you ought to change the water pump, thermostat, tensioner, anything
and everything that will be accessible once you've torn down that
area. do a full tune up, check all the hoses, too. Spend time and
money on it and do it once. All of these will need to be replaced anyway.

;)
--- In secondgenerationnissanmaxima@yahoogroups.com, John Kulp
<jfk1@...> wrote:
>
> I have a n 88 Maxima and I need to change the belt. It is not broken
> but it is due to be changed.
>
> My question is should I change anything else while I am there. I
need a
> power steering pump and since I will be replacing that should I do it
> while I am doing the timing belt. I need the pump now and the belt
will
> be in a few weeks?
>
> Thanks for the help
> John
> Lead SD
>