Timing belt help
Timing belt help
Ok so I can't find this anywhere on here so i will ask. I circled a pulley that has a a bolt that is so far gone I am really hoping I dont need to loosen it right now..
Can anyone tell me if this circled bolt HAS to be loosened or taken off in order to put the belts back on? HELP ME PLEASE!
Can anyone tell me if this circled bolt HAS to be loosened or taken off in order to put the belts back on? HELP ME PLEASE!
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That's the timing-belt tensioner bolt. You can try, but I bet you'll need to get it loose.
The old timing belt has stretched with age, and the tensioner was supposed to have been adjusted periodically. A new belt will be a tiny bit shorter, and you'll need to unlock that tensioner to install & adjust the new one.
The old timing belt has stretched with age, and the tensioner was supposed to have been adjusted periodically. A new belt will be a tiny bit shorter, and you'll need to unlock that tensioner to install & adjust the new one.
That's the timing-belt tensioner bolt. You can try, but I bet you'll need to get it loose.
The old timing belt has stretched with age, and the tensioner was supposed to have been adjusted periodically. A new belt will be a tiny bit shorter, and you'll need to unlock that tensioner to install & adjust the new one.
The old timing belt has stretched with age, and the tensioner was supposed to have been adjusted periodically. A new belt will be a tiny bit shorter, and you'll need to unlock that tensioner to install & adjust the new one.
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You wont be able to correctly pretension the belts without that bolt, so the answer is yes, you need it. Loosening it is what give the belts tension, tightening holds it in position so the tension doesn't let up. You could I guess in theory manually tension it, but I wouldn't do that since that is the whole purpose of this mechanism..
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Not with that bolt tight.
Maybe, since it has a thousand miles on it.
That bolt with its small 14mm head can be really tough get loose. Have you tried vicegrips or small pipe wrench? Probably be worth getting new one after you get the old one out. Antiseize is your friend.
Maybe, since it has a thousand miles on it.
That bolt with its small 14mm head can be really tough get loose. Have you tried vicegrips or small pipe wrench? Probably be worth getting new one after you get the old one out. Antiseize is your friend.
Not with that bolt tight.
Maybe, since it has a thousand miles on it.
That bolt with its small 14mm head can be really tough get loose. Have you tried vicegrips or small pipe wrench? Probably be worth getting new one after you get the old one out. Antiseize is your friend.
Maybe, since it has a thousand miles on it.
That bolt with its small 14mm head can be really tough get loose. Have you tried vicegrips or small pipe wrench? Probably be worth getting new one after you get the old one out. Antiseize is your friend.
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cut a slot in the bolt head with a cutoff wheel or something like it, then use a cold chisel and hammer and start tapping lighty to rotate it out...or you could use an ez out, but that could create more problems than you already have.
So is this Pulley and that has to come loose?
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Last edited by redbull-1; May 31, 2012 at 10:22 AM.