2G Help with replacing crank position sensor.

[RussianEclipse]

Replacing crank position sensor and cam sensor we are trying to avoid taking off the timing belt. Does anyone know of any way to do it? its a serious pain with how mine is setup. its a 95 gst 5 speed. We have the old crank sensor off just need to put the new one on and how to do the cam without the whole hassle,

 

[Night devil]

I tried it one time, just got to be really careful and patient while your doing it. Loose the cam gear bolt couple threads out. Do Not take out the bolt off. Get a good clip that you can clip the belt with the cam gear, that way you avoiding skipping teeth. After that you should have enough space to put the sensor in. But if I was in your situation before I start anything, I would check the condition of the belt most importantly and pullies at the sametime. If they are not good I would do timing again. If they are good then do what I did. Make sure you check the timing marks to double check if they are right on. Then, spin the crankshaft by hand to double check everything.

Good luck

 

[Dsmkauai]

Do it right and take the belt off. Unless your that good and that carful you can do it. But you run a very high risk of knocking timing off trying to do it without taking the belt off or atleast lossening the tensioner. Like said above check condition of timing belt, most likely yours is old and could use a change. Honestly bro take your time and do it right!! You can try but it will be one hell of a fight bro. Best way is to align timing marks properly, put 2 big clips on each cam gear to hold belt in place on gears. Then loosen tensioner alittle to give slack in belt. Then you should be able to loosen cam gear and have someone hold it for you and slide it back and you might have just enough room to swap it. I mean if you already have all the timing stuff mostly off doing the crank sensor why fight it, I would just remove belt change sensors and retime. If your off on timing once your done you will have no choice right, or else say goodby to your motor.

 

[Night devil]

I agree with dsmkauai. I had to do this way due to the fact the sensor somehow broke off while i was driving and i was three hours away from home and didnt want to do timing job on sideroad.
But personally i would do timing again just to make sure everything is good.

 

[RussianEclipse]

I just replaced everything else and completely forgot to change out the crank and cam sensors. I just seein if anyone else had a trick to it.

 

[TSiAWD666]

It's definitely doable as we did it on two cars last year at the race track on dirt scrambling to get one car on track to race (we ripped one off a donor car to replace the failed one on the track car, then later installed a replacement we got later in the afternoon in the donor). We didn't pull the timing belt on either car.

The question is... how. I dunno, I didn't do it, but I'll mention this thread to the two guys that did haha. Two friends of mine just tore into the cars since I didn't know how to do it myself and I just helped where I could. Hopefully one of them will chime in.