Topic: 22r installing timing chain guides.

[84_yota]

im look at the set from D.O.A. racing for $80. Do i have to remove all the same parts to replace these as to replace the timing belt.
Im in college at fresno state and the ticking just started. im limited on time and tools. i can take the head and maby a few other things off but thats about it.
or should i just drop the $275 on the complete timing set and pay someone to do it. anyone know of any good mechanics in fresno. or if ya have some free time and the tools ill pay cash. Sorry so repetative (brain worn out) thanks for any input.

Andrew

[jimbo74]

its very easy to do yourself, and the head doesnt need to come off.... i recently replaced mine.... i got the www.lcengineering.com steel guides because they are a bigger company than doa and have a better reputation. i also got the standard timing chain kit from www.engnbldr.com in total, i spent about $200 on everything, but i made sure it was built to my specifications. i did all the work by myself and it was pretty easy, i even replaced my oil pan gasket as well..... start to finish of solid working is about a day, and thats how long it took me, but if you are really gungho on it, it shouldnt take that long..... let me link you to a couple of threads on otehr sites about it..... one is yotatech that i started, but i got banned there, so i cant respond there.... and the other is from roger brown, he is a well respected member of the toyota community

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/EngineMods/TimingChain.shtml

http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=51869

[84_yota [OP]]

sweet thanks for the info jimbo. But still if anyone has some tools and even done this already i have a pretty sweet school schedule that ends my school at 12 on tues and thurs. I love to work on my truck but when it comes to stuff like the engine i would like to have someone there that knows what there doing.

thanks
Andrew
Volcom1218@aol.com
(951)217-2357

[84_yota [OP]]

oh also there will deffinantly be cash and a 12 pack involved if someone was willing to help. thanks all

[miks85yota]

id be all over it if u were in cincinnati, sorry, good luck anyway, im in the same process with my 22re

[derek]

took me 6 hours start to finist to do a timing chain on my 82.
just do it one weekend, isnt that hard.

derek

[jimbo74]

oh i have done it to my truck, its quite simple, jsut lots of time in prep work cleaning everything.....

[84_yota [OP]]

ok cool thanks for all the info. ill be ordering all the parts here pretty soon. thanks

[eightyfive]

make sure you have the right tools....

chain vise grip (for the pulley bolt)
pulley puller or steering wheel puller (same thing)
breaker bar
seals...the ones in the tube
coolant
oil and oil filter
10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 14mm, and 19mm sockets

it took me 2 days because i ran around looking for the right tools and marking every piece.

[Fikseman]

i just finished my dual row conversion, and its simple. 15 hours with confusion putting the sucker back together(pop's excited and forgot to put bolts in the right places, its not fun trying to sort through all the bolts to find the right ones. 

for that b*std pulley bolt that holds the pulley on the crank, i used an impact wrench instead of having to do it early i got the engine mostly cleared before i got to it. 

[unclejpl4x4]

not take the head off   lol  but thats the most coming place for oil leaks     hows he  not going to mess up the head gasket?   

[jimbo74]

you dont need to take the head gasket off, i didnt, and have no leaks.... you use a dab of silicone on the gasket when you real it..... dont worry, removing the timing chain cover will not hurt your headgasket or cause it to fail....