Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank.
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Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank.
My mechanic is resintalling the timing belt. When he lines up the crank, and the two cam gears, the belt is off by about half a tooth. This is with the Jun cam gears. Both gears are set at 0 degrees
The skunk2 gears that I had originally did not have this problem. Any suggestions on why the belt would be off by half a tooth?
The skunk2 gears that I had originally did not have this problem. Any suggestions on why the belt would be off by half a tooth?
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (sgT)
milled head or block can cause that, as can a thinner head gasket
Shoot me some more ideas
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (canuck-mx6)
get another mechanic.
seriously, i dont know what to tell you. if theres been no milling then its all
user error.
seriously, i dont know what to tell you. if theres been no milling then its all
user error.
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (sgT)
get another mechanic.
seriously, i dont know what to tell you. if theres been no milling then its all
user error.
seriously, i dont know what to tell you. if theres been no milling then its all
user error.
Well, I am having him try the stock gears to see if it lines up. If it doesn't then I know that something is wrong. I'll keep you posted SGT.
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (canuck-mx6)
Usually when headwork has been performed, as in your case, they resurface(mill) the head a little bit to make sure it is straight.
also, there is a possiblility that the cam gears are off a little bit, which is not uncommon.
also, there is a possiblility that the cam gears are off a little bit, which is not uncommon.
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also, there is a possiblility that the cam gears are off a little bit, which is not uncommon...
also, there is a possiblility that the cam gears are off a little bit, which is not uncommon...
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (JPP)
Half a tooth? Depress the tensioner after installing the belt properly:
Crank - Tensioner - Water pump - Exhaust Pulley - Intake Pulley
Get it all the way to Ex pulley and using your other hand, depress the tensioner. That should free up enough slack for you to get it on. In most cases, its your lining up that is off a bit. Eyes can play tricks on you when you are staring at 2 small lines. Good luck.
Crank - Tensioner - Water pump - Exhaust Pulley - Intake Pulley
Get it all the way to Ex pulley and using your other hand, depress the tensioner. That should free up enough slack for you to get it on. In most cases, its your lining up that is off a bit. Eyes can play tricks on you when you are staring at 2 small lines. Good luck.
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Re: Need help - Lining up cam gears and crank. (FAST4DR)
ok, we got the damn belt on properly, it was off by a tooth because my frikken mechanic needs glasses.
Yeah, its easy to be off with those little marks
Yeah, its easy to be off with those little marks
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