RE: I5 cam belt idler pulley change?

[JustaxPHX@aol.com]

>... it's not that bad to remove, except that it is easier if you have the
>puller.  there is a boss on the back of the pulley that fits snugly into a
>cutout in the front of the oil pump cover.  I managed to get mine out
>without the official tool.

I drilled a hole in a piece of .125" flat stock, balanced it on two equal-
height sockets and threaded a bolt through the hole and into the center of the
pulley.  It wound out easily by hand, using a box end wrench...

>The big caveat is _not_ to use the bolt that holds the pulley in place as a
>puller to install it.  The bolt is not suited to take that much torque.
>There are a number of folks who have broken that bolt while trying to use it
>to install the pulley ... which usually means that you'll need to pull the
>crank pulley and oil pump to get the rest of the broken bolt out ...

Guilty as charged ... on a Type 44, you also get to pull the bracket that
bolts from the oilpan to the transmission as well as well as drop the subframe
in order to get at the rear oilpan bolts (actually, I was able to leave it on
the car but lowered it on its bolts as far as possible ... it was tight but I
managed).

JG