Basic question on changing time belt on 230F.

I will have to change the timing belt on a 230F soon. From this
newsgroup I've determined that the best way to get the crank pulley
bolt off is to use a special tool to hold the crank shaft and simply
use a jack on the socket handle to jack it up. The only questions I
have left are 1) Which way do I have to turn the socket handle to
loosen the bolt. Does this bolt get undone by turning anti-clockwise
like a normal bolt? and 2) Can somebody in Oz tell me where I can get
this special tool (5824?) and roughly how much does it cost?

Thanks.

 

Special tools from the dealer or find a Volvo club near
were you live they might have members who have this
tool & may be able to assist you perform this repair

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Using a jack on a ratchet is a bit foolish. Get yourself a decent
breaker bar, and of course a torque wrench for the tightening bit.

A suitable Craftsman torque wrench is about $20.

- alex

 

I used a iar impact wrench, it worked amazingly, the bolt is
anticlock wise to remove, as assumed. Everything went perfectly -- but
I was wondering, why it must be removed to do the timing belt.
-Ryan

 

You need to remove the lower part of the timing belt cover, and to do
that you need to remove the pulley.