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trouble replacing Timing belt 700 1988

posted by  Mike-C on  Mon Mar 26 12:14 CST 2007
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Good Evening VTwgn;
First, I am assuming you have a 4 cylinder / turbo engine. Yes the crank pulley, ie harmonic balancer must come off. I used a 1/2" air gun and a large ( 1 1/16 " ??) socket and that cracked the bolt loose. Just use the gun to loosen it or else you run the risk of backing the gun out into the radiator as the bolt unscrews. The balancer slips off and then a dished guide washer. Note the way the washer is oriented (flanged fwd) because if you put it on backwards you will chop up your new belt. Change the trensioner too. In my experience it is cheap insurance to do the lot, it saves potiental grief later. The lower cover has, I think, a bolt hidden by the balancer pulley, and you will see it once the pulley is off. As the old Haynes book says, 're-assembly is the reverse of the above.'

Regards;
Mike Coleman
North Lancaster, Ontario, Canada
1988 240 Stationwagon, 280,000 miles
1992 740 Stationwagon, 179,000 miles
1984 Mercedes 300D, 310,000 miles
1986 Mercedes 300SDL, 192,000 miles
1998 GMC Safari, 394,000 kms






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