

| Subject: | Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt |
| From: | ralph meyermann |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:06 -0600 |
thepartsplace.com has the tools needed in a kit for approximately$140.00. Thats where I got mine. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Jan 28, 2014 11:47 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve, > > To replace the timing belt, you first need some stuff: > > Timing Belt > Tensioner > > and you need some tools: > > cam locking plate (metal bar that goes into the slot at the back of the > cam) > Injector pump locking pin > Tensioner adjustment tool > > The Haynes manual, at least, gives you drill size you can substitute for > the cam locking pin and I think the thickness of the cam locking bar. There > isn't much subsitute for the tensioner adjuster, although the first time I > did it I used some smallish bent nosed needlenose pliers. On an 82 you will > need a 15 mm wrench for the tensioner nut. > > And you need to know what to do. > > First, get the engine to TDC. You will know it is at TDC by the flyweel > mark when the groove on the inside of the injector pump pulley is adjacent > to and aligned with the nearby groove in the mounting bracket. Further > proof you are at TDC is that the two cam lobes nearest you are pointing up, > and further still that the cam locking plate drops neatly into the slot. > > If it doesn't drop neatly into the slot, you are either not exactly at > flywheel TDC or else your cam needs retiming. But that's another (related) > story. > > Drop the muffler. Thank me later. > > With all this done, remove the water pump pulley on an 82 or the whole > crank pulley (just four allen bolts) on later models. It's probably easier > to remove the pulley anyway. You may or may not have a stone guard on your > 82 setup that needs to come off, but it will be obvious way down low on > your engine. > > Loosen the tensioner. Slip the belt off little by little at its four main > points of contact: > > Injector pulley > Cam pulley > intermediate shaft pulley > Crank pulley > > Now slip the new belt back on, routing it from the bottom up. > > A mosquito's breath can get your TDC out of whack while pulling all the > tension you can out of the belt as you work your way up. Check it again > before proceeding. > > Get some belt teeth over the cam pulley, then turn your attention to to the > pump. Notice that the locking pin is cocked a little to your left from the > pressure of the pump internals. With your thumb, preload this pin back to > get rid of the angle before slipping the belt on. You want it sticking out > or you'll be a tooth off, and you only have two teeth before interference > sets in. Check TDC again. If OK, tighten the tensioner slightly against the > belt. Remove the locking plate and the pin, and use a socket wrench to give > the crank four revolutions to check for interference with the valves. Hit > the top of the belt between the pulleys with a mallet. While turning the > adjuster wrench (its two pins fit the holes in the face of the adjuster) > turn it up and to the right, counterclockwise, while twisting the belt at > the top with your other hand. You should be able to turn it through 45 > degrees with moderate finger pressure. > > Holding the tensioner adjuster at this angle, tighten the adjuster lock > nut. Put the valve cover back on and you are done. > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Steve <loudmouth_70@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Listies: > > > > Time to change my timing belt on my 82 diesel. I've got the Bentley but > I > > need more detail. Should I go with Haynes or maybe there's an online > > resource that spells out the process in more detail? > > > > thanks, > > > > Steve > > >
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