250kyota: (shouldn't that be 261kyota?)

I have no idea if you can buy the wrench from the dealer. Most likely, as I recall there is a tool number in the FSM for it. I am scared to know what they would charge....

Maybe your buddy can "liberate" one for a weekend from work, he works there, they have to have one, they don't work on weekends, it will just be sitting there doing nothing anyway, put it to use??

I like Snowtoy's wrench better than mine. Quality looking fab job for quick use. I did not have access to a welder at the time, so, I bought a piece of 6" wide, 1/4" thick flat stock at the salvage yard for cheap, used the factory V-belt pulley that mounts to the front of the balancer as a template, drilled 4x clearance holes for the M8's that bolt into the balancer, then used a 2 1/2" hole saw in the middle to allow access for a socket to get on the crank bolt. You cannot go smaller than 2 1/2", as the balancer has four cast in "ears" sticking out the front of it to center the v-belt pulley that bolts to it. Use the v-belt pulley as a guide.

Mine was 20" long, it could be as long as 24" and work fine (the 20" scrap piece is what I found). Rest it on the frame rail on the D-side, then you can torque to your heart's content.

I would post picks, but I lent it out to a friend for a six pack of beer (Mendocino Brewing Company, Eye Of The Hawk). If I lend it out once more, that thing is bringing in money, or, beer!!!

Mike