Those photos of the crank & cam wrench pully holding tools that are shown in the thread about the timing belt change, sure look like much better way to hold the pullys than my chain wrench, does anybody know a place to get them and cost.

On sun. I am going to be fabricating those tools for the

EA82. At the least the cam tensioning wrench.

 

i'll post a couple pictures and if you like them,

I could probably make a couple more for EA82 or other applications.

 

 

 

I will see how it goes.

 

Regards,

 

Jay

Thanks, I will be looking for them. I have the 2.2 engine. I dont have any idea what E.A. 82 stands for.

I think that the chain wrench works well for the crank pulley if precautions are taken to prevent damage to the pulley. On the 2.2 the special tool is a very good thing to have, but the chain wrench can be made to work.

 

A friend of mine tried to fabricate the 2.2 cam tool out of wood and bolts and failed miserably. If he would have built it more ruggedly (hardwood and bigger bolts) it would have worked. We used a chain wrench instead.

 

The only place that I know of to get the cam pulley tool is from Subaru. Fabricating one should be pretty easy.

I know a mechanic that does quite a bit of Subaru work. I asked him the same question about the holding tools. What he does is when the car is on the ground, he uses a long breaker bar with a socket on the gear bolt he's breaking and with the breaker bar handle touching the ground he taps the starter and the bolt loosens. You just have to get the geometry and rotation right before you tap the starter. According to him a tap of the starter is all it takes. For what its worth.

 

pat