b18 hatch mike

my buddy just bought the car and the belt broke but i noticed th belt was hitting the bottom of the timing cover were the water pump is jw were we can ge a belt
i found some on jr but i want to know if like autp zone had one
HELP

creechrr

If I remember correctly, the belt for the SOHC kit needs to be 44". Take the old belt to a parts shop and have it measured.

b18 hatch mike

ok so what about the belt rubbing the timing cover

inspyral

I remember rmcdaniels saying something about how the alternator bracket in the early JRSC kits were a little off and newer kits including shims to fix it. You might want to look into shimming it out so that it lines up better and doesn't rub the timing cover.

Legion

Mine only rubbed slightly until the belt notched into the plastic and self-clearanced itself. Problem solved. If it rubs more than a little, you probably need to tighten the belt more anyway.

Also, you can buy the belts direct from Jackson Racing online. That's where I used to buy mine and they had super fast shipping too. Usually took 2-3 days to get my stuff (in SoCal).

b18 hatch mike

ok. well i can look up and see the water pump sprocket cause it rubbed all the way through the cover cant tell if it is hitting the sprocket yet

Legion

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Damn, that's bad. Are you sure you installed the JR lower alt. bracket?

b18 hatch mike

like d he just bought it with the sc on it and i was looking at it and i know 0 about sc lol
bump

Legion

^^ I don't know what you just said...

But anyway, this is a simple problem to resolve. Step 1 is to put a new belt on, and see if everything is in alignment.