Timing Belt job on 1992 1.8 Loyale, advice needed

Going to be doing the job tomorrow, Since I am a service manager at repair facility, I have access to the facilities, so tools, lifts, and whatever else is readily available. I understand this might be a tougher than usual timing belt job. I have bought a belt 'kit' which has new pulleys and tensioners and two new gatorback belts. also a new water pump and v-belts. Any instructions online? or where somebody can mail me? any help would be appreciated Jerry snipped-for-privacy@remove.earthlink.net

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I have a '99 Outback with a 2.5l DOHC engine so your milage may vary. You might want them to break loose the crank pulley bolt at the shop.

Here's my account of the experience.

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Jim Stewart

Piece of cake. I took the electric fan and the other fan shroud out, removed the radiator, removed the fan and clutch assembly, removed the battery, accessory hoses, idler pully and alternator. then I put a wrench on a flywheel bolt through the timing hole to hold the flywheel while I put a 22mm socket on a big breaker bar and broke the crank nut free, took the crank pulleys off, and then removed the three plastic covers over the timing belts. lined up the center of the three marks on the flywheel and put a prybar in there to hold it still, lined up the drivers side cam pully. This is where I had to make a pulley tensioning tool by welding four small bolts to a cross that I made out of flat bar steel, and welded a 17mm nut to the rear to put a socket on. I then put the drivers side belt on, torqued the cam pully to 18ft lbs, and tightened up the brand new tensioner, turned the crank one rev and did the same for the other side. did a quick start up and all was fine, put it all back together, refilled my fluids and off I went. although it was easy, it did take me and my 14 year old son about 5 hours, which included time to make the tool and get one stripped bolt off the fan clutch. If you ever need any specifics, let me know Jerry

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