Shaggy_357
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- May 30, 2004
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Lawton,
Oklahoma
OK, so to start things off, I just wanted to say that I've searched around and even looked at every 4g63 related video on YouTube .
I did a timing belt job on my car a few weeks back, I botched the timing (off by two teeth...no bent valves, Danke Gott) and had to take everything apart again. I managed to break my new auto-tensioner and went back to the old one. (Mind you it was still tight, but I can compress it with my channel locks with a bit of effort...it still sits in spec according to the drill bit method) I've rotated the tensioner pulley to VFAQ spec, everything is in time and it's tight all the way around but when I start it, the belt seems to have slack between the cam gears as I rev it. Between 1k-3k I can see the belt rising and falling with the throttle. It wobbles maybe 1/2-3/4 inches. I know the belt is supposed to have some slack after sitting, but I don't recall if it's allowable to have some while running. I've run it twice, haven't driven it, but it stays in time just fine. I just want to see if I'm suffering the paranoia of a previous timing belt victim or if this is in fact abnormal.
While I'm exercising all my newb demons, I put an ACT 2600 in the same time I was doing my timing belt, it's got about 200 miles on it. I did NOT step the fidanza flywheel I installed. (I was told it was unnecessary since the flywheel was new) When I'm driving, the engagement is RIGHT off the floor and the tranny seems notchier than before. I've bleed the thing for days and it made a SLIGHT difference, but the shifting still isn't where it was prior to the new clutch. I've also adjusted the shifter per the Tech article here and the VFAQ. What gives? Is this a 2600-type issue or was I a retard not to step the flywheel when I put it in?
Sorry for the novella guys, I'm just really tired of banging my head against the steering wheel .
I did a timing belt job on my car a few weeks back, I botched the timing (off by two teeth...no bent valves, Danke Gott) and had to take everything apart again. I managed to break my new auto-tensioner and went back to the old one. (Mind you it was still tight, but I can compress it with my channel locks with a bit of effort...it still sits in spec according to the drill bit method) I've rotated the tensioner pulley to VFAQ spec, everything is in time and it's tight all the way around but when I start it, the belt seems to have slack between the cam gears as I rev it. Between 1k-3k I can see the belt rising and falling with the throttle. It wobbles maybe 1/2-3/4 inches. I know the belt is supposed to have some slack after sitting, but I don't recall if it's allowable to have some while running. I've run it twice, haven't driven it, but it stays in time just fine. I just want to see if I'm suffering the paranoia of a previous timing belt victim or if this is in fact abnormal.
While I'm exercising all my newb demons, I put an ACT 2600 in the same time I was doing my timing belt, it's got about 200 miles on it. I did NOT step the fidanza flywheel I installed. (I was told it was unnecessary since the flywheel was new) When I'm driving, the engagement is RIGHT off the floor and the tranny seems notchier than before. I've bleed the thing for days and it made a SLIGHT difference, but the shifting still isn't where it was prior to the new clutch. I've also adjusted the shifter per the Tech article here and the VFAQ. What gives? Is this a 2600-type issue or was I a retard not to step the flywheel when I put it in?
Sorry for the novella guys, I'm just really tired of banging my head against the steering wheel .