How many of you who replace their own Timing belt

[mag]

Hey guys as above, do you take off the rocker cover and back off the rocker shaft retaining bolts?? To get the correct belt tension...

[Nackerz]

why would you want to do that for?

if you read the gregorys manual is does not say anything about removing the rocker cover and these bolts you speak of

[mag]

why would you want to do that for?

if you read the gregorys manual is does not say anything about removing the rocker cover and these bolts you speak of

It does in mine I'll check again lol

[Nackerz]

what page bloke?

[mag]

It does in mine I'll check again lol

Yep that's what is says or you won't get the correct tension on the belt

[seans VL Calais]

nah mate no need to do that. i think it says in there if you have pulled the whole lot apart to put the belt back on first then do up them bolts but you dont have to undo them to just do a timing belt.

what book is it from ? one of the green holden ones?? what pg?

trust me mate its not neede ive done 100s of these at work and 3 of my own

[mag]

Yep that's what is says or you won't get the correct tension on the belt

Page 45 section 5. TIMING BELT AND TENSION.

[Nackerz]

yeah thats what i was thinking, when i do mine i just pull the belt off and put a new one on, i dont touch the rocker cover etc

[Nackerz]

yeah i know that but what part does it say i just had a look

[mag]

nah mate no need to do that. i think it says in there if you have pulled the whole lot apart to put the belt back on first then do up them bolts but you dont have to undo them to just do a timing belt.

what book is it from ? one of the green holden ones?? what pg?

trust me mate its not neede ive done 100s of these at work and 3 of my own

That's what I was hoping as the job just gets bigger if you have too...

[mag]

yeah i know that but what part does it say i just had a look

To install..page 44 on to page 45 (7) loosen blah blah "Note"

[seans VL Calais]

just do the belt mate if anything to get the tention right before you put the belt on turn the crank a little anticlock wise about half a tooth then put the belt on (dont undo tentioner yet) and turn the crank back to its orig spot (line up with the mark) the cam should stay in the same spot but now you have a good tention on that side of the belt and then release the tentioner and it should be a good tention all round, then obviouslt do your 2 revolutions and make sure it all still lines up. hope that made sence. it works for me anyway, on all sorts of cars

[mag]

nah mate no need to do that. i think it says in there if you have pulled the whole lot apart to put the belt back on first then do up them bolts but you dont have to undo them to just do a timing belt.

what book is it from ? one of the green holden ones?? what pg?

trust me mate its not neede ive done 100s of these at work and 3 of my own

Gregorys No.238

[mag]

just do the belt mate if anything to get the tention right before you put the belt on turn the crank a little anticlock wise about half a tooth then put the belt on (dont undo tentioner yet) and turn the crank back to its orig spot (line up with the mark) the cam should stay in the same spot but now you have a good tention on that side of the belt and then release the tentioner and it should be a good tention all round, then obviouslt do your 2 revolutions and make sure it all still lines up. hope that made sence. it works for me anyway, on all sorts of cars

Yeah that made sense to me thanks

[woteva]

I did a couple on my VL many years ago. I do remember that the harmonic balancer had to be removed.
The first timing belt I did was soon after I got the VL. And the second time I did it was when the timing belt had to be removed to replace the water pump.

[mag]

I did a couple on my VL many years ago. I do remember that the harmonic balancer had to be removed.
The first timing belt I did was soon after I got the VL. And the second time I did it was when the timing belt had to be removed to replace the water pump.

Thanks bud got one sitting here ready

[jatsvl]

i have done this at least 7 times and didn't bother with the cam bolts and have not had a problem.
I'm not sure as to why they put that in the gregory's.

[mag]

i have done this at least 7 times and didn't bother with the cam bolts and have not had a problem.
I'm not sure as to why they put that in the gregory's.

Thanks and no me either, so some time this week I'll do it...