Changing timing belt and noisy hydraulics

[Phil Payne]

> Many thanks - I agree on all points. One question thoough.  Not having
seen
> how the timing belt fits on my car, but the use of the 2079/2084 tool
combo
> makes me conclude that the lower crank pulley has to come off.  Why is
this
> necessary?  The Bentley seems to show that the belt (admittedly for the
Urq)
> is long enough to require the water pump pully to be used as the
tensioner.
> I can understand using 2084 to make sure that the cam and crank pulleys do
> not vary from TDC if one does not use the screwdriver trick, but why would
> one have to retorque the retainer bolt unless the oil pump was being
removed
> for check or replacement?

'Cos you can't get the belt off without doing so.  It's obvious that the
block casting is deliberately designed to force this.  The pulley has to
come off - you can't get the belt out otherwise.

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