Originally posted by Jeremy Chin:
I'm contemplating having my B shafts removed when I do my timing belt as an experriment for my mechanic. I already printed out the appropriate literature for him to read. COnsidering parts for the elimination are not too expensive..i rather he practice on this engine rather than on my future (nicer) car. heh
Question is.... How long would it take a competant mechanic with all the proper equipment and tools to do it. These things are not covered under 'the book' so he has no clue how long it is going to take him or if he has enough time to do it.
Jeemy I would not recomend having a mechanic do this for you. They are going to charge you a lot of money to do it and I am willing to bet they will screw I up if they haven't done it before. Then you will be screwed since you told them to do it and they were onle following the customers instructions.
And you can leave the front one in and just cut the belt but the back one is part of the oil pump so you have to cut the shaft and plug the hole.
I was luckey enough to have Mike H help me do mine....we did it this way.
[ November 25, 2001: Message edited by: Vince Amato ]
