Well, there is no choice on the fan--but I did just fine with pulling just the shroud and putting a sheet of cardboard in behind the rad. I'd do it the same way next time.

I used the starter bump method and found it a breeze. (Breaker bar and socket against frame. I don't see how it could pop loose if correct wrench is used and only bumped once and then checked). My manual tran would not allow me to loosen bolt even in 5th with e-brake on. Too much play in the system. My e-brake may have been engaging only one wheel at the time (seized bellcrank was fixed about six months later).

To install, I made a real cheapie tool with a 2x4 and some stove bolts I had lying around. I don't know if it would have worked to unbolt, but it worked to torque it up to spec. Bent the cheapie hardware store bolts some.

Remember, if you want to change the hydraulic tensioner, it is a lot more work and the Blue Point tool is unnecessary. So don't buy both. Next time I am not doing tensioner. At least I have a brand new unused Blue Point tool.

 

Look at the link in post #4

 

well i put it off as long as a i could but now it sounds like a idler pulley is going... i cant afford all oem parts right now so i was thinking this kit minus the belt and using a oem one since its like 40 dollars

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Timin...Q5fAccessories

 

theres nothing wrong with using Non-OEM parts Elton....hell engine builders use NON OEM parts allllllll the time, almost anytime a motor gets rebuilt at a shop, he'll get just about the cheapest parts he can find, unless you tell them otherwise.

 

ya that kit has everything i could need i think you know i looked at my belt today not one place says toyota on it just numbers it looks great though

 

the belt, water pump, and oil pump ALL look BRAND NEW on my 3.0 i just got done tearing down a couple weeks ago, but i'm still replacing them for peace of mind LOL.

my belt doesn't say Toyota either, but i know my motor has had the headgasket replaced sometime, and the heads looked BRAND SPANKIN NEW..lol kind of a dead giveaway of a headgasket replacement cuz everything else was rusty

 

what do you think about this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-02...#ht_3713wt_924

the belts are cheap enough!!

 

ya that looks ok but the one i linked sounds like better parts and it has a ton of parts

 

i went to visit a friend last nite it wasn't sounding real good so i get almost home and it stop making nose ya that cant be good so i got home shut it off went to move it ran fine for about 3 mins them wham water pump is done theres coolant all over

 

order that kit and gonna order the tensioner compressor tool

 

just notice the company i ordered from is out of washington so it should come rather quick but still gotta wait for that tool

 

When you're using the tensioner tool take a lot of time, don't just crank it down.