New timing belt and cam position

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sonofshin

sonofshin

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Putting on the new timing belt and noticed the ds cam has rotated to about the 10 o'clock position. Must have rotated when I removed the old belt. Is it ok to just rotate it back to alignment or is there something else I need to do to get it back where it should be?
 
just roll it back. Make sure there is no play or extra belt between the cams before you release the pin on the tensioner. Any play will cause the PS cam to rotate CCW a little to take the slack.
 
Same thing happened to me, I just rolled the driver and passenger side cams back into place and installed the new belt.
 
Thanks for the replies guys! I figured that's what I should do but needed some confirmation, I guess.
 
Also be sure you have the belt installed and mark orientated for driver's side from the seated position ;). Caught myself on that one :)
 
So can anyone give any hints as to how you keep the belt from skipping teeth on the cam pulleys while rotating the crank twice to check it? There's not enough tension to hold it in place.
 
Been a while since I did mine but..I think turning the crack a couple rotations was the last step before bolting everything back on. The tensioner should apply enough force to keep the belt from slipping, if it still slips something is not right. Assuming the belt is the correct one, make sure all slack is out of the belt except in the area of the tension pulley. If there I slack in the belt, ie: 1 extra "tooth" of belt, between the two cams eventually this slack will cause the belt to jump 1"tooth" on a cam until the slack migrates to the tensioner section. If I remember correctly I advanced the cams CW about half a tooth past the marks, held the belt firm at the PS cam and worked CW to take out any slack. When I pulled the tensioner pin and the belt got tight it rolled the cams back CCW the half tooth. Turn the crank 2 full turns, make sure it lines up at he timing mark, check both cams are still aligned and you should be good to go. Took me a couple tries.
 
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