Timing belt locking tool
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Timing belt locking tool
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my garage says there is a locking tool for changing the timing belt on my cossie and they’ve thrown theirs away years ago!
anyone know where to get one?
thanks
russ
my garage says there is a locking tool for changing the timing belt on my cossie and they’ve thrown theirs away years ago!
anyone know where to get one?
thanks
russ
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There is no locking tool for an yb engine, only thing who is recomended is to use tension tool https://www.google.no/search?q=coswo...=1533307622898
No tool is needed (it's not free floating) unlike modern stuff!
The hardest bit is the said tension, it should be possible to twist the belt through 90 degrees WITH the engine at running temperature.
Martin
The hardest bit is the said tension, it should be possible to twist the belt through 90 degrees WITH the engine at running temperature.
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I will pull up a chair to watch you try and twist a belt while the engine is running lol
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I have always used the rule of the thumb, what is your advice?
If you read my post, I stated whilst at running temperature 
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i must be getting confused then cause I can’t work that out??? If I put to TDC two pistons are BDC and thus forces acting on cam, cutting the belt could cause the cam to move
locking the cam will prevent this
in my mind the tensioner is only once fitted??
am I missing something?
locking the cam will prevent this
in my mind the tensioner is only once fitted??
am I missing something?
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i must be getting confused then cause I can’t work that out??? If I put to TDC two pistons are BDC and thus forces acting on cam, cutting the belt could cause the cam to move
locking the cam will prevent this
in my mind the tensioner is only once fitted??
am I missing something?
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if you don’t lock the cams the cam will move and then how do you know what position it should be in? Tensioner does nothing but tension the belt when fitted it has nothing to do with timing
Why are you arguing with the experts if you don't feel confident just get a professional to replace your cam belt., The only special tool you really need is the puller for the crank pulley
i must be getting confused then cause I can’t work that out??? If I put to TDC two pistons are BDC and thus forces acting on cam, cutting the belt could cause the cam to move
locking the cam will prevent this
in my mind the tensioner is only once fitted??
am I missing something?
What Mark and grcossie have referred to is a tensioning tool, this is to ensure the belt is at the correct tension, as this is a manual process.
I would also advise you renew the tensioner, which is just as important as the belt itself.
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ill see what ford charge
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i agree but I cannot find a garage I can trust, my local garage don’t want to do it due to the value of the car etc and they prefer to do mot, servicing and brakes etc they tend to not do bigger jobs anymore
there is a local specialist but I know so many people who have been to them with complaints that I won’t go to them.
id do it myself but I’m not satisfied I fully understand it. As in my mind you should lock the cams and count the teeth to make sure the correct teeth line up on old and new (on the belt that is)
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i agree but I cannot find a garage I can trust, my local garage don’t want to do it due to the value of the car etc and they prefer to do mot, servicing and brakes etc they tend to not do bigger jobs anymore
there is a local specialist but I know so many people who have been to them with complaints that I won’t go to them.
id do it myself but I’m not satisfied I fully understand it. As in my mind you should lock the cams and count the teeth to make sure the correct teeth line up on old and new (on the belt that is)
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know any around the Plymouth area? I don’t have the time to go far!
Like most things provided you prepare properly, it's not a problem.
It's appreciated though if you have doubts to have someone do it.
Auto Dynamix are based are in Devon and that would be my recommendation.
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It's appreciated though if you have doubts to have someone do it.
Auto Dynamix are based are in Devon and that would be my recommendation.
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Cheers for that
just called dynamix they said Ł150! And they mainly deal in cossies!
think I’ll scout the garage out during the week and go there for the job
rather let someone else do it!
just called dynamix they said Ł150! And they mainly deal in cossies!
think I’ll scout the garage out during the week and go there for the job
rather let someone else do it!
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Told you it would be cheaper.
James will also be able to advise on your charge cooler set up and will prob advise removing it.
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Ł530!! And you can guarantee if you took it to a main Ford dealer the mechanic who does it will never have done any work on a Cosworth engine!!!! I see that you have now found James at Autodynamic who has a vast knowledge of all things Cosworth related. Maybe he will also be able to help you with sorting out or removing that strange cooling system your car has got.
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