Timing belt possibly dumb question
#32
I have used the breaker bar method. You don't start the car, just bump the starter with a quick turn of the key. However I did find a safer way on an SC forum. Harbor Freight sells an air gun called the Central Pneumatic Earthquake for about $89. I used that on the second timing belt I changed and it worked like a charm. I was using a 13 gallon air compressor and it had more than enough power.
#33
I bought a Schley 64300 Lexus/Toyota Harmonic Damper Holding Tool for $56 to hold the harmonic balancer in place so that I could loosen the bolt, and then later torque it down to 181 ft-lb with a torque wrench. It comes with two bolts to hold it onto the hb, and then you attach a 1/2 breaker bar to it.
#34
One thing I don't get - how to stop the crank shaft from turning to get off the bolt. Manual says to get their tool to hold onto the pulley. On my rover I put a bar into the flywheel housing to stop the thing.
I also saw a post somewhere that said you can hold the bolt with a breaker bar and turn over the engine?
I also saw a post somewhere that said you can hold the bolt with a breaker bar and turn over the engine?
#35
I tried the hf earthquake 1/2 impact and it didn't work for my crank pulley bolt. Then I went to the long breaker bar and flywheel stopper method. Remove the small flywheel cover and have someone turn the engine and find where you can wedge the head of a flywheel bolt against the transmission housing. I used a short 1/2" round rod cut to maybe 2". Removing the pulley bolt and torquing it back was no problem. If you want to try the impact, go with at least a hf 3/4".
For the cam sprockets just have a helper hold a socket and extension on one of the small bolts to the rear timing cover.
For the cam sprockets just have a helper hold a socket and extension on one of the small bolts to the rear timing cover.
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