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Review on ๐Ÿ”ง AISIN TKT-021 Engine Timing Belt Kit with Water Pump, gray by Julius Robinson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Exceptional Timing Belt Kit

Exceptional TB Kit. you can't go wrong here. TB service was performed on a 187,000 mile 2004 Sequoia on what turned out to be original timing belt, water pump and TB components. The tensioner was NTN, the same as factory, the tensioner and tensioner bearings were the same as the OEM brand, and the water pump was the same as the OEM pump. The belt was Mitsubishi. The kit also includes rubber O-rings for the water pump and thermostat housing. Very complete kit and OEM quality without paying dealer prices. I highly recommend this TB kit. A few thoughts about this work that you might want to consider if you're diving into it for the first time. Consider replacing the thermostat while everything is being taken apart. The same applies to V-ribbed belts, belt tensioners and intermediate bearings. On this job, the fan mount surprised me as I hadn't thought about replacing it. That was excellent. However, for high-mileage vehicles, it's probably a good idea to consider a replacement while it's all apart. This is a very labor intensive TB job. And if you don't have the right Harmonic Balancer Removal Tool --- don't save now. Buy holder! Completed an almost impossible job without tools in just 5 minutes. When you're done with TB, you can feel good knowing you've saved about $700-$900 in merchant fees!

Pros
  • Quality Construction
Cons
  • Requires Socket