So i finish my cam swap and now putting on the belt on a h22.

I have set the crank to tdc, and now lining up the cam gear arrows to the tdc marks on my belt.

I noticed that when try to put the belt on the cam gears, it doesnt look like the lines on the side of the cam gear will be prefectly parallel. The exhaust cam mark is one or two teeth higher the intake cam gear mark..

Is it ok to put the belt on like this?




Modified by metalgears at 3:03 AM 8/26/2004

 

make sure that you have the crank pulley lined up to TDC and then line up the intake and exhaust cams...make sure that the cam that goes into the dizzy is perfect... the other cam can be a tad more towards 1 oclock..... i had timing probs for 3 months until i finally got it straight.....

 

I'm not sure just what you're asking, but maybe this'll help. The arrows on the camshaft sprockets are only approximate. They won't be perfectly straight up. The REAL timing marks are the small dimples out at the teeth. The only reason for the arrows is so you don't get the camshafts completely upside-down.

 

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Yes, the real timing marks (the line at the side of the cam sprockets) dont seem to line up after i put the belt on.

The exhaust cam timing mark is one or two teeth higher the intake cam timing mark. The crank is set at TDC.

Is it ok to start the car like this?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by metalgears &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is it ok to start the car like this?</TD></TR></TABLE>I wouldn't.
It never seemed to be that difficult to get the camshafts in the right position. I'm trying to understand what the trouble is.

 

Jimblake,

I am having the exact problem as the guy in the thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=971543

 

Sounds like the valve springs (pushing against the cam lobes) keep turning the cam so you can't get the belt on right... ? Or at least the camshaft won't sit still, right at TDC.

I guess I understand... You sorta have to hold everything in place while you put the belt on. Once the belt is engaged at the crank, you set it on the exhaust cam. Keep holding some tension on it while you put in on the intake cam. Work the belt on that way & keep holding some tension on it until you put it around the tensioner pulley. It's a little awkward, but you don't REALLY need 4 hands to do that. If you don't hold the right-side of the belt with some tension, it'll jump a tooth or 2 at the crankshaft.

 

I got my friend to turn the intake cam gear a bit to the right to make the timing mark parallel to the exhaust cam gear timing mark and the belt slipped on like butter