1995 Mercury Truck Villager Timing Belt & Camshaft Sprocket Installation

Content: Installation of timing belt & camshaft sprocket for mercury truck villager. 1993 and 1994-96 timing belts are non-interchangeable. 1993 belt design was changed from a square or trapezoid type to a half circle or round type for 1994-96, This design extends service life of timing belt from 60,000 miles to 105,000 miles. Failure to install correct timing belt may result in a "whining" noise from engine compartment after replacement. Do not interchange individual components (timing belts, sprockets or tensioner spring assembles) between 1993 and 1994-96 model vehicles. These parts are interchangeable as a set only.
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then drain coolant.
2. Remove accessory drive belts.
3. Remove A/C compressor drive belt idler pulley (tensioner) bolts, then idler pulley (tensioner).
4. Remove upper radiator hose bracket bolt.
5. Loosen two upper radiator hose clamps, then remove upper hose and bracket.
6. Remove coolant bypass hose between thermostat housing and intake manifold coolant outlet.
7. Disconnect main wiring harness from upper front cover (timing belt) cover, then remove eight upper timing belt cover bolts, then the upper cover, Fig. 20.
8. Raise and support vehicle.
9. Remove right front wheel and tire assembly and splash shield.
10. Use strap wrench tool No. D85L-6000-A, or equivalent, to hold water pump pulley while removing water pump pulley bolts.
11. Remove water pump pulley from water pump.
12. Remove crankshaft pulley.
13. Remove five lower timing belt cover attaching bolts and the cover.

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