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Do you change your own timing belt?
Paul:
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--- Quote from: "Paul" ---My 200tdi has a Zeus timing gear convertion kit fitted. 8)
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Paul/gallery/BAB/0/a02e82f506b8f99207d861ceb1c660e5.JPG/
No timing belts for me. :wink: :D
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whats this then :?: :?:
Chris
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It replaces the timing belt with gears. :D www.zeus.uk.com
wizard:
I snapped one at Billing a few years ago.
Changed it between lunch and supper followed by lots of Stella.
wizard
Hightower:
What's a timing belt? Have looked it up in the TD5 manual and I don't have one :wink:
jnoshea:
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--- Quote from: "jnoshea" ---My main reasons for this are a fear of shafting the engine by getting it wrong, and the fact that all the specialist tools needed amount to more than the job will cost in a garage (which seems to be about £150). Do you do yours?
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:?: :?: :?: :?: :?: , what special tools :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
I've done mine twice so far and haven't brought any special tools.
Chris
ps: if your just changing the belt, for the sake of it and pulleys are ok, you don't have to worry about upsetting the timing. cut the belt in half (down the middle), slide on the new one and then cut off the old half and finish off pushing on the new one.... job's a gooden :idea:
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What a freaking superb tip! Thanks.
Concerning the 'no special tools then' How do stop the crankshaft from turning when you're trying to undo the nut holding the pulley/damper on, I understand that it is done up to a very high torque. And don't you need a special puller to get the pulley/damper off? My father is coming up on the weekend to help me get the head back on, but if I can do the job without any special tools I might have a go at the timing belt too.
chris9119:
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--- Quote from: "jnoshea" ---My main reasons for this are a fear of shafting the engine by getting it wrong, and the fact that all the specialist tools needed amount to more than the job will cost in a garage (which seems to be about £150). Do you do yours?
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:?: :?: :?: :?: :?: , what special tools :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
I've done mine twice so far and haven't brought any special tools.
Chris
ps: if your just changing the belt, for the sake of it and pulleys are ok, you don't have to worry about upsetting the timing. cut the belt in half (down the middle), slide on the new one and then cut off the old half and finish off pushing on the new one.... job's a gooden :idea:
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What a freaking superb tip! Thanks.
Concerning the 'no special tools then' How do stop the crankshaft from turning when you're trying to undo the nut holding the pulley/damper on, I understand that it is done up to a very high torque. And don't you need a special puller to get the pulley/damper off? My father is coming up on the weekend to help me get the head back on, but if I can do the job without any special tools I might have a go at the timing belt too.
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I stuck a drill bit through a hole that was there :idea: :idea:
Chris
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