my didn't snap, it lost a bunch of teeth... then sort of half way disinigrated. but it didn't snap




RX-7s are even more notorious for never having timing belts snap... the last 400k+

 

they dont lose teeth either. like i said, they last longer than the 150k mark no problem.

 

mine most likely lasted untill 190k...

 

i replace the original one on my supra when i rebuilt the engine after 200k+ and it was JUST starting to look weathered, still useable. replaced it anyway since i was in there. blew the engine up anyway. new engine/new belt now :-p

 

I would if I was going to be in town. Maybe next week?
(although it needs one tire and a new battery too - I can borrow those from the vert)

 

Lets do it!



Indeed!

 

Well my Mazda 3 has a chain.. its odd to see that Audi is still using belts... but oh well.. Audi is not my style anyway.. :-D..

 

all the japanese cars i've come across have belts.

 

Most new Hondas and Toyotas have timing chains I believe.

 

help me get rid of these.

 

I just got back from the dentist

Three fillings, a gum scraping, and no novicane. X_X

 

I just put one on my friend's 1994 Corolla. Banged up the crank sprocket trying to get it off too, that ended it for one night... The next morning, went to the dealer to get it. It's good now.

The second timing belt job I've done in my life. The first was on my 1985 Civic.

 

I've never had fillings done. Is it true that they're made with mercury?

 

they used to be... now they're not even metal.

 

how hard is it to get the crank pully off? that's the only part that seems like it might suck...

 

If the car has done any water fording past the axles, it may be rusted on. This particular Corolla was involved in Hurricane Katrina cleanup operations.

Some PB-Blaster and a pulley puller will work well.

Put grease on it when you put it back on.

An impact wrench is the ONLY way to pull the crank bolt on an automatic tranny car.

And I found that a 2 gallon 1.5HP Craftsman compressor actually works pretty well with my impact wrench.

 

pele: depends on the car. the supra crank pulley is put on with 195 ft-lbs of force, and if its weathered, it gets a little rustlock requiring more like 250-300 ft-lbs to break it loose. took me a breaker bar and about 6 feet of extensions to pop the rustlock on mine.

 

RustLoc(tm): Stronger then Loctite(tm)!

 

and its free too.

Jason: prob gonna need yer help installing Helicoils eventually on my head since the exhaust bolts tore their threads out. car sounds like a 60s mustang now with open headers and its actually suffocating the intake when not moving.

 

Correct, my 1zz-fe based vibe (Which is a matrix) has a chain. 2zzge is a chain as well

S2000 engine is also a chain.

Ken

 

No amount of breaker bars would loosten this bolt. The engine would keep turning.

Besides, my impact is capable of more than 300 ft/lbs.

PB-Blaster > RustLock

Like I said, this Corolla was under water. I had to use several breaker bars to get the wheel lugs off, then a sledge to get the wheel off of the hub.

 

What in the world .. . ?

Papa Johns pizza is truely aweful.

I mean the taste is like crap, slimy greasy crap.

Who the hell buys this stuff?

 

could you just put a breaker bar on it against something and turn the key for a split second? you can do that on rx-7s....

 

Obviously your local store doesn't have their standards as high as the corporation does. When made properly with ingredients prepared correctly, it's actually quite tasty. Besides, how would you know what slimy crap tastes like?

 

yer supposed to block the engine, usually have it in park with the e-brake on or remove oilpan and put a block of wood to stop crank.