Alibro
Well-Known Member
If your two cam pulleys are half a tooth out then one of them is a whole tooth out.
Before you start take the keys and hide them, others here have tried to start the car while tired or distracted and caused serious damage.
Take the crank pulley and belt off again, line up the crank as shown with the two dots, loosen off the idler to give you a chance of getting the belt on, line up the two pulleys perfectly, use pegs to hold the belt tight to the bottom pulley and feed the belt around the exhaust side, with your cam pulley tool turn the exhaust pulley back a tad, pull the belt around the exhaust pulley, tighten the exhaust pulley against the belt and recheck the pulleys are still aligned with a small mirror, if OK use another peg or two to hold the belt tight to the exhaust pulley, feed belt around other pulleys and idler and tighten idler, check everything still lined up, swear when something slips and do it all again until successful, stand back and smile at your brilliance.
This is how I do it. It might not be the best way and someone might come back with a better way but I've done it 4 or 5 times now and it works.
A few things.
Don't try to start the car until the crank pulley is back on or the belt will creep off and trash your engine.
If you have a cam locking tool slip it in once the belt is tight around the exhaust pulley but do not forget to take it out before trying to start the car.
Before you do any of the above take the two cam pulley bolts out and double check the roll pins are at the correct ends of the slots.
Good luck
Before you start take the keys and hide them, others here have tried to start the car while tired or distracted and caused serious damage.
Take the crank pulley and belt off again, line up the crank as shown with the two dots, loosen off the idler to give you a chance of getting the belt on, line up the two pulleys perfectly, use pegs to hold the belt tight to the bottom pulley and feed the belt around the exhaust side, with your cam pulley tool turn the exhaust pulley back a tad, pull the belt around the exhaust pulley, tighten the exhaust pulley against the belt and recheck the pulleys are still aligned with a small mirror, if OK use another peg or two to hold the belt tight to the exhaust pulley, feed belt around other pulleys and idler and tighten idler, check everything still lined up, swear when something slips and do it all again until successful, stand back and smile at your brilliance.
This is how I do it. It might not be the best way and someone might come back with a better way but I've done it 4 or 5 times now and it works.
A few things.
Don't try to start the car until the crank pulley is back on or the belt will creep off and trash your engine.
If you have a cam locking tool slip it in once the belt is tight around the exhaust pulley but do not forget to take it out before trying to start the car.
Before you do any of the above take the two cam pulley bolts out and double check the roll pins are at the correct ends of the slots.
Good luck
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