[V8] Timing Belt puzzle for you

[Kneale Brownson]

You CAN do that, but the manual says to recheck the damper shock length
after torquing the crank bolt to its max.  What I did was install the
passenger side cover so I could use the harmonic balancer tool and then
popped the cover back off to make the adjustment eccentric available.
Turned out the shock length did change a bit, but it remained within the 3
mm adjustment range.  I could have just checked the length before removing
the cover again, and then only taken it off if I needed to get to the
eccentric.  The fact I have the whole front end off makes putting the cover
on and off not too bad a task.


At 04:59 PM 4/24/2006 -0700, Buchholz, Steven wrote:
>.. excellent question!  It has been a while so I don't recall for certain 
>how I did it ... but Bentley is clear that none of the other tools are to be 
>used for holding the harmonic balancer while tightening the crank bolt ... 
>
>It seems to me that you can take care of getting the toothed belt damper 
>length set up with the crank bolt tightened as snug as you can get it 
>holding the 3197 in your hand (one illustration even shows this).  Once the 
>belt is set up and you are reassembling you can use the 3197 as the factory 
>intended once the passenger side cover is installed.  
>
>Steve B
>San José, CA (USA)
>> 
>> On 15-35-2 of the manual regarding installation of the timing belts, it
>> says to turn the engine at least two times after removing the camshaft and
>> crankshaft damper locating tools and then TIGHTEN VIBRATION DAMPER CENTER
>> BOLT TO 258 FT. LBS.  employing the 2079 torque extender.
>> 
>> No mention of using the 3197 crankshaft damper holder tool to keep the
>> engine from turning.  Besides, there's nothing in place to hold the holder.
>> 
>> After tightening the crankshaft bolt, we're supposed to check/adjust the
>> length of the belt vibration damper shock by using the eccentric tensioning
>> roller, and then tighten the stop plate fastener in the damper assembly and
>> remove the tool keeping that aligned.
>> 
>> OK, so you need the passenger side cover off to get to the belt tension
>> adjustment eccentric roller, and if I remember correctly, it's the
>> passenger side cover that incorporates the structure used to hold the 3197
>> tool steady so you can apply all that torque to the crankshaft bolt.
>> 
>> SO HOW DO I HOLD THE 3197 STEADY AND PUT TORQUE ON THE CRANLSHAFT BOLT?
>
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