Timing Belt change for 97
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good tip!
Fired her up and she runs like a top. Took nasaengr's advice to try it out before reassembling everything. But now I've got it all assembled except for putting the wheel back on.....because I have no idea how to get the daggone crank bolt torqued to 159 pounds. I get to about 40 before the engine turns. Is there a simple tool to rent at AutoZone or the like to hold the harmonic balancer in place? BTW I am not fab-savvy to just make one. Tried that already and had to buy another lower timing cover (which installed nicely tonight). Please advise. Thanks!
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hold that crank
You have several options on how to hold the crank from turning:
If a manual tranny, put it in high gear with emergency brake on.
You can make a simple holding tool as I described earlier.
Or, try a rubber strap wrench on the pulley.
A chain wrench would probably work, but you need to wrap the pulley with a rag or something so the chain does not bung up the pulley.
I saw one pix somewhere that showed long drill bits inserted in the pulley tapped holes, then a curved piece of rebar snaked around the bits to make a crude holding device.
Also read where you can jam a screwdriver into the flywheel gears.
I never seriously considered any of these last 3 options.
If a manual tranny, put it in high gear with emergency brake on.
You can make a simple holding tool as I described earlier.
Or, try a rubber strap wrench on the pulley.
A chain wrench would probably work, but you need to wrap the pulley with a rag or something so the chain does not bung up the pulley.
I saw one pix somewhere that showed long drill bits inserted in the pulley tapped holes, then a curved piece of rebar snaked around the bits to make a crude holding device.
Also read where you can jam a screwdriver into the flywheel gears.
I never seriously considered any of these last 3 options.
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You have several options on how to hold the crank from turning:
If a manual tranny, put it in high gear with emergency brake on.
You can make a simple holding tool as I described earlier.
Or, try a rubber strap wrench on the pulley.
A chain wrench would probably work, but you need to wrap the pulley with a rag or something so the chain does not bung up the pulley.
I saw one pix somewhere that showed long drill bits inserted in the pulley tapped holes, then a curved piece of rebar snaked around the bits to make a crude holding device.
Also read where you can jam a screwdriver into the flywheel gears.
I never seriously considered any of these last 3 options.
If a manual tranny, put it in high gear with emergency brake on.
You can make a simple holding tool as I described earlier.
Or, try a rubber strap wrench on the pulley.
A chain wrench would probably work, but you need to wrap the pulley with a rag or something so the chain does not bung up the pulley.
I saw one pix somewhere that showed long drill bits inserted in the pulley tapped holes, then a curved piece of rebar snaked around the bits to make a crude holding device.
Also read where you can jam a screwdriver into the flywheel gears.
I never seriously considered any of these last 3 options.
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I ended up using some angle-iron from Lowes to craft my own tool. That stuff buckled after about 110 lbs of torque...and that's just a guess as my torque wrench only goes up to 75lbs, and after those 75 I switched to a breaker-bar. Fingers crossed in that not becoming an issue....
As of now she purrs like a kitten. Thanks to all for your patience and advice!
-Alan
As of now she purrs like a kitten. Thanks to all for your patience and advice!
-Alan
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