mtom01

Getting ready to replace my timing belt now for 2000 RX 300 4WD; got all the parts, its at 104,000miles now

I did my 2006 sienna's timing belt last week with the help of my father in-law, went perfect except could not replace the camseals; we did not have the camshaft sprocket holding tool.


Can anyone who used a camshaft sprocket holding tool recommend a tool that will work for the Rx?

In amazon they have this: Schley (SP 96800) Nissan/Toyota/OHC Camshaft Pulley Holding Tool

Any recommendation, will this work for the Rx?

For camseal puller they have: Lisle 58430 Shaft Type Seal Puller

Getting the seal off the rear cam would be difficult hoping this would make it easy; any recommendation.


Thank you!

yakev724

I just used a cut piece of the old timing belt with a chain wrench wrapped over it ($5 at harbor freight), then a breaker bar on that chain wrench (and another breaker on the nut in the center.

My engine was out of the car so you might not have that sort of access, esp. for the rear bank.

The crank pulley can be on insanely tight, but with the engine still on the car, you can use a breaker bar jammed into the floor then pop it off with the starter. I struggled but managed to get it off with the chain wrench method above (didn't have the option of using the starter since engine was out of the car).


Good luck!

yakev724

I pulled the old seals using a pretty clever method I read about online:

Take a regular deck screw and screw it a few threads into the seal, right about in the middle between edges. Once it's in, grab it with some pliers and work it out. Might need to rescrew 2-3 times in other places, depending on tightness of that particular seal, but this method is great because you don't contact (and risk damaging/marking) any metal surface.

mtom01

For the sienna I used pneumatic gun for the crankshaft bolt and used a harmonic puller (loaner tool from Autozone) to get the harmonic balancer.

mtom01

This is a clever idea indeed!

mtom01

Bumping up the thread ... any one used this tool?

wbmx1981

@ 5:00 Mark, in the video below JeffT is servicing a Lexus GS300 using the Schley Tool




@ 6:00 Mark, in this video JeffT is servicing a Lexus GS300 using the Seal Puller Tool.