[Shotimes] FINALLY home, FINALLY repairing my down 1993!

[Brian E. Harris]

Timing belt?  Doesn't the SHO have a chain?  Am I an idiot?

NAPA makes a reman'd A/C compressor clutch w/coil & pulley, and I'm told
the 3.2l ATX only has the one serpentine belt?

I'm hoping to have the service done over this next week (hopefully
completed before Thanksgiving - but that depends on the mechanic).

I'd like to get all the parts tracked down this weekend to know if I need
to order anything from FPN.

To replace the A/C compressor clutch, you don't need to evacuate the A/C
system, do you?

Did someone post the instructions for replacing the clutch?  If so, can
someone re-send those to me?

Thanks for the help!

-bh

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 BJamesjr@aol.com wrote:

> > It's got 106k, I got it at 76k, and I doubt a 60k/100k has been done.
> >
> > I don't know that $1000 will cover everything for a full 100k, hence why
> > I'm asking =)
> >
> > The car is dead right now, due to the janky alternator/accessory belt.
> >
> > As far as fan belt, isn't the fan electric?  There are two belts down
> > there, or so I remember - one goes to the alternator, the
> > other goes to
> > the power steering.
>
> The MTX cars have 2 accessory belts.  The term "FAN" belt is an old term and maybe misleading now that we have electric fans.
>
> If you are replacing belts and concerned about the future of your car, you could do the whole front engine routine which includes the crankshaft position sensor, timing belt, front oil seal, and water pump.  Just the accessory belts themselves is much less work.  The parts for this are not too high.  Labor can be high depending on who does the work.  There isn't a lot of risk involved if you just keep driving it without doing the front of engine stuff.  If your water pump starts leaking then you should do all of this since the water pump will degrade the crank sensor and ultimately leave you stranded somewhere.
>
> The rest of the 60k involves checking valve clearances and changing plugs.  This takes a little more time and requires specialized tools plus new shims if you need any.  It is sort of separate from the front of engine work so you can do them at different times without duplicating any of the work.  Not many people have problems with valve clearances or wear on the shims so again it isn't high risk if you don't do the adjustment right now.
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