[V8] Timing Belt Question for the pros........

[Mike]

Hey again Gunter,....................I'm no pro.  I have pulled a TB job
on my V though.
	 I Left my gear puller at work the day I was supposed to pull
the cams off.  I managed to do the t-belt without pulling the cam gears
off and Put the new one on. "Trust the tools" is right.  If the cams
stay on you can place the belt on right by feeding it on all the pulleys
and gears first then on the crank sprocket last.  Here retard a half
tooth, slip the belt on then advance that half tooth.  Belt will be
tight and in time.  That's how it worked for me
anyway.........Hmmmmmmmm.......

	Disclaimer: the above information is for entertainment purposes
only!


MIKE B.


-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Gunter
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:53 AM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: [V8] Timing Belt Question for the pros........

I am doing a TB on '90Q for the 1st time.....not a 5 hour job.  This is
a question for the pros at doing the TB:

Upon removing old TB, I lined up crank TDC proper.  Dist. rotors both
pointing toward notches.  Removed distributors and attempted to secure
locating flange whose pins were both sitting nicely, EXCEPT that the
dist. mounting bolts could not be secured because both flanges were
approx. 10 deg. off.........I moved the crank CW (facing engine) about
10 degrees and presto...........the bolts on the distributors went in.  

Does this discrepancy mean that the timing as it was originally set up
was wrong?  Car was running well.  

I'm not sure what to think...........I thought that the cams had to be
locked in to 0 degrees when the crank was at TDC as well   Could this
car have run reasonably with such as a discrepancy?

I plan on setting up the TB so that the crank is at TIC and the flanges
(3199) are sitting snug and secure using the dist. mounting bolts AND
the holes provided on the flanges and dist. housing.

Great service this V8 list serve provides....................

Gunter 1990 V8 Q 140 000miles
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