I wished Otter lived near me lol. Anyways so then do you have this tool Otter maybe a pic of it?

 

theres actually 2 tools as otter explained to me...(one of wich we used)

one is some kind of threaded rod to move over the timing belt tensioner pulley to get to the balance shaft belt(used only if you're not taking the tensioner off, wich we replaced anyway so we didnt need the tool)
as far as im aware its basically a long bolt...havent seen it so i can't confirm..

and the other one is this little square thing with two pins and a 3/8 drive hole on it(used to hold the pulley on straight while tightening it on to the tensioner bracket...wich ud be moving over w/ the rod if ur not taking it off and replacing the pulley and/or tensioner like we did)http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...24-114751638-2
^heres a link to what it looks like...(i honestly dont know if thats the same tool but it looks identical to it..)

 

You don't need any special tools, just a little ingenuity......

 

true, but it makes the job a bit easier...