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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
I was hoping the end of a frustrating day would be me finally identifying what the problem with the T-Belt install. Unfortunately that isn't/wasn't the case. Got home and measured the belt and sure enough it's 34mm or 1.34 in on the nose. So the belt is fine, the pulleys are fine. The last and only idea I have is to replace the camshaft sprockets. I have two spare from a prior known working engine. If that doesn't work, I give up. I'll put everything back together and hope for the best
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
You have identified the problem area. Why are you looking for something else??????
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Hocrest, with all due respect do you not understand that the tensioner is NOT my issue. The brand new OEM part, did the same thing earlier today. Are you suggesting that I have come across two brand new, faulty tensioners?
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Did you get a new tensioner or tensioner pulley? If you got a new pulley how much tension were you getting with the current tensioner.
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"The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything." 92 Pearl White Ls-l (138k) Euro Headlights & Blinkers, 97 Grill, Euro Tail Lights, SS Brake Lines, Stebro Exhaust, Slotted Rotors, Classic Registration 96 Legacy Outback (206k) 5-speed 2.2 Lightweight Crank Pulley, Group N Trans & Motor Mounts SOLD Wanted: Steering Wheel |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Michael, got a new tensioner pulley today. I try to use the same terminology as the manual. By tensioner I assume you are referring to the hydraulic tensioner, right? The hydraulic tensioner is original.
As for tension....how would you go about actually measuring that? |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Someone else might have a better answer? I use my thumb and IIRC it is fairly tight much more than an accessory belt. Just for clarification too, can you compare the old belt to the new? Is there anything odd about the new belt? Does it lie flat when you put it on a level surface on it's side?
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"The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything." 92 Pearl White Ls-l (138k) Euro Headlights & Blinkers, 97 Grill, Euro Tail Lights, SS Brake Lines, Stebro Exhaust, Slotted Rotors, Classic Registration 96 Legacy Outback (206k) 5-speed 2.2 Lightweight Crank Pulley, Group N Trans & Motor Mounts SOLD Wanted: Steering Wheel |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Yeah I mean it feels plenty tight, i do notice that the hydraulic tensioner's piston doesn't extend half as much as it did before, but that's expected considering it's a new belt.
The belt doesn't look defective in any way. WHen I lay it down it does seem to loosly mimic what it looked like when installed on all pulleys and yes it lays flat. Maybe worth mentioning that the T-Belt sat in the box for close to 2 years before install. Could being bunched up in the box have warped it in some way? I made a big mistake by throwing out all the pulleys and old timing belt when I installed everything. I am so pissed i threw it all out so quickly. |
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The timing belt tension is not a consideration. The tensioner can handle a little variation in the belt length... N/A |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
I've been referring to the tensioner pulley all along. The new tensioner (the one i picked up from the dealer today) had the same movement/play as the pulley shown in the video.
From what I can tell the pulley needs some play in order to swing on it's axis as the belt ages. Otherwise, removing that play (by using a washer) the bolt presses directly against the pulley and permanently fixes it into one position. Keith, yes I replaced all pulleys. All pulley bolts were hand tightened, if there were some crossthreading I would have felt it. The bolts went in without incident. |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
There is a "sleeve" with a washer on the end of it that goes in the pulley, and allows the pulley to swivel with the bolt torqued down. You must be missing this piece and that is the problem.
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Keith I was just thinking... I will be 82 years old this june and you are my biggest project... In my lifetime! |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
The best two people on this form have also suggested this! SVXFILES and Harvey... The 2 best people here!
Keith Last edited by kwren; 02-14-2012 at 08:43 PM. |
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Re: Too much timing belt travel...
Nate, I have this piece. I posted a pic of it...see post 46. It is this sleeve that allows the pulley some play. The front of the pulley protrudes out slighly past the pulley preventing the bolt from coming into direct contact with the pulley.
Last edited by SVXMAN2001; 02-14-2012 at 08:56 PM. |
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