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Title: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: over50now on 26 April 2009, 20:19:55

Timing belt done!  But only 4 bolts back on crank pully.
Done Timing Belt today.  Well actually, I prepared yesterday, (took everything off)  Thanks everyone, crank pully came off with the help of a bit of wood.  Son was meant to help me, turned up today about 10.30am, spent an hour and half with me to put belt on, then basically said, 'there helped you, off to watch motor racing now'  He cleared off, now telling his mates he can change timing belt. However, left me to put it all back together.

What a bugger to put everything back :'(

Question tho.  can only get 4 bolts on the crank pulley to line up.  Is it meant to go on a special way?

Thanks for any help

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 26 April 2009, 20:37:57

Ground him for a week,and take his sweets off him.LOL.Joking apart mate,wouldent have a clue.

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: RobseyMV6 on 26 April 2009, 20:55:37

Should fit always but remove again and you'll see there is a rust mark like they all have on rear of pully and feel around or just look at bottom crank there is a indent this is how i put back on, also don't do any bolts up till all six in, yes you will need to move the pully right and left to fit some. hope this helps

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2009, 22:30:21

The 6 bolts aren't evenly spread, so sounds like crank pulley is not on right.  Whip it off again (will come off easy now), and you'll see what I mean about some of the holes being closer than others.

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: dbug on 26 April 2009, 22:36:29

Try again mate - you need to get all the bolts in :y

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: over50now on 27 April 2009, 06:54:43

Thanks everyone. :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: over50now on 27 April 2009, 12:16:49

All bolts back in. Silly me :-[

Title: Re: TIMING BELT DONE! BUT ONLY 4 BOLTS BACK ON..
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 27 April 2009, 12:56:27

If the crank is at TDC (which it normaly is following this job) then there is a notch on the crank pulley which aligns with a timing mark on the cover at around the 2 Oclock position.