a story of a mass experience told through individual perspectives. While it may seem impossible to keep track of every name in these two large Russian families, the pattern of their fate is so clearly drawn that their individual stories work as highlights and illuminations.
Smith has written a remarkable, deeply affecting book. Only two books come to mind that share its awful immediacy: Lucy Dawidowcz's The War Against the Jews: 1933-45, which tells the story of the Holocaust first from the perspective of the Nazis making the laws, then from the Jews forced to comply with them, and Harrison Salisbury's Black Night, White Snow, which reconstructs the Russian Revolution from memoirs and firsthand accounts.
Two million "former people" died in the first 30 years of Soviet rule. By the end of World War II, the old nobility had vanished.
"Socially alien elements," they were called, and "class enemies," and among the Bolsheviks themselves, "the yet unslaughtered."
By comparison, modern class warfare in America is barely a shouting match. We should be thankful.
David Walton writes and teaches in Pittsburgh.
Former People
The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy
Douglas Smith
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The Jewish community of Berlin had survived many difficulties since the Nazis came to power in 1933. There had been a gradual introduction of ever more restrictive laws governing what work they could do, who they could meet and where they could go. The Nazis felt incapable of launching a full scale assault against them like they had in the East.
Most Berlin Jews were fully integrated into German society and many hardly considered themselves to be Jewish at all, not practising the Jewish religion at all or being converts to Christianity. None of this made any difference to Nazi racial laws and they were gradually marked out as being 'different'.
For a long time the thousands of Jewish skilled workers contributing to the war economy thought that they had found a niche where they were needed. All this changed on the 27th February 1943 when the Germans launched what became known as the 'Fabrikaktion' – the Factory Action when thousands of Jews were seized from their place of work and sent off in goods wagons to Auschwitz.
There was some notice of these events because the Jewish community hospital had been told on the 26th to provide teams of doctors and nurses to stand by on the 27th. Some Jews were able to go into hiding as a result, others took more drastic steps. Hildegard Henschel was one of those who saw the events that day:
27 February began like any normal work day. The music hall at the nurses dormitory of the Jewish hospital was empty. In every corner sat a doctor and two nurses with cases of medicine and supplies, waiting for what was to come.
There was nervousness and restlessness in the air. People hardly spoke to each other. Between 9 and 10 a.m. the phones started ringing: Oranienburger street [the community offices] reported that all community officials had been arrested at their work places all over.
People were loaded onto SS trucks and brought to four assembly camps (the "Clou" concert hall, two military camps and the building at Rosen street). Large teams of aides and medical staff were taken there. Treatment was to be given around the clock.
Orianienburg Street was ordered to have the community staff come and present themselves with all necessary equipment. They also nominated certain people to be the Jewish commanders of each such camp. It was now known what had happened, but it was yet unclear how it happened.
I just want to state that this action was executed with terrible cruelty and no human consideration. The people were quickly loaded onto the SS trucks. The women came straight from work, in their work clothes, with no coats, no breakfast. These were all left in the factories' changing rooms.
Naturally, the community staff's families felt paralyzed. They did not act until the first suicide case was brought in. People jumped from the windows, threw themselves under cars, swallowed Veronal and cyanide. Careful people always carried poison with them.
It was hard, almost impossible, to find out where people were. There were as yet no lists of the people detained in the camps. All telephone lines at the factories were occupied by the SS, and one could not call to find out information about the whereabouts of relatives. There was absolute chaos everywhere.
In addition, there were manhunts in the streets and house to house searches. Meanwhile it was noon. The Gestapo did not provide food. The community people got permission to supply the camps with food. The Gestapo did not ask where the food for 8,000 people came from. The food was available, but there were many logistical problems…and the supply went slowly. But eventually all these problems were overcome, and each person received something to eat.
Before nightfall, the [community] clothing store handed out as many blankets as possible. The supply was minimal compared to the demand, and it is very difficult to describe the hardship and sadness. The people in the camp were worried about their relatives, and community workers looked for these relatives in other camps.
The Jewish camp officials did their best, but in many cases relatives could not be traced. There was exceptional worry about the small children who had remained behind at home, some of them locked in the apartments. Since it was Saturday, the parents knew that they would finish work at 2 p.m. and had left their children at home and did not send them to the day-care center or kindergarten.
Some were with neighbors or a grandmother who had not yet been deported. The Gestapo informed the camps to accelerate the evacuation of the Jews. Only people with yellow passes could stay at home or were released from detention.
They also separated those who declared they were Aryans and sent them over to the camp at Rosen Street, where they awaited decision in their matter. Those who could prove they had the right to be sent to Theresienstadt [a ghetto in Czechoslovakia where elderly and prominent Jews from Germany were concentrated] were separated from the others. Only in a few cases were people with such privileges overlooked because of the chaos.
The question of the children left at home, and luggage that had been prepared and left there, caused a great deal of worry and needed a solution. During the night between Saturday and Sunday, all of the Community social service workers and nurses went all over Berlin to the addresses given to them to pick up the children and bring them to their parents who were detained in the camps….
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GAIKA is vocalist and producer from Brixton, London. With a voice as rough as sandpaper and hooks that will make your mind explor, GAIKA lists garage, grunge, grime, and trip-hop as influences. He's also known for often nods to dance-hall and reggae - so basically, this is some sh*t you've never heard before. He released a 12" vinyl EP titled Spaghetto (Warped Records) in October. We're stoked to welcome GAIKA to the Empty Bottle for the first time, and can't wait to get deep, deep into the abyss with him. Direct support comes from YVES TUMOR, a Tennessee-born arists specializing in ambient and lo-fi club tracks. His recent full-length release, Serpent Music (PAN), is getting all sorts of raves in the experimental lo-fi world. FADER said of the album: "Although YVES TUMOR's arresting new full-length, Serpent Music, was recorded between lots of different cities all over the world, there is an overarching soulfulness to the project"


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January 29th, 2013 11:28 AM #106
Definitely, the earlier in pregnancy the more dramatic the variation. B-HCG doubles every week of pregnancy at first, then tails off. However, if you have been seeking normal prenatal care and received an ultrasound on your very first visit, the OB should be able to date you fairly accurately. A 5-wk fetus looks very different from a 6-wk fetus from a 7.
Also, not to be Debbie downer, but if your 13- wk bloodwork was normal but your 16-wk bloodwork is not, its probably not BHCG but rather inhibit-A or estriol that is causing the abnormal result.Blade, MD
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January 29th, 2013 11:46 AM #108
Thanks, and debbie downer away, I'd prefer honest to sugar coated. Care has been regular, my due date just got moved up by a week between ultrasound at 6 weeks and ultrasound at 13 and if anybody uses LMP, it's 3 weeks off. (Praying for clerical error?)
Ladies who opt out of these: I'm beginning to see the merit in skipping them...I like having all the information, but I can't focus on anything else right now.
Hopefully in a week or two ill be back to thinking names again, love seeing everyone's picks!
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My LMP is off too, when I 1st went in I should have been 6 weeks but looked like 4. 2nd visit should have been 8 weeks but they told us to go with the 10 week date instead.....kinda thrown off lol I guess next visit we will be sureI'm Alix Louise
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January 30th, 2013 12:49 PM #112
@ mill1020- This pregnancy and the last one, I didn't have terrible nausea which is such a blessing. I do have some though and I usually drink peppermint or ginger tea or suck peppermint and ginger candies (ones with real peppermint and ginger not just food coloring and sugar) and that seems to help. Also I try and eat a protein right before bed and one as soon as I get up. It doesn't always happen with a 15 month old, but when I do my day usually goes better.
@ libbyj06- My husband isn't that fond of discussing names either. We have compromised by agreeing to hold off our name debate until after our first consultation with the midwife. The wait is very hard for me so I've been compiling a long name list to distract myself. Also I have name discussions with my son...yes, it's sad I know. By the way, I love the name Avery for a boy!
@ lineska- I don't do optional testing either. If I had a family history of birth complications, especially the ones that are treatable in the womb, I would seriously consider testing. But as it is, my family has no such history and my previous pregnancy was normal, and even if something did end up being wrong that would not change my husband and my decision to give birth to the baby. I will say though that some foreknowledge can be helpful in preparing yourself and your family if there are complications.Mama of two beautiful boys!
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Freaking out, I'm a pre-school teacher and we just had a student come down with 5th disease which is a rash caused by parvovirus B19, no ill effects to anyone BUT pregnant women..... it can cause significant damage to a fetus. I'm waiting for my doctor to get in touch just called their office. Anyone know what type of damage? And the likely hood of damage ?I'm Alix Louise
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Kenneth A. Roberts, 56, of Ft. Myers, Florida, died May 26, 2007 after a short illness at Hope Hospice South in Ft. Myers. Born November 4, 1950, he graduated from Oberlin High School in the class of 1970. He worked 20 years in the Lorain County area, delivering milk for Parson"s Dairy and Smith Dairy. Kenny and his family moved to Ft. Myers in 1990 where he worked and managed a dairy near Tampa for 15 years.
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Survivors include his wife of 34 years, LuAnn Roberts (nee Hanmer); daughter, Melissa; son, Brad; granddaughter, Leah and a grandson, A.J. due to arrive in July, all of Ft. Myers, FL.; mother Patricia Roberts of Oberlin; brother, Larry of Wakeman; sisters, Michelle Roberts of Avon Lake, Janet Emary of N. Ridgeville, and Kristy Lewandowski of Elyria.
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Matt Cochran is looking forward to his Washington visit next weekend as the three-star center from Atwater (Calif.) Buhach tries to figure out which program is best for him over the next few months.
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"I want to see what the atmosphere is like and I want to see what the stadium is like. I'm cool with a lot of their players so it should be a good trip for me."
A visit to Cal is scheduled for Dec. 2 and then the three-star is planning a trip to Utah in January before making his decision. Cochran has visited with the Golden Bears numerous times so he's already familiar with the program.
"With (Cal) it's not even like me looking for anything anymore I'm just trying to compare because I have a pretty good idea with them," Cochran said.
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Cochran's trip to Auburn earlier this month went well and he said the Tigers will remain in contention as he takes his other visits. While it's far away from home, Cochran said he has family in the area so Auburn is still getting a serious look.
"It was a really good trip to Auburn," Cochran said. "It was good to see all the players and coaches together. I fit in pretty well out there. They're definitely still an option. It is far away from my house but I do have relatives out there so I would still have contact.
"As of right now I'm thinking most about Auburn, Cal and Washington, trying to wait it out and take those visits so I could make my decision. I still have Utah up there but that trip is far away so I'm giving those three schools my full attention right now."
Rivals.com rates Cochran as the third-best center in the 2012 class and No. 51 in the California state rankings.


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⦁ The German Church
Founded in 1571 the church is located in a neighbourhood that was dominated by Germans in the Middle Ages.
⦁ Alley of Mårten Trotzig
The narrowest street in Stockholm at 90cm across (35 inches).
⦁ The Iron Square
The second oldest square in Stockholm dating back to the 1300's.
⦁ Merchant's Square
It was a thoroughfare between two main squares and contains a copy of the sculpture "Sankt Göran och draken".
⦁ Iron Boy
Known in English as the "little boy who looks at the moon". Fifteen centimetres high it is the smallest public statue in Stockholm.
⦁ The Royal Palace
Official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch.
⦁ The Great Church
It is the oldest church in Gamla Stan and was founded in the 13th century.
⦁ The Big Square
The oldest square in Stockholm and forms the heart of Gamla Stan.
⦁ The Nobel Museum
Is a museum devoted to circulating information on the Nobel Prize and the founder of the prize Alfred Nobel.
⦁ The Priest's Street
Home to the "Rune Stone" believed to date back to the 1000's being about 200 years older than the city.
⦁ The House of Nobility
Originally used by the aristocracy for meetings of parliament.
⦁ Riddarholm Church
This is the burial church of the Swedish monarchs and is one of the oldest churches in Stockholm.
⦁ Birger Jarls Square
The square was renamed after the traditionally attributed founder of Stockholm.
Tour Finish
Our Free Tour Stockholm Old Town start on time every day at 13.00 rain or shine and last a leisurely 1 hour and 30 minutes. We meet outside the subway station at Gamla stan. We finish our tour in the Old Town .
Meeting Point :
Outside the metro station (subway station) at Gamla Stan
See the Google Map-Our Meeting Point


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A stick in the dirt
This is my plumeria. While at the Philadelphia Flower Show this year, my mom, sister-in-law and I saw these for sale. Three for $20. So we bought them and decided to have a competition. First one to get a bloom wins. Now we're starting to think the first one to see a leaf wins. We dutifully potted them up. I read up a little on what to do. And then I waited. And I'm still waiting.
I read I wasn't supposed to water it until it started leafing out, but the soil got bone dry so I've been trying to just ever so slightly moisten it. Mostly I just try to keep the cat from knocking it over.
The funniest story relating to these plumeria cuttings (which we've since learned basically came from QVC, apparently it was their plant company that was running the booth we bought them from), is that my sister in law was stopped at airport security on the way back from the show. They checked her bag several times and then asked, "Do you have a slingshot?" Of course she said no, until they pulled out the plumeria. When she told them it was a plant all of the security folks were laughing about the stick this crazy woman thought she was going to stick in the ground and make grow.
I'm beginning to think they knew something we didn't know.
(Apologies for the wretched photo. The camera situation should be sorted tonight.)
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This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD.
By Sam E. Stone
Edwin Markham once said, "We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; now let's commit it to life." That is James's point. In this chapter he insists on consistent Christianity. Spiros Zodhiates observed, "Whenever James is about to scold the believers of his day, he likes to preface the scolding with a word of love, and that word is my brethren. He admonishes in love; he corrects in affection."
Problem Identified
James 2:1-4
James warned his readers not to show favoritism. In the first century of the church, partiality was already a problem. Even today it is easy for an unspoken caste system to develop within a congregation. All distinctions between rich and poor should be eliminated. Showing partiality was specifically forbidden by the Mosaic Law, particularly in judicial decisions (see Deuteronomy 1:17 and Leviticus 19:15). Peter learned that God himself is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34, King James Version).
James showed how two people from very different socioeconomic backgrounds might receive quite different treatment when attending worship. Favoritism is the root cause. The wealthy churchgoer is dressed in fancy apparel and wears an impressive gold ring. He is quickly ushered to the best seat in the house. The poor man in dirty clothing is relegated to sitting on the floor or standing during the service. When this happens, James declared, you have discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts.
Problem Evaluated
James 2:5-7
Judging by appearances is always dangerous. Some Jews looked on earthly prosperity as a mark of divine favor, while poverty was seen as a sign of God's disfavor. James reminded his readers that those who are poor in the eyes of the world may be rich in faith. They have high standing in God's eyes. Jesus noted that a part of his mission was to preach good tidings to the poor (Luke 4:18). Moreover, it was the rich—not the poor—who were exploiting the Christians. They drug them into court and blasphemed the name by which they were called.
A. T. Robertson noted, "The Sadducees will not even call the name of Jesus when they discuss the case of Peter and John. They refer with contempt to 'this name' (Acts 4:17). The disciples rejoiced, however, 'that they were counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name'" (Acts 5:41). Those who are financially poor are often proved to be rich toward God (Luke 12:21). Jesus said that Heaven belongs to the truly poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20).
Problem's Solution
James 2:8-13
James identified Leviticus 19:18 as the royal law found in Scripture—"Love your neighbor as yourself." This was affirmed by Jesus as well (Matthew 19:19; Mark 12:31-34). If a person shows favoritism, that one is sinning. Andrew McNab observed, "The apostle now anticipates a possible objection. Why make so much of this matter of respect of persons? It is only a single offence, and it is surely not to be taken so seriously. He rebuts this argument by pointing out that the whole law is broken through failure at any one point."
Love of God and man covers everything. Jesus emphasized this when he gave the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12). One teacher declared, "A church of a clique is doomed. A church is only of use when it is open to the people who need the help of the gospel. The church opens its doors to let people in; it does not put up bars to keep them out."
Every Christian depends completely on God for the forgiveness of sin and the gift of Heaven. This is all the more reason for us to speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom. It is all that a law ought to be (see Psalm 19:7). Albert Barnes added, "In all our conduct we are to act under the constant impression of the truth that we are soon to be brought into judgment, and that the law by which we are to be judged is that by which it is contemplated that we shall be set free from the dominion of sin."
We all want mercy. We all need it. How we treat others affects how we may be treated by God. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
*Lesson based on International Sunday School Lesson, © 2009, by the Lesson Committee. Scripture quotations are from the New International Version ©2011, unless otherwise indicated.
|February 3: Deuteronomy 1:9-18
|February 4: 2 Chronicles 19:1-7
|February 5: Psalm 82
|February 6: Proverbs 28:18-22
|February 7: Acts 10:34-43
|February 8: Romans 13:8-14
|February 9: James 2:1-13


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Please Note: The following service bulletin information corresponds to VW Passat disassembly STEPS 14-17 and reassembly STEPS 37-41. >> Go to our VW Passat Timing Belt Installation Guide.
DISCLAIMER: VW Passat timing belt installation is a complex repair procedure and should be performed by experienced automotive technicians, trained in performing proper timing belt installation.
Blauparts recommends that a Audi VW Factory Trained ASE Certified Technician perform timing belt repair. One who has been trained in specific timing belt procedures for your exact VW Passat engine. This is for your safety and to prevent improper installation by untrained and unqualified installers and technicians, leading to possible engine damage.
Always read the factory service manual safety instructions and guidelines. Always wear safety glasses and other safety items when performing the following repair.
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How to prevent irreversible damage to the VW Passat hydraulic tensioner damper on 2.8L 30 valve engines?
PERTINENT TO: 1998-2005 VW Models with V6 2.8L 30V Engines
Please read the following information BEFORE VW Passat 2.8L timing belt service.
VW Passat Hydraulic Tensioner Damper Guidelines Before Installation
The VW Passat hydraulic damper must be put in an upright position for at least three (3) hours before installation. This ensures the proper distribution of hydraulic fluid within the damper tensioner. See Image C below to see the correct upright position.
Do not remove the locking pin in the damper without first reading all of the following steps. VW Passat damper lock pin tool T400011 should only be removed at the appropriate time and in the manner outlined in the accompanying instructions.
If the pin is accidently removed before installation and the damper piston has been released / extended, then a very specific procedure to properly compress the damper piston must be followed. Done improperly, irreversible damage to the hydraulic tensioner damper will occur.
Steps for Proper VW Passat Hydraulic Tensioner Damper Installation
Follow Closely to Prevent Irreversible Damage
It has been noted that in an effort to save time, some untrained technicians make the mistake of skipping or NOT following the exact and specific sequence of steps required for correct damper installations. Please see our installation instructions for hydraulic damper disassembly STEPS 14-17 and reassembly STEPS 37-41.
Common areas of error:
- Some choose to skip the use of the camshaft locking bar tool #3391 and the crank locking pin tool #3242. Please see VW Passat timing belt disassembly steps 14 -17 and reassembly steps 37-41. Please use the factory specified tools.
- In whole or in part, some have skipped or incorrectly followed steps 11-18 or steps 31-41. Please follow these steps closely.
- Upon reassembly and during steps 37-41, some skip or forgot to reinstall the camshaft locking bar tool #3391.
- Following the aforementioned sequence of steps correctly, is crucial to ensure hydraulic tensioner damper reliability!
When the above mentioned crucial steps are not followed, it's likely that the timing belt marks won't line up, being a tooth or several teeth off. This will require back tracking, making multiple attempts to realign the timing belt marks, in order to achieve correct VW Passat crankshaft / camshaft belt timing position. In these situations and in an attempt to achieve correct engine timing, compressing of the timing belt damper piston shaft (See Image C below) is required. It's during the compression of the damper's piston shaft that you run the highest risk of irreversible damage to the damper.
Compressing The VW Passat Hydraulic Tensioner Damper Piston
Compressing the VW Passat timing belt hydraulic tensioner damper is DANGEROUS and can easily result in damage to the damper rendering it unusable. If the piston shaft on the hydraulic tensioner damper is in an extended position (the locking pin tool T400011 was removed), or if compressing the damper piston in an attempt to reset timing belt tensioner timing (re-performing steps 37-41), follow these procedures very carefully!
- If the damper piston shaft (See Image C below) is in an extended position (locking pin tool T400011 removed) and the damper piston is compressed too rapidly the hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic damper will be transferred out of one internal piston chamber and into another. Internally this causes an incorrect proportion of hydraulic fluid and weakens the damper's force and its ability to apply correct timing belt tension. If this happens, the damper is irreversibly compromised or damaged.
- Only compress the hydraulic tensioner damper when it is mounted on the engine, as shown in the image below. Never compress a damper piston shaft in the horizontal (sideways) position (i.e. on a work shop bench vise). If the damper is compressed in the horizontal position, this causes an air pocket inside the tensioner damper, resulting in incorrect internal piston chamber fluid transfer and irreversible damage to the damper.
- Installing a compromised hydraulic tensioner damper can lead to loose timing belt tension and subsequent engine damage. Typically, a compromised or damaged damper is identified by having 5-10 mm of unrestricted piston shaft free play starting from the full extended position. DO NOT use a compromised damper where there is piston shaft free play.
How to Properly Compress the Hydraulic Tensioner Damper Piston Shaft That Has Been Extended (Locking Pin Tool T400011 Removed):
Only compress the hydraulic tensioner damper when it has been mounted on the engine.
With an 8mm Allen wrench and 3/8 drive rachet, as shown, slowly and gently rotate tensioner pulley clockwise.
This will allow the tensioner pin (A) to push upward on tensioner lever (B) and compress the hydraulic tensioner damper shaft (C) until holes are aligned. Then carefully install pin T400011, being sure not to cause shaft scarring (C). An extremely slow and continuous even pressure should be applied when compressing the hydraulic tensioner damper shaft (C).
Take your time (minimum of 5 minutes) when compressing the damper piston shaft. Failure to follow this procedure and compressing the damper too quickly will cause irreversible damage!
How to Properly Set VW Passat Timing Belt Tension With The Hydraulic Tensioner Damper:
Please see VW Passat timing belt installation steps 37 - 38.
Once pin T400011 has been carefully removed, slowly rotate tensioner pulley counter clockwise to around 7 ft. lbs. This will allow the hydraulic tensioner damper shaft (C) to extend pushing upward onto tensioner lever (B) and then pushing onto tensioner pulley pin (A), thus applying proper tension to the timing belt. Then, torque tapered camshaft pulleys to 41 ft. lbs.
There is no need to compress the hydraulic tensioner damper to personal tension.
Next, use a 1/2 inch 24mm 12-point socket and rachet to rotate the engine by the crankshaft. Rotate the engine in the clockwise direction two full engine revolutions. This will allow the damper to compress automatically and give the VW Passat timing belt its proper variable tension.
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Service BulletinsImportant Repair Information.
Please read the
following bulletins BEFORE beginning timing belt service.
- Subject: How to prevent premature water pump failure? Proper cooling system service procedures.
- Subject: How to prevent inadvertent damage to the pulley key? Proper front crankshaft timing belt pulley removal.
QuestionsDo you have a specific question regarding 2.8L VW Passat timing belt tensioner damper replacement?
Troubleshooting GuideCommon installation problems.
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BLAU® Official O.E. ComponentsWhat are the brand names of the timing belt components that originally came on my VW Passat 2.8L 30 valve?
Change IntervalsWhat is the factory recommended timing belt interval for VW Passat 2.8L 30 valve engines? How long will new timing belt parts last after replacement?
Special ToolsDo I need special tools to replace the timing belt on the VW Passat 2.8L engine? Can I do it without the tools?
Related ReplacementCan I just replace the timing belt? What other parts should be replaced during VW Passat timing belt service?