Timing Belt Replacement

[ezzaNrod]

Hey peoples!

Our timing belt went on the weekend! We have the new belt, were not sure if it has done any further damage? hopefully not ! Does anyone have any idea how to put it back on and in the right spots after its snapped? We have asked a few machanics in town and no one wants anything to do with our car??

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! its only just got back on the road after the yellow sticker and now this??!!! ahhh

anyway, anything would help.... its a R33 95 GTST

cheers !

[dan_the_man]

go to a workshop. hyperdrive should be happy to help

if u f**ked it up bye bye engine

[mitchy_]

  dan_the_man said:

go to a workshop. hyperdrive should be happy to help

if u f**ked it up bye bye engine

they are in geraldton

theres a guy at tyrepower in geraldton that owns a white 33, maybe ask him where he gets his car serviced?

[dan_the_man]

woops missed that part

[ossie_21]

Don't screw with it because it is a very important part of the engine! I got mine done at a workshop which will remain un-named, one different to where my performance mods are done, and for that reason I believe they didn't take the care they should have with it. Timing was way out when I got it back, and it made it hell.

Take it to somewhere that has dealt with your car/previous cars before & you can trust. If that doesn't apply, somewhere convenient for you.

[342Four]

hijacking a bit - geraldton and augusta? thats like two opposites of te map

its something i wouldnt want to f**k with anyway, even on my car

[ix9]

DIY I say - I did mine, with a bit of common sense and a willingness to learn its pretty simple

[Emancipator]

  Strich9 said:

DIY I say - I did mine, with a bit of common sense and a willingness to learn its pretty simple

Absolutely!!

I have done numerous RB timing belts and a few others. The Gates belts have lines on the. If you point the dowels on the cams up and set the bottom end to TDC then line up the belt marks with the punch marks.

Of course its VERY important not to turn the bottom end independent of the cams, otherwise the valves will hit the piston tops and bend, if that hasnt already happened. The way around this, remove the cams so the valves arent depressed, easy.

Brent.

[ix9]

  Emancipator said:

Of course its VERY important not to turn the bottom end independent of the cams, otherwise the valves will hit the piston tops and bend, if that hasnt already happened. The way around this, remove the cams so the valves arent depressed, easy.

Brent.

I lined up my cams to the marks on the timing cover, THEN turned the bottom end over 39849384 times to make it all line up with TDC, worked fine for me. I can only assume by this logic that keeping the cams on thier marks, keeps them totally clear of the pistons??

P.S. Yes, my engine is fine