New Timing Belt Installation

[damianison]

damianison

Gee, if I could only remember

I found that to be a bit of a problem when I first replaced mine too.

I do remember having hassels just like you are expereiencing, sorry but I can't give an accurate description but one things for sure if you spend a good half hour or so working out how the spring works and what's its supose to do it should work out for you.

Don't force anything and just take it easy and you'll get there.:thumbsup:
I'll sleep on it and it might come back to me. Be back soon

Thanks, yeah Ive got it back together and its tight, just maybe too tight, didnt have to force anything other than winding the tension on to the spring. Th leg of which is sitting on a stud that sticks out of the block, that has no other apparant use. ie- nothing bolts on to it. just want to make sure its right as I dont want to have to fix a stuffed big end if it happens to be wrong. Was reasonably tight.

 

[Holdfast]

Well, I Can't remember

But I know that ya need is a good allen key to move the pully tensioner backwards and forwards.

Err, that's not much help aye? Atleast there's some moral support for you damianison:thumbsup:

Glad to hear you got it back together ok

Cheers

 

[damianison]

Help

Bump- HELP!!!!!

I still havnt found where the leg spring for my tensioner (cambelt) is supposed to rest on the block.
Although it is all running, I think I have it in the wrong spot, thus having too much preload on the spring = too tight on cambelt = stuffed big end.

Can anyone help me with this, have searched high and low.:bang:

Thanks
Damain

 

[Dan355]

Would a Gregories help?

 

[walesy]

hey dan355 shoulda asked him to advance the cam timing while he was there... makes em go heaps harder

 

[Dan355]

Ah really.....Cant make it too quick for the old lady. I rarely drive it. The vl's are a pretty nice car to drive apart from the standard suspension.

 

[walesy]

yeh the bodyroll is really bad, going through kiama bends is deadly if taken slightly too quick

 

[damianison]

Would a Gregories help?

no, unfortunatly it shows/ tells nothing oif the tensioner, other than telling you to check its condition when doing your cam belt

 

[Dan355]

mmm....... That sucks

 

[Holdfast]

I found some images of the Spring

If you can get your hands on a Copy of Max Ellery's workshop manual there's some images of the Tensioner and the spring.

The images are on page 162.

The reference says:

Ensure tensioner is free to rotate.

Ensure return spring is fitted to tensioner as shown in figure 6A-49

Fit tensioner onto mounting stud, ensuring that the spring end rests on the adjacent spring end stud, refer to figure 6A-50

Install the tension washers and lock nut onto the tensioner mounting stud, do not tighten. Ensure washers are fitted correctly,refer figure 6A-51

Reinstal and adjust camshaft drive belt as per 2.11 in this section.


Ok, the book as you know is:

Commodore Max Ellery's factory Workshop manual 1986 - 1988 VL
ISBN: 064601654X