kj cam locking tool

[rosko]

Hi I am about to change my timing belt on my kj 2.8 crd Cherokee can someone point me in the right direction on where I can hire or purchase a cam locking tool .
Pete

[Furey]

I'm gunna be totally unorthodox and will await the replys saying how bad it is, but I bought the cam locking pins, then just paid my local jeep mechanic (worked at a reputable jeep only modification place) cash to pop out and redo the cams. He literally pulled out his 18v hitachi impact wrench, set it to the strongest setting, held the gear and blasted it on.

Said he's been doing it for years like that and explained the difference from using a normal wrench, where the force is applied to both bolt and gear vs impact where force is only on the bolt

[glend]

The cam lock bolts are pretty cheap, or you can make your own. You don't need the sprocket holder if your just changing the belt. Just use heaps of witness marks, mark the old belt before you take it off and mark the new bekt in the same way and install to line up with witness marks. You had better read several of the many threads on how to do it. I am not gong to write an essay here on how to do it as that has been done - just use the search function or google it.

You can by the cam lock bolts online, try ebay US or IDparts.

[Wooders]

I picked up a set yesterday from AutoOne (impulse buy ).....