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 Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
 14th Jun 2025 6:37 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
All done!
Sweetest sound ever when pressing the start button and it just purrs…..
Two schoolboy errors putting back together….
Just about to get torque wrench on new crank bolt when somet ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
14th Jun 2025 12:59 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Timing belt tensioner has moved….
Ok, on went the T belt, new tensioner, water pump etc, made adjustments, tightened up , rotated engine 10 times, all good, tensioner still showing in correct pos ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
14th Jun 2025 9:23 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Belt number are different…. But have same number of teeth, so will fit it .
If anyone following know why this is not the right belt shout loud please!
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| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
14th Jun 2025 9:10 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Morning my support crew… thank you for the messages of encouragement….
Update as at 0900hrs
Crank bolt is off after finding a bar for the end of the socket wrench…
 Old belt marked up ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 6:19 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Final update for tonight…..
Locking pin in crankshaft bolt end….eventually
L shaped bar, in as far as it will go.
Two starter motor bolts holding in flywheel lock (I live on a farm, farmer had ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 5:23 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Well, apparently yes, I was supposed to know in advance that I would need to provide my own nuts to fit this  ing thing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCiNf_yM3A8
Not mentioned anywher ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 5:09 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Am I just being a bit thick here….
Three bolts off starter motor….
Correct tool to lock flywheel…..
How does two of these bolts lock anything….They screwed into starter motor body….
Or w ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 4:46 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Decided it.
As long as crank bolt is in fully, which it is, will put in L as far as it will go, put on final torque absorbing piece and just crack on |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 4:43 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Iced coffee and back at it found hole with small driver
Put 6mm drill to clear any crap, marked how far drill bit went in
Marked up L tool with same distance……
But it won’t go in that far, ev ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 4:02 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
| Rotated the engine 4 time now, twice found top crank pin locking location, twice taken out, tried to find bottom one for L pin, it’s as though is just not there. Had to stop, felt woozy, not enough ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 3:21 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
given up.
There is no way that I can find a hole for the 2nd L shaped locking pin to go through, tried jiggling whatever can move with the 1st pin in, but no joy, can’t even see how to g ... |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 2:38 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Two hours later…..still hadn’t found where the locking pin was supposed to go….
Totally off by now, drove into letchworth to get mirror on a stick….
(On motorbike shorts and tee, ... |
| Belt change time…. |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 12:17 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 314 · Subject: Belt change time…. |
All the fun news on my 1st….
https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic40862.html |
| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
13th Jun 2025 12:10 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
Update……
3 hours later have only just got starter motor off, either you all have girls sized hands or no skin left….
Knows how I’m going to torque that back up…..
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| Newbie timing belt question |
BillBolderos
12th Jun 2025 7:44 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 35 · Views: 1061 · Subject: Newbie timing belt question |
I agree with you Jules, 82 is the number to aim for. Paper protractor printed off ready for the morning!
For those interested in the why, the following is a simple explanation….
https://www.en ... |
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