I did it!
11-07-2003, 06:17 PM
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I did it!
The belts, that is. Fired her up and she didn't blow! Whew.
The biggest problem was the *&^*&!!! woodruff key on the crank. Many bad words, several days and much drilling later the thing finally came out.
Many thanks to clarks-garage .
Stef
The biggest problem was the *&^*&!!! woodruff key on the crank. Many bad words, several days and much drilling later the thing finally came out.
Many thanks to clarks-garage .
Stef
11-07-2003, 08:07 PM
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Well, I didn't save anything, since I went and bought THE tool plus the sprocket spanner and flywheel lock. Found them used as a package, so I'm about even with having it done once at a shop. Since I track the car I expect to replace the belts at a shorter interval than normal. The thing is, the job is really quite easy, but man, turning the key for the first time 
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11-07-2003, 08:49 PM
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stefang - congrats - i just did the same thing including water pump myself last week. feels great.
clarks garage is awesome!
FWIW, I tensioned my belts using the krikit. much cheaper than P9201
clarks garage is awesome!
FWIW, I tensioned my belts using the krikit. much cheaper than P9201
11-07-2003, 09:19 PM
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How long did it take & on a "difficulty" scale of 1-10, how would you rate it for a person with average skills?
BTW Stefan, I used to live in Pound Ridge, NY in Westchester. What town you you live in?
BTW Stefan, I used to live in Pound Ridge, NY in Westchester. What town you you live in?
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11-08-2003, 09:02 AM
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I live in South Salem.
Just a warning - we're in the season now where southerners talking about their nice weather becomes a sore topic for us stuck up north!
I have the krikit too, but just couldn't get myself to trust it - I'm happy wrenching, but learing how to replace valves is not necessarily on my to-do list.
Discounting the days I spent wrestling with the woodruff key to do the crank seal, I'd say it took me about 10h. Probably a good third of that time was spent reading and re-reading the step-by-step instructions. I'd rate it maybe a 3 in difficulty. It really is easy if you have the instructions and all the tools.
Speaking of tools - if you're a first timer, make sure you have all the tools needed for the job, like say a thin 27mm wrench that you need at the very end to hold on to the tensioning rollers. Yeah, you can kinda make do with some pliers, but it's easier if you have the right tool.
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Just a warning - we're in the season now where southerners talking about their nice weather becomes a sore topic for us stuck up north!
I have the krikit too, but just couldn't get myself to trust it - I'm happy wrenching, but learing how to replace valves is not necessarily on my to-do list.
Discounting the days I spent wrestling with the woodruff key to do the crank seal, I'd say it took me about 10h. Probably a good third of that time was spent reading and re-reading the step-by-step instructions. I'd rate it maybe a 3 in difficulty. It really is easy if you have the instructions and all the tools.
Speaking of tools - if you're a first timer, make sure you have all the tools needed for the job, like say a thin 27mm wrench that you need at the very end to hold on to the tensioning rollers. Yeah, you can kinda make do with some pliers, but it's easier if you have the right tool.
Stef
11-08-2003, 11:14 AM
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the unknown becomes known.. and is not as scary as once thought.. Congrats!! nextime is even easier yet! a dab of antisieze on the woodruff key goes a long ways.
