Just realized the shop in Springfield uses a different method for timing belt jobs

I was dropping off a part there yesterday and saw their lead tech doing a timing belt on a 2.4L Toyota, and he wasn't using the standard cam lock tool set I've always used. He had this homemade bracket setup instead, said it was faster and less likely to slip. I mean, I've been doing it the same way for 8 years, so it kinda threw me. Has anyone else seen or tried a different method for those engines?

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christopher9033d ago

That mention of a homemade bracket setup takes me back. My old shop foreman swore by a modified set of wrenches he'd welded together for holding Honda cams, said the proper tools were too fussy. It always made me a bit nervous, but I never saw him mess one up. Sometimes you just get a rhythm with a method that works for you, even if it looks odd to everyone else.

claire9993d ago

Yeah, that "rhythm with a method" thing is real... but @christopher903, I'd still be nervous too. A welded wrench could slip or snap in a way the real tool wouldn't. Sometimes the proper stuff is fussy for a good reason.