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Originally Posted by Ghostrider
Just got my 2001 timing belt done at dealer. Had them do a new bolt and had them confirm it was torqued to FSM spec. Got home and looked at order and they typed "torqued to 184". Went back and questioned them and they pulled the specs by my VIN. Their spec says 184 not 217 and they did a little more research and said their factory manuals show 217 starting in 2002. I am a little concerned. The old bolt which I have is the newer type with floating washer so I guess the replacement is also.
Does anyone have a confirmation of when the spec went up since Toyota states 2002 by my VIN.
Second - is it a safe assumption I can crawl under and torque it to 217 if I can find a wrench. ie do I need any special other than a torque wrench. Unfortunatley mine is 150 max so I will have find one to do this
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You should be fine. Measuring 217 ft. lbs. is very hard to do. You will find it difficult to get it on the crank pulley and laying on your back under your 4Runner, somehow crank a 2' long breaker bar (I don't think you can fit a 3') to 217 ft. lbs. I doubt very many people can. Almost everyone (including shops) use air tools. Just hit that bolt as hard as it can with air and call it good. Some shops will even use lock-tite.
If you are concerned, have the dealer re-torque the bolt. Even 180 ft. lbs. is insanely tight though, that bolt isn't going anywhere if they did it at that torque level.