Toyota 4.7 Timing Belt / Water Pump Service Free Class in Pittsburgh, PA

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Hello Forum,
As a service to the Toyota / Lexus community, especially those with 100 Series, I'm considering offering a Free Class for Timing Belt / Water Pump Service in the near future.
This post is to see if anyone would be interested in attending.

I'm thinking mid to late April, maybe early May.
Saturday I'd go over disassembly, checking serpentine belt tensioner, bearings, etc.
Sunday, I'd go over assembly, torquing everything to spec, etc.
I'm guessing 4 hours each day.
Time will be spent on regular tools needed (metric sockets, torque wrenches, etc.) along with specialty tools needed / extremely nice to have (small flat file, 22mm weighted impact socket, mid-torque impact, crankshaft pulley holding tool, 3-arm gear puller, and The Artisan Garage Fan Clutch Wrench).

I'll probably do the class using my 2003 LX w/ 130k miles.
The Timing Belt / Water Pump are due based on years, not on mileage...

A little background on me:
- Electrical Engineering Degree, with a Computer Engineering Minor, from Virginia Tech
- Ran a Healthcare IT Consulting Firm for 20 Years
- Grew up working on Triumphs, Jaguars, Land Rovers, and other British Metal
- 2 Years Ago retired from the Corporate World and Started Working on Toyotas Full-Time
- I've Completed 15+ Timing Belt / Water Pump Services over the Past 2 Years

I'm in Upper St. Clair, PA 15241.
If you'd like to attend, let me know.
You can either post to this thread or send me a PM with your phone number and what weekends in April and May work for you.

Note:
If you've got a 4.7 Tundra, Sequoia, Lexus GX, or 4Runner, you're welcome to attend.
The process is the same, with the exception of how to remove the radiator / fan shroud and access to a few fan bracket bolts.

Enjoy.
Tom
 
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Thank you Trunk Monkey.
Honestly had no idea the Clubhouse section was out there.
I've added my background / credentials to the 1st post and I'll post the same on the local group page.
 
Hello menancyandsam,
There are already multiple videos online, the most popular being Otramm's.
Otramm's video is great, but it's done with the engine out of the SUV.
So access is super easy and I don't believe there's any discussion of removing radiator (or not...) and fan shroud.
I also don't believe the online videos usually go into detail on how to check bearings, tensioners, etc.
Maybe they do, but I don't recall that.
I'm extremely analytical, so that's the stuff I'd go over with those who attend.
Enjoy.
Tom
 
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this is a great idea... maybe even better if we could all wrench at the same time! your a bit far from me but if timing worked out i'd make the drive. mine is due for a major service at 320k. will be replacing alternator, starter, timing belt, all hoses etc. so would love a walk through.
 
Hello SWCruiser,
The alternator bolt and nut (and a 2nd nut on the later 4.7s...) are removed as part of the TB / WP service. So you just need to disconnect the electrical to replace it.
The 2 large radiator hoses, along with several smaller oil cooler hoses, are removed as part of the TB / WP service.
I always replace the oil cooler hoses (unless they've recently been done...) as part of my process.
I'd say 50% of the time I replace the large radiator hoses (also depends on if / when they've been replaced).
Good time to look at / replace vacuum lines, heater hoses and Ts, etc.
My 2-bay shop would not be big enough for more than 1 TB / WP job and maybe 10 people watching and learning...
:)

Starter is a completely different animal and unrelated to 95% of the TB / WP job.

Enjoy.
Tom
 
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Hello SWCruiser,
The alternator bolt and nut (and a 2nd nut on the later 4.7s...) are removed as part of the TB / WP service. So you just need to disconnect the electrical to replace it.
The 2 large radiator hoses, along with several smaller oil cooler hoses, are removed as part of the TB / WP service.
I always replace the oil cooler hoses (unless they've recently been done...) as part of my process.
I'd say 50% of the time I replace the large radiator hoses (also depends on if / when they've been replaced).
Good time to look at / replace vacuum lines, heater hoses and Ts, etc.
My 2-bay shop would not be big enough for more than 1 TB / WP job and maybe 10 people watching and learning...
:)

Starter is a completely different animal and unrelated to 95% of the TB / WP job.

Enjoy.
Tom
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Hey Tom. I kind of figured that- Cant imagine a place that could accommodate that kind of party! Yes mentioned the other items as my truck is up around 315K miles. i just wanted to tackle all of it at once. Thanks for providing this option to mud. It would definitely help from further procrastination on this job.
 
SWCruiser said:
Hey Tom. I kind of figured that- Cant imagine a place that could accommodate that kind of party! Yes mentioned the other items as my truck is up around 315K miles. i just wanted to tackle all of it at once. Thanks for providing this option to mud. It would definitely help from further procrastination on this job.
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Depending on where in NY you are, you are between a 4 hour and 8 hour drive from here.
Hopefully you're near Buffalo, which would be on the 4 hour or less side of things...
I'm confident you'd leave here with the knowledge to complete your TB / WP service without incident.
 
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