sschambers
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- Sep 26, 2007
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Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
So, according to every manual I've come across, there is a specific way the tensioner pulley is suppose to go on. When the belt is on the cam gears, wrapped around the idler puller and tensioner pulley and wrapped around the pump sprocket and crank sprocket, the tensioner pulley is suppose to be torqued with the small holes to the LEFT of the bolt, both VERTICAL.
I'm re-assembling my motor and it came time to do the timing belt. Well I've tried having the tensioner pulley just like the manual says. The only problem is when I release the pin from the auto-tensioner, there is a TON of slack still left in the belt. So much slack that I can just pull the belt right back off of everything.
I drew up a quick diagram in MSPaint to show you guys what I mean...
The top one is the way the manual SHOWS.
The bottom one is the way I had to put it to get perfect tension on the belt.
I spun the motor over by hand more times than I can count. Everything spins nicely with no weird noises, everything lines back up to the timing marks.
Is this really going to matter if I keep the tensioner pulley like this? Since it's impossible for me to adjust it so the small holes are vertical.
Thanks,
Steve
I'm re-assembling my motor and it came time to do the timing belt. Well I've tried having the tensioner pulley just like the manual says. The only problem is when I release the pin from the auto-tensioner, there is a TON of slack still left in the belt. So much slack that I can just pull the belt right back off of everything.
I drew up a quick diagram in MSPaint to show you guys what I mean...
The top one is the way the manual SHOWS.
The bottom one is the way I had to put it to get perfect tension on the belt.
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I spun the motor over by hand more times than I can count. Everything spins nicely with no weird noises, everything lines back up to the timing marks.
Is this really going to matter if I keep the tensioner pulley like this? Since it's impossible for me to adjust it so the small holes are vertical.
Thanks,
Steve