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cambelt change ST170
Dave Bailey - 6/6/13 at 08:50 PM

Ok did the cambelt change today and what a pig... I have it back together but the cam timing is about 3 degrees different to before... not sure whether to do it again... I had a problem with the belt tensioner where the ford instructions say fit the tensioner move the hex adjuster to 4 o'clock then move the tensioner until the pointer aligns with the tab that is secured in the rear cover. Doing it this way and the adjuster would not align... I managed to get the adjuster aligned but the hex is at 9 O'clock . anyone else had the same issue?

Hopefully the video link below will help to explain...

cambelt_tensioner


silky16v - 7/6/13 at 06:45 AM

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Originally posted by Dave Bailey
Ok did the cambelt change today and what a pig... I have it back together but the cam timing is about 3 degrees different to before... not sure whether to do it again... I had a problem with the belt tensioner where the ford instructions say fit the tensioner move the hex adjuster to 4 o'clock then move the tensioner until the pointer aligns with the tab that is secured in the rear cover. Doing it this way and the adjuster would not align... I managed to get the adjuster aligned but the hex is at 9 O'clock . anyone else had the same issue?

Hopefully the video link below will help to explain...

cambelt_tensioner


Mine was exactly like that when I fitted the VCT delete kit did over 1000 miles no issues, have to agree very difficult to get it spot on