Timing Belt Removal

REMOVAL
1. Remove RH engine under cover.
2. w/ Air Conditioning (A/C) and/or w/ Power Steering (PS): Remove drive belt.
3. Remove generator drive belt.





4. Remove charcoal canister.
(a) Disconnect the 3 EVAP hoses and 3 vacuum hoses.
(b) Remove the 3 bolts and charcoal canister.





5. Slightly jack up engine.
Raise the engine enough to remove the weight from the engine mounting on the right side.





6. Remove RH engine mounting insulator.
(a) Remove the bolt and disconnect the ground strap.
(b) Remove the through bolt, 2 bolts, nut and mounting insulator.





7. Remove No. 2 timing belt cover.
Remove the 4 bolts, timing belt cover and gasket.





8. Set No. 1 cylinder to Top Dead Center (TDC)/compression.

(a) Turn the crankshaft pulley, and align its groove with the timing mark "0" of the No. 1 timing belt cover.

CAUTION: Always turn the crankshaft clockwise.

(b) Check that the hole of the camshaft timing pulley 0 the side with the 5E mark is aligned with the timing mark of the No. 1 bearing cap. If not, turn the crankshaft pulley 1 complete revolution (360°).





9. w/ A/C and/or w/ PS:
Remove No. 2 crankshaft pulley.
Remove the 4 bolts and No. 2 crankshaft pulley.





10. Remove crankshaft pulley.
(a) Using Special Service Tools (SST), remove the pulley bolt.
SST 09213 - 14010, 09330 - 00021 or equivalent.





(b) Using SST, remove the pulley.
SST 09950 - 50010 (09951 - 05010, 09952 - 05010, 09953 - 05020, 09954 - 05020) or equivalent.
11. Remove No. 3 timing belt cover.





12. Remove No. 1 timing belt cover.
Remove the 3 bolts, timing belt cover and gasket.
13. Remove timing belt guide.
14. Remove timing belt.





NOTE: (When re-using timing belt): Draw a direction arrow on the timing belt (in direction of engine revolution), and place matchmarks on the timing belt and pulleys as shown in the illustration.





(a) Remove the tension spring.





(b) Loosen the No. 1 idler pulley bolt and push it left as far as it will go and then temporarily tighten it.
(c) Remove the timing belt.
15. Remove camshaft timing pulley.





Using SST, remove the bolt and timing pulley.
SST 09960 - 10010 (09962 - 01000, 09963 - 01000) or equivalent.
16. Remove No. 1 idler pulley.
17. Remove No. 2 idler pulley.
18. Remove crankshaft timing pulley.





If the timing pulley cannot be removed by hand, use a plastic-faced hammer.

CAUTION: Do not pry the rotor part of the pulley with the screwdriver.