Another timing belt post

How difficult of a job can this be for someone who has never done one before? Ive done alternators, starters, valve cover gaskets, ac compressor, axles on other cars but no timing belts. It makes me a bit nervous because of the cranking you gotta do to line things up. So far im doing;

aisin timking kit
that japanese name sounding radiator
thermostat
radiator cap

all from rockauto

probably gonna get a pulley puller from Amazon. also read somewhere that i need a long 12mm wrench? anyone can give input on this?

 

I did mine never having done a timing belt before. If you have good general automotive repair knowledge and patience, then all auto repair is like baking a cake. With the proper tools and procedures, anyone can do it. Look at those monkeys down at the repair shop. Difference is you care about your truck. When you get to a problem, stop and figure out the best resolution. Use your available resources such as this forum and Youtube university. I always have a shop manual handy as well and review the procedure and tips in it. I have a Haynes manual, but the Toyota FSM is probably a better resource. I'm currently doing a GM 6.2 DOD delete and lifter repair which required me to pull the whole motor out and strip it down to the short block. I've ever done that before either. I've got 5 sources of information to have my plan and a buddy has a lifeline to a mechanic he knows when bigger questions arise. I know what to do, but also like to know why to do it. Don't half ass it, do the research, make the plan, get the right tools and take your time. Having a hard deadline ruins a lot of jobs cause you start cutting corners and ignoring obvious problems. Pilots call it "get there-itis". The need to complete the job at a certain time rushes you. My timing belt job turned out fine. I did have a radiator hose clamp leak after I finished that I had to go back and revisit, but otherwise 50k trouble free miles since then.

 

It's not too bad, but attention to detail goes a long way. I guess that goes for anything though.

 

It’s easy. You have the knowledge. You’re just applying it to a different part of the engine.

 

Have a look through the thread below and watch the videos. Have a decent idea of what you're going to do before you do it, mark/keep track of things as you take them off and you shouldn't have a problem.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/timing-belt-master-thread-sticky.107240/

Also, this should probably be here, not in the 1st Gen Builds

 

Here are all the videos I used to help me get through mine

https://youtu.be/__7KouGrRfg?si=KAoKdurtx_-NwYqx

https://youtu.be/zRPhl1xcYYw?si=EYnivN1Cbg_sD0Ni


This one is by far my favorite. He rips through the whole thing but it shows you it’s really not that much work. It’s just a lot of little things that have to ALL be done to get this job done

https://youtu.be/BdyXF4uNRQg?si=5p8pCDkij-HUdQTk


I will note. PUT the cam marks on the “T” when changing the belt. This is what Toyota uses to keep the cams from jumping when you pull off the timing belt. If you put the cam marks on the “ | “ the cams will most likely jump and you’ll have to individually turn the cams to get everything back to TDC

 

If you've done all that other work, then you should be ok. Just take photos and bag bolts.