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What kind of shop would install an underdrive pulley?. One can't be installed yourself..or can it? Thanks!

It can.

Your welcome. ...................... Get a pully puller from auto zone.

-Bryan-

Is this hard? Does it require more than one person? Do you have to be automobile knowledgable to do it????

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This post has been edited by van95st: Oct 21, 2003 - 4:07 AM

it's not too difficult use these steps

1. like he said get a gear puller from auto zone, they sell it to you used and after your finished you can return it for what you paid for it, iguess it's sorta renting it.

2. remove passenger side tire.

3. remove all the plastic housings underneath to gain access to the pully.

4. loosen belts. ie alternator a/c and remove them from around the pully.

5. the car i did had a bolt that held the pully on if you have an impact it's no problem, i put the car in gear to keep the engine from rollin easy and then used a ratchet and hammer to break it free.

6. use the gear puller to pop it off and put on the new one.

7. work your way backwards to put it all back together.


note: i'm going by what i did to change the timing belt on a tercel i used to own, hope it helps. also depending on your milage you may consider changing the timing belt while your at it. if the 5s is anything like the 7a maybe not. it's real b***h changing those. Anyway best of luck

ALASKA!!!!

i think you are our only member from there

welcome

thanks !!!!!!

Correct, for ST's... but it's a pain in the arse for GT's... trust me. The pulley sits right by the firewall and there is no way to get it out without lifting or dropping the motor. All of the steps provided are correct, however, minus the tight-fit problem, unbolting of motor mounts, and lifting/dropping the engine.

So you either have to drop or lift the motor inorder to do it on a GT?? Is it really worth it? Will just any ordinary auto place do this??

a bit off the subject but does the timing belt on a gt go around an engine mount like it does on a st?

I dont know about your autoshop there man..but here...we took our to this one asianshop here in MN that guys only charge use for 15 bucks. so worth it.

Can you actually feel a difference with an underdrive pulley?

I put my UR pully in with the motor still in the mounts. Its tight but like they already said just pull the plastic off and its right there. I took me a hell of alot of time cause that was the first motor mod I ever did to my car but Id say its a 2 hour job.

-Bryan-

Any shop can change a pulley.

But can you feel a difference??

PLease!! somebody?? can you feel a difference?

off course you can feel a bit different...the different is that your car pick up way faster then the stock pulley..a friend of mine own a 94 celica gt..after we put a ultra s pulley in his celica ....we test his car with another celica gt that has stock pulley..my friends car pick up faster on start up and aslo make the car feel lighter.

This post has been edited by D-No-One: Oct 24, 2003 - 12:59 AM