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Cam Belt CHEAT
« on: 11 September 2009, 22:50:46 »
 :y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #1 on: 11 September 2009, 22:51:58 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y



Oh - I say :-/ :-/
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #2 on: 11 September 2009, 22:52:00 »
 :o :o :o :o :-? :-? :-?
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #3 on: 11 September 2009, 22:52:17 »
I dont think it will last long. ::)
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #4 on: 11 September 2009, 22:52:43 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y

If you did, then you are lucky.

To anyone else, please DO NOT try this.  To many brush and shovel repairs noted by this method.

Thanks for the input though!!   :y
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #5 on: 11 September 2009, 22:53:09 »
nah i cant see that working myself especially not on the V6s!!!!

also the tensioners on all vauxhall belt driven vehicles is a weak spot and must be changed you have made no mention of your changing of the tensioner therefore the belt will snap very soon causing you a serious bill costing thousands to put right all this for the sake of £350!
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #6 on: 11 September 2009, 22:53:55 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y


Interestig theory, not something I would any anyone to do on my quad cam V6.  :-/
« Last Edit: 11 September 2009, 22:54:21 by skruntie »
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« Reply #7 on: 11 September 2009, 22:54:30 »
The other prob with this is that it does not allow for stretch in the belt or, indeed, if the original belt was timed correctly in the first place.

Use a timing kit.  Its worth the peace of mind.......   ;D
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #8 on: 11 September 2009, 22:54:57 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y

You don't mention what engine, 4 pot or 6 but cam belt failure is due to the the failure of the tensioners as much as it is the belt itself. Your method just replaces the belt and not the all important tensioners!  ;)  ;)  ;) Also with a V6, can you be sure that it was correctly timed the last time it was done if you ued a garage. It's been mentioned a few times where garages seem to think they can correctly time a V6 with a proper cam lock kit.  :y
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #9 on: 11 September 2009, 22:55:54 »
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The other prob with this is that it does not allow for stretch in the belt or, indeed, if the original belt was timed correctly in the first place.

Use a timing kit.  Its worth the peace of mind.......   ;D
... and buy the vieo /DVD fom the OOF shop.  :y :y :y :y :y
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« Reply #10 on: 11 September 2009, 22:56:13 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y

You don't mention what engine, 4 pot or 6 but cam belt failure is due to the the failure of the tensioners as much as it is the belt itself. Your method just replaces the belt and not the all important tensioners!  ;)  ;)  ;) Also with a V6, can you be sure that it was correctly timed the last time it was done if you ued a garage. It's been mentioned a few times where garages seem to think they can correctly time a V6 with a proper cam lock kit.  :y

You mean with a bottle of tippex and without a cam timing kit ??
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #11 on: 11 September 2009, 22:57:03 »
Well, chap/chapette seems to have woken everyone up!    ;D   :y
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #12 on: 11 September 2009, 22:57:41 »
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:y Sick of paying a garage £350 to do a cam well this is wat i did Using a crobar and a rubber mallet push the old belt back. using the crobar push the new belt on cut the old belt off and simpley push the new belt into place P.S Please do with CARE !!!  :y

You don't mention what engine, 4 pot or 6 but cam belt failure is due to the the failure of the tensioners as much as it is the belt itself. Your method just replaces the belt and not the all important tensioners!  ;)  ;)  ;) Also with a V6, can you be sure that it was correctly timed the last time it was done if you ued a garage. It's been mentioned a few times where garages seem to think they can correctly time a V6 with a proper cam lock kit.  :y

You mean with a bottle of tippex and without a cam timing kit ??

Not even a accurate as a bottle of Tipex.  ;) More rack o' th'eye  :y  :y
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #13 on: 11 September 2009, 22:59:47 »
Did we order a troll for Friday night? ;D
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Re: Cam Belt CHEAT
« Reply #14 on: 11 September 2009, 23:01:28 »
 :-[ lol Not a good way to do things i know but it has worked so far on my cars i have allways had vauxhall for 6 years and had no problen but please make sure you know what you are doing  :y
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