Subject	120K done....never again...
Posted by	naZeer (Houston) on March 27, 2005 at 10:40 PM
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Message	just completed my first ever timing belt job thanks to the great write-up on ttzd, did the whole 120K w/ pulleys, studs, tensioner, water pump and seals/springs. took me about 30 hours spread out over 2 weeks during my free time. actually spent almost 4 hours agonizing over the front crank seal. considering all the time i sacrificed, not to mention all the cussing/mental stress i will pay someone to do it next time unless i find my self with 2 weeks' free time to waste. here are some pics: things coming apart... more progress, seems like my crank seal had a slow leak.. getting things cleaned up... dam this front crank seal... new things getting put back on... now that its done i have a few tips: - make a note of how tense the accessory belts are before removing them - no need to turn the crank back 10 degrees from TDC during intial teardown - a wire brush is the best tool for scraping off the old gaskets - the belt wrap technique works great - the cams probably wont move when you take the belt off, just put the old belt around them and slowly let them come to rest (clockwise) - a small metal punch is handy for removing the cam seals - get a drill ready for the crank seal if it doesnt come out with the punch method - the plastic ramp for the crank seal is the schizzle! i used coke bottle plastic - 1.5 inch pvc pipe works great for tapping in the seals - use the FSM for putting the belt back on, count the teeth! - use zip ties to hold the belt in place as u set it - double nutting will remove the pulley studs, use thread locker when putting in the new studs - auto-tensioner setup is best covered in the FSM as well - it takes exactly 9 quarts to refill the coolant system, i did 3 quarts antifreeze and 6 quarts distilled water - clean everything! - take your time and pay attention to detail - be patient!
Follow Ups	120K done....never again... - naZeer (Houston) 22:40:46 03/27/05 nice work! (n/m) - Zeus 22:44:29 03/27/05 good job bro (n/m) - Nadir(Detroit) 22:50:11 03/27/05 Nice job. It's quite a bit of work your first time. - whitepearlz 22:54:26 03/27/05 Nice job :) - ZXRider(SoCal) 22:59:36 03/27/05 Looks like you did a good job (n/m) - 90BlkZ18 23:04:45 03/27/05 yay...good job (n/m) - College Boy 23:18:39 03/27/05 I'm in the same boat right now - TTwinZ (CT) 23:22:39 03/27/05 DO the seals. - SooperZ95 00:00:45 03/28/05 2nd (n/m) - naZeer (Houston) 21:50:21 03/28/05 2nd - they may look great now, but what about in another - TT XTZ 11:35:00 03/28/05 fun eh? lol shows you how much harder it is - mousersix (San Antonio) 23:51:19 03/27/05 It gets easier and takes less time everytime you do one... - SooperZ95 23:57:02 03/27/05 Also, might be a good time for Fuel filter, PCVs, Plugs, etc (n/m) - SooperZ95 00:01:34 03/28/05 Nice, did you replace the idler pully studs? (n/m) - Eishozzzz 00:14:12 03/28/05 Sounds like he did - - TT XTZ 11:30:49 03/28/05 I was anal and took my time the 1st time I tried, but 30 - fourZero 01:21:20 03/28/05 Hey, some of us noobs need added time for cursing! ;) (n/m) - TT XTZ 11:35:55 03/28/05 yep lot of that...also did fuel damper/regulator (n/m) - naZeer (Houston) 21:49:53 03/28/05 Nice job! - TT XTZ 11:33:37 03/28/05 Was it harder or easier than the heater core project ? - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:38:26 03/28/05 much harder!! but i recommend everyone do it at least once - naZeer (Houston) 21:48:57 03/28/05
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