1 bolt for the crank pulley - then the cover will come off. Since someone changed the belts recently, it may come off easily.
1 bolt for the crank pulley - then the cover will come off. Since someone changed the belts recently, it may come off easily.
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The manual shows one bolt, I can feel 3
Should be 4 - and a roll pin as a dowel. The bolts mount the pulley to the crank timing sprocket. The big @ss centre bolt mounts the whole deal to the crank (I know, Captain freakin' Obvious....)
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p.s it is easier to loosen the 4 bolts while the main mounting bolt is still torqued. They can be a pain to undo when the entire assembly is removed as a single unit.
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And the big one in the middle is a 19MM put it in gear, chock the wheels and grab a breaker bar...and maybe a pipe :-)
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I won't be home for another day or two but yes, the big one in the center of the pulley is 19mm, the the other ones around the 19mm are much smaller (I'm guessing 10 or 12mm?). Do they all need to come out? The manual shows one bolt to remove the pulley. I just need to get the timing cover off so that I can double check and make sure that everything lines up on the timing marks at TDC
Only remove the belt pulleys. If you try to yank the whole assembly off you'll take out the timing belt (literally). Yes, the pulley bolts are 12mm.
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Marks aligned
Cam belt Timing3.jpg
Harmonic Balancer
Harmonic Balancer S.jpg
Now looking at these Pix The Big 19MM doesn't have to be removed? Been a while...
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LSRMike, I hope you don't mind, I copied your photo and drew on it.
LowLifer, an important note on Mike's picture - the B belt is absent. So I copied the photo and drew some crappy arrows to show you the 4 points of timing marks you have to align. The B belt has a question mark, because I don't quite remember where the timing mark is.
It is very much a challenge to get these marks lined up - then you hand-turn the engine 6 revolutions, and they should line up again. Your manual has the details.
Mike's timing marks are seen in white on his engine. My crappy arrows almost cover them up. (Click image to enlarge)
Cam belt Timing3_LI.jpg
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No worries about the pix, No "b" Belt because I did the Balance shaft delete on this motor.
What you really want is this book
http://mmeierle.com/images/Max/1G%20...2%20ENGINE.pdf
Timing belt procedure starts at 11C-28...
Ah yes, thanks for the pics and off, Mike. Roy, thanks for the "crappy arrows" haha (they did actually). Well, I'm back at home and have a fairly open schedule today so, it's back to it. Thanks again, guys
I also got my front valance from the FedEx man this morning so I'm pretty excited to get that mounted as well. EBay made it sound like it was a brand new part but it looks like it's been on a truck before. It's nice and straight, just a little scuffed up which is fine cause it'll likely get some fresh paint in the near future
I'll get some pics of it mounted up later today
Sooo, no hardware for the valance. Probably a long shot but does anyone know the size of bolt and thread pitch to mount this thing up? I want to avoid using zip ties
A lot of repro parts aren't handled with the level of care an OEM would get. They're normally not even wrapped in foam to prevent them from sliding around in the box while being shipped. Hopefully it'll bolt straight up and everything will be aligned (there really is some junk on the market when it comes to repro parts...)
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I just mocked it up with zip ties to how it looks but it seems to fit fairly well, I just don't have the hardware to mount it up proper like
You need speed nuts/u clips - check ebay. You should be able to buy any retainer or fastener you might, could or would ever need on ebay way cheaper than over the counter.
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Speed nuts/u clips, copy. Thanks Geezer
I see a few different types and sizes. Would these here do the trick?
https://m.ebay.com/itm/170-Pc-U-Clip...rd!97477!US!-1
For exterior panels you'll need something that is heavy duty and has a captive threaded insert. Something more like this -
https://www.ebay.com/itm/20X-Metal-M....c100753.m4841
If you have any of the original ones to use as a guide it will be a big help to you, just take measurements off them and get new panel bolts to match (I think these are close to what Mitsubishi uses)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-Body-Bol...taALFQ&vxp=mtr
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Alright fellas, I've been pretty busy with a nasty breakup. Anyhow, I'm still trying to time this old girl. I took the bottom pulley off and the timing cover still won't come off, I think I have to take my cooling fan off as well in order to remove the cover. Not a big deal, I'll get to it but where should the timing be. I wanna say 5 degrees?
You have to put the ECU in "Timing Mode" and the Base timing is 7 Degrees atdc.
If you haven't already done it Download the haynes manual
http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...-Manual-inside
Timing is addresses in this post
http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...tor-Allignment
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