Timing belt tools? We don't need no steenking timing belt tools!
12-04-2005, 02:21 PM
#21
That is assuming that the sprockets are NOT in the correct place....
..on the cams. You don't know that for sure, as I've read this.
Basically there are two ways to correct this problem:
1) Similar to what you just posted, which is:
Lock the crank.
With the belt in place, loosen and free the cams (sprockets).
Remove belt.**
Use the tool to align the cam (sprockets).
Re-install belt.**
With both tools in place, tighten the cam bolts.
**I don't see how you can leave the belt since to move the cam sprockets will also cause you to move the crank, or if locked nothing will move (unless you just add tension to the belt).
2) The "other" way is:
Lock the cams with the cam bar.
Remove belt.
Turn the crank bolt to align the crank (once aligned, lock crank).
Re-install belt.
Which procudure you use depends on which item is off. If the cam sprockets have shifted on the cams then you use the first method. If the cam sprockets are in the correct position on the cams and the crank moved then you use the second method. If you use the wrong method it will be off twice as much, rather than fixed.
Basically there are two ways to correct this problem:
1) Similar to what you just posted, which is:
Lock the crank.
With the belt in place, loosen and free the cams (sprockets).
Remove belt.**
Use the tool to align the cam (sprockets).
Re-install belt.**
With both tools in place, tighten the cam bolts.
**I don't see how you can leave the belt since to move the cam sprockets will also cause you to move the crank, or if locked nothing will move (unless you just add tension to the belt).
2) The "other" way is:
Lock the cams with the cam bar.
Remove belt.
Turn the crank bolt to align the crank (once aligned, lock crank).
Re-install belt.
Which procudure you use depends on which item is off. If the cam sprockets have shifted on the cams then you use the first method. If the cam sprockets are in the correct position on the cams and the crank moved then you use the second method. If you use the wrong method it will be off twice as much, rather than fixed.
12-04-2005, 04:03 PM
#22
Nope.
The cams are keyed to the plates the tool attaches to (rather than the sprockets)
You can loosen the bolts and free the cam sprockets, install the tool, and (with the belt in place) move the crank. This is exactly what needs to be done to set the timing. Cam timing is infinitely adjustable.
You can loosen the bolts and free the cam sprockets, install the tool, and (with the belt in place) move the crank. This is exactly what needs to be done to set the timing. Cam timing is infinitely adjustable.
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