any sage advice before my first timing belt removal on V6?

[Brian Devlin]

Sounds right to me. Both sprockets should come off easily once you
remove the bolt (unless something got changed between 84 and
95....nah, not likely). Did they send you a 330 ft-lbs torque wrench
too?
-Brian

>Howdy,
>
>So I'm about to take off the timing belt on my '95 90Q in order to
>change out the
>water pump and thermostat.  The belt itself was recently replaced at
>the shop so it
>still should be in good shape, but the other items didn't get taken care of.
>Anyhow, I'm just hoping to avoid any pitfalls or common blunders so
>any BTDT tips
>would be great.
>
>I've got the special tools from Blau and the Bentley.  As far as I
>can tell from the
>directions, the timing belt sprocket tool (the long, bent metal bar)
>is just used to
>hold the sprockets in position while you torque the nuts tight or
>loose - is that
>right?  Also, the manual describes a specific puller tool to be used on the
>sprockets if the engine is still in the car, which I hope will
>remain the case.
>Blau didn't include that puller tool so will a standard gear puller
>work or is there
>some other way?  Blau DID include a crank seal remover/installer
>tool, but as far as
>I can tell that doesn't apply here.
>
>Well, here goes.  Please correct me if I'm wrong in my understanding
>of anything
>here and feel free to throw me any pointers.  Thanks,
>
>Joel
>
>
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