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  1. FranticFreddy

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    #38 FranticFreddy, Oct 16, 2013
    OK...So far I have finished with installing the new crank seal, (A lot easier to remove and replace then I imagined)
    The new belt tensioner (the old one was a lot harder to remove then I imagined due to close clearances and 1 bolt that was almost impossible to get to even after taking off the upper engine mount)
    The TSW upper engine mount is in (I had practice doing that job when I replaced the upper mount on my daughter's R50).
    And the new idler pulley is in, (the old one was failing).
    So now I am waiting on a new bolt to replace the one I mangled from removing the belt tensioner. :mad2:
    Then it's time for the MAIN EVENT!! Cooking the new crank pulley and installing it.

    Never said I was a mechanic, but I am having a lot of fun..
     
  2. Dave.0

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    #40 Dave.0, Oct 16, 2013
    I did the same with my install but I took mine to Eric at Helix.
     
  3. agranger

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    #42 agranger, Oct 22, 2013
    Well... I was lucky that the car made it home and I had the skills, an extra car in the family, most of the tools and the internet handy for research while the new part was on the way. By fixing it myself I not only saved paying a mechanic, but also the tow that would have been required as the car was DOA... not going anywhere without overheating within a minute or so of running the engine.

    This isn't a horribly difficult job, but it was made much easier by having a garage (something not everyone is lucky enough to have) and a compressor/impact wrench.

    To the folks who opted to have the problem fixed by the professionals: May we ask the price you paid (or at least a # of shop-hours charged, so we can do the math using local mechanic's pricing and add the $ for parts)?
     
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