timing belt installation; skipping teeth
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timing belt installation; skipping teeth
found a dirt cheap deal on a plain jane 95 hatch (just a 1.5 auto) a week or so ago, so i bought the car for a quick flip or part out. after messing around with it for a while though, i found that it wont start because it skipped time a little bit, so i decided to throw a new one on and give it a try.
i got it in time and the new belt on properly, over the crank then cam, water pump, then tensioner. however, when i go to turn it over manually 3 times to gain tension, the slack between the cam and crank gets really loose, and starts skipping teeth on the crank. the tensioner does seem to be doing its job; it gets very tight from the crank to tensioner to water pump. i tried it about 5 times and every time it still wants to skip.
any ideas what the problem could be?
i got it in time and the new belt on properly, over the crank then cam, water pump, then tensioner. however, when i go to turn it over manually 3 times to gain tension, the slack between the cam and crank gets really loose, and starts skipping teeth on the crank. the tensioner does seem to be doing its job; it gets very tight from the crank to tensioner to water pump. i tried it about 5 times and every time it still wants to skip.
any ideas what the problem could be?
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Re: timing belt installation; skipping teeth
Turn the crank by hand ONLY in the counterclockwise direction. Also tighten the tensioner bolt prior to turning the crank 5-6 revolutions. Then tension the belt as described in the service manual.
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Re: timing belt installation; skipping teeth
I know to only go counterclockwise, but i wasnt tightening the tensioner before rotating, so ill give that a try.
any other ideas?
any other ideas?
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Re: timing belt installation; skipping teeth
i believe my book says crank cam pump then tensioner... but its the master book with all cars instructions so it could be wrong. ill give it a try.
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