LibertyCRD wrote:
One of the things we did was as soon as the new belt was on, BEFORE we reassembled the engine, filled the coolant, etc. etc... I started the Jeep and made sure it sounded normal and was in still in time like it was supposed to be. That way, if we had a sprocket a tooth off, like some guys have had happen, we'd know it and could fix the issue while we were still close to the belt.
Once all was good, then we reassembeled everything, hooked the accessories back up, put the fan back on, filled the coolant, etc. etc.
I do that with every timing belt I do,but 1st after confirming the marks are lined up,spinning the engine over 720 degrees by hand,checking the timing marks again,then having a 2nd person confirm the timing marks are lined up,then re-assemble enough to start,start,then re-check the timing marks again,then finally assemble.Stupid timing belts,there was never anything wrong with a timing chain or gear-to-gear timing.
If your not changing the WP those special tools are not really needed,but your kinda stupid not to do a WP that's driven by the timing belt when changing the timing belt anyway.