01-06-2005, 12:38 PM
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Originally posted by immortal_suby
Easy
Remove radiator
Break crank pulley bolt loose (use long breaker bar and starter)
Slide off crank pulley
Take off front belts
Take off power steering idler pulley bracket
Take off A/C idler pulley bracket
Remove plastic timing belt covers
Rotate engine until all timing marks line up and use chalk or marker to mark belt and pulleys just to make sure.
Remove timing belt tensioner
Put vise grips or clamp lightly on timing belt on both cam pulleys to keep belt from slipping off pulley and jumping a tooth
Remove idler pulley for tensioner
Remove toothed crank pulley (slides right off usually)
Drill small hole in crank seal
Use mechanics pick to pull crank seal out (stick it through hole you drilled)
Put grease on new seal and tap it in evenly
Use vise to compress timing belt tensioner and put small allen wrench in hole in tensioner to keep it compressed
Put toothed crank pulley back on
Put tensioner on
Put idler pulley on
Make sure timing belt is lined up correctly
Remove allen bolt from tensioner
Put plastic covers on
Put the rest of the stuff back on
Fill radiator
Drive!
Just did it again this past weekend so it is still fresh in my mind
Ryan McDonald did a good timing belt how-to with pictures that covers 99% of the crank seal process.
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