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To start this one off... I went to see my mate today and he was doing the timing belt on a Peugeot 406. A bit of a pig of a job as access is limited. he did something which I though was a great idea.
He took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
He took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
buzzer said:
To start this one off... I went to see my mate today and he was doing the timing belt on a Peugeot 406. A bit of a pig of a job as access is limited. he did something which I though was a great idea.
He took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
Done that many times myself but one slip and it's a tangled mess so definately a case of get positioned and slowly slowlyHe took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
That is a bloody good tip !
I have nothing that genius, but mine are :
Don't let monkeys with airguns near you car.
Taking the engine off one mount and tipping it sideways a bit is a good way to get to sides of inline 4 engines in narrow bays.
Rubber strap wrenches are good for taking off coolant hoses.
Washing up gloves are a handy source of extra grip.
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
I have nothing that genius, but mine are :
Don't let monkeys with airguns near you car.
Taking the engine off one mount and tipping it sideways a bit is a good way to get to sides of inline 4 engines in narrow bays.
Rubber strap wrenches are good for taking off coolant hoses.
Washing up gloves are a handy source of extra grip.
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
I'm not anywhere near good enough mechanically to give out tips, but one that's saved me time recently is to think about a problem logically and with an open mind, rather than blindly following instructions. The wiper motor on an S2 Elise is supposed to be a clam off job, and I printed off the workshop manual pages and set aside a Saturday to do it. However, as I was clearing some space in the garage on the Friday night, I stood and had a look at the problem properly and realised that my small hands could get in under the clam and change the motor in situ with no clam removal at all. The whole job took 30 minutes after breakfast the next day, rather than the 6 hours or whatever that garages had charged me, and that I'd consigned myself to.
a magnet n a long piece of flexible cable is probably the most sueful thing I own
take your time
Measure twice/read the manual twice, then get to work
Have a wireless inetrent connection. Then buy an old laptop and have this in the garage- there is masses of info and how-to on the internet, and you can read it all whilst working on the car
take your time
Measure twice/read the manual twice, then get to work
Have a wireless inetrent connection. Then buy an old laptop and have this in the garage- there is masses of info and how-to on the internet, and you can read it all whilst working on the car
Always make sure before drianing fluids you have the means and access to replace them
ie that the gearbox filler plug can be removed before you drop the oil out into a bucket!!!
If you don't and you shear off an allen key flush in the filler plug turning the car upside down to fill the box up via the drain plug is the next avaliable option and it needs more than one person and can lead to other problems like fuel, engine oil and battery acid leaks
ie that the gearbox filler plug can be removed before you drop the oil out into a bucket!!!
If you don't and you shear off an allen key flush in the filler plug turning the car upside down to fill the box up via the drain plug is the next avaliable option and it needs more than one person and can lead to other problems like fuel, engine oil and battery acid leaks
I have absolutely NO DOUBT that this is a DPM, but it's always great to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA
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buzzer said:
To start this one off... I went to see my mate today and he was doing the timing belt on a Peugeot 406. A bit of a pig of a job as access is limited. he did something which I though was a great idea.
He took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
I've seen quite a few lads cut the timing belt in half with the engine at a fast tick-over (easier and neater ).He took a stanly knife with a new blade, and proceeded to cut the cam belt in half, to make a half wide belt... A bit at a time as he turned the engine. Once it was split fully, he cut the first half of the belt off and removed it completely, leaving half the belt still on to the rear of the pulleys.
he then slackened the tensioner slightly and slid the new belt into place on the first half of the pulleys! once in place he cut the remainder of the old belt off and slid the new belt fully into place. he said he often did them like this as it was a good way of ensuring the timing was correct (assuming it was in the first place...)he then tensioned it as normal.
I thought this was a great way to ensure you get the timing correct as sometimes its difficult to see the marks or you need special tools to lock the engine, diesel pump ect.
anyone else want to share tips like this?
Apparently one of the works Subaru teams employed this procedure.
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