crankshaft pulley question

[anhtuanle]

hey guys, 1999 Camry LE 2.2 4CYL.

i was changing the timing belt today, and had set the engine at TDC, had the crankshaft pulley lined up at 0 with the notch. removed the top half of timing belt from the crank.

now, while trying to get the crankshaft pulley bolt off (not successful yet, waiting for pb blaster to set in)... but the pulley moved away from 0. my question is, is this ok? i'm guessing that when i put the crankshaft pulley back on it will go on only in one way and i would just have to get it to 0 again??

thanks in advance.

[Doctor J]

You may need to use air impact tool to get the bolt off; the pb blaster will not help much in this case.
Then with bolt off and pulley still on the crank temporary install alternator with belt.
then, rotate alternator's pulley clockwice by placing socket on its pulley nut, until marks on the crank pulley and tming belt cover line up. Then remove belt and the alternator and remove the crank pulley.
With timing covers out prior releasing the timing belt tension,
a]mark the cam sprocket relative to the timing belt cover #3;
b] mark the belt relative to the sprockets
After removal of the old belt TRANSFER marks form old to the new belt:
a] line up both belts side by side on the table
B] verify that belts are parallel and laying flat then transfer the marks.
these steps will help to assure proper timing phase.

[anhtuanle]

thanks DOctor J.

but crap, i forgot to mark the old timing belt when i removed it from the crank. i've heard this doesn't matter much, but that would have been good to do. i've tried my impact wrench on it, but no go. hopefully the pb blaster overnight will help.