timing belt help please
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timing belt help please
i need some advice on getting the new belt on...its like it only needs another couple of mm then its on the cam gear...i got a few more ideas but its getting frustrating...i have the tensior in and the engine support in place and i thought about undoing one of the tensior bolt and letting it out the way then get belt on and try to put the tensior back into position please anyone that has done a 1.8 timing belt please help thanks
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Yes it's a bitch...
How I finally got it:
Slide it on cam gear 1/4" in the marked spot. This leaves a little extra slack.
Go to bottom and slide it on the crank at the marked position - you gotta pull that sucker. Once you get it in position - only slide it on 1/4".
Do the water pump last - you can actually get some leverage to pry it on.
Then slide it on all gears the rest of the way.
Pull the tensioner pin.
Hope that helps a bit!
Slide it on cam gear 1/4" in the marked spot. This leaves a little extra slack.
Go to bottom and slide it on the crank at the marked position - you gotta pull that sucker. Once you get it in position - only slide it on 1/4".
Do the water pump last - you can actually get some leverage to pry it on.
Then slide it on all gears the rest of the way.
Pull the tensioner pin.
Hope that helps a bit!
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Tensioner is on the slack side...>
You've marked the pully's and Belt, right?? Counted the groves etc? Just line up your marks.
Sometimes rotating the crank pulley Clockwise as you push the belt on helps. Make sure you don't skip a tooth.
Putting the belt on each pulley just a little way as Randy mentions makes it doable as opposed to seemingly impossible... Then work the belt back onto the pulleys..
Sometimes rotating the crank pulley Clockwise as you push the belt on helps. Make sure you don't skip a tooth.
Putting the belt on each pulley just a little way as Randy mentions makes it doable as opposed to seemingly impossible... Then work the belt back onto the pulleys..
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yes i have everyting at TDC too...crank pulley(sprocket) and the cam gear sprocket
and ya this belt is very hard to get on...i will try your method of getting it on the water pump last...what i meant was some people say it skips a tooth when you pull the pin on the tensior
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