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Old 03-18-2014, 10:44 PM   #47 (permalink)
Ecky
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Not as great as some of the others, but I had the timing belt in my Del Sol snap in the middle of an intersection and had to get a cheap tow. Decided to change the belt in my apartment complex parking lot and pray.

I don't have an impact wrench, and I spent about 5 hours trying to get the damned crank pulley bolt off - I'm certain it had not moved in 21 year ('92 motor). I snapped a broom in half trying to get more leverage, exploded a 19mm socket, and finally the ******* broke loose when I was sitting on my 36" breaker bar eating a sandwich.

Reassembled it and it turned out the belt was off a tooth.
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