any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's?
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (Ideal)
I've wondered this myself. Seems like there are a lot of threads with bits and pieces of info and a lot of pretty knowledgable folks on here. It'd be awesome to have a step by step write up with pics along the way. Plus it might cut down on the thread topic if it was stickied. I'd like to try this myself and would love to have something like this to help my out. There are a bunch of these (How-To's) over at fordtruckworld.com and they're invaluable. I'd do it but I don't think I'd be a good candidate to give tips and advice seeing that I've never done one.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (Ideal)
I do not have a how-to or even a link for a how-to, but we do these sorts of jobs daily at my shop and I can at least tell you what you'll want to order to do the job:
Timing belt
Waterpump
A/C/alternator belt
Power steering belt
Cam seal
Crank seal
Countershaft seal
Countershaft seal retainer clip
Oil pump o-ring or what they may call a "gear reduction" o-ring
The bolded text is important because the seal retainer keeps the countershaft seal from popping out. If this is the second belts and waterpump job it may already have the retainer in place if the shop knew what they were doing.
Good luck.
Timing belt
Waterpump
A/C/alternator belt
Power steering belt
Cam seal
Crank seal
Countershaft seal
Countershaft seal retainer clip
Oil pump o-ring or what they may call a "gear reduction" o-ring
The bolded text is important because the seal retainer keeps the countershaft seal from popping out. If this is the second belts and waterpump job it may already have the retainer in place if the shop knew what they were doing.
Good luck.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (B18C5-EH2)
Thanks B18C5-EH2, that is good info. I'd still kill for a how-to but will obviously take what I can get. Can you tell exactly what tools are needed? I don't want to get everything apart just to find out I don't have a proper tool for something.
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GET A REPAIR MANUAL, you're setting yourself up for disaster if you rely on someone else and don't have good diagrams. If you really want to be cheap about it copy the Mitchell catalogues at the library. Some dealorships will even copy their Helms manuals for people so you can give that a try.
Haynes run for about $15 and are better than nothing, but if you can get your hands on the Helms that's the way to go.
Haynes run for about $15 and are better than nothing, but if you can get your hands on the Helms that's the way to go.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (deserthonda)
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True.
Oops.
True.
Oops.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (Klutch)
dude...buy a $15 Haynes manual or find a library at the very least
Its an investment and will keep me from having to say, "I told you so" when you get stuck.
Its an investment and will keep me from having to say, "I told you so" when you get stuck.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (Schmitey)
No offense to you, but Haynes manuals suck.
Buy a HELM manual from http://www.helminc.com or nothing at all - they manufacture all of Honda and Acuras service manuals, but they cost less than the $150.00 you'd pay at a dealership for one.
Buy a HELM manual from http://www.helminc.com or nothing at all - they manufacture all of Honda and Acuras service manuals, but they cost less than the $150.00 you'd pay at a dealership for one.
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (B18C5-EH2)
I found that even the Helmes manual didn't have all the info I needed...
This site was a LIFESAVER for me...
http://www.cybertrails.com/~pu....html
Not sure if it applies to your car or not, but it helped me a TON. It's got little tips and tricks to make it easier.
My main piece of advice...take your car somewhere and pay them to break the nut on the pulley loose. I spent 2 weeks screwin' with mine. The actual timing belt was a piece of cake compared to that damn nut...
This site was a LIFESAVER for me...
http://www.cybertrails.com/~pu....html
Not sure if it applies to your car or not, but it helped me a TON. It's got little tips and tricks to make it easier.
My main piece of advice...take your car somewhere and pay them to break the nut on the pulley loose. I spent 2 weeks screwin' with mine. The actual timing belt was a piece of cake compared to that damn nut...
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (Schmitey)
I tried several impacts...it finally took a 6 foot cheater bar, a 3 foot cheater bar, 2 people, and a specially ordered socket (which I even had to modify) to break it loose.
Mine wasn't reverse threaded I don't think?
Mine wasn't reverse threaded I don't think?
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (hankd)
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Re: any good timing belt and other things done at the same time HOWTO's? (hankd)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hankd »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I found that even the Helmes manual didn't have all the info I needed...
This site was a LIFESAVER for me...
http://www.cybertrails.com/~pu....html
Not sure if it applies to your car or not, but it helped me a TON. It's got little tips and tricks to make it easier.
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Cool site, but we don't change the belts and waterpump until 90,000 miles, not 75,000.
This site was a LIFESAVER for me...
http://www.cybertrails.com/~pu....html
Not sure if it applies to your car or not, but it helped me a TON. It's got little tips and tricks to make it easier.
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Cool site, but we don't change the belts and waterpump until 90,000 miles, not 75,000.
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