esucaris1

Well this weekend I will be installing my timing belt, water pump, idler, and tensioner pulleys for my 93ES300... I have all the parts, and downloaded a manual... I also had to make a type of spanner wrench to hold the cam gears and crank from turning when loosening and tightening the pulleys... Now all I need is a day off...

swifty562

where did you get the spanner wrench? i replaced my water pump and tension... just that i don't have the tolls to hold down the crank shaft.

esucaris1

I fabricated mine out of 1" bar stock 1/4 " thick by 1 ' long... cut and welded to a y shape drilled 3/8 " holes on the ends, and 1 1/2" long 3/8 bolts welded in the drilled holes

swifty562

wow... umm lost you there after you said you fab yours... is it possible that i can get a tool like that at a local autozone?

esucaris1

not available from auto zone they told me to check with snap-on, matco or the dealer...

swifty562

i guess i'll try that... if not im going to ask a mechanic... because right now i'm doing a motor swap... my old engine is already out and i'm changing all the hard stuff and replace everything that needed to be replace before i drop the new motor in.

like.. water pump...tension...belt....sparks...rear engine mount (a must!! )

esucaris1

Well I had to make a second spanner wrench for the crank... I made it out of the same materials exept for the 2 bolts were 5/16" dia. by 1" long... I smeared a little engine grease from the oil pan on the front of the crank pulley and pressed a sheet of paper to the front of the pulley to give me the location of the bolt holes... here is a pic of the plate before cutting it out and drilling the second hole... also have to weld the handle on and the bolts in the holes...

swifty562

pretty cunning my good man...

i'm just going to go autozone and rent one out. i'm not in a rush anyways... im planing on going turbo since my motor is already out.

CtrFwd

Let me know how easy or hard is to change timing belt and water pump. I have a same car and thinking about doing a job but I hear V6 is lot harder than 4-cylinder like 97 Camry(my other car). If you can write up a DIY instruction would be great Good Luck!

esucaris1

Well I hate to admit defeat... however the crank bolt kicked my butt... 3 feet of breaker bar nada... towed the car to friends shop $60... We tried impact guns 1/2" and 1" nada... I can say the spanner wrench worked perfectly lol... I did however replace the waterpump and idler pulley and changed all the plugs thanks to the diy write up by lig the combination of extensions and swivels worked perfectly

92ES5sp

Yea mine was like that. I sprayed some PB Blaster on the crank bolt than used a 1/2" impact and burped it in the forward direction and back about 5 times or so and it came off.

Pheonix

I just jam a breaker bar against the ground & tap the starter one time as shortly as possible.
1.1kw electric motor geared down a ton > impact driver lol! Besides. If you were to ever stall the electric motor anyways, it'd generate 3-4x it's typical torque output @ 0rpm.


Anyways. Nice job fabricating tools!

esucaris1

Sounds like you have done that a few times... I sure would like to get that bolt out... I have 15 yrs of auto repair under my belt so its very hard for me to succumb to the dealer... Its always nice to learn a new trick... I will give it a try thanks...

esucaris1

I just want to say thanks to phoenix... The bolt came off easy with that little trick... Now this weekend I will finish the job...

jondiego

I was wondering where you downloaded the manual for your car from? I have been looking to download one. Thanks!!

-Jon