get the right kit. i'm buttoning up mine now and i've now gone through two (!) crank pulley holder tools. the first one was too long and was not removable once the pulley was snugged up, the other was the right length, but the tooth that holds the pulley wasn't long enough and i had to shim it with washers to get it to engage the back of the pulley. what a CF. how there can be that many poorly manufactured tool kits out there is astounding. the pulley removal tool also was the wrong size and i had to go get a 3 jaw puller to get the pulley off the crank.
this job is a real PITA. at least when i pull something apart it comes apart ok. the original belt looked good and isn't cracked. even the serpentine belt looks new at 146k miles. The axle seals though are done and i had to get more, which is delaying finishing the job, and i'm looking at a small amount of carbon build up in cylinders 1 and 4 that i'll probably do a cleaning on before the intake manifold goes back on. Cylinders 2 and 3 look really good fwiw.
this job is a real PITA. at least when i pull something apart it comes apart ok. the original belt looked good and isn't cracked. even the serpentine belt looks new at 146k miles. The axle seals though are done and i had to get more, which is delaying finishing the job, and i'm looking at a small amount of carbon build up in cylinders 1 and 4 that i'll probably do a cleaning on before the intake manifold goes back on. Cylinders 2 and 3 look really good fwiw.
