Timing belt cover

Amber · Post by **Amber** » January 8th, 2006, 4:53 pm

CAN SOMEONE HELO ME??? Cuz i been working on trying to get my timing belt cover off! So i got all the bults off but.........theres something holding it on still and i have no idea what! I made sure i got all the bults off. So can someone tell me what they think is still holding it on???

93_mx3_gs · Post by **93_mx3_gs** » January 8th, 2006, 6:57 pm

Magical invisible gnomes.

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » January 8th, 2006, 7:57 pm

It's meshed together in the middle, you also need to remove the dipstick sheath and the bolt in that. Need to disconnect the crank sensor. Then, you need to wiggle it apart, and then rotate at the bottom in to get it off. May be a fe more obstacles that'll make it easier if you remove them. Like the power steering resivoir hose.

mazdubber · Post by **mazdubber** » January 8th, 2006, 8:26 pm

It's been a while since I took it off, but for some reason I think you need to take the crank pulley off. I could be wrong though.

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » January 9th, 2006, 4:05 am

Can you wait till tomorrow and ill photo the front of the donk,

and yea it helps to pull the crankshaft pulley off, though you
can get the cover off with out removing it but you tend to crack it

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » January 9th, 2006, 1:23 pm

mazdubber wrote:It's been a while since I took it off, but for some reason I think you need to take the crank pulley off. I could be wrong though.

Yes. There is a bolt or two hidden underneath you can't get to without removing the crank pulley also.

Post by **Custommx3** » January 9th, 2006, 2:21 pm

The online manual should show you the proper procedure and where the locations are that hold it on/together.