colinmi Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 It has been a while since I was here last but have a question that others may find helpful. Next week I will probably be replacing the timing belt and water pump on my 2012 Legacy 2.5 Limited and have the parts and everything just about ready to go. I have the Company 23 crank pulley tool (v2) but reading through the shop manual I see that a cam sprocket must be removed to get the water pump off. Company 23 has a nice wrench for that that I will probably order but I'd like to have a plan B if it doesn't get here in time. (We have a 2012 Outback that will be needing this job soon as well.) Looking at the crank pulley wrench, it seems that it (minus 2 bolts) might work on the cam sprocket also. Not as slick as the proper tool, but in a pinch... Is there anyone here that has this 503v2 tool and a EJ253 cam sprocket handy that they could check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 It has been a while since I was here last but have a question that others may find helpful. Next week I will probably be replacing the timing belt and water pump on my 2012 Legacy 2.5 Limited and have the parts and everything just about ready to go. I have the Company 23 crank pulley tool (v2) but reading through the shop manual I see that a cam sprocket must be removed to get the water pump off. Company 23 has a nice wrench for that that I will probably order but I'd like to have a plan B if it doesn't get here in time. (We have a 2012 Outback that will be needing this job soon as well.) Looking at the crank pulley wrench, it seems that it (minus 2 bolts) might work on the cam sprocket also. Not as slick as the proper tool, but in a pinch... Is there anyone here that has this 503v2 tool and a EJ253 cam sprocket handy that they could check out?In a pinch a pair of vice grips and a piece of the old timing belt would work better. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmi Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yes, there are other ways of getting the job done. As it turns out, I may not need to remove the cam sprocket. The factory manual describes removing the sprocket and backside of the timing cover before removing the water pump (page CO(H4SO)-16), but other sources show this to be not necessary. I guess I'll see when I open this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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