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[alexandjen]

Going to tackle the cam belt, water pump and crankshaft oil seal this weekend.
Anybody got a list of tools that I will need, don't want to be caught out.
TIA

[ngrainqey]

good set of 1/2 inch sockets, torx bits or 7mm socket for crank pulley
screwdrivers for general stuff haha!
and female torx bits for the cams to turn them when they're out

[ngrainqey]

oh and 4-6 mm allen key for the tensioner and a small adjustable for the nut on the tensioner while you hold the tension

[alexandjen]

oh and 4-6 mm allen key for the tensioner and a small adjustable for the nut on the tensioner while you hold the tension

Excellent , many thanks - looks like I've got everything to do the work then

Still got to make something to counter hold the crank while I undo the highly torqued nut to get to the oil seal

[Andy B]

....and a small adjustable for the nut on the tensioner  ......

Although adjustable spanners have their uses, I've aquired loads of them over the years, I would say that for use on such an important nut you need to use a proper spanner ie 13mm It's all too easy for ajustables/movers/shifters to slip and you end up with rounded off nuts! Oooer!  

[alexandjen]

....and a small adjustable for the nut on the tensioner  ......

Although adjustable spanners have their uses, I've aquired loads of them over the years, I would say that for use on such an important nut you need to use a proper spanner ie 13mm It's all too easy for ajustables/movers/shifters to slip and you end up with rounded off nuts! Oooer!  

Cheers Andy, yeh I would use the correct size spanner on what is as you said an important nut

[Andy B]

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Still got to make something to counter hold the crank while I undo the highly torqued nut to get to the oil seal

Your car an auto then? Use a lump hammer on your spanner  :-? It's worked for me a few times, although torquing it back up is difficult .......  
Sticking a manual in gear is enough to hold it.

[alexandjen]

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Still got to make something to counter hold the crank while I undo the highly torqued nut to get to the oil seal

Your car an auto then? Use a lump hammer on your spanner  :-? It's worked for me a few times, although torquing it back up is difficult .......  
Sticking a manual in gear is enough to hold it.

No manual, I need to get the nut off to get the oil seal out

[Andy B]

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No manual, I need to get the nut off to get the oil seal out

So, stick it in 1st and put the handbreak on, it should be enoughto hold the car while you undo the crank shaft pully.

I think MarksDTM frowns on my method of using a windy gun to undo them.    

[ngrainqey]

....and a small adjustable for the nut on the tensioner  ......

Although adjustable spanners have their uses, I've aquired loads of them over the years, I would say that for use on such an important nut you need to use a proper spanner ie 13mm It's all too easy for ajustables/movers/shifters to slip and you end up with rounded off nuts! Oooer!  

i only intended for the adjustable to nip the nut up and then be torqued up with the socket, i'v used pliers just to nip mine up before torqueing up

[alexandjen]

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No manual, I need to get the nut off to get the oil seal out

So, stick it in 1st and put the handbreak on, it should be enoughto hold the car while you undo the crank shaft pully.

I think MarksDTM frowns on my method of using a windy gun to undo them.    

While I've got the cambelt off?

[Andy B]

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 i'v used pliers just to nip mine up before torqueing up

I'd have though pliers would be far more difficult to use than it would be to use a proper spanner! :-/

You're not an electrician are you?         Our spark's tool kit usually comprises a small mover, terminal driver & a pair of pipe pliers!      

[Andy B]

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While I've got the cambelt off?

Slacken it off before you start the cam belt, and then when you've finished the belt, you can torque it all up at the end.

[alexandjen]

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While I've got the cambelt off?

Slacken it off before you start the cam belt, and then when you've finished the belt, you can torque it all up at the end.

If I slacken it before I start will I be able to rotate the engine a revolution before retensioning?

[Andy B]

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If I slacken it before I start will I be able to rotate the engine a revolution before retensioning?

After you've taken the tension from the crank shaft pully bolt, you'll be able to turn the engine while you time it up to take the cam belt off. Your transmission will then hold your crank while you remove the crank pully boss ... or what ever it's called.