Timing Belt & Sprockets: Removal
- Remove engine and mount in stand. Remove accessory drive belts and engine mounting bracket from timing cover. Rotate crankshaft to position No. 4 cylinder at TDC on compressor stroke. Align crankshaft pulley with marks on timing cover.
- Remove starter and install flywheel holder (J-35271). Remove crankshaft bolt and remove boss and crank pulley. Remove timing cover. Loosen tension pulley fixing bolt.
- Insert hex wrench into tension pulley hexagonal hole. Loosen timing belt tension by rotating tension pulley clockwise. Remove timing belt. Remove head cover.