timing belt

[c-los0529]

Well im taking my head off, so i got down to taking the timing belt of. I read the instructions and it said to loosen the adjusting nut, but mine is all rounded off and messed up. So my quetion is, can i take the belt of without loosening the adjusting nut?

[d112crzy]

yes

[c-los0529]

yes

i tried moving it with a screwdriver and it worked so maybe that way?

[johnl]

yes

But if you fit a new belt you'll have to adjust it's tension. You may have to destroy the nut to get it off.

[c-los0529]

I just want to take it off so i can remove the head. Will i have trouble putting it back on when i install the head again?

[d112crzy]

I just want to take it off so i can remove the head. Will i have trouble putting it back on when i install the head again?

It will be a bitch to get the belt back on without loosening the tensioner.

Your best bet would be to take the nut off any way you can and get a new one.

[foamypirate]

What I usually do for rounded off nuts is take a file to it, and make two flat edges parallel to each other, on opposite sides of the nut/bolt, then put a pair of vice grips on it. I can usually get them off.

[johnl]

It will be a bitch to get the belt back on without loosening the tensioner. Your best bet would be to take the nut off any way you can and get a new one.

It would be hard to get the belt back on, but not impossible (only nearly!). A new nut can't cost much.

By the way d112crzy, can you change the pic in your sig? I find it hard to concentrate when I'm sexually aroused!

[c-los0529]

Say i do get the bolt out and get a new one will my belt jump out of time?

[d112crzy]

Only if you line everything back up.

[foamypirate]

By the way d112crzy, can you change the pic in your sig? I find it hard to concentrate when I'm sexually aroused!

LOL. My parents always make a comment about his sig whenever they're in the room.

[c-los0529]

Only if you line everything back up.

So if I take it off im gonna have to line everything back up like i was changing my timing belt?

[d112crzy]

You should line everything up before you even take it off.

And on putting it back on, yes, make sure everything is lined up before you tighten it back up.

[c-los0529]

All right ill see what i can do and about ur sig dont change me like .

[HondaFan81]

Use vice grips like someone said, if you can file edges to help. Also, there are special sockets to remove rounded off/corroded fasteners that Craftsman has, purchase a set.

You need to remove that adjustment nut to reinstall the timing belt properly. You will have to ensure alignment of the belt so your cam timing is not off, also because you have to reset the tension anyhow, it's part of the procedure. This is not a good shortcut you're thinking of doing. The job needs to be done right or don't mess with it at all.