Overblown-Teg

While driving home today my timing belt broke.. is it garanteed that my valves will be bent? is there a chance that they will be ok? I have a new belt and I'm gonna try it out tomorrow. I just wanna know what to expect.. Also any tips for getting the crank pulley off?

UPDATE!!! I just finished putting it back together and looks like everything is fine. I did a compression test and they are all from 210-225 which is normal for it and it runs good.

to let everyone know I ended up getting a chain wrench at sears and used that to hold the crank.. then I had to use my leg and a 3' breaker bar to get the bolt loose.

Thanks for the advise..


Modified by Overblown-Teg at 7:28 PM 9/17/2003

grndcont

no, i'm pritty shure your fucked. for the crank pully, get a chain wrench from sears, and hit the bolt with a bad *** impact (read snap-on), or use a 3' long breaker bar. how many miles where u at when it snaped?

ATS*Mark

were you on the gas when it broke???? if your car was at idle or close to it , you might be ok , just try it out and if your car runs like **** or doesnt run youll know

Overblown-Teg

I'm at about 150k miles and I was just crusing along at about 55mph when it happened.. I came out of a construction zone and hit the gas and nothing.

My book says to get a strap wrench.. is that the same thing as a chain wrench..

btw I don't know if this is the original belt or not..

Bailhatch

I have worked on 2 b18s with broken Tbelts and both were fine with a new belt. I have also seen many more that crunched the valves. A belt is cheap and easy so put it on and crank it around a few times slowly and listen carefully. IF it checks out do a waterpump and tensioner and try to drive it. gotta love interference motors
If the crank bolt is stuck try heating up the washer behind it. Has never failed me.

Overblown-Teg

Thanks guys. I'm gonna tear into it again first thing in the morning.. I really hope the valves are ok.. I can't afford that **** right now..

Stewie

You can always start the car without the drive belts and cover on just to check. It may save you some time.

Overblown-Teg

yeah thats what I was thinking.. just throw the belt on and valve cover to check

Foozball26

yup, chain and strap wrench are the same, just uses different materials to hold it.

rubber belt or chain is the obvious difference.

you may find a strap wrench to be more versatile, you can use it on other projects as well, where the chain might scar something up.

Overblown-Teg

bump for update..

R6Elmo

or you can stick a screwdriver or prybar into the teeth of the flywheel. Or get an impact gun with lots of torque.

How many miles were on that belt/ was it the original belt??

Danny

Overblown-Teg

its a Honda belt.. Not sure if its the original one or not.. I got that car at about 136k and its at 148k now. I never changed it before.

Muckman

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I threw a tbelt in a gen2 teg at highway speeds. No damage.

Bailhatch

See it happens all the time, but your still lucky!