triumphdave
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| posted on 6/4/08 at 11:07 AM |
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XE cambelt
Do I need a special tool to tighten the cambelt on an early XE,or can you do it by feel?
[Edited on 6/4/08 by triumphdave]
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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Mark G
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| posted on 6/4/08 at 11:25 AM |
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I haven't done a belt on an xe for a few years now but I think there's a needle on the tensioner that points to a marking on the back of
the tensioner (a marking for new and used). You tighten it with a 5mm allen key and turn the engine over a few times and time it up again and check
the tension.
If its ok, start the engine up and run for a min or 2. Then stop the engine, time up and check the mark again.
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ned
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 09:22 AM |
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no tool required, tighten the offcentre/cam type tensioner pulley and check tension by twisting the belt. pretty sure the haynes tells you how much it
should twist by when under correct tension. just about 80-90 degrees from memory but i could be wrong.
Ned.
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