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14th May 2015, 21:01 | #1 |
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Timing belt short-cut ....
as seen on Car SOS - cut the old belt along it's length forming 2 separate belts, remove the front half, fit new belt sliding into position, cut remains of old belt across width and remove, finally push new belt all the way on, and job done.
No need to reset timing or use special tools
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On the Skyline, saw that last week. Looks too simple, got to be a catch somewhere!
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Nope, had it done and it worked perfectly, of course you don't get the new tensioner or waterpump etc, but it does work.
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No catch at all.
Did it years ago with a Subaru Legacy. Ok on cars that don't have a cam belt driven water pump, or those with a cheapo tensioner.
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I've heard of a few people doing this - it was done on my wife's car (K-Series engine) and it's still going strong 3 years later. Like has been said above though - the tensioner and water pump don't get changed so it's likely that they'll need to be changed sooner than otherwise needed.
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Nice to hear bodgery is still king
Not a good idea if you wish to set the belt tension correctly This is without the risk of damaging the pulleys with a Stanley knife, or indeed damaging the new belt leading it onto the pulleys under full tension. Right up there with people who wind alternator belts on by turning the crankshaft pulley. Do the job right, or not at all Brian |
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I didn't remove the belt! It was getting on for midnight, is that a good enough excuse? I do agree though, why change the cam belt and not the tensioner?!? |
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Did just that on my SD1 2.6 many years ago.
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As Brian says above not a good idea at all
Far easier if you want a shortcut is get mark the pulleys with paint marks count the number of teeth between the various pulleys on the old belt and then mark up the new belt and fit so all the marks line up. But the tensioner must be retracted whilst putting the new belt on and then released once it's fitted. The smaller belts on the V6 can only be changed by locking the cams, as the belts can only be changed by removal of the pulleys The belts on our cars do not spontaneously break on their own no matter what age or mileage they've done Belt breakage in almost all cases has been caused by the tensioner, idler wheel, water pump or covers interfering with the belt. Russ
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Always nice to know the pulleys are checked and cleaned as well.
Makes for a proper bodge up as Brian said ! Never mind it's really up to you guys what you do, but I would rather see or do the job done correctly. |
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