Ive been doing a mini me and i got the crank pulley bolt off for the crank pulley but..i still cant get the timing belt off..do i hjave to take off the alternator belt? the bottom bolt on the altenator will NOT come off..ive tried breaker bars..pb blaster etc..its starting to get stripped and wont budge..i dont think an impact will fit there either..i got all the bolts off of the bottom timing cover...but it wont come off.how do you get this off? this motor is a d15b8 as well. i cant do anything now cause im stuck on this retarded timing belt. i cant even get to the timing belt tensioner to loosen the belt.. any help or advice or anything is appreciated

 

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you have to take off your harmonic balancer dude. thats how you get that cover off. just so ya know

 

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im searching for harmonic balancer..this is my first tbelt job

 

hey howd did you get off that f-in pulley? please help me lol.

 

impact wrench...im stuck on everything else tho..sigh

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dhn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ive been doing a mini me and i got the crank pulley bolt off for the crank pulley but..i still cant get the timing belt off..do i hjave to take off the alternator belt? the bottom bolt on the altenator will NOT come off..ive tried breaker bars..pb blaster etc..its starting to get stripped and wont budge..i dont think an impact will fit there either..i got all the bolts off of the bottom timing cover...but it wont come off.how do you get this off? this motor is a d15b8 as well. i cant do anything now cause im stuck on this retarded timing belt. i cant even get to the timing belt tensioner to loosen the belt.. any help or advice or anything is appreciated</TD></TR></TABLE>

You need to remove the Alternator belt to get the Timing belt off.

I haven't worked on a D15 but the adjustment bolts on the Alternator will need to be loosened. A small propane tourch may be needed, heat the alternator a small bit to help lossen the bolt. You can buy the propane kit at a local hardware store, about $30.00 or less.

You'll need to lossen the tensioner bolt also.

Make sure the timing marks are lined up before you take everything apart.
Use anti-seze compound when you put things back together.

 

1st you have to take all the belts off the crank pully ( altenator, pws and ac if you have it)
2nd: remove the crank pully bolt after you put the engine to TDC.
3rd: Work around the pully tapping it lightly until it comes off. You might need a puller for this
4Th: once the pully is off DO NOT loose the pully Key
5th: remove the valve cover
6th: take off the upper and lower timing belt covers.
you should now have access to the timing belt and tensioner. If you look at the T belt cover you took off there should be a rubber plug covering a hole. When the cover is in place that hole gives you access to the timing belt tensioner bolt.

there are still more steps I hope you have a manual handy to finnish the job.

 

make sure you took out all the 10mm bolts off the cover. there is one that is tricky
is under the mount by the top cover ir next to it.