TB + rollers replacement job

[Grant Lenahan]

Strongly agree
On Dec 14, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Louis-Alain Richard wrote:

> As a side note to this, TB job is not a good description these days.
>
> 9 time out of 10, the job is mandatory by the OEM to replace the  
> rollers
> (who wear very fast), not because the TB is worn or will break. And  
> more,
> price for the job will be more dependant of the quantity/cost of  
> rollers,
> than of the belt itself.
>
> So I know it's only semantic, but what I wanted to show is the fact  
> that
> doing a TB job without replacing all the rollers is a waste of time/ 
> money.
>
> Same thing applies to the accessory belt replacement on many newer  
> cars. On
> Honey's wagon, a Saab, belt is 35$, but the 3 rollers are 120$, and  
> 2 were
> very noisy while the belt was still fine.
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 urQ, with a TB, an acc. belt but not a single roller.
>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
>
> Timing belt should be done every 60k or 5 years, along with all the
> tensioners, rollers, idlers and whatnot. It's doable, I don't know how
> difficult, though- you'll need the special crank lock tool at the  
> minimum.
> Doing it at a mechanic is costly- the job cost me $900+ at my  
> mechanics' and
> they didn't kill me on parts or labor.
>
> Taka
>
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