Timing Belt Removal

REMOVAL OF TIMING BELT

1. Remove RH front wheel.
2. Remove RH engine under cover.
3. Remove washer tank.
4. Loosen water pump pulley bolts and remove alternator drive belt.





(a) Stretch the belt tight and loosen the water pump pulley bolts.





(b) Loosen the pivot nut and adjusting bolt, and remove drive belt.





5. On vehicles with A/C, remove A/C compressor drive belt.
(a) Loosen the idler pulley mounting bolt A.
(b) Loosen the adjusting bolt B and remove the drive belt





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





7. Disconnect engine wire from No.3 timing belt cover.
(a) Disconnect the following connectors and wire:
- Alternator connector
- Alternator wire Oil pressure switch connector
- (with A/C) Compressor connector
(b) Remove the bolt.
(c) Disconnect the wire clamp from the wire bracket, and disconnect the engine wire from the timing belt cover.





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





9. Remove cylinder head cover.
(a) Disconnect the PCV hoses from the cylinder head cover.
(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 (360°).

11. Remove RH engine mounting insulator.





(a) Set the jack to the engine.

HINT: 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 09213-14010 and 09330-00021 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 engine wire bracket and timing belt covers.
15. Remove timing belt guide.
16. Remove timing belt and idler pulley.





HINT: 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 Illustration.





(a) Remove the bolt, idler pulley and tension spring.
(b) Remove the timing belt.

17. Remove crankshaft timing pulley.





18. Remove camshaft timing pulley.
Hold the hexagonal head wrench portion of the camshaft with a wrench, and remove the bolt and timing pulley.

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