Havent posted here in a long time and well... Eight years & 90k miles later, here I am.

Figured i'd do the timing belt since i'm at the interval and ill say this... Properly torque that crankbolt...

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Went to break the crank bolt off and noticed that it was loose. Literally could unscrew it with my fingers. Opened up the timing cover found a birds nest of shredded timing belt.
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New vs old timing belt

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Tool I made to hold the crank pulley

What was the cause of the shredding and why does the new belt look wider than the old one?

The new timing belt is the correct width. The old one got shredded to half the size it is now :eek1:

Along with the loose crank bolt, I noticed that the harmonic balancer was about a quarter off the crankshaft. That probably caused the crankshaft timing sprocket to "woddle" off the crankshaft as well and caused rubbing against the timing belt.

Surprised to see that Mitsuboshi belt is made in the USA. I just got an Aisin water pump for my GX460 and it was also made here in the states. I assume that it has the same level of quality had it been made in Japan...