2.8 tdi frontera, help !?

[algtj]

Need to change the timing belt on my mates car, no Haines book of lies!<br>
Any body know which way the crankshaft pulley nut unscrew's?<br>
Thinking left hand thread......<br>
Needs to come off to remove timing belt cover.<br>
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Why can't they fit chains to all cars!!!!?<br>
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Thanks in advance<br>
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[george]

looking at the autodata disc and you dont have to remove the pulley centre bolt it has four bolts holding the pulley to the crankshaft drive pulley<br>
hope this is some help

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[algtj]

Thanks George but the pulley needed to come off to remove the whole timing belt cover.<br>
Removed the four bolts and with the bonnet removed, three large blokes on a six foot bar we persuaded the centre bolt to undo!<br>
Normal thread confused us as the direction of rotation of the engine dictated (by sound engineering practice!) a left hand thread.

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[george]

from what i remember don't remove the cam wheel it's on a taper not keyed(unless you have the cam tools) but it's some time since iv'e done one and it was a truck not a suv

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[algtj]

I am afraid I abandoned my mate to it as I was busy Dolomiting today.<br>
From what I could see before I left was the tension needed releasing then the belt should have "simply" slid off!!!!<br>
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[SprintV8]

If you haven't taken the belt off already,<br>
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Cut the original belt inhalf (width way's)<br>
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Slide the new belt onto the pully's etc<br>
You may need to slighty loosen the tensioner to get the belt on.<br>
But keep some tension on to keep the old belt tight.<br>
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Once the new belt is on<br>
Cut the old belt completely off<br>
Then slide the new belt fully on.<br>
Tension back up Done.<br>
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I also have a Autodata CD I can scan a copy of the page and send to you if that help's.<br>


<p>1980 Dolomite SprintV8 (Soon to be shoehorned with a 360bhp of TVR AJP V8 Pumping Alloy !)<br>
2002 Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi Estate.... Part's delivery Vehicle.<br>
They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same!)</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... printV8</A> at: 14/3/06 7:35 am<br></i>

[Carsreunited]

I told you that there would be someone who would know! Didn't realise there would be two people!<br>
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[SMIFTER]

That is a bloody good tip for cam belts. I have to do mine on the XE which I'll adopt your technique for.<br>
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Nice one Phil. You've obviously done a few in your time!<br>
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[algtj]

Thanks for that Phil, could you send it too me at algtj@btinternet.com and I will forward it to my mate.<br>
Top idea.....!<br>
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Looking at the state of the cambelt when I left the other day only half of it was left anyway!!!!<br>
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