timing belt

[foamypirate]

I don't understand why everyone is getting so confused about this stupid thing.


On an F22, you loosen the 14mm adjusting nut, push down on the tensioner to take tension off of the timing belt, AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE WITH THAT BOLT. After you have put the new timing belt on and want to TENSION IT, you REMOVE THE BOLT, turn the engine counter-clockwise to put tension on the belt, and tighten the 14mm adjusting nut.

[91-accord]

you c the screw driver. you have to take that 14mm bolt out and stick a screw driver in that to make sure that is in time to.. you will c the groove in the pully but the other one is kinda hard you have to look for it. its hard to c beacuse of the shield..

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When I did the timing on my engine, this pulley/tensioner's mark did not line up at all....I just locked it in place where the screwdriver goes in and went from there. It's possibly that the pulley shifted, right??? I think so.

[bcjammerx]

Have you looked at teh haynes manuel??

Yes...and it is wrong...the springs do NOT do the job they are designed to do

Also, you cannot adjust the timing belt via the said method in the manual
i.e. loosen the 14mm and turn the belt counter clockwise...that doesn't work...because those springs don't work...so ignore that.

and I'm with you foamypirate...I don't get it either...you said it just like I did...so I can't add anything else

[chicago]

Bolt?

im not talking about the bolt were the screwdriver goes in. im talking about the bolt that is pointd out in this pic?


but both of these bolts i believe have to go back in. they came out why would they not go back in??

[foamypirate]

im not talking about the bolt were the screwdriver goes in. im talking about the bolt that is pointd out in this pic?


but both of these bolts i believe have to go back in. they came out why would they not go back in??

And the bolt that is circled in yellow is the bolt we are talking about. THAT BOLT IS NOT THERE WHEN YOU REMOVE THE TIMING COVER. It is one of the bolts that holds the timing belt COVER on. When you are changing the belt, you lock the tensioner in the untensioned position by using one of the TIMING COVER BOLTS. When you have the new belt on, you TAKE THAT BOLT OUT and tension the new belt, and put everything back together.


If you want to leave that bolt there and lock your tensioner in the untensioned position and let your timing belt proceed to shred itself and skip teeth on the cam gear thereby potentially destroying your motor, be my guest...

[bcjammerx]

I really don't see how you aren't following us here...not only am I not the only person saying this...but it's been said like 10 times already.

I don't care if that bolt was there when you took the covers off to begin with...it does not belong there.

Now I'm going to unsubscribe from this thread because this is becoming a annoying waste of time

[chicago]

And the bolt that is circled in yellow is the bolt we are talking about. THAT BOLT IS NOT THERE WHEN YOU REMOVE THE TIMING COVER. It is one of the bolts that holds the timing belt COVER on. When you are changing the belt, you lock the tensioner in the untensioned position by using one of the TIMING COVER BOLTS. When you have the new belt on, you TAKE THAT BOLT OUT and tension the new belt, and put everything back together.


If you want to leave that bolt there and lock your tensioner in the untensioned position and let your timing belt proceed to shred itself and skip teeth on the cam gear thereby potentially destroying your motor, be my guest...

OK! WE already talked about not using caps... look that is not the bolt that come out of the timeing belt cover.. ok the bolts are made diffrent.. i need more people to say something about this..... just wanting to check..


have you 2 done this. is your car still runnning with that bolt out???