>>>>>> thank you. My problem is finding the tools i listed. Can anyone
>>>>>> tell me where i can find the TOOLS; other than at Honda?
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> It has no effect provided you turn the wrench smoothly, which you should be
> doing anyway.
>>> still better to have the holding tool - theres a fair amount of lash
>>> in the system holding the crank with the transmission, and that
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> turning the wrench smoothly, but with excess elasticity, the crank is
> not resisting smoothly.
Resistance is quite regular and smooth, actually. Drivetrain lash is
negligible compared to the amount of compression undergone by the clutch
friction disc springs.
If you have a helper step on the brakes, you feel the lash being taken
up, then you feel the clutch springs compressing. It's fairly
predictable, and amounts to having a really long extension on your
torque wrench.
Now if you had an automatic, how would you hold the pulley still for
bolt-tightening without a proper pulley-holder tool? That would be
tough, wouldn't it?
When I did my wife's (automatic) Tercel's timing belt last year, I had
to fabricate a simple tool to hold the pulley still. It's just a three-
foot length of steel with two holes drilled in it.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/tercel_crank-pulley_tool.jpg
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/tercel_crank-pulley_tool_close.jpg
Luckily, Toyota designed the pulley in such a way that it was possible
to bolt a holder in place.

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jim beam - 25 Apr 2007 05:09 GMT
>>>> still better to have the holding tool - theres a fair amount of lash
>>>> in the system holding the crank with the transmission, and that
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> negligible compared to the amount of compression undergone by the clutch
> friction disc springs.
the springs are a good point - i'd overlooked that!
technically though, you can't rely on long elastic paths of travel for
this stuff. if you look at strain gauges when torquing bolts, it's
actually a series of lurches. springiness in the system allows more
deflection per lurch, and will often omit the final stage. that's why
you have torque extensions for impact tools - you can apply big torque
at one end, but the other end won't over-tighten. correspondingly,
"stiff" pulley bolts are devils to manually loosen with 1/2" extensions,
but they come off easy with 3/4" tools. same applied torque in either case.
> If you have a helper step on the brakes, you feel the lash being taken
> up, then you feel the clutch springs compressing. It's fairly
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> Luckily, Toyota designed the pulley in such a way that it was possible
> to bolt a holder in place.
Pigeon Hohl - 25 Apr 2007 19:56 GMT
> When I did my wife's (automatic) Tercel's timing belt last year, I had
> to fabricate a simple tool to hold the pulley still. It's just a three-
> foot length of steel with two holes drilled in it.
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/tercel_crank-pulley_tool.jpg
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/tercel_crank-pulley_tool_close.jpg
Nice tool! Can you make me one? ;-)
How about putting some thin nylon rope in the number 1 cylinder as it
comes up on compression stroke? Kind of a PITA, but it works.
I have heard of people using an impact wrench to tighten the crankshaft
bolt. Kind of scary if you ask me...
Pigeon