Common problems/mistakes when replacing the timing belt?

[kball]

Re; 1998 toyota 4Runner 3.4L V6
I cannot for the life of me remove the tensioner bolts in order to replace it with a new one. I think I nearly rounded one bolt. The other bolt started turning, but I’m wondering if i broke it. I already compressed the pin while installed, but still cannot get the belt on, so my intent was to remove the tensioner to make it easier to do so. Any ideas?

The tensioner bolts are only supposed to be torqued to around 20lbs-ft so they should not be that tight. Since we aren't sure how you are trying to get to them (ac bracket off or long 1/4 extension from underneath), all I have to offer at this point is make sure you are turning it the right way. Righty tighty, lefty loosey. If some how some way you are getting them from the top the bolts are facing the opposite way so you'd be turning them righty loosey.

 

[kball]

This has always been my favorite timing belt writeup but the site is now gone. Hopefully this wayback machine link works.

https://web.archive.org/web/2016030...icle-submissions/1261-5vz-fe-timing-belt.html

 

[TheDurk]

This has always been my favorite timing belt writeup but the site is now gone. Hopefully this wayback machine link works.

https://web.archive.org/web/2016030...icle-submissions/1261-5vz-fe-timing-belt.html

That was my favorite, too, but it lost its pictures before the site died. Great that you found it. WITH PICS!

I've downloaded the whole thing in case your link dies.

 

[kball]

That was my favorite, too, but it lost its pictures before the site died. Great that you found it. WITH PICS!

I've downloaded the whole thing in case your link dies.

I have the thread saved as a MHT file but couldn't figure out how to post that to the forum. Luckily wayback had it saved.

 

[ZionXIX]

That was my favorite, too, but it lost its pictures before the site died. Great that you found it. WITH PICS!

I've downloaded the whole thing in case your link dies.

What method did you use to download?

 

[TheDurk]

What method did you use to download?

Right click.....Save as....[choose HTML Complete]

 

[amalik]

That was my favorite, too, but it lost its pictures before the site died. Great that you found it. WITH PICS!

I've downloaded the whole thing in case your link dies.

Pics seem to stop at the bottom of Page 4. Is that the last pic?

https://web.archive.org/web/2016030...lbums/c148/rix86/OLG/timing belt/acidler2.jpg

 

[stir_fry_boy]

Pics seem to stop at the bottom of Page 4. Is that the last pic?

https://web.archive.org/web/2016030...lbums/c148/rix86/OLG/timing belt/acidler2.jpg

Yup, that's correct.