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Serp/Timing Belt Change and Front Suspension 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Kyle Dorr on  Tue Sep 23 05:24 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hey everyone --

I'm planning on doing the serpentine/timing belt swap for the 2nd time this coming weekend on my 97 850R. My car has 126K on it-- did it at around 65K the first time. Is there anything else anyone can suggest for things to examine / replace while I'm in there? I was particularly interested to see if anyone thinks that it would be a good time to replace the timing belt's hydraulic tensioner or the serpentine roller.

Second question: I had the car aligned last week at the dealer and they found that my left front ball joint (entire A-arm on the 97's) was worn out. I had them do it (~$270). I assume that the right one will be following soon enough... so I'm wondering if it's an easy enough job for a guy with a average set of hand tools and a mechanical sense (me) to do it...

Thanks,

Kyle






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