'Fred' needed a new water pump as the cheapo pump ( paid expensive ) started leaking out of the weep hole.
So a good time to get in and replace a seal that was also weeping, it was inside the timing case, after strip down of the timing belt kit which had done only 25,000 kilometres, I wasn't real happy about the bearings in the idlers they were still serviceable but sounded slightly when spun.
I already had the timing belt off when I realised that I hadn't cracked the bolt on the boss where the cam pulley sits. :mad: So next job was to make a tool to hold the boss in place while the bolt was undone. First time the tool was used it worked beautifully and the boss came off.
Inspection of the boss showed up a problem :o, even though the bolt was locked solid using something like Loctite, the boss had been working back and forwards under the locked bolt head, a guess is it was moving radially about 5 degrees or more. Now looking about for another boss as this one has had it's locating pin slot worn beyond repair, to keep the job from stalling, I borrowed one for the time being from another dismantled motor that I have been working on. The end of the cam shaft hadn't suffered any damage ( thank goodness ) and the replacement fits beautifully :).
When I can get back to the job, I will use a battery drill with a hex driver on it to screw a couple of Tex screws into the old seals to remove them.
