MuslimEvoFreak

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So my car hit 58,325 miles and on my way home from school I hear a slapping noise. I think oh sh**, I think it could possibly be my timing belt. Luckily I was two minutes away from my house and once I pulled into the garage I took the top cover off to see some shavings but the belt was still intact and tight. At this point I was confused and said screw it, I'll just do the 60k service. Well as soon as I started look what I found just in the nick of time...

GdotRegEvo9

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lucky lol

blkmkIII

iTrader: (34)

WOW. good catch. Should be able to get them out, but if the part is only $40 mite as well just replace it . time is $.

Also be sure to take the plug out of the front of the motor, or spin the motor until the balance belt is at its tdc mark and the motor is at tdc. The balance shaft can show 180 degrees out and you would never know it. until you start it, best way is to just pull the plug out of the front of the motor to be sure before you pull anything apart.

MuslimEvoFreak

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This is the first time this has ever happened to me. It has never occurred on either one of my dsms. Sometimes the problems I run into with this car makes me want to get rid of it. Thankfully I can just replace the gear and I picked one up from the dealer along with an oem serpentine belt. I already have the down pipe off and a flat head behind the block holding the balance shaft in place. That big bolt was a b**** to get off. I used a breaker bar plus another bar on top of it while holding onto the gear with a monkey wrench to get it to break loose. One of the bolts in the crank pulley was completely loose and the other I had to break off due to it being stripped. The noise was from the pulley spinning in an ovular fashion, scratching up the cover and widening the holes on the pulley.

udluz

wow, glad you shared the info

MuslimEvoFreak

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Yup, it goes to show how important the 60k service is on these vehicles. I have read horror threads and thought it couldn't happen to me since I am the original owner. Boy was I wrong.

Nooblover

Should of used an impact driver.. would of come right off.. but anyway good job catching that.. your motor will thank you later

b16a95eg

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The same thing happened to me last winter, I ended up getting a new lower sprocket and pulley because my holes got oblonged and an E-Z out broke off in the sprocket

asubennett

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Dude - you have the worst luck with your car. It amazes me. ha ha. Let me know if you need any help with it.

Jason

MuslimEvoFreak

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You're telling me Jason! I had plans to get the DSM up and running this weekend but it looks like the evo comes first. lol When are you free man?

asubennett

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maybe available tonight. have the kiddos this weekend though so sat and sun are no go's.