I'm doing the timing chain on my 22RE and three of the bolts that hold the water pump on broke off during disassembly. I got two of them out of the timing chain cover and i am working on the third.
Where is a good place to get new bolts for the water pump? I am going to replace them all.
Can i just go to my local fastener store and get some or should i go to the stealer?

 

If you get them from the local hardware store, make sure they are the EXACT same length, or you can push through the timing cover and create a hole. My recommendation is go dealer, since its the same price and you know they are the correct length.

 

So I went to the dealer to get the parts, the price was not that bad.
Now the only issue I have is getting the oil pan to drop out.
I removed the 3 bolts that hold the Front diff up and the steering linkage bolts. Everything is out of the way, but the diff didn't drop far enough down.
Do I need to take the drive shaft bolts off too?
Is there anything else I can do to get it out?

 

I unbolted the front drive shaft from the diff and the pan came right out.
When I picked up the bolts for the water pump from the dealer three of the bolts turned out to be studs. Where do the studs go? All the fasteners I pulled were bolts. The dealer said the PO must have swapped them out.

 

yup you should have three studs......can't remember where they go though. Also you didn't have to drop the oil pan to do the timing chain but it should make it easier to reassmble

 

I know you don't normally have to drop the oil pan, but the driver side guide was in pieces. I had to clean out the pan.