Re: 2.5L timing belt replacement
The Instructions that came with the belt say its 3 hours with A/C and power steering. Im not gonna lie in all totaled I spent about 6 hours doing it. Im not the sharpest tool in the shed and go about everything slow and easy. Pulling all the stuff off and out of the way ...then putting it back together is the longest process. (Thats why I split it up over 2 days. Putting the belt on is 20 mins or less. Just do a google search there are plenty of pictures and good instruction of what you need to do. No special tools really just make sure you have a socket that fits your Crank bolt (Mine was 23mm) and a breaker bar. I used a crows foot syle gear/pulley puller to pull off my Crank pulley. (10 bucks at harbor frieght for a 46 piece "bolt puller set") A lot of people say you can hit it a few times with a rubber mallet and spray it with WD40 and get it off without a puller.... But I already had the puller so I used it. The truck is already broke so you cant break it anymore! Lol Just try it... worst case scenario is you cant do it. Just keep track of all the parts and get someone else to finish it. Believe me its not hard. With average mechanical ability you can pull this off.
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Red 1994 Mazda B2300 Base Model With A/C--2.3L--140cid-100hp--4Cyl--D.I.S. Engine Code [A]-- Bosch (4505) Fusion Iradium Spark Plugs-- "Cheap" 8mm Silicone Plug Wires-- Gatorback Belt-- Blocked Off/Disabled EGR Valve--Coil Mod--Throttle Cable Mod-- Magnaflow Muffler/No CAT--5 Speed M5R1-RWD-- 3.45 Non Limited Slip Rear End---Lowered 5" Rear 3 1/2" Front---269,000 Miles as of 11/1/2013--- If its a Ford you will need to keep a lot of tools and a good fire extinguisher handy.
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