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Any other tool i should get before tackling my timing belt?

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by fogg, May 30, 2023.

  1. May 30, 2023 at 3:19 PM
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    Gonna replace belt and pump soon. Got my torque wrenches, all the sockets i need and of course the actual parts. Anything else to make it easier?
     
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    FrenchToasty

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    Crankshaft pulley puller tool if the pulley decides to put up a fight and stays seized on the crankshaft.

    -edit- FrenchToasty beat me to it. :thumbsup:
     
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  5. May 30, 2023 at 5:11 PM
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    I know some just use an impact for the crank bolt. But I personally recommend the tool. Crank sensors don’t like impact vibrations. I got mine off Amazon for $26. It was sooo worth it. Surprisingly heavy and solid. Made torquing to spec very easy.
    I took the pic with my hand in it for perspective. The pics online make it look like a flimsy little tool, but it’s stout.

    IMG_1172.jpg
     
  6. May 30, 2023 at 6:33 PM
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    Yep, the right tool, just like a clutch basket holder when working on a motorcycle clutch, instead of jamming the primary gear with a rolled up rag to loosen and tighten the clutch basket retaining nut. The right tool for the job.
     
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  7. May 30, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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    Lol or the penny trick (smh). In my earlier days, I actually had a penny jam between the gears. I thought it was going to crack the case with how hard it jammed in between the crank and main shaft (2 stroke). I also broke an inner clutch hub using one of those stupid “universal” clutch holders (the Vice grip type). After using the proper EBC holder, I’ll never go back to rigging stuff like that again.
     
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  8. May 30, 2023 at 6:46 PM
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    Ha, I've seen the Haynes manuals suggest using a penny, but I was never that brave, I've used an impact to loosen things that go round and round, but to torque it, to satisfy my OCD, you really need to hold it properly. The same with fork damping rods, I buy or build a tool to hold them as well.
     
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  9. Jun 1, 2023 at 11:15 PM
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    This tool paired with a 25" breaker bar (I used mine for putting it back and torquing to spec), a pulley puller, and an impact wrench for removing crank pulley bolt (electric 1/2" Ryobi worked for me), and some swivel head sockets 14mm, 12mm and 10mm for all the hard to reach bolts.

    Bonus tool a 3/8” impact for removing bolts easier than a regular ratchet.
     

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