Papaindigo Thank you for your impute. We also understood that step could be skipped. We placed several additional marks with a sharpie, took pictures, made notes, etc.. (Didn't count teeth though) additionally our original belt broke so we can only hope that by placing all the locking pins into place the engine would be timed and that the belt position would be identical to the original one.
RTTT265 thanks for the link, we used a set similar to that one made by Craftsman. I will let my dad take a look at that set and see if he wants to take another crack at it.
Greiswig I'm not trying to be difficult either however, all of us on this forum learn from each other whether misfortune or stroke of luck not just in this thread. As for my incomplete sentence, grammar, spelling, etc... I'm going to apologize for that upfront. I'm not an English major or English professor, nor have the time to revise/review/editorize the thread. (I need to fix the jeep) I think that you hit the nail right on the head with one of you're last sentences. "It actually seems like a really good way to avoid having more tension on one side of the belt relative to the other, etc. "
Geordi The first time around the cams were pined, crank was pined, cam gears torqued, fuel pump lined up, belt installed, applied tension. We fired the engine up and it ran smoothly. Finished putting everything back together. Now in hindsight I remember the timing belt tensioner jumping a little seemed fine then. It slowly started lacking in power, then smoked, started knocking, struggled starting, etc.... When we retimed it after dismantling it again, the cam gears were torqued after the tension was applied. The tensioner appeared to be smoother with the engine running even though the engine was missing the tensioner was not bouncing. We then continued to dismantle the top end (intake) and found four rockers toasted .
Thermorex I think you a Geordi are correct that the gears won't slip on the cams if properly torqued. It's just that we are unfamiliar with this type of timing belt system. We have done several other types of timing chains with keyways, etc...before throughout the years. It is an unusual feeling to see the keyway without a KEY with the amount of work to get there and leaving it without a key is unnerving. I think this one was a tough learning curve. I also have the complete miller tool kit, that was not the problem.
Again thank you each of you for your impute, parts are on order, again and I will continue to update.
_________________ 2005 Jeep Liberty Limited CRD, JBA coilovers-4.5 Arms, 5xMoab's with 265-75-16 Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ, Safari snorkel, Suncoast T/C, GDE Hot tune, Mandrel bent CAC Tubes, EHM to airbox, Mopar skid's, Fumoto Drain Valve, 3% Tint, ARB front bumper, Full set of Miller tools (9599) to loan within my immediate vicinity.
|