Problems with 2.5 timing belt marks (Images)
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Problems with 2.5 timing belt marks (Images)
Hey Guys,
I installed a new timing belt and tensioner and I'm having problems getting the camshaft marks to line up perfectly. All of the other marks line up pretty good except for the camshaft.
Images below. Are these OK? Appreciate any help or advice you can offer.
Thanks!
God Bless!!
98 Ford Ranger XLT 2.5L
Crankshaft
Oil Pump
Camshaft
I installed a new timing belt and tensioner and I'm having problems getting the camshaft marks to line up perfectly. All of the other marks line up pretty good except for the camshaft.
Images below. Are these OK? Appreciate any help or advice you can offer.
Thanks!
God Bless!!
98 Ford Ranger XLT 2.5L
Crankshaft
Oil Pump
Camshaft
Last edited by Boodaddy; 10-01-2019 at 01:48 PM.
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10-02-2019
#3
05-12-2022
I know this is an old post, but for the sake of anyone looking for the same information:
Here's a video showing the problem with the cam sprocket mark moving to the right (counter clockwise) once the tensioner is released.
To counter this it is recommended that the cam gear be turned clockwise just until the triangle is a little after the timing cover triangle(to the left)
Then when the tensioner is released the belt will pull the sprocket mark back in line rather than off a little like in this picture.
I'm actually at this stage right now. I rotated my cam sprocket clockwise just a bit and installed the belt. I just haven't released the tensioner yet to see if the marks line back up.
Now I just need to find out where on the sprockets the belt should ride. I'll start a new post for that.
Credit for the vid goes to Every Day I Race.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVS...S2TBqzsIUU832A
EVERY DAY I RACE
Here's a video showing the problem with the cam sprocket mark moving to the right (counter clockwise) once the tensioner is released.
To counter this it is recommended that the cam gear be turned clockwise just until the triangle is a little after the timing cover triangle(to the left)
Then when the tensioner is released the belt will pull the sprocket mark back in line rather than off a little like in this picture.
I'm actually at this stage right now. I rotated my cam sprocket clockwise just a bit and installed the belt. I just haven't released the tensioner yet to see if the marks line back up.
Now I just need to find out where on the sprockets the belt should ride. I'll start a new post for that.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVS...S2TBqzsIUU832A
EVERY DAY I RACE
#4
05-12-2022
Update:
When I released the small tension cinch bolt my tensioner didn't "snap" back into position like others did in videos, but I was able to give it a little tap after loosening the main bolt a bit more and then it snapped into place, just not as much as I expected.
So my cam timing mark didn't get pulled back all the way, but it's close. I wasn't messing with the tensioner again to pull the belt back off. It's closer than some marks in videos and the OP's picture of his so I'm calling it good..
I think I had the mounting bolt a little too snug when I released the tension bolt, that's why mine didn't snap into place right away. Otherwise I think the marks would have lined right back up.
So make sure your main bolt (the one with the spring) is backed off enough to let the tensioner release properly when loosening the small cinch bolt.
When I released the small tension cinch bolt my tensioner didn't "snap" back into position like others did in videos, but I was able to give it a little tap after loosening the main bolt a bit more and then it snapped into place, just not as much as I expected.
So my cam timing mark didn't get pulled back all the way, but it's close. I wasn't messing with the tensioner again to pull the belt back off. It's closer than some marks in videos and the OP's picture of his so I'm calling it good..
I think I had the mounting bolt a little too snug when I released the tension bolt, that's why mine didn't snap into place right away. Otherwise I think the marks would have lined right back up.
So make sure your main bolt (the one with the spring) is backed off enough to let the tensioner release properly when loosening the small cinch bolt.
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