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Originally Posted by dlbdata
95 Escort LX 1.9L with Air Conditioning and Power Steering. I've removed the engine mount and the 2 nuts holding the timing cover on. But the timing cover just will not come off. It won't pull up, and it won't pull away at the bottom. It seems like the crank pulley is preventing the bottom from pulling out, and something is preventing it from pulling up. Any tips on how to get the cover off? I've got Haynes and Autozones instructions, and they make it sound like it should just pull right off.
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man, i can relate to this.
just checked the forum. perhaps you've already done the job. when i changed the belt/pump i coudlnt get the cover off without forcing it. i had the chilton's and the haynes and followed all the directions. i tried diddling around with it this way and that and rotating and twisting and every combination i could think of. in the end, i just forced it. it broke off a tiny tab of plastic which doesnt matter, but it coudl have been worse. i figured if i broke it badly i could pick another one up at a junkyard.
i had a look at the factory service manual for my car a couple weeks ago. im pretty sure i read over the timing cover removal instructiosn and it said the same stuff as the haynes.
a lot of folks told me that some escort timing covers were tricky- had to be removed 'just right', but i never did find that just right.
good luck.
anthony
(ps- you prob know this already, but CW says change the water pump at the same time)