Working on our cars-timing belt 90k service etc

[charlee]

15 years ownership, 90k service every 5000 miles every five years.

I’ve recently left air tools behind and now using Milwaukee battery tools.

Milwaukee tools are more than enough power. I had no trouble removing the crank bolt.

The removal process went twice as fast. (Don’t forget to remove tranny mount).

However, the power too had too much torque and snapped my 10 mm valve cover stud.

Looks like hand tools for the rest of the way.

So.....be careful not to use power tools on 8mm and 10mm.

 

[Larry Bastanza]

This has worked really well for me, all sizes:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...VCpSzCh3l7gI6EAQYASABEgKYG_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

HTH,
LarryB

 

[charlee]

That’s exactly what I have

This has worked really well for me, all sizes:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...VCpSzCh3l7gI6EAQYASABEgKYG_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

HTH,
LarryB

Torque is too high for our 8mm and 10mm bolts. They’ll snap off, just like the stud on my valve cover.

 

[Miner]

Did the bolt snap off while removing it? Or installing?

 

[charlee]

Did the bolt snap off while removing it? Or installing?

installing

 

[Miner]

installing

That is what I figured, but wanted to ask to make sure. Doesn’t take a lot of torque to break them.

 

[charlee]

15 years ownership, 90k service every 5000 miles every five years.

I’ve recently left air tools behind and now using Milwaukee battery tools.

Milwaukee tools are more than enough power. I had no trouble removing the crank bolt.

The removal process went twice as fast. (Don’t forget to remove tranny mount).

However, the power too had too much torque and snapped my 10 mm valve cover stud.

Looks like hand tools for the rest of the way.

So.....be careful not to use power tools on 8mm and 10mm.

My OCD takes over; but the belt looks brand new, no cracks, material looks healthy, and does not feel brittle at all.