Timing Belt Removal

REMOVAL OF TIMING BELT

1. Remove RH wheel.
2. Remove RH under cover.
3. Remove air cleaner.





4. Loosen water pump pulley bolts and remove alternator drive belt.
(a) Loosen the water pump pulley bolts.
(b) Loosen the pivot nut and lock bolts.
(c) Remove the drive belt.





5. Remove A/C compressor drive belt.
(a) Loosen the idler pulley mount nut.
(b) Loosen the adjusting bolt and remove the drive belt.

6. Remove A/C compressor and bracket.
(a) Remove the four bolts and A/C compressor.
(b) Remove the five bolts and bracket.





7. On vehicles with PS, remove vane pump drive belt.
(a) Loosen the pivot and lock bolts.
(b) Swing vane pump toward the engine and remove the drive belt.





8. Remove spark plugs.
(a) Disconnect the high-tension cords from spark plugs.
(b) Using a plug wrench (16 mm), remove the spark plugs.





9. Remove cylinder head cover with gasket.
(a) Disconnect the PCV hose from PCV valve.
(b) Remove the three cap nuts, grommet and cylinder head cover with the gasket.





10. Set No.1 cylinder at TDC/Compression.
(a) Turn the crankshaft pulley and align its groove with the No.1 timing belt cover.
(b) Check that the valve lifters on the No.1 cylinder are loose. If not, turn the crankshaft pulley one complete revolution.

11. Remove RH engine mounting insulator.





(a) Set the jack to the engine.

NOTE: Place a wooden block between the jack and engine.





(b) Remove the three bolts and mounting stay.





(C) Remove the bolt, two nuts, through bolt and RH mounting.

12. Remove water pump pulley.
13. Remove crankshaft pulley.





(a) Using SST O9213-14O1O and O9330-OOO21 to hold the crankshaft pulley, remove the pulley bolt.





(b) Using SST 09213-31021, remove the pulley.





14. Remove timing belt covers.
Remove the nine bolts and timing belt covers.





15. Remove timing belt guide.
16. Remove timing belt and idler pulley.





NOTE: If reusing the timing belt, draw a direction arrow on the belt (in direction of engine revolution), and place matchmarks on the pulleys and belt as shown in the figure.





(a) Loosen the idler pulley bolt, push it left as far as it will go and then temporarily tighten it.
(b) Remove the belt.
(c) Remove the idler pulley bolt, pulley and return spring.

17. Remove crankshaft timing pulley.





18. Remove camshaft timing pulleys.
Secure the camshaft and remove the camshaft timing pulley bolt.

NOTE: Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.