I just did the timing belt on my 92 2.2L legacy.

I used the starter bump trick to get it off .

Hoe do i get it back on ?

I dont have any special tools .

you can either stuff a cylinder with rope through the spark plug hole, or block the flywheel with a screw driver or something similar.

 

 

Be sure to use locktite.

I see no where to block the flywheel.

put the car in gear - brakes on and block the tires. socket wrench with pipe or breaker bar - some quick punches with those will get it tight. a rubber hammer on the socket gives you a pseudo-impact wrench. i posted in your other thread as well.

I did the car in gear , blocked tires and e brake on routine.

Im the only person around so i cant get any help on the brake pedal.

So your saying i should be able to get it on tight enough this way?

Is this a Manual or AT? If it is an auto, then you can pull a rubber cover plug from the front end of the tranny housing and get access to the flexplate. There are a couple of notches in the plate sufficiently beefy to allow you to wedge a screwdriver in there and effectively keep the thing from turning. If a MT, then the advice you've got from the other guys (in gear, parking brake set, etc.) in combination with the "impact hammer" trick will work.

I read somewhere that there is a hole in the transmission bellhousing that accomodates a special flywheel tool that bolts to the housing or maybe just sits there and has teeth that sit in the teeth of the flywheel/ flexplate. Will try to find where I read this and pass it along.

John

Dude dig in deep and stop by your local harbor freight and for $20 you can get a chain wrench that is more than suitable for this task.

 

I heard loctite suggested on the crank pulley bolt....what type? blue? red? I used blue I hope that's good enough!

"Blue" is perfect...

Dude dig in deep and stop by your local harbor freight and for $20 you can get a chain wrench that is more than suitable for this task.

 

I heard loctite suggested on the crank pulley bolt....what type? blue? red? I used blue I hope that's good enough!

Be sure to invest in a torque wrench as well and do 140ft-lbs, with blue locktite, and the tool porcupine is speaking of, is the one with 4 bolts on it, that holds the crank pulley correct?

The tool I'm talking about looks like the one on the right in this pic. You can get the actual Subaru tool from subaru.spx.com but it's like $70.

My wife's 94 Legacy 2.2 has a hole on the passenger side of the tranny about half way down to stick a flat blade screwdriver (or Subaru's tool) in to lock up the flywheel. Has worked fine for me a few times...

The tool I'm talking about looks like the one on the right in this pic. You can get the actual Subaru tool from subaru.spx.com but it's like $70.

 

i used a belt tool like that, and torque it to 100 ftlbs then drove to my subaru dealer and they torqued it to 140ft-lbs, free, since im a good customer. Im guessing the chain has rubber around it, so u dont damage the pulley correct?

Chain wrench and an old drive belt cut to exactly the circumfrence of the crank pulley works really well. The tricky part is getting the belt to stick to the pulley while messing with the chain wrench.

If it's a manual, put it in 5th gear and the parking brake should hold the car stationary.

 

I've made a couple of tools to hold the crank pulley, basically replicating the super-expensive one you can buy from Subaru. Just get some angle iron, a couple of bolts, and a welder, and you're set.

Chain wrench and an old drive belt cut to exactly the circumfrence of the crank pulley works really well. The tricky part is getting the belt to stick to the pulley while messing with the chain wrench.

 

duct tape

duct tape

 

Should be part of everyone's Universal Tool Kit!