How to remove and install the Timing Belt and Sprocket on 1998 and earier Hyundai Elantra?

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Before you attempt to replace it; switch off the vehicle's engine and unscrew the nut on the negative terminal of the battery and; ensure that the front part of the car is rightly lifted and supported by jackstands and the right-front wheel of the vehicle is loosened and then taken-off. Turn the engine clockwise until the pointer is aligned with the No.1 cylinder and reaches Top Dead Centre. Support the engine for 2007 and later models using the floor jack and a piece of wood on the frame cross member, and then, unbolt the right side engine mount. First of all, eliminate the accessory drivebelts, then, unscrew the bolts of the water pump pulley and drop the water pump pulley. Insert a chain or strap wrench to grasp the crankshaft pulley for rotating the pulley as additional keys/rear crank pulley bolts are removed and while removing the crank pulley such that No. 1 cylinder remains at TDC. : Next to this, one should separate the crankshaft pulley while also taking out the timing belt retainer/guide flange and then the bolts of the upper and lower timing belt covers. Ensure that the camshaft sprocket is aligned properly at TDC in the compression stroke so that a hole in the spoke of the sprocket is in-line with a markup on the cylinder head. In case timing belt is to be re-used, it should have some sort of directional arrow to signify the correct rotation. Loosen and take off the timing belt tensioner pulley and bolt and the timing belt itself. Take out the timing belt idler pulley bolt and the idler pulley. If the camshaft sprocket has to be removed then apply a wrench to hold the camshaft in position, and then unscrew the sprocket retaining bolt and finally detach the sprocket. Pull off the crankshaft timing belt sprocket. Look at the performance of the idler pulley and the timing belt tensioner, look for wear on the belt in addition to checking for signs of oil on the timing belt. Replace any worn parts and after reviewing that the belt should be replaced if more than 80,000 miles have been made in the car or if it looks worn. After installation make sure that No. 1 piston is once again at TDC and that the timing sprockets have matched. Place the timing belt around the crankshaft sprocket go under it and if you are reusing the old belt make sure that the arrow on the belt is facing the right way. Ensure that the belt teeth engage the crankshaft sprocket, place the belt over the idler pulley and camshaft sprocket while making sure that it lies properly in place. Tighten the timing belt to the correct tension; ensure that the front run of the belt is pulling tight with no slack while the rear run of the belt is the slack one. When making sure of the alignment of the marks on both the crankshaft and the camshaft, rotate the crankshaft a further two revolutions before setting it back in relevant position to TDC in relation to the camshaft sprocket mark. Place the upper and lower timing belt covers before the timing belt cover bolts are tightened in the proper manner, put the crankshaft pulley with the help of a wrench and tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt. Replace the water pump pulley and Fasten the bolts properly then fix the electrical accessory drive belt and finality reconnect the negative terminal of the battery.

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