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I'm sure I'm not the only one who's lost a t-belt on the road. Of course I have no excuse, putting 50K on a car with no clue when the PO replaced it last.
That means putting one on where it sits, or in my case, where the tow truck dropped it. In the rain. Anyway, it went on without needed tensioner or seal replacements.
Now, nicer weather-- time to get the tensioner on, and the camshaft seal is a bad leaker. But not really enough time or desire to pull the crank pulley, and the other shaft seals look dry.
Pull fan, shroud and top timing cover.
Set to TDC by aligning cam gear mark and knock loose cam gear bolt. Use white-out to mark the place on the t-belt that mates with the index mark, and likewise mark the i-shaft gear in case it gets bumped.
Squeeze and remove tensioner. Use a bulldog clamp to keep the belt tight around the i-shaft and crank gears.
Lots of methods for pulling seals, but I chose to punch small holes in either side, carefully turning in the points of a couple drywall screws, then working the seal off of the shaft with two small pliers.
With appropriate PVC plumbing pieces, a makeshift installer uses the bolt to draw the seal in. This was a 1-3/4" pipe plug.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore
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