How should I remove camshaft timing pulley on 1HD FT?
Since I am in the process of doing the timing belt and tensioner I figured I might as well do the water pump. So in order to get to the water pump I have to remove the camshaft timing pulley. I have seen this getting done in a 1HZ where you wedge the shifter on the camshaft, however the 1HD FT camshaft sits very close to some sort of bridge or injector holder and I cannot get a shifter fully on it to undo the nut (which is btw extremely tight).
I am afraid to strip the camshaft and was wondering if anyone had a better idea of how to do this. I am sure someone would have done this before as I believe the 1HD FTE would have a similar setup, right?
Re: How should I remove camshaft timing pulley on 1HD FT?
I wrapped a section of the old timing belt around the pulley and used one of the chain wrenches around it (that you use to take drill steels apart) to hold the pulley while undoing the nut. Worked like a treat and heaps easier than taking the rocker cover off.
bit of lateral thinking goes a long way when solving those sort of problems! good luck with it!