XplicitlyR

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Was about to do the 92+ 4Runner dizzy cap swap and when I removed my timing belt cover I found this.

XplicitlyR

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I just had the head gasket changed last week, I went back to the pics and this is what I found

XplicitlyR

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After tearing it back apart, this pin backed out, It had to be hammered back in, and I don't know why it came out, any IDEAS?????

Photon440

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What does that pin do? Could you have just pulled it out all the way and discarded it?

RyanV

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Wow, that just sucks! It that an alignment dowell?

XplicitlyR

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It's all back together, I was told its there to block the belt from slapping the cover when it wears out and stretches, It must have got bent in when the cover/head was put back together.
It was bent back out and I have put 40 miles on the car, everything is good now.

lookEVO

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It looks like it dug into the belt a lot man... i wouldnt trust that belt like that. You need to change it. It has a built in failure now.

XplicitlyR

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Thanks for your concern. When I said its all better now, I ment the shop that did the headgasket picked the car up from my house changed the belt and brought it back the same day. Great service.