stupid newb question
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stupid newb question
how do i get my timing belt to stay tight? i loosened the tensioner to adjust the belt and when i tighten the tensioner the bolt gets tighter but not the belt. Someone please help.
* 1990 acura integra B18a1
Modified by memphisfuk at 2:29 PM 1/4/2008
* 1990 acura integra B18a1
Modified by memphisfuk at 2:29 PM 1/4/2008
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Re: stupid newb question (memphisfuk)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black r »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">COATHANGER METHOD:
-put the crank at tdc.
-put the jack hook tool thingy in cyl #1 spark plug hole (remove spark plug first).
-put coathanger hook into the tensioner eyelet that the lower part of the spring is pulling on.
-now have someone pull with all their might up on that coathanger.
-at this point, loosen the tensioner bolt by a good 2 full turns (to make sure it's not putting any friction on the position at all.
-now your buddy is still pulling up with all his might and complaining about how the coathanger is cutting into his hands.
-ignore your buddy and rotate the crank with a ratchet about 3 teeth on the timing belt. yell at your buddy to pull up with all his might. call him a sissy bitch to motivate him.
-notice all the slack disappear from the firewall side of the belt, then notice most of the slack disappear from the top side of the timing belt at the cam gears, and rotate the crank a little further (up to 90 deg on the cam gears from the original starting point), and notice all of the slack disappear from the bumper side of the timing belt.
-now keep yelling at your buddy not to let off on pulling with all his might on the coathanger. Get your 14mm 6pt socket on the tensioner bolt and crank it back down tight. Now hit it with the torque wrench to make sure it's perfect.
-Now and only now may you let your buddy stop pulling up on the coathanger.
-Rotate the crank a couple times by hand to make sure the belt is nice and tight. It's probably too tight, so you'll have to go back and loosen it a bit using the same method as above (just not yelling at your buddy quite so much) - but it sure won't be too loose.
-You'll get the hang of it after a while. The belt usually gets a little tighter when the motor gets warm, so take that into account. I run my belts with very little slack. I keep a tiny little bit, but not anything near as loose as what the helms recommends. Stiff valvesprings will mandate that you do what I have listed above or reap the consequences.
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Works everytime for me.
Taken from here
Ali
-put the crank at tdc.
-put the jack hook tool thingy in cyl #1 spark plug hole (remove spark plug first).
-put coathanger hook into the tensioner eyelet that the lower part of the spring is pulling on.
-now have someone pull with all their might up on that coathanger.
-at this point, loosen the tensioner bolt by a good 2 full turns (to make sure it's not putting any friction on the position at all.
-now your buddy is still pulling up with all his might and complaining about how the coathanger is cutting into his hands.
-ignore your buddy and rotate the crank with a ratchet about 3 teeth on the timing belt. yell at your buddy to pull up with all his might. call him a sissy bitch to motivate him.
-notice all the slack disappear from the firewall side of the belt, then notice most of the slack disappear from the top side of the timing belt at the cam gears, and rotate the crank a little further (up to 90 deg on the cam gears from the original starting point), and notice all of the slack disappear from the bumper side of the timing belt.
-now keep yelling at your buddy not to let off on pulling with all his might on the coathanger. Get your 14mm 6pt socket on the tensioner bolt and crank it back down tight. Now hit it with the torque wrench to make sure it's perfect.
-Now and only now may you let your buddy stop pulling up on the coathanger.
-Rotate the crank a couple times by hand to make sure the belt is nice and tight. It's probably too tight, so you'll have to go back and loosen it a bit using the same method as above (just not yelling at your buddy quite so much) - but it sure won't be too loose.
-You'll get the hang of it after a while. The belt usually gets a little tighter when the motor gets warm, so take that into account. I run my belts with very little slack. I keep a tiny little bit, but not anything near as loose as what the helms recommends. Stiff valvesprings will mandate that you do what I have listed above or reap the consequences.
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Works everytime for me.
Taken from here
Ali
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Re: stupid newb question (memphisfuk)
Why don't you follow the procedure in the Helm manual? The tensioner self-adjusts. Look at this link, which is similar to your B18A:
http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php
http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php
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