timing belt skipped 2 teeth- b18b1 hatch
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timing belt skipped 2 teeth- b18b1 hatch
So like the title says my timing belt jumped 2 teeth the other day. All timing components were replaced in December of last year when I swapped the motor and had maybe 5-6 thousand miles on them. The belt was unusually loose and the new one I got from the dealer is nice and tight. Any insight as to why my belt would have skipped like that? The car is a 95 hatch, B18B1 with a GSR trans.
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the old belt had no more than 6 thousand miles on it and came direct from John Hinderer Honda here in Heath Ohio, along with a new tensioner, spring, and water pump. tension was set according to Haynes manual and torqued to 40 lb-ft, also according to Haynes manual.
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Last edited by GreatWave; 03-19-2014 at 05:25 PM.
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Re: timing belt skipped 2 teeth- b18b1 hatch
frick i only hand tighten my tensioner: of course till it gets snug and tight but never used a torque wrench on one. Looks like i will be now
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the manual says to rotate the crank three teeth counter clockwise to set tension on the front of the belt, then rotate the engine 5-6 times and check tension on the belt. the belt was nice and tight when I dropped the motor in the car abd I only got 6k miles out of it. I used the same procedure on the new belt I just installed
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Re: timing belt skipped 2 teeth- b18b1 hatch
I tighten my belt and tensioner the same the 3 teeth method. Honestly if it happens again thats something to worry about. Did you line up the cam sprockets and crank for tdc before installing the belt and tensioning it?
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