360 3D Printed Crankshaft Locking Tool (AV 3207)

So.. unbolt the clamp on that coolant pipe from the bracket bolted to the body if it isn’t already ripped off (common). Lift upward and outward towards you. On the timing cover and you have to really toy with it while moving the coolant pipe over towards the middle near the water pump. The flex in the coolant pipe hose should help here. Not fun but it can be done.

 

I did the same as mentioned above. Once that pipe has some movement, I was able to maneuver it out. It took a while to get it right. Frustrating. To reinstall, I tucked it down and brought it up from the bottom.
I could do a quick video if it helps. I haven't put the firewall back together yet.

As for locking the flywheel, I did this, for free. It's one of the arms from one of my crank pullers.

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I was able to get the cover off by disconnecting the bracket that connects the lower portion of the tube to the back of the firewall and this gave me just enough movement in the tube to get the left side cover off. Unfortunately, despite a ton of effort, I could not get the cover back on until I finally took the tube off. There is a YouTube video of somebody doing the full timing belt service with that tube still in place. He makes it look easy, but it was not with the hassle for me. I ended up removing the tube and life got much easier.

(At least for me, I found that just because somebody makes something look easy in a YouTube video does not mean that it actually is. 360 timing belt service falls into that category.)

I made a 3D printed plug for the coolant hose under the car so it would not drip constantly. That was certainly helpful. I did go through a lot of coolant taking the tube on and off but the car was due for a flush and fill anyway, so such as life.

My suggestion is just take the tube off from the get go and do not worry about it.

Here is a picture of the STL file for my radiator pipe plug if anybody wants it. You only need it for the hose under the car. No fluid leaks from the upper hose after removing the tube:



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Here is the tube removed for timing belt service

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That's a lot of extra, messy work. The coolant tube doesn't need to be disconnected.
The small, triangle AC bracket needs to be removed as well as the plastic belt tensioner pulley. I'd also recommend putting the covers on before installing the crank pulley, just to have that out of the way.