timing belt job

[01thunder]

when i did this years ago, i had a compressor and used my air gun to remove the crank bolt without a problem.
now that i am in an apartment, i don't have nor can i use a compressor because the garage doesn't have enough juice to power a 120v/15a compressor.
anyway, with the radiator removed, will i have enough room to use a cordless impact to remove the crank bolt? also, i will be replacing the crank and cam seals as well. any special tricks/tools to do those? my wife is off tomorrow so i want to do this while she is home.

 

[GhostRing]

just do the ol' wedged breaker bar/turn engine over

 

[01thunder]

just do the ol' wedged breaker bar/turn engine over

which direction does it turn? does it turn clockwise or counter? the belt has arrows; do they point inward or out? it is also labeled left cam right cam. while looking at the engine, is the passenger side the left?

 

[hambob]

left and right are from the drivers perspective. Left is driver side right is pass. I think the cams are marked with L and R. If you're looking from front to back the engine spins clockwise. hope that helps, good luck!

 

[01thunder]

ok. so i will assume that the arrows point out and not in.

 

[MarcusAurelius]

ok. so i will assume that the arrows point out and not in.

Correct, arrows point out but as a double check "L" is drivers side and "R" is passenger side.

Personally I wouldn't do the cranking engine trick, but that's just me. They sell a tool that has two bolts that attach to the crank pulley and it's worth it's weight in gold. I needed to use a 900 ft lb impact driver on the bolt after the 600 ft lb one wouldn't work.

We also needed to pull the radiator to get enough room in there.

 

[the great him]

just pull the EFI fuse to make sure the motor wont actually fire up... i have done this method twice, and it was shown to me by my father in-law who is a senior master tech for a toyota dealer... hes an old school guy and been doing this longer than i have been alive, if it works for him and the thousands of motors he has rebuild it will work for you. you can also use this method to tighten the bolt as well.

 

[01thunder]

i am not in the position to be breaking tools as i need them to get this finished. if a cordless impact will work, i will buy one. otherwise, i guess i'll have to wait until i have all the right tools to do the job.

 

[the great him]

im not sure a cordless impact will get it lose... its on with like 280+ ft bl of torque, and years of use... good luck with that

 

[xcmtb83]

you can also use this method to tighten the bolt as well.

I would NOT recommend using the engine to tighten the bolt. Loosen...maybe but not tighten.

The important thing is getting it tight again. The torque spec on the crankshaft pulley is 217ftlb.

 

[01thunder]

ok. so the cordless won't work as it is too long. the only way is manually. so, i have ordered that schley damper tool in the hopes that that will work along with other tools.
what about putting it back? i don't have a 250-300 ft/lb torque wrench.

 

[zacattack20]

Rent one from autozone. Their rent-a-tool program is pretty much that you purchase the tool and if you keep it then you bought it or you return it and get your money back. Their 250 ft lb torque wrench is $100.

 

[zacattack20]

And you could make the crankshaft pulley holding tool with a 2x4 and a couple bolts for less than 5 bucks. I just made one and have a picture of it in my build thread.