Timing Belt and Water Pump Replacement Subaru WRX/STi

Timing Belt and Water Pump Replacement Subaru WRX/STi:

8. Take off the timing belt covers. Note that the one with the blue arrow is shorter than the rest.

Timing Belt: Covers
Timing Belt: Covers

9. Reinstall the crankshaft pulley and rotate the engine until all the timing marks line up. This way you can see how the engine was timed prior to having to do it. Note that the crankshaft pulley is keyed. Do not start threading the bolt until you have the pulley in place.

Timing belt: Crankshaft timing
Timing belt: Crankshaft timing
Timing Belt: Upper Left: Notice that the lines on the old belt are all rubbed off.
Timing Belt: Upper Left:
Notice that the lines on the old belt are all rubbed off.
Timing Belt: Middle Left
Timing Belt: Middle Left
Timing Belt: Upper Right
Timing Belt: Upper Right
Note that everything was not perfectly aligned after I got the crankshaft timed. Things were just slightly off. The crankshaft is what I timed when I removed the belt.
Timing Belt:
Middle Right:
Note that everything was not perfectly aligned after I got the crankshaft timed. Things were just slightly off. The crankshaft is what I timed when I removed the belt.

10. Remove the timing belt guides.
a: crankshaft
b: upper left
c: lower right

Timing Belt: a: crankshaft b: upper left c: lower right
Timing Belt:
a: crankshaft
b: upper left
c: lower right

11. Remove the belt idler.

Timing Belt: Remove Belt Idler
Timing Belt: Remove Belt Idler