Curly,

ah, I see. I had the left wheel on a ramp. The engine was hanging as low as
it could (I removed the jack from underneath the oil pan). I had absolutely
no problem with the engine mount, though.

Thanks much for the tip. I *will* remember it!

Kofi

"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco_@_interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:3FA8815F.A51B474F@_interbaun.com...
> Kofi Anim-Appiah wrote:
> >
> > For those that have done this work personally, was the lower timing
cover a
> > real pain to remove or was there some anomaly with my engine? I really
> > struggled to get it off after removing all the screws. Eventually I lost
it
> > and just forced it out from the bottom...partially cracking it. There
just
> > doesn't seem to be enough clearance.
> >
> > Maybe I'm just used to Toyota longitudinally-mounted inline sixes? But
this
> > timing belt job was *far* more difficult to do than that on my supra!
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Kofi
> -------------------------
>
> Kofyi,
>
> The secret I found last week, is to make sure the left wheel is hanging,
> not jacked up, and to lower the engine a few inches, as measured at the
> motor mount. The cover also goes _around_ the stabilizer bar, not
> between it and the motor.
>
> Now write it down so you'll know for next time !! Also, owning a good
> 17mm deep socket is worthwhile, for the motor mount.
>
> 'Curly'
>
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