Re: 5 cyl timing belt questions

[Richard J Lebens <rick-l@rocketmail.com>]

I have done two of these with apparent success.


---Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com> wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to change my timing belt, water pump, idler, and
> list's web page, I've still got a couple of questions:
> 
> - Crankshaft bolt torque. I have the locking tool (2084) and the
> extension (2079), thanks for the generosity of Gurdev Sethi. I have
read
> many times that the correct torque with the extension is 258 ft-lbs. I
> take that to mean that you should set your torque wrench for 258
> ft-lbs--but that doesn't make any sense to me. You have to consider
the
> length of the torque wrench, right?
> 
> I've read 330 ft-lbs as the specified torque at the bolt (I believe
that
> was from Phil Payne, based on RR documentation--please let me know if

332 was the value I used.  I got there by standing on the wrench and
extension at the distance out on the wrench given by the cosine of the
angle it made with horizontal.  I didn't need an extension but I weigh
255.  
 
> - Locking compound vs. corrosion inhibitor on crankshaft bolt. At
least
> one message has said to put a locking compound on the bolt, while the

I don't think it is locking compound.  On one I used a teflon sealer
on the flange of the pulley and bolt head.  The second one I put wheel
bearing grease in those areas.  I'll see in a couple of years which is
better.
 
> - Water pump O-ring. I've read that it should be glued in place; if
so,
> what kind of glue is appropriate?

I too was concerned here because when I got the pump out there was
some corrosion where the O-ring went.  I was reassured by a list
member, who I forgot to thank by the way, that does a lot of these who
said this was common and not to worry.  Light sanding is all I did.  I
have a large tube of silicon lubricant that I always use on rubber
parts like this.

The only other problem is with the pulley on the cam.  It has to come
off to get the cover off.  On my 20v I stuck a big screwdriver through
the large round holes in the pulley to loosen and torque it.  Some
listers say this isn't correct but I don't know why. 
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