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Timing Belt/Water pump Videos; Lots of yap...My apologies
Topic Started: Apr 15 2011, 05:28 PM (6,328 Views)
chubart
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Well trust me folks i've done this 20 times because of a few problems. If ANYONE needs help on a water pump or timing belt change, i'm not tech certified, but I know what's going on for sure! Please enjoy the vids, comment, and good luck :thumb I think these are in order? Notice how the hair goes from nice to not so nice.









Edited by chubart, Apr 15 2011, 05:38 PM.
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chubart
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And to answer anyones question(s). Everything is back to normal and running good :thumb
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Bad Bent
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Yes, repetition is an excellent way to learn anything. :gamerz :gamerz :gamerz :gamerz
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Cool videos. Well done!
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snowfish
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Chubart, You Are The Real Deal!

Most excellent videos, Sir! :popcorn I love the way you show the good with the bad. And the tenacity to finish the job. :gamerz

I've seen some videos that are edited, enhanced, and make everything look like a snap. This is real world, where the rubber meets the road, stuff. Sometime it is a snap. Other times things snap! :smackface Kills me when, even on this forum, folks will say stuff like "Easy! Takes 5 minutes" :die Not always the case.

Your growing collection is very inspiring and extremely useful for the experienced and inexperienced alike. This is how it works. This is what can and will happen.

I hope Mr. Mullet & the moderators vote to pin your videos in a "How to Video" section. Excellent resource. :cheers

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tetodijuneau
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i recently found this site. i love, love, love my '97 3 cylinder lsi. i have 255,000 miles on it and is running great still. got my first clutch replaced at 205,000 mi. i feel lucky with this thing and drive it regularly between western colorado, southern utah, san francisco and (yes) juneau, alaska- via ferry from bellingham, wa or skagway, ak.
i am preparing for the long drive from san francisco to alaska and am wondering about timing belt replacement. i've had three and receive two widely conflicting estimates on when to replace. my usual mechanic in san francisco says 60,000 miles. my 2nd and also good mechanic says 100,000 miles. any advice on which mechanic might be closer to accurate? thanks, if you have time to respond to this. -ted heslin
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p.s.- i have 50,000 mi on my current belt but would hate for it to break on my long drive. i'd rather err on the side of caution without the expense of being overly cautious. -ted
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Woodie
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The original timing belts were supposed to last 60K miles, I've had three of them break at 70K. They changed to the wider, rounded tooth belt sometime around '95 (I'm shakey on that one, maybe someone else know exactly when) which is supposed to go 100K. I've never seen one of the newer ones break.
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The one that's on there now is a Goodyear Gatorback it's still sturdy, I must tell everyone it's the same belt I looked at the one I bought at rock auto compared the two and left that original on. For me to do it again would be easy, since i've done it literally 20 times, but since the older one basically looked just as good as the new one, no torn or missing teeth it's still there. I can help with any questions with a rebuild, I THINK if you hit your timing belt with a light and everything is fine I wouldn't see why you couldn't make your trip tetodijineau
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I tossed an extra, older timing belt in the hatch, just in case. :whistle

Would be good to travel with both a spare timing and Alternator belt.
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Looks like you had a blast with that little project chubart. I had to watch the vids as I'm currently removing the belts and timing belt cover as part of my (very first) head gasket job. So what went wrong with removing your cover? Did you miss a bolt or nut somewhere? I'm going to be paranoid now when I'm taking mine off.

:cheers
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jbaker31987
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I did the exact same thing you did. It took me 3 days for a water pump. I was paranoid about the timing too. I didn't want my timing belt to slide off. Right now its as tight as it can go, but doesn't make any loud whining. Is the timing belt suppose to be flush with the edge of the cam gear , or is it suppose to be in the middle?
Edited by jbaker31987, Apr 17 2011, 03:29 AM.
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i couldn;t get the five crankshaft pulley bolts off to correctly get the timing cover off.
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Things are alot harder not to take the belt off when changing your water pump, at least on my 98 not sure if it's different on yours jbaker31987. The belt i kept in the middle. You should have clearance either way.
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Welcome to your new forum, jbaker31987! :coffee

The timing belt will not make any noise. It has to be tensioned with the tensioner and the long span on the right has to be tight. Click on http://geometroforum.com/topic/2232748/1/?x=0#post166330

The alternator belt will squeal if it is loose or the pulleys are greasy/dirty/smooth. I clean them with a little alcohol on a rag and use steel wool to roughen the surface a little.

The 4 or 5 little 8mm bolts holding the crank pulley on are held in with loc-tight or thread sealant. They will come loose. I remove the RF wheel for better access to them. You may have to heat them first to soften the sealant. I use a 17mm socket/breaker bar to hold the crank shaft steady when loosening the pulley bolts.

If you choose to leave the crank pulley on then you can cut the lower half of the timing belt cover off, below the timing mark scale. You will want the timing scale if you time your engine with a timing light. It might take some work but the cover can be cut at the center-line of the crankshaft. so the bottom drops off and the top remains intact adn slips between the pulley and gear.

After the timing belt is installed, crank the engine over by hand at least twice and re-check the timing marks. If you run the engine without the crank pulley the belt will "walk off" the cam gear.
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