> OK, I used Michael Pardee's jack trick and broke the crank bolt loose,
> pulled the crank off, the lower half of the timing cover off, got the
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> Mike
The belt is relatively easy, but you should really have the manual for
this job, as getting it wrong will really break the engine. You need to
match up the white dot on the gears with the lines on the belt and the
fixed marks behind the pullies. The bottom one is the hardest as you
have to wrap the belt around the gear before fully lacing up, the gear
mark is often on the washer so you have to keep that on, then the mark
on the casing is difficult to find, covered in oil/dirt or just confising.
The tension wheel is lossened off at the start and compessed by hand and
a small rod or screwdriver inserted in the hole which is exposed, then
the tensioner can be removed. To reset slacken off and retighten to
clamp bolt.
Remove the cover at the bottom in front of the bell housing to see the
bottom half of the ring gear/flywheel. Working under the car on axle
stands you can jam the ring gear with a screw driver against the bell
bousing and torque up the crank pulley with the other hand. Take up the
tension, that should hold the screw driver in place, then transfer that
hand to the torque wrench, I think it needs 110ft.lbs but don't have my
manual to hand.
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TOny
James Sweet - 19 Nov 2007 17:45 GMT
>> OK, I used Michael Pardee's jack trick and broke the crank bolt loose,
>> pulled the crank off, the lower half of the timing cover off, got the
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This is a non-interference engine (despite what some manuals will tell you)
so getting it wrong won't break the engine, but it will run amazingly
poorly, if at all, if you get it misaligned by even one tooth.