Re: Water Pump replacement proc

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

Ian J Haseltine wrote:

> Might be ok for somebody elses car, but its a real lazy way of doing it. It
> is not difficult to slide the belt off the cam gear (either forwards or by
> removing the gear BTDT), then you can get to the pump without any trouble.
> OK, you have to double-check the timing afterwards but thats no big deal.
> And you havent had to cut things.

 Quick and easy way to remove timing belt so you don't have to
worry about checking the timing. Use some ordinary white-out
to make marks on the belt and the gears (cam & crank), don't be
stingy with the white out, then you can remove the timing belt,
loosen the tensioner and slide it off. Then be very careful not to
turn the cam or the crank while working on the water pump.
Once done with the water pump, replace the timing belt at your
marks. Works great, have used this trick myself. I even made
extra marks on the block and head for the gears, just in case I
happened to bump them.

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