changing camblet

[swiss]

Hey, I was just covering while you were out interfering with ducks.


Allegedly.

[Nuffield]

Well Gary,
Its "rubbish" I speak eh! You have never bought a cambelt, ergo you have never fitted one! Therefore you have no experience, as I said! The job is not that hard, but the crank pully can take some shifting, though I have found many xud`s with the lower cover split, which allows the belt to be removed without moving the crank pully. I dont like this as it can let the aux belt get in with the cambelt, should the former fail. This snaps the camshaft. If you can, get hold of an "autodata" cam belt book, follow the instructions there and you wont come to much harm. Do beg, buy or hire a timing pin kit, old bolts and drills do work but the correct tool is always best. One last thing, if you get a Gates belt it should have the correct tooth profile, many of the aftermarket belts have a flat tooth with a grove along so that they will fit square or rounded pully teeth. They probably will but not perfectly.
Nuffield

[StevieboyTD]

Do beg, buy or hire a timing pin kit, old bolts and drills do work but the correct tool is always best.

The timing pins for the cam and pump have threads, pretty sure you'll find that bolts are THE best thing for locking the timing. For locking the flywheel, a "mini" gloss roller handle is perfect for reaching up behind the starter motor.

[Nuffield]

Yes Stevieboy,
bolts do fit, but they are more likely to be the correct lenght from a kit, than the bottom of a tool box, and the correct thread helps!
Regards,
Nuffield