| 1) The torque converter in the AT is not locked when the transmission is in park. As a result, the engine will turn when you attempt to loosen the crank pulley. This is why you need to lock the flexplate by removing the starter. 2) You can do this, but the potential is still there for the cam gear slip several teeth when tightening or loosening the bolt. I place a 10mm socket on an extension and insert it through the hole in the sprocket and onto the 10mm bolt that secures the back plate. It can be done without a helper, but it is easier if you have someone hold the socket/extension while you loosen or torque the bolt. Alternately, look for the posts showing how you can wrap the timing belt around the cam gears and then clamping the belt to prevent them from turning. 3) Not entirely sure what you're asking here in regards to the cam trying to seat iteself. In the second half of your question, if you're referring to wrapping the cam gears with the belt then, as I mentioned above, the answer is yes. Dave
This car is probably owned by a snowboarder. Sig Quotes: "I JUST saw your polls post" email from BigTDogg on March 24, 2009 in reference to this polls post from Jan 7, 2009. "Your sausage scares me!" - TT-XTZ 6/13/05 "Or he's having a rough week like the rest of us and decided to take out his agressions of not being breast fed on me." BigTDogg 15:45, 09/25/03 "Pick her up from day care and take her to Dairy Queen for a snow cone." YugoBernie 1/7/04 of course those are canadian bannings and beatings, which after the conversion rate is really only a "hey! stop that!" Chris(NJ) 1/14/04 see the green "n" next to my name? what's COZ? (n/m) - 300zx88 8/11/04 |
