Re: Timing Belts

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Audidudi sayeth unto me, re the timing belt job on my 200:

> Anyway, the point of this is: DO NOT USE THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT TO PULL THE
> NEW IDLER INTO THE RECESS!!!  It'll break off -- btdt, twice -- and I ended
> up using a brass drift and a hammer to tap it in instead.  It's not an easy
> shot because the crossmember is in the way but if you have a long enough
> drift, it will work...

Gotcha covered on that one!!  I used a hammer to tap on the CENTER of 
the idler, not on the outer part, and snugged it in before inserting 
bolt.  Yup, the skinny bolt (spec torque: 7 lbs/ft) is another 
shining example of idiotic design....I'm sure they did it because 
they didn't WANT us to use the bolt to draw the idler into place.  
But at least it's skinny enough that this cognition-challenged member 
of the list figured out not to use it to seat the idler.  Sorry that 
it happened to you.

You're right, the crossmember is in the way, but it can be done with 
small taps and a bit of patience (which it is obvious to all 
list-members that I was dangerously low on by that point...)


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