RE: how to timing belt?

["Christopher Ritchie" <cjr1@gte.net>]

Ken Keith wrote:

>Of note:  When I did mine, I was surprised on how easily the crank
>bolt came out.  It wasn't tight at all.
>
>On a different car, the crank bolt may be tighter (as I think they
>should be), so the tranny bolt method may not work or be advisable.

I did mine with the proper factory tool and a 5+ foot long pipe as an
extension on a breaker bar.  It took all my 200+ lbs. weight jerking on the
thing to get the nut to break loose.  I figure this put 1000 +ft./lbs. of
peak torque momentarily on that nut and the crankshaft.  I cannot imagine
doing this job without the factory tool, although I have heard others found
the nut came off easily.