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In preparing to replace the timing belt and cam and crank seals on my SVX, it appears that the hardest part of the job (absent access to the specialized Subaru tools) is removal of the crankshaft pulley and the cam sprockets.

While doing some internet surfing, I cam across two interesting tools: the first is the "Lisle 38220 Universal Cam Adjuster," and the second is the "Schley Products 96800 Universal Camshaft Pulley Holder." Each retails for around $30.

The Lisle appears to be the more adaptable of the two tools, as one of its two "forks" is adjustable to change the distance between the two bolts at the end of the "forks" that are intended to fit into holes in the pulley/sprocket.

Anyone have any experience with either of these two tools?

And can anyone tell me whether the cam sprockets (like the crank pulley) have holes in them into which a tool like this can be inserted?

Thanks for the help.

Joe Fillip
'95 L AWD ("The Wayback Machine")
Swarthmore, PA