Changing timing belt on '01 Avalon

[Jetmx]

I've got 86,465 miles now on my '01 Avalon & getting ready to change my timing belt myself. Pulled up the procedure to change & had a couple of questions.

One of the steps says to remove the engine moving control rod & # 2 engine mounting bracket. There was no reference to supporting the engine. Just double checking that I dont need to support the engine when I take those parts off?

The manual makes note to turn the engine "only" in the clockwise rotation while checking valve timing & TDC. I'm sure they are talking about clockwise looking from back to front of engine- so looking at the engine from the front, I would be actually turning the engine clockwise. Right?

The manual shows special tools to remove the crankshaft pulley & bolt. Do I really need thes tools. Is it very tight on the shaft? Will an impact gun work to remove the bolt? Will I need a puller to get the pulley off?

Thanks ahead for your help.

[TrailDust]

Just throwing this out to you. Here is a detailed write-up for changing the timing belt on a 2002 Camry, which is comparable to your Avalon. It should offer some insight.

[Jetmx]

Originally Posted by TrailDust

Just throwing this out to you. Here is a detailed write-up for changing the timing belt on a 2002 Camry, which is comparable to your Avalon. It should offer some insight.

Thanks for the referral. That was very thorough & helpful.

[ChiTDI]

Trail dust -
For my own info, that was because of the copyrighted material?

[TrailDust]

Originally Posted by ChiTDI

Trail dust -
For my own info, that was because of the copyrighted material?

Not sure what you mean? The link was recently provided on the Avalon forum to another member for a similar question and I thought it would help here.

[ChiTDI]

I was asking about the forum rules. I didn't realize it was part of your signature. My bad.